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342: The risks of using OpenClaw (with 1Password's Jeff Malnick)

February 10, 2026 0:14:37 2.49 MB ( 8.14 MB less) Downloads: 0

In this episode, Jenna interviews Jeff Malnick, GM of developer and AI at 1Password, about the open source agent platform OpenClaw and some of the security concerns that have been raised about it.

They discuss:

  • What OpenClaw is
  • The security issues that could result from using it
  • Steps to take to reduce risk when experimenting with it 

Here are a few blog posts from 1Password mentioned in the episode: