TWiT 1068: Toto's Electrostatic Chuck - Is TikTok's New Privacy Policy Cause for Alarm?

Microsoft quietly hands over BitLocker keys to the government, TikTok's new privacy terms spark a user panic, and Europe's secret tech backups reveal anxious prep for digital fallout. Plus, how gambling platforms are changing the future of news and sports.

• You can bet on how much snow will fall in New York City this weekend • Europe Prepares for a Nightmare Scenario: The U.S. Blocking Access to Tech • China, US sign off on TikTok US spinoff • TikTok users freak out over app's 'immigration status' collection -- here's what it means • Elon Musk's Grok A.I. Chatbot Made Millions of Sexualized Images, New Estimates Show • Microsoft Gave FBI Keys To Unlock Encrypted Data, Exposing Major Privacy Flaw - Forbes • House of Lords votes to ban social media for Brits under 16 • Overrun with AI slop, cURL scraps bug bounties to ensure "intact mental health" • Route leak incident on January 22, 2026 • 149 Million Usernames and Passwords Exposed by Unsecured Database • Millions of people imperiled through sign-in links sent by SMS • Anthropic revises Claude's 'Constitution,' and hints at chatbot consciousness • The new Siri chatbot may run on Google servers, not Apple's • A Wikipedia Group Made a Guide to Detect AI Writing. Now a Plug-In Uses It to 'Humanize' Chatbots • GitHub - anthropics/original_performance_takehome: Anthropic's original performance take-home, now open for you to try! • Telly's "free" ad-based TVs make notable revenue—when they're actually delivered - Ars Technica • Toilet Maker Toto's Shares Get Unlikely Boost From AI Rush - Slashdot • Dr. Gladys West, whose mathematical models inspired GPS, dies at 95

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