<p class="wp-block-paragraph">As part of my ongoing series on creating a full backup of all your old emails, we want to take some time to verify that we got everything okay. In today&#8217;s Tip of the Week, I&#8217;ll give you several pointers on how to go about doing this. In the last installment, we&#8217;ll make a couple backups and (optionally) delete everything from your email provider.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">In the news: AI firms want your financial data; Google Search moves to AI chat format; AI bots transcribing all your meetings; Mayo Clinic using AI to transcribe ER visits; CISA exposes credentials in massive screw up; school buses are being turned into mass surveillance machines; FBI wants access to all the license plate readers; some in Congress are trying to kill license plate readers.</p> <h1 class="wp-block-heading">Article Links</h1> <ol class="wp-block-list"> <li>Experts warn of privacy risks as AI firms looks to connect to financial accounts:<a href="https://therecord.media/experts-warn-of-privacy-cyer-risks-ai-finance"> https://therecord.media/experts-warn-of-privacy-cyer-risks-ai-finance</a></li> <li>Google Search as you know it is over:<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/google-search-as-you-know-it-is-over"> https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/google-search-as-you-know-it-is-over</a></li> <li>You Are Being Recorded:<a href="https://blog.yaelwrites.com/you-are-being-recorded"> https://blog.yaelwrites.com/you-are-being-recorded</a></li> <li>Mayo Clinic is Using AI to Listen to Emergency Room Visits:<a href="https://www.404media.co/mayo-clinic-is-using-ai-to-listen-to-emergency-room-visits"> https://www.404media.co/mayo-clinic-is-using-ai-to-listen-to-emergency-room-visits</a></li> <li>US cyber agency CISA exposed reams of passwords and cloud keys to the open web:<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/us-cyber-agency-cisa-exposed-reams-of-passwords-and-cloud-keys-to-the-open-web"> https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/us-cyber-agency-cisa-exposed-reams-of-passwords-and-cloud-keys-to-the-open-web</a></li> <li>‘BusPatrol’ Put AI Cameras in Tens of Thousands of School Buses. Now They Want to Give Cops Access:<a href="https://www.404media.co/buspatrol-put-ai-cameras-in-tens-of-thousands-of-school-buses-now-they-want-to-give-cops-access"> https://www.404media.co/buspatrol-put-ai-cameras-in-tens-of-thousands-of-school-buses-now-they-want-to-give-cops-access</a></li> <li>The FBI Wants to Buy Nationwide Access to License Plate Readers:<a href="https://www.404media.co/the-fbi-wants-to-buy-nationwide-access-to-license-plate-readers"> https://www.404media.co/the-fbi-wants-to-buy-nationwide-access-to-license-plate-readers</a></li> <li>A Bipartisan Amendment Would End Police License Plate Tracking Nationwide:<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/a-bipartisan-amendment-would-end-police-license-plate-tracking-nationwide"> https://www.wired.com/story/a-bipartisan-amendment-would-end-police-license-plate-tracking-nationwide</a></li> <li>Tip of the Week: <a href="https://firewallsdontstopdragons.com/verify-your-email-archive/">https://firewallsdontstopdragons.com/verify-your-email-archive/</a> </li> </ol> <h1 class="wp-block-heading">Further Info</h1> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Privacy Guides (search engines): <a href="https://www.privacyguides.org/en/search-engines/">https://www.privacyguides.org/en/search-engines/</a> </li> <li>My Proton referral link: <a href="https://pr.tn/ref/ZMNG3DNK">https://pr.tn/ref/ZMNG3DNK</a> </li> <li>My book: <a href="https://fdsd.me/book">https://fdsd.me/book</a> </li> <li>My newsletter: <a href="https://fdsd.me/newsletter">https://fdsd.me/newsletter</a> </li> <li>Support our mission! <a href="https://fdsd.me/support">https://fdsd.me/support</a> </li> <li>Give the gift of privacy and security: <a href="https://fdsd.me/coupons">https://fdsd.me/coupons</a> </li> <li>Get your Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons Merch! <a href="https://fdsd.me/merch">https://fdsd.me/merch</a> </li> </ul> <h1 class="wp-block-heading">Table of Contents</h1> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Use these timestamps to jump to a particular section of the show.</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>0:00:07: Intro</li> <li>0:00:47: News preview</li> <li>0:02:13: AI financial advisors</li> <li>0:08:42: Google Search making big changes</li> <li>0:17:30: You are being recorded</li> <li>0:25:07: Mayo Clinic ER AI transcripts</li> <li>0:31:37: Major CISA credentials screwup</li> <li>0:35:54: School bus surveillance</li> <li>0:43:37: FBI wants nationwide ALPR access</li> <li>0:49:04: Congress looks to ban ALPRs</li> <li>0:53:19: Tip of the Week</li> <li>1:00:32: Patron podcast preview</li> <li>1:01:05: Looking ahead</li> </ul>