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The episode discusses early privacy and security news, including new technologies and practical steps for individuals to enhance their privacy.

Send us Fan Mail We kick off season seven with a tour of the year’s early privacy & security news: neighborhood watchtowers from Ring, a rival-led hack of Breach Forums, a massive stitched leak in France, a heavy Microsoft patch drop, AI agents on the rise, and new state privacy laws. We share practical steps: self-host cameras, freeze your credit, harden identity portals, and keep humans in the loop when AI handles sensitive data. • CES unveils Ring’s neighborhood watchtower and its sur...

Keywords

• Ring
• Breach Forums
• Microsoft
• self-host cameras
• freeze credit
• identity portals

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