Download All Your Emails

Download All Your Emails

From Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast by Carey Parker

May 18, 2026 · 1h 11m

About this episode

This episode discusses the process of downloading email archives and covers recent news related to privacy and technology.

In the next phase of withdrawing our email data from the cloud, we’re going to download a complete archive of every email we’ve ever sent. It’s not as easy as it should be, but it’s also not that difficult. I’ll give you an overview in today’s Tip of the Week, but you should read the full blog for detailed steps. In the news: Venmo finally makes transactions private by default; FCC extends software update window for banned routers; Meta employees push back on surveillance; Proton Mail adds post-quantum crypto; turn off ChatGPT ad tracking; AI chatbots giving out people’s real phone numbers; Canada’s updated surveillance bill is still bad; Utah wants to effectively ban anonymous VPN use; LLMs want access to your health records; Microsoft Edge is a poor password manager; Canvas hacked during finals; Chrome installing a 4GB AI model on everyone’s computers. Article Links Venmo privacy finally being fixed eight years after ‘alarming’ fails: https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/11/venmo-privacy-finally-being-fixed-eight-years-after-alarming-fails US: FCC Relaxes Foreign-Made Router Ban to Allow for Security Updates…

People in this episode

Host: Carey Parker

Topics covered

  • email data
  • privacy
  • cloud storage
  • surveillance
  • AI technology
  • security updates

Keywords

  • email archive
  • cloud data
  • privacy settings
  • AI chatbots
  • surveillance
  • Proton Mail
  • Venmo
  • FCC
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Canvas hack

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Venmo, FCC, Meta, Proton Mail, ChatGPT, Microsoft Edge

Places: Canada, Utah, Canvas

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