# This Week in Privacy [Weekly Blog Trial]

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/this-week-in-privacy-weekly-blog-trial/15481
**Category:** Site Development
**Created:** 2023-12-08T18:26:22Z
**Posts:** 24
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## Post 2 by @jonah — 2023-12-08T18:33:41Z

So our first update could be on the 10th and look something like this:

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## Privacy Guides Updates

- We’re looking into budget Android hardware more closely. We all know Pixels are the way to go, but they can be tricky to find with a \<$200 budget. Are there any good options in this space? We’re not sure, this discussion is ongoing on our forum: [~$150 Budget Android Hardware [Suggestions Needed]](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/150-budget-android-hardware-suggestions-needed/15399) (submitted by @jonah)

## New Recommendations

- We’re adding uBlock Origin Lite to our browser extension recommendations. This change will be featured in the next website release: [Add uBlock Origin Lite (#2342) · privacyguides/privacyguides.org@5808953 · GitHub](https://github.com/privacyguides/privacyguides.org/commit/580895319951d01e6b2f962bf6528109f936afbe) (submitted by @jonah)

## Privacy News

- Simple Mobile Tools was acquired by ZipoApps. This company is well known for acquiring popular apps and adding advertisements, tracking, and subscriptions. F-Droid paused automatic updates for the suite for the time being, and we’re monitoring these developments within our community: [Simple Mobile Tools to be bought by ZipoApps](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/simple-mobile-tools-to-be-bought-by-zipoapps/15337) (submitted by @Parish2555)
- Apple and Google were prevented by the U.S. Government from disclosing a program in which foreign governments were able to surveil mobile phone users through push notifications: [Apple reveals 'push notification spying' by foreign governments](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/apple-reveals-push-notification-spying-by-foreign-governments/15440) (submitted by @Paced0594)

## Community News

- Team Member @jonah published a video overview of recent changes to our Tor Overview recommendations on YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo22D-dUeCA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo22D-dUeCA) (submitted by @jonah)
- Members of our community are excited to try out Beeper Mini, an “iMessage for Android” platform which actually works natively on your device, unlike Nothing’s ill-fated cloud iMessage offering. [Beeper Mini / native iMessage for Android](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/beeper-mini-native-imessage-for-android/15414) (submitted by @Valynor)

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And then in the future, creating these posts will be even easier because people can submit topics specifically for this weekly newsletter.

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