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EP 276.5 Deep Dive. The Top 10 in the IT Privacy and Security Weekly Update for the Week Ending January 27th., 2026
In 2026, digital privacy and security reflect a global power struggle among governments, corporations, and infrastructure providers. Encryption, once seen as absolute, is now conditional as regulators and companies find ways around it. Reports that Meta can bypass WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption and Ireland’s new lawful interception rules illustrate a growing tolerance for backdoors, risking weaker international standards. Meanwhile, data collection grows deeper: TikTok reportedly tracks GPS, AI-interaction metadata, and cross‑platform behavior, leaving frameworks like OWASP as the final…
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