Nate Bartram
Nate is a member of Privacy Guides' video and news team. He has been advocating for privacy on his own website The New Oil since 2018, and is the former host of Surveillance Report, a popular cybersecurity podcast he published with Techlore.
Video Rental Privacy Laws May Soon Apply to Streaming
We used to have privacy laws, but many of them haven't kept up with the times.
PornHub Withdraws From UK Over Online Safety Act
PornHub's parent company accuses the law of being ineffective and unenforced.
The NexPhone: A $549 Android, Linux, and Windows Device
An interesting concept, but how is the execution?
UK Considers Australia-Style Social Media Ban
Politicians continue to try to tackle complex issues with oversimplified solutions
European X/Twitter Alternative W Announced at Davos
People will do literally anything to avoid using Mastodon
Data Breach Roundup (Jan 16 – Jan 22, 2026)
You have to admire the audacity of someone who posts on Instagram as "ihackthegovernment"
Data Breach Roundup (Jan 9 – Jan 15, 2026)
A data breach forum having a breach, an investment platform sweeping theirs under the rug, major shipping company ignoring disclosures, and more.
Why Privacy is Like Broccoli
Believe it or not, there’s a lot of parallels between being healthy and privacy. Both seem simple on the surface but get complicated fast. Yet, both are achievable. So what can the health journey teach us about the privacy journey?
Data Breach Roundup (Jan 2 – Jan 8, 2026)
From cryptocurrency to healthcare, 2026 seems set to bring us more of the same breaches.
Texas Man Rescues Daughter Using Phone's Location Feature
Illustrating the importance of threat models
Data Breach Roundup (Dec 26, 2025 – Jan 1, 2026)
WIRED, crypto, and 2026's first candidate for "cascading data breach"
Data Breach Roundup (Dec 19 – Dec 25, 2025)
The Aflac breach affected 22.6 million customers. And this was a slow week.
Texas sues Smart TV Makers for Spying on People's Watch Habits
The Texas Attorney General has launched a lawsuit against five major smart TV manufacturers - Sony, Samsung, LG, Hisense, and TCL - over their use of Automated Content Recognition, or ACR.