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Privacy Guides sits down with technology journalist Taylor Lorenz to decipher a slate of bills being fast-tracked through Congress which threaten free speech, privacy, and your right to freely access information on the internet.

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Short video: https://youtube.com/shorts/1_svnfPzyBE

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Data brokerage is a billion-dollar industry built on selling your personal information without your knowledge or consent. In this video, we investigate the shady world of data brokers with investigative reporter Yael Grauer (Consumer Reports) to find out how they operate and what you can do about it.

Data Removal Service Recommendations: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/data-broker-removals/
EasyOptOuts Review: https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/02/03/easyoptouts-review/

Guest: Yael Grauer 🔗

Yael’s website: https://yaelwrites.com/
Big A$$ Data broker Opt-Out List: https://github.com/yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-List
Filling In the Gaps For People Search Site Removal Services: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/115L6LpQg_UX638IyUfdwGhRS7dIU3lKwz6fjAcDtE-0
Consumer Reports: https://www.consumerreports.org/

Timestamps:

0:00 Your Private Information is For Sale

1:05 Who is Selling Your Data?

2:42 How They Get Your Address, Phone & More

3:46 The Legal Loophole That Allows This

4:40 Doxing, Stalking & Breaches

6:18 Can You Opt Out?

8:12 A Realistic Opt-Out Strategy

9:37 Are Data Removal Services Worth It?

11:17 An Alternative to Paid Opt-Out services

13:07 How effective are Data Removal Services?

14:49 Why Opting Out Isn’t Enough

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Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5McB6-2r-ds

Privacy Guides director Jonah Aragon talks about ARM’s Memory Tagging Extension, Apple’s implementation of it in the A19 and A19 Pro Apple Silicon SoCs, and how it compares to MTE as featured in the Google Pixel phones running Android or GrapheneOS.

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Video: youtube.com/watch?v=v_50cBtSjyQ

Every day when you browse the internet, you share identifiable information about your device and browser that companies use to target you with advertising and track your activity across the web. In this video interview with Ruihildt from the Mullvad Browser team, we uncover how this tracking technology works and how you can fight back!

Resources:

https://tb-manual.torproject.org/anti-fingerprinting/

https://mullvad.net/en/browser/browser-fingerprinting

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Privacy Guides is a nonprofit project dedicated to promoting privacy, best cybersecurity practices, and digital rights. As a part of MAGIC Grants, a 501(c)(3) public charity, your donation to support our cause may be tax deductible.