<p>Automated license readers by Flock have tied a person who was miles away to a violent crime effectively framing them, the state of Massachusetts in the US has passed a privacy bill to stop the sale of precise location data and more! Join us for This Week In Privacy #57.</p>
<ul><li>(00:00) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:49) - Start of podcast</li>
<li>(01:14) - A flock license plate reader linked a San Diego man to a violent crime. He was five miles away.</li>
<li>(19:42) - WhatsApp says it caught new spyware attacks linked to NSO Group in violation of court order</li>
<li>(27:30) - Massachusetts votes to pass new privacy rights bill that bans sale of precise location data</li>
<li>(42:39) - Site updates</li>
<li>(51:50) - New apple feature automatically changes your compromised passwords</li>
<li>(58:17) - Signal, DuckDuckGo among firms weighing Canada exit over lawful access bill</li>
<li>(01:09:18) - Over 400 Arch Linux packages compromised to push rootkit, infostealer</li>
<li>(01:17:29) - Forum updates</li>
<li>(01:27:42) - Q&amp;A</li>
<li>(01:45:55) - Outro</li>
</ul>
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This Week in Privacy

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License Plate Readers Are Framing Innocent People

JUN 12, 2026107 MIN
This Week in Privacy

License Plate Readers Are Framing Innocent People

JUN 12, 2026107 MIN

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Automated license readers by Flock have tied a person who was miles away to a violent crime effectively framing them, the state of Massachusetts in the US has passed a privacy bill to stop the sale of precise location data and more! Join us for This Week In Privacy #57. (00:00) - Intro (00:49) - Start of podcast (01:14) - A flock license plate reader linked a San Diego man to a violent crime. He was five miles away. (19:42) - WhatsApp says it caught new spyware attacks linked to NSO Group in violation of court order (27:30) - Massachusetts votes to pass new privacy rights bill that bans sale of precise location data (42:39) - Site updates (51:50) - New apple feature automatically changes your compromised passwords (58:17) - Signal, DuckDuckGo among firms weighing Canada exit over lawful access bill (01:09:18) - Over 400 Arch Linux packages compromised to push rootkit, infostealer (01:17:29) - Forum updates (01:27:42) - Q&A (01:45:55) - Outro ★ Support this podcast ★