Episodios

  • The Glassholes Are Back And They're Worse Than Ever
    Apr 2 2026

    Biometrics is one of those topics that people should pay attention too, but often don't. So given that Facebook just released their Pervert Glasses, we wanted to take a trip back to 2023 and our interview with Brittan Heller from the Stanford Cyber Policy Center. And our host Rosie Tran has an amazing book recommendation for you. That's right. A BOOK. All this and more this week on the show.

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    37 m
  • What Do You Do When A Wellness Industry Influencer Wants You Dead?
    Mar 26 2026

    Who knew researching the neuroscience of pornography would be dangerous? Dr. Nicole Prause did. BJ Mendelson speaks with Dr. Prause about the Wellness Industry funding dangerous fascists and weirdos, and how you can protect yourself from them. BJ also runs down steps you can take to log harassing behavior when you're on the receiving end of it.

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    59 m
  • Drinking Raw Milk Will Kill You & Other Things You Should Probably Know
    Mar 19 2026

    Bioethicist and NYU professor, Dr. Arthur Caplan, joins BJ to talk about the disinformation and misinformation spread by wellness influencers, as well as how HIPAA completely fails to protect us from tech companies. Meanwhile, our host Rosie gives you a new privacy tip on how to better protect your most sensitive medical information.

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    41 m
  • The Speed of Business Kills: Bossware Makes Truckers Drive Themselves to Death
    Mar 12 2026

    This week on the show, BJ interviews Cornell University professor Karen Levy about her book, "Data Driven: Truckers, Technology, and the New Workplace Surveillance," and our host Rosie Tran covers tips you can use to limit your employer's ability to spy on you when you work from home. All this and more on this week's episode of Stupid Sexy Privacy.

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    39 m
  • Body Cameras, Like Communism, Only Work In Theory
    Mar 6 2026

    Hagen Blix, co-author of "Why We Fear AI" joins BJ Mendelson to talk about how it's not artificial intelligence you need to be afraid of, it's the billionaires using AI to push their vision of the world on you. And our host, Rosie Tran, provides a season two preview, while covering how to protect yourself from Bluetooth Trackers like Apple Airtags. She also explains why tariffs, like body cameras, don't work anywhere near as well as politicians want us to think.

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    41 m
  • How Generative AI Wastes Water and Kills Your Imagination
    Feb 26 2026

    Every time you use a Large Language Model (or Chat Model), you're wasting water, fueling fascism, and shrinking your imagination. So what can you do about it? Our hosts Rosie Tran and Amanda King explain. Also in this episode: A deep dive into the privacy concerns created by Large Language models. They know WAY more about you than you think. All this and more in this week's episode of Stupid Sexy Privacy.

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    42 m
  • Burner Phone 101 & How to Film ICE Safely
    57 m
  • Facts Don't Change People's Minds, But This Does
    Feb 13 2026

    This week, Rosie tells you something super basic that you're definitely not doing. So you're going to be glad to hear it. And then BJ interviews Caitlin Dow, PhD from the Center for Science In the Public Interest. They cover the unregulated wellness industry, how everyone trying to sell you anti-vax BS has something to sell you, and how else you can protect yourself from disinformation from wellness influencers. All this and more at Stupid Sexy Privacy.com.


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    44 m