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Are Privacy Opt-Outs Useless?

2 hour 15 minutes Posted Apr 18, 2026 at 1:21 am.

) Intro

) Start of podcast

) Google, Microsoft, Meta All Tracking You Even When You Opt Out, According to an Independent Audit

) Sovereign Tech Agency funding (Mastodon)

) Cal.com is going closed source. Here's why.

) Discourse is Not Going Closed Source

) Site updates

) Republican Mutiny Sinks Trump's Push to Extend Warrantless Surveillance

) 'No more excuses': Von Der Leyen says EU age checking app is ready

) Gottheimer Announces Bipartisan "Parents Decide Act" to Protect Kids Online

) Forum updates

) Q&A

) Outro

Intro

Start of podcast

Google, Microsoft, Meta All Tracking You Even When You Opt Out, According to an Independent Audit

Sovereign Tech Agency funding (Mastodon)

Cal.com is going closed source. Here's why.

Discourse is Not Going Closed Source

Site updates

Republican Mutiny Sinks Trump's Push to Extend Warrantless Surveillance

'No more excuses': Von Der Leyen says EU age checking app is ready

Gottheimer Announces Bipartisan "Parents Decide Act" to Protect Kids Online

Forum updates

Q&A

Outro

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An independant privacy audit of Microsoft, Google and Meta has found that privacy opt outs didn’t have an effect, Cal.com has moved from open-source to closed-source, Netgear has been exempt from the FCC’s non-US made router ban, and more! Join us for This Week In Privacy #49.

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