
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 • 249 episodes
Privacy Please
Latest Episodes
S6, E247 - The EU's Bold Move on AI Training
The European Parliament has released a groundbreaking 175-page study concluding that AI companies' practice of training on copyrighted material without permission constitutes mass reproduction not covered by current laws. This study recommends ...
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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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