In today's news show: Walmart to buy Vizio (for ads, data); TP-Link router bugs; US to ban non-US routers; public Zoom calls turned into AI podcasts; H&R Block CA cert debacle; Claude macOS automation dangers; huge Meta/Google court loss; more!
https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2026/04/06/routers-behaving-badly/
So, wanting to chat over Veilid? Check out Scrapwire at https://scrapwire.chat/ . Clone that repo, build it, create your account, then join the group chat at scrapwire://invite/gp/AIMC3GA3O3YWDFYRLGGAIJOABDGSLBNYDIUOOEDXSD5RSBPDVYQ7SBM62KH2WBKPDNZJURZSP464ZCLWVKAWC4PYA4GS5RZCDP5NKOKIXGJDNL6HYUCTRNKOKRTWACSQ5KIWJQTRZQSSTQVN55XL6KDOUO75VVZZU4BP2GF3G526STVG6TYEBY6EQFYK5CJFT5ZZI6XRJKDMIBYSTUCTWXPG6IVWMXG6UAPW3VEJTKKAZJ6NT6WH55AFEOVU6HVUOM
Note: this is still suuuuper early!
RE: https://mastodon.social/@FirewallDragons/116318253656244523
This was a great interview! It's reassuring to hear such a sensible, no-nonsense attitude coming from all three of you throughout the interview. That kind of balanced approach (different people are in different places regarding privacy and have different needs) is so needed in the privacy discussion spaces. Thanks for everything you guys do @jonah @thenewoil @FirewallDragons @privacyguides !
Stop by the podcast today for a little #privacy advocate chat ... a panel discussion with @privacyguides (Jonah Aragon) and The New Oil (Nate Bartram). We talk about how we evaluate privacy products, who we want to reach, why privacy matters, and more!
https://podcast.firewallsdontstopdragons.com/2026/03/30/privacy-guides-panel/
Honestly... I'm surprised it took this long. (Roku has to be next... who will it be?)
Tune in Monday for a fun panel discussion on being a #privacy advocate! I'll be speaking with Nate from @thenewoil and Jonah from @privacyguides
Subscribe here:
https://firewallsdontstopdragons.com/podcast/
I have a weekly podcast called Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons. The show is a mix of cybersecurity news and interviews of prominent people in the industry. But like the book, the shows are targeted squarely at everyday, non-technical people - covering the info that everyone needs to know in a way that's accessible and practical.
I just ran across this list of the Top 10 #privacy books from Book Authority ... I wanted to see if there were any cool books I wasn't aware of... and found my book in the list! :-)
Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons
Heads up... you probably want to turn this off before April 1st. It's a little hard to find (and there's no search for settings that I could see):
Settings > Copilot > Features > Privacy > disable
wow... I mean, I know this will be appealed for years, but still...
Tekniquelly correct
The Privacy Dad
