Episode Ep 38 January 31, 2026 1 hr 54 min

WhatsApp Is Not Really Encrypted?

From This Week in Privacy Privacy Guides

WhatsApp encryption is coming under scrutiny, French lawmakers are pushing an under-15s social media ban, TikTok’s privacy policy has gotten worse after it has been bought by American investors, and much more! Join us for This Week In Privacy #38.

(00:00) - Intro
(00:21) - Start of podcast
(01:12) - Site updates
(04:47) - Lawsuit Alleges That WhatsApp Has No End-to-End Encryption
(19:04) - French lawmakers vote to ban social media use by under-15s
(36:23) - UK Lords vote to ban VPNs for children as pressure on the privacy tools increases
(49:57) - AI and facial recognition to be rolled out as Britain’s ‘broken’ policing system faces sweeping reforms
(01:03:12) - TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes
(01:17:26) - Forum & Community Updates
(01:20:32) - Q&A
(01:50:46) - A Message from Privacy Guides' Program Director
(01:54:07) - Outro