020 - The State of Privacy in 2025
01/06/25 • 57 min
This week on The Lockdown, The Practical Privacy & Security Podcast, we’re kicking off the new year with reflections, updates, and a deep dive into key privacy issues that are shaping 2025. From privacy settings on iOS and GrapheneOS, to AI assistants and their potential privacy pitfalls, this episode covers practical advice, insights, and solutions for everyday users. Additionally, I explore new state-level privacy laws across the U.S. and what they mean for both businesses and individuals.
In this week’s episode:
- Reflecting on personal privacy practices and professional projects.
- A look at U.S. state privacy regulations taking effect in 2025.
- Privacy and security implications of voice assistants like Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant.
- Detailed privacy settings for iOS and why GrapheneOS is the better alternative.
- AI assistants like ChatGPT and Claude, and their risks.
- Privacy concerns with vehicles, focusing on data leaks and constant surveillance.
- The intersection of cybersecurity and OSINT in modern attacks.
Show Links:
- Apple offers $95 million in Siri privacy violation settlement
- Amazon to pay $31 million in privacy violation penalties for Alexa voice assistant and Ring camera
- Nulide / FindMyDevice · GitLab
- British journalist could face years in prison for refusing to hand over his passwords to the police - Il Fatto Quotidiano
- Volkswagen EV data leak exposes personal information of 3.3 million people
- Tesla data helped police after Las Vegas truck explosion, but experts have wider privacy concerns
Support this show: https://www.patreon.com/c/TheLockdown
Official website: https://psysecure.com/podcast/
"If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself."
-George Orwell
Podcast music: The R3cluse
This week on The Lockdown, The Practical Privacy & Security Podcast, we’re kicking off the new year with reflections, updates, and a deep dive into key privacy issues that are shaping 2025. From privacy settings on iOS and GrapheneOS, to AI assistants and their potential privacy pitfalls, this episode covers practical advice, insights, and solutions for everyday users. Additionally, I explore new state-level privacy laws across the U.S. and what they mean for both businesses and individuals.
In this week’s episode:
- Reflecting on personal privacy practices and professional projects.
- A look at U.S. state privacy regulations taking effect in 2025.
- Privacy and security implications of voice assistants like Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant.
- Detailed privacy settings for iOS and why GrapheneOS is the better alternative.
- AI assistants like ChatGPT and Claude, and their risks.
- Privacy concerns with vehicles, focusing on data leaks and constant surveillance.
- The intersection of cybersecurity and OSINT in modern attacks.
Show Links:
- Apple offers $95 million in Siri privacy violation settlement
- Amazon to pay $31 million in privacy violation penalties for Alexa voice assistant and Ring camera
- Nulide / FindMyDevice · GitLab
- British journalist could face years in prison for refusing to hand over his passwords to the police - Il Fatto Quotidiano
- Volkswagen EV data leak exposes personal information of 3.3 million people
- Tesla data helped police after Las Vegas truck explosion, but experts have wider privacy concerns
Support this show: https://www.patreon.com/c/TheLockdown
Official website: https://psysecure.com/podcast/
"If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself."
-George Orwell
Podcast music: The R3cluse
Previous Episode
019 - A Conversation with Luke Mulks from Brave Software
In this episode I speak with Luke Mulks, who is the VP of Business Operations at Brave Software. We discuss the privacy concerns over traditional web-based ads, and why Brave is offering a privacy-first alternative. Show Links:
- Brave Software: https://brave.com/podcast/
- The Brave Technologist Podcast: https://brave.com/podcast/
"Well who's gonna monitor the monitors of the monitors?" - Carla Dean (Enemy of the State)
Podcast music: Recluse by Ray Heffer
Next Episode
021 - Digital Minimalism and Why Your Messages Aren't Really Private
In this week's episode we dive deep into both the psychological and privacy implications of social media apps. I reflect on my observations during recent travels, and explore how social media platforms are distorting human connections while simultaneously collecting vast amounts of personal data.
The episode also tackles the technical aspects of email systems to the limitations of encrypted messaging apps, providing practical advice for maintaining privacy.
In this week's episode:
- Listener Questions - Deep dive into pfSense vs OPNsense, mobile VPN usage, and dealing with license plate readers
- Social Media Privacy - Analysis of social media's psychological impact and privacy issues with data collection practices
- Proper Account Deletion - Step-by-step guide for securely deleting social media accounts
- Sock Puppet Accounts - Maintaining anonymous online identities
- Email Privacy - Historical perspective and current state of email security
- WhatsApp Security - A discussion on encryption and device security
Show Links:
- Support the Show on Patreon - https://patreon.com/TheLockdown
- GrapheneOS - https://grapheneos.org
- The Neuroscience of Engagement - https://medium.com/design-bootcamp/the-neuroscience-of-engagement-b50531a9313b
- Dolores Abernathy (Westworld)
If you like this episode you’ll love
Episode Comments
Generate a badge
Get a badge for your website that links back to this episode
<a href="https://goodpods.com/podcasts/the-lockdown-practical-privacy-and-security-265598/020-the-state-of-privacy-in-2025-81231575"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/goodpods-images-bucket/badges/generic-badge-1.svg" alt="listen to 020 - the state of privacy in 2025 on goodpods" style="width: 225px" /> </a>
Copy