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How private are the apps you use every day? I sit down with Thorin Klosowski from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) to discuss online privacy, secure messaging, VPNs and the data we share with AI tools.
We look at Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram, discuss privacy tradeoffs across Windows, Linux, Android and iPhone, and ask what you should assume about email and cloud storage. Thorin also walks through EFF’s free Surveillance Self-Defense guides to help you create a security plan and decide what to focus on first.
If you work in cybersecurity, or you simply want to help your family protect their privacy, this conversation gives you a starting point without assuming everyone needs the same tools. In this interview:
Why “I have nothing to hide” misses the point How to think about passwords, two-factor authentication and security planning
Why messaging defaults and privacy settings matter What a VPN can and cannot do for your privacy AI features, cloud storage and questions to ask about your data Phone and computer privacy tradeoffs, email and encryption
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// MENU // 0:00 - Coming Up 0:40 – Intro & about the EFF 02:50 – DeleteMe Sponsored Section 05:08 – Surveillance & Self-Defence Tools 08:41 – Tool Guides, AI Privacy & Cloud Storage 13:29 – Messaging Apps to use 16:27 – Operating Systems to use 21:16 – How Secure is Email & Encryption 23:22 – Security Tips for Activists & Protestors 26:53 – Closing & Conclusion
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