Episode

The West Is Trying To Destroy The Internet

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This Week in Privacy
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Dec 20, 2025
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Summary

The US is moving towards implementing unprecedented surveillance bills, Texas sues TV makers for taking screenshots of what people watch, UK lawmakers are targeting VPNs in the Online Safety Act debate, and much more! Join us for This Week in Privacy #32! (00:00) - Intro (00:22) - Start of podcast (09:50) - UK MPs target VPNs in latest Online Safety Act debate (18:13) - UK to “encourage” Apple and Google to put nudity-blocking systems on phones (29:36) - Creating apps like Signal or WhatsApp could be 'hostile activity,' claims UK watchdog (37:20) - Samourai Wallet founders face prison after guilty plea (57:11) - Berlin Approves New Expansion of Police Surveillance Powers (01:14:15) - Mozilla’s new CEO says AI is coming to Firefox, but will remain a choice (01:30:37) - Q&A (02:15:46) - Outro ★ Support this podcast ★