Apple's Lockdown Mode Blocked the FBI? | This Week in Privacy #39 (Feb 6, 2026)
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Apple's Lockdown Mode Blocked the FBI? | This Week in Privacy #39 (Feb 6, 2026)

1:48:08 Feb 7, 2026
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The FBI Couldn’t Get into a reporter’s iPhone because it had lockdown mode enabled, the RAM crisis has hit the price of Raspberry Pis hard, more countries are rolling out Australia style under 16 social media bans, and much more! Join us for This Week In Privacy #39. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:23 Start of the podcast 1:12 FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled 21:12 Notepad++ update feature hijacked by Chinese state hackers for months 31:40 Site updates 42:02 Ongoing RAM crisis prompts Raspberry Pi’s second price hike in two months 55:57 You won: Microsoft is walking back Windows 11’s AI overload - scaling down Copilot and rethinking Recall in a major shift 1:09:28 Spain & Greece announce plans to ban social media for under-16s 1:13:53 Forum updates 1:32:49 Q&A 1:45:56 Outro
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