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Did Signal's Founder Create the Most Private AI?
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- This Week in Privacy
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- Jan 17, 2026
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Summary
Moxie Marlinspike has created a private AI alternative called Confer, Windscribe has helped form a privacy alliance, Threema got acquired by Comitis Capital, E2EE comes to RCS messaging on iOS 26.3, and much more! Join us for This Week in Privacy #36! (00:00) - Intro (00:21) - Start of podcast (01:10) - Site updates (05:57) - Signal creator Moxie Marlinspike wants to do for AI what he did for messaging (30:13) - Windscribe Partners with Kagi, Notesnook, Addy.io, and Ente to Create a Privacy-Focused Alliance (46:09) - Comitis Capital announces the acquisition of Threema (01:01:09) - Encrypted RCS Spotted in iOS 26.3 Beta (01:08:36) - Google’s Gemini to power Apple’s AI features like Siri (01:20:18) - Never-before-seen Linux malware is “far more advanced than typical” (01:27:00) - Forum updates (01:31:00) - Q&A (01:45:16) - Outro ★ Support this podcast ★