Find Old Accounts (Part 1)
Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons Podcast
Intro
This chapter delivers an in-depth update on security and privacy issues impacting technology users, especially those with Android devices. It covers a malware campaign using Facebook ads, important Google security updates, and emphasizes the need for listeners to maintain their device security while teasing a future series on managing old online accounts.
The next step in reducing our digital footprint is to identify all of our online accounts, including the long forgotten and unused ones. The easiest place to start is by using the tool we should already have: our password manager. By its very nature, it contains a list of all our accounts. You may have used your browser to remember your passwords, or you may have some other method… but it’s time to move to a real password manager.
In other news: update your Android devices ASAP; Android malware spreading via Facebook ads; Google to make it harder to sideload Android apps; dashcam company cloud storage hacked; Anthropic to train model based on your chats; OpenAI sharing some GPT chats with law enforcement; ChatGPT getting parental controls after teen suicide; Microsoft Word will auto-save to OneDrive; Chrome VPN extension caught taking screenshots of sites you visit; US tells BigTech not to comply with DSA; and Flock pauses work with federal agencies.
Article Links
- This Android Malware Is Spreading Through Facebook Ads https://lifehacker.com/tech/this-android-malware-is-spreading-using-meta-ads
- Android Is Making It More Difficult to Sideload Apps https://lifehacker.com/tech/android-is-making-it-more-difficult-to-sideload-apps
- This Company Turns Dashcams into ‘Virtual CCTV Cameras.’ Then Hackers Got In https://www.404media.co/this-company-turns-dashcams-into-virtual-cctv-cameras-then-hackers-got-in/
- Anthropic will start training its AI models on chat transcripts https://www.theverge.com/anthropic/767507/anthropic-user-data-consumers-ai-models-training-privacy
- People Are Furious That OpenAI Is Reporting ChatGPT Conversations to Law Enforcement https://futurism.com/people-furious-openai-reporting-police
- OpenAI announces parental controls for ChatGPT after teen suicide lawsuit https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/openai-announces-parental-controls-for-chatgpt-after-teen-suicide-lawsuit/
- Microsoft Word now autosaves to OneDrive. Is your data safe? https://proton.me/blog/microsoft-word-autosave-onedrive-default
- Chrome VPN Extension With 100k Installs Screenshots All Sites Users Visit https://cyberinsider.com/chrome-vpn-extension-with-100k-installs-screenshots-all-sites-users-visit/
- Big Tech Companies in the US Have Been Told Not to Apply the Digital Services Act https://www.wired.com/story/big-tech-companies-in-the-us-have-been-told-not-to-apply-the-digital-services-act/
- License-plate reader company pauses work with federal agencies after backlash https://therecord.media/flock-license-plate-reader-pauses-federal-work
- Tip of the Week: https://firewallsdontstopdragons.com/find-old-accounts-part-1/
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Table of Contents
- 0:00:00: Intro
- 0:01:10: Update your Android devices
- 0:01:41: News preview
- 0:03:38: Android malware spread via Facebook ads
- 0:06:49: Android is making it harder to sideload apps
- 0:12:16: “Virtual CCTV” dashcam company is hacked
- 0:18:01: Anthropic to train AI based on your chats
- 0:22:33: OpenAI sharing some GPT chats with law enforcement
- 0:26:46: OpenAI accounces parental controls after teen suicide
- 0:33:41: Microsoft Word now autosaves to OneDrive
- 0:40:36: Chrome VPN extension screenshots sites you visit
- 0:45:18: US tells BigTech not to comply with DSA
- 0:51:08: Flock pauses work with federal agencies
- 0:53:38: Tip of the Week
- 1:01:22: Patron podcast preview
- 1:01:55: Looking ahead
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