Signal's Largest Updates in Years Are Finally Here

Signal just shipped its largest set of updates in years: A second phone can finally be a linked device, automatic key verification is rolling out alongside safety numbers, and there are commits hinting at registration without a phone number. I also cover Google hosting rival app stores in the Play Store after its Epic loss, a fake Wi-Fi network on a Delta flight, a Reuters poll showing most Americans want tighter social media oversight, and Meta joining the list of companies whose AI agents ran their own attacks.🔎 EasyOptOuts is the easy, affordable, and effective way to automatically remove your data from people search sites: https://easyoptouts.comThanks to the EasyOptOuts team for sponsoring Surveillance Report!🔗 SOURCES & LINKS• Sources, Podcast & Shownotes: https://techlore.tech/signals-biggest-update-in-years-plus-rival-app-stores-arrive-in-the-play-store/🔎 RELATED VIDEOShttps://youtu.be/xANRk2prWDg📨 Stay ahead of the news without doom-scrolling. Surveillance Report covers what matters in privacy, security, and digital rights. Weekly, free: https://techlore.tech/#/portal/signup🔐 MORE FROM TECHLORE• Test your privacy & security gaps: https://quiz.techlore.tech/• Close the gaps with the right tools: https://tools.techlore.tech/• Compare dozens of VPNs side by side: https://vpn.techlore.tech/• Learn everything from the ground up: https://techlore.tech/go-incognito-course/• Support Techlore, Join our Signal Group: https://techlore.tech/support/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 WELCOME TO SURVEILLANCE REPORT00:57 3 BIG SIGNAL UPDATES06:56 GOOGLE PLAY THIRD-PARTY APP STORES10:48 'MILE HIGH HACKERS'12:08 OUR SPONSOR: EASYOPTOUTS!14:02 COMMENTARY ON SOCIAL MEDIA BANS18:04 MORE ROGUE AI AGENT HACKING21:54 DEFENSE BULLETIN: DATA BREACHES27:02 DEFENSE BULLETIN: THREATS32:42 DEFENSE BULLETIN: FOSS+#signal #socialmediaban #techlore...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj6fV3Ozlec