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.
Data Breach Roundup (Oct 9 - 15, 2026)
It was a light week as far as data breaches, but there were still some unfortunate exposures.
Data Breach Roundup (Oct 3 - 8, 2026)
This week saw a rather surprising hack from UK fashion retailer ASOS, as well as multiple breaches from organizations in Denmark.
2026 Email Aliasing Tier List
Your email address is exposed! In this video we break down the best tools for protecting your email address and rank them from S-tier to F-tier. How did your favorite email aliasing tool stack up?
Data Breach Roundup (Sep 25 - Oct 1, 2026)
The US government has once again been breached, as well as a Japanese car-sharing app and a vibe-coding app platform.
Is Louis Rossmann Right About Privacy.com?
Recently, digital rights activist and YouTuber Louis Rossmann revoked his endorsement of privacy.com. But we think this might be a problem bigger than one provider.
Data Breach Roundup (Sep 18 - 24, 2026)
This week's big story is a breach of the FBI exposing all employees and applicants.
The iPhone the FBI Couldn’t Hack
In 2016, a locked iPhone 5C sparked a massive showdown between Apple and the FBI.
Data Breach Roundup (Sep 11 - 17, 2026)
Revolut made headlines this week, but they weren't the only organization breached (as usual).
Data Breach Roundup (Sep 4 - 10, 2026)
Two Trezor breaches, more healtcare companies, and more identification documents. This week was a mess.
Why Big Tech's Privacy Promises Are Lies
Melanie Ensign is the founder and CEO of Discernible and former communications lead for Facebook, Uber, AT&T, and DEF CON. She pulls back the curtain on how these large corporations operate, revealing why most internal privacy teams operate like "tax attorneys" rather than privacy advocates.
Data Breach Roundup (Aug 28 - Sep 3, 2026)
This week saw data breaches from more hospitals, a toy company, an age verification service, an update to a French breach from last year, and more.
Data Breach Roundup (August 21 - 27, 2026)
Once again, multiple hospitals have been hit this week, as well as apparel companies, airports, and more.
WhatsApp Offers Improved Security Features
Meta's end-to-end encrypted messenger remains popular around the world, so it's still a win that they offer additional protections to users.
2026 Password Manager Tier List: Does Yours Stack Up?
We compared the top password managers (and the ones not quite there yet) to find out how they stack up.