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    Cringey Dark Pattern Search with John Verdi from FPF

    enMarch 23, 2021
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    About this Episode

    Our Watchtower Weekly news stories hammer home the importance of updating your software this week. Advice that Matt takes a little too literally, as he updates macOS mid-podcast recording...

    We're also joined by John Verdi, Vice President of Policy at the Future of Privacy Forum, as we discuss the complexities around encryption, manipulative user interfaces and dark patterns.

    To top it all off, we mark the end of an era with a final game of Play Your Passwords Right: Cringey Passwords edition. 😬  Who will reign champion in the final round? 👑

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    🎙 Guest Interview - John Verdi 

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    We show a password, then reveal how many times that has been in a breach. We then show another and guess higher or lower.

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