Firefox Just Got More Privacy Defences!
Nov 15, 2025•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 27
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Episode description
Firefox is rolling out additional anti-fingerprinting detection, Chat Control is back and is being pushed through the EU Government, and much more. Join us for This Week In Privacy #27!
- (00:00) - Intro
- (00:19) - Start of podcast
- (01:20) - Site updates
- (05:10) - Mozilla's Firefox 145 is heeeeeere: Buffs up privacy, bloats AI
- (13:15) - Firefox adds AI Window, users want AI wall to keep it out
- (25:23) - The wait is over: Android 16 QPR1’s source code is now available on AOSP
- (36:23) - The Disguised Return of The EU’s Private Message Scanning Plot
- (47:53) - How to Stop Chat Control
- (51:08) - Breaking: Google is easing up on Android’s new sideloading restrictions!
- (54:52) - Elon Musk’s X botched security key switchover, locking users out
- (01:01:25) - Forum updates
- (01:11:08) - Q&A
- (01:37:48) - Outro
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