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The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update.
R. Prescott Stearns Jr.
321 episodes
1 day ago
Into year five for this award-winning, light-hearted, lightweight IT privacy and security podcast that spans the globe in terms of issues covered with topics that draw in everyone from executive, to newbie, to tech specialist. Your investment of between 15 and 20 minutes a week will bring you up to speed on half a dozen current IT privacy and security stories from around the world to help you improve the management of your own privacy and security.
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Into year five for this award-winning, light-hearted, lightweight IT privacy and security podcast that spans the globe in terms of issues covered with topics that draw in everyone from executive, to newbie, to tech specialist. Your investment of between 15 and 20 minutes a week will bring you up to speed on half a dozen current IT privacy and security stories from around the world to help you improve the management of your own privacy and security.
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Tech News
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Maps, Taps, and Facial Slaps. The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for October 28th., 2025.
The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update.
17 minutes 52 seconds
6 days ago
Maps, Taps, and Facial Slaps. The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for October 28th., 2025.

EP 264 ​ In this week’s update:
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Microsoft Teams will soon reveal employees' exact building location to managers the moment they join company Wi-Fi, blurring the lines of hybrid work privacy.
Cybercriminals are exploiting Microsoft’s own Copilot Studio platform to deploy convincing phishing agents that silently harvest full Office 365 access tokens.
A sprawling malware network hid Lumma and Rhadamanthys stealers inside fake Adobe, FL Studio, and Roblox cheat downloads promoted across hijacked YouTube channels.
Starting November 3, 2025, every Firefox add-on must explicitly declare in its code whether it collects user data-or confirm it gathers none.
Non-citizens will soon face mandatory biometric capture at every U.S. departure point under a new rule targeting visa overstays and fraud.
A proposed bill would compel researchers and firms to report every vulnerability to Russia’s security service, mirroring China’s state-controlled model.
A new MaaS platform equips attackers with an all-in-one RAT that scans for unpatched software and escalates privileges before stealing credentials and crypto.
An engineer’s iLife robot was remotely disabled by the manufacturer when he firewalled its data uploads exposing hidden kill switches in everyday IoT devices.
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Let’s go discover!

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The IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update.
Into year five for this award-winning, light-hearted, lightweight IT privacy and security podcast that spans the globe in terms of issues covered with topics that draw in everyone from executive, to newbie, to tech specialist. Your investment of between 15 and 20 minutes a week will bring you up to speed on half a dozen current IT privacy and security stories from around the world to help you improve the management of your own privacy and security.