Episode

Apple's Lockdown Mode Blocked the FBI?

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This Week in Privacy
Published
Feb 7, 2026
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Summary

The FBI Couldn’t Get into a reporter’s iPhone because it had lockdown mode enabled, RAM shortages have hit Raspberry Pi prices, more countries are rolling out Australia style under 16 social media bans, and much more! Join us for This Week In Privacy #39. (00:00) - Intro (00:23) - Start of the podcast (01:12) - FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled (21:12) - Notepad++ update feature hijacked by Chinese state hackers for months (31:40) - Site updates (42:02) - Ongoing RAM crisis prompts Raspberry Pi’s second price hike in two months (55:57) - You won: Microsoft is walking back Windows 11’s AI overload - scaling down Copilot and rethinking Recall in a major shift (01:09:28) - Spain & Greece announce plans to ban social media for under-16s (01:13:53) - Forum updates (01:32:49) - Q&A (01:45:56) - Outro ★ Support this podcast ★