Founder of spyware maker pcTattletale pleads guilty to hacking and advertising surveillance software
Jan 10th 2026 • 54:36 to 1:08:20
Episode Summary
Google is changing how they release Android Open Source Project code, California is introducing a way for people to mass opt-out of data brokers, cryptocurrency theft attacks are still being traced to the 2022 Lastpass breach and much more! Join us for This Week in Privacy #35!
(00:00) - Intro
(00:19) - Start of podcast
(01:20) - Site updates
(05:08) - Breaking: Google will now only release Android source code twice a year
(22:12) - Italy Fines Cloudflare €14 Million for Refusing to Filter Pirate Sites on Public 1.1.1.1 DNS
(44:07) - The nation’s strictest privacy law just took effect, to data brokers’ chagrin
(54:36) - Founder of spyware maker pcTattletale pleads guilty to hacking and advertising surveillance software
(01:08:20) - Cryptocurrency theft attacks traced to 2022 LastPass breach
(01:19:45) - Forum updates
(01:32:47) - Q&A
(01:54:45) - Outro
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