
Privacy Please
Welcome to "Privacy Please," a podcast for anyone who wants to know more about data privacy and security. Join your hosts Cam and Gabe as they talk to experts, academics, authors, and activists to break down complex privacy topics in a way that's easy to understand.
In today's connected world, our personal information is constantly being collected, analyzed, and sometimes exploited. We believe everyone has a right to understand how their data is being used and what they can do to protect their privacy.
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Podcasting since 2020 • 248 episodes
Privacy Please
Latest Episodes
S6, E246 - Unpacking Healthline's Historic CCPA Settlement: What It Means for Data Privacy
Cameron and Gabe dive into Healthline Media's record-breaking $1.55 million settlement for CCPA violations, examining whether such penalties are sufficient deterrents against improper sharing of sensitive health data.• Healthline violat...
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S6, E245 - Hard-coded Secrets and Unencrypted Data: A Digital Security Nightmare
Several popular Chrome extensions, including privacy and security tools, have been found leaking sensitive data through unencrypted HTTP and hard-coded credentials in their code. Security is both hard and easy - hard because of existing unencry...
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S6, E244 - They didn't hack in, they just logged in: The LexisNexis Security Incident
We explore the recent LexisNexus data breach that exposed sensitive personal information of over 364,000 individuals through a third-party platform accessing their GitHub account. This incident highlights critical vulnerabilities in how data br...
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S6, E243 - Reality Check: AI's Influence Is Baked Right In
Gabe and Cameron dive into the unseen dangers of AI systems, exploring how inherent biases shape our perception and how prompt injection attacks pose serious security threats.• Generative AI models contain built-in biases based on their...
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S6, E242 - The Gun Industry Is Tracking More Than Just Your Purchases
ProPublica's investigation reveals the National Shooting Sports Foundation has been secretly sharing gun buyers' personal information, including underwear sizes, for political purposes. This privacy breach raises serious concerns about data exp...
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