Apple's Private Relay Is Leaking Your IP, Plus Fake VPN Extensions & France's Big Win
Summary
This episode exposes critical privacy flaws in Apple’s Private Relay and Hide My Email, urging users to disable the former until fixed. It covers a court order forcing Google to improve Play Store competition, France’s successful block of a social media ban for minors, and warnings about fake Chrome extensions. The report also details recent data breaches involving CareCloud and SafePal, highlights Comcast’s invasive router motion sensing, and reviews open-source updates for Tor, Waterfox, and Brave.
Topics discussed
Intro: Apple security cracks and privacy updates
Apple Private Relay and Hide My Email vulnerabilities
macOS screen sharing bug and firewall settings
Apple's response to security researchers
Fake Chrome VPN extensions and browser safety
Manifest V2 deprecation in Edge and Chrome
Addy.io email aliasing service sponsor segment
Court forces Google to open Play Store
France blocks social media age verification bill
Weekly data breaches: ClearCloud, Azure, and more
IoT botnet threats and Comcast motion sensing
Data ownership risks and Microsoft Copilot hack
Open source updates: Tor, Firefox, and Proton
Linux kernel, Fairphone, and Pine64 news
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