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WhatsApp Is Not Really Encrypted?
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- This Week in Privacy
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- Jan 31, 2026
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Summary
WhatsApp encryption is coming under scrutiny, French lawmakers are pushing an under-15s social media ban, TikTok’s privacy policy has gotten worse after it has been bought by American investors, and much more! Join us for This Week In Privacy #38. (00:00) - Intro (00:21) - Start of podcast (01:12) - Site updates (04:47) - Lawsuit Alleges That WhatsApp Has No End-to-End Encryption (19:04) - French lawmakers vote to ban social media use by under-15s (36:23) - UK Lords vote to ban VPNs for children as pressure on the privacy tools increases (49:57) - AI and facial recognition to be rolled out as Britain’s ‘broken’ policing system faces sweeping reforms (01:03:12) - TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes (01:17:26) - Forum & Community Updates (01:20:32) - Q&A (01:50:46) - A Message from Privacy Guides' Program Director (01:54:07) - Outro ★ Support this podcast ★