Keeping Your Personal Data Safe in the Age of Trump
WIRED Politics Lab
WIRED
4.2 • 244 Ratings
🗓️ 5 December 2024
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Donald Trump has threatened to go after a lot of people — journalists, political rivals and undocumented immigrants to name a few—and starting next year, he’ll have the entire national security apparatus at his disposal. What’s the best way to keep your personal information secure from surveillance, not just by the government, but also data brokers, tech companies, and online scammers? Leah talks with WIRED business editor Louise Matsakis and security editor Andrew Couts about what to expect and practical tips for your phone, computer, and life.
Leah Feiger is @LeahFeiger. Andrew Couts is @couts.bsky.com. Louise Matsakis is @lmatsakis. Write to us at [email protected]. Be sure to subscribe to the WIRED Politics Lab newsletter here.
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| 0:18.0 | This is Wired Politics Lab, a show about how tech is changing politics. |
| 0:23.3 | I'm Leah Feiger, the senior politics editor at Wired. |
| 0:26.4 | Donald Trump is returning to the White House with a long list of grievances. |
| 0:30.7 | We know he wants to deport millions of undocumented immigrants scattered across the country, |
| 0:35.2 | that he's vowed to go after journalists and wants prosecutions of his political opponents. |
| 0:39.3 | His allies in Congress are eager to roll back abortion and transgender rights. |
| 0:43.3 | And there are calls generally on the right for a crackdown on left-leaning activist groups. |
| 0:48.3 | As head of the national security apparatus, Trump will be in possession once again of a huge surveillance machine. |
| 0:56.1 | It's tempting to feel anxious about all of this, but there are a lot of compelling reasons to think |
| 1:00.8 | about your cybersecurity that go way beyond what Donald Trump may or may not do. |
| 1:05.1 | So we wanted to do a little bit of a cyber security reset. |
| 1:08.3 | What are the best practices for all of us, things that might protect us from a |
| 1:11.8 | snooping government, internet scammer, or data collection company? Joining me to talk about the |
| 1:16.9 | various ways we can protect our data is Andrew Coutts, Wired Senior Editor of Security and Investigations. |
| 1:22.6 | Hey, Andrew. Hey, great to be here. And Louise Mitzakis, Wired Senior Business Editor. Hey, Louise. |
| 1:27.6 | Hey, it's so great to be here. So let Metzakis, Wired Senior Business Editor. Hey, Louise. Hey, it's so great to be here. |
| 1:28.9 | So let's kick this right off. |
| 1:31.0 | This guide also exists on wired.com. |
| 1:33.7 | You can click on the link in our show notes today. |
| 1:36.0 | So who is this guide for? |
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