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Techlore Surveillance Report — 353 episodes

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Apple Quietly Downgrades Hide My Email, Plus Chrome Kills uBlock Origin & Google's IP Tracking

2

Meta Hid Face-Recognition Code on 50M Phones, The UK's Device-Scanning Ultimatum & A Burner Phone Ban

3

Dashlane Confirms Hackers Stole Password Vaults, Pentagon Location Tracking, and Hackers Trick Meta's AI

4

A Rare Age Verification Win, AI Cameras On School Buses, And A License Plate Tracking Ban

5

A Brutal Week for Microsoft Security, Signal Threatens to Leave Canada, And Bitwarden Quietly Shifts

6

Linux's Rough Run, ICE's 20M Palantir Database & Android Good/Bad News

7

CopyFail Explained, Utah's New VPN Law, and Microsoft Edge Keeping Passwords in Plaintext

8

VPNs Could Make You an NSA Target, North Korea's Supply Chain Hijack & the EU Kills Chat Control

9

Two iOS Exploits, Google's Android Lockdown & Instagram Drops Encryption

10

Password Manager Vaults Aren't Private, Google Threatens Open Android, & Apple's Global Age Verification

11

3 Mac Attacks Explained, Discord Age Verification Goes Global & Hidden Hotel Cameras

12

FBI Can't Crack iPhone Lockdown Mode, Age Verification Hits 3 Countries, And Chat Control 1.0 Extended

13

Microsoft Gave FBI Your Encryption Keys

14

Microsoft Copilot's Security Failures Are Putting Everyone at Risk

15

Microsoft Just Removed Another Way to Activate Windows Offline

16

Your ChatGPT Answers Are About to Get Sponsored

17

Federal Court Just Dealt a Major Blow to Age Verification Laws

18

The Law That Protects Your Online Speech Is Under Attack

19

Your Age Is Now Required: Australia's Social Media Ban Explained

20

How India's Unremovable App Mandate Failed Within Days

21

Microsoft's Rare Confession: Windows AI Could Leak Your Data

22

WhatsApp Leaked 3.5 BILLION Numbers

23

Nate Steps Down + What Happens to Surveillance Report

24

AI Browsers Are Already Risky

25

Q&A: Why Don't People Care About Privacy?

26

The UK's Apple Backdoor Fight: Round 2!

27

Windows 10's Extra Year of Updates Has a Catch...

28

Proton Mail Account Suspensions Explained

29

Q&A: The Risks of Cloud-Based Password Managers

30

ChatGPT is Calling the Police on Users

31

Android Is Becoming the New iOS

32

Q&A: Is Kagi Safe?

33

Are Your Passwords Safe From This New Exploit?

34

Microsoft's Control Over Open Source Grows

35

Q&A: Ways to Make Your Phone Private

36

Apple Has 4 Months, Google Has Just 14 Days...

37

Q&A: Privacy Advice for Your Next Phone Upgrade

38

Thinking of Trying a Custom ROM? Think Again...

39

Q&A: How Do You Avoid Amazon?

40

Dating Safety App Puts Thousands of Users at Risk

41

Q&A: Do You Really Need a VPN?

42

McDonald's Combines the Worst of AI & Job Hunting

43

Android 16 is Adding AI, Even if You Opted Out!

44

Q&A: Top 3 Things We Wish We'd Done Differently

45

Facebook's Latest Privacy Invasion: Now with AI!

46

The Biggest Data Breach That Never Happened

47

Q&A: Is Windows Unfairly Hated?

48

Android 16's Dark Side Threatens Every Custom ROM

49

How Companies Sidestep Protections to Spy on You

50

Q&A: Is RethinkDNS Any Good?

51

Your Comments May Reveal More Than You Think...

52

Google's Latest Attack on FOSS

53

Q&A: Cardinal Rules of Privacy

54

Privacy Coins At Risk in Europe!

55

Q&A: Can Privacy Make You Easier to Track?

56

India is Trying to Block ProtonMail!

57

Q&A: Do We Self-Host?

58

Chrome Refuses to Crumble Third-Party Cookies

59

Q&A: Obtanium vs Play Store

60

Can Discord Be Trusted With Age Verification?

61

Q&A: Does Legislation Matter in Privacy?

62

Evading Windows' New Online Account Requirement

63

FOSS Is In Trouble!

64

Q&A: Keeping Passwords Safe From Malware

65

Apple Put Your Passwords At Risk for 3 Months!

66

Q&A: What Social Media Do We Use?

67

Amazon Echo Somehow Gets Worse

68

Android Backdoor Exposed: 1 Million Devices at Risk

69

Q&A: Overcomplicated Privacy Tools

70

Is It Time to Ditch Firefox?

71

Q&A: Deciding on the Best Password

72

A Critical Hit to Privacy & Cybersecurity...

73

Q&A: Is F-Droid Safe?

74

Why CAPTCHAs Are Even Worse Than You Thought

75

Q&A: Our Privacy Hopes for 2025

76

The UK is Escalating their Attacks on Encryption!

77

Apple's Latest Security Nightmare

78

This Cloudflare Trick Can Expose Your Location in Signal

79

Q&A: Firefox Alternatives If You Dislike Mozilla

80

TikTok's uncertain future in the US, criticisms of Session's safety, and tons of political updates

81

Q&A: The Best Private Cell Carriers

82

Mass-scale Tracking via Ads, Apple AI Opt-In, and the Proton Outage

83

Q&A: What's the Best Kind of Password?

84

Unintended Siri activations, Tesla can track drivers, and Bitlocker gets broken again

85

Q&A: Was Our Password Manager Advice Wrong?!

86

A Common Privacy Mistake, Chrome Increasing User Tracking, And Government-Planted Malware.

87

Q&A: How to REALLY Secure Your Password Manager

88

Windows Recall Still Sucks, Privacy Enthusiasts Use Bad Passwords, Firefox Kills "Do Not Track"

89

Q&A: What's the Best Antirivus for Linux?

90

SR205: Bluesky posts scraped to train AI, IVPN buys Safing, and the FBI encourages encrypted messaging

91

Q&A: Undoing Years of Not Caring About Privacy

92

Another Phone Hacking Software Exposed!

93

Apple's Unannounced Security Game-Changer!

94

Q&A: Understanding Threat Modeling

95

Is Your Workout Compromising Your Privacy?

96

Q&A: Private Shopping Tips for the Holidays

97

Is Your Cloud Still Safe?!

98

Q&A: Episode 200 Livestream!

99

How Easy Are YOU To Track Online? (Live)

100

Is Your Smart TV Your Biggest Privacy Risk?

101

Telegram's U-Turn: Years of Privacy Lies Exposed!

102

Q&A: Why Should People Use Signal?

103

Windows Recall Is Back! Did Microsoft Fix It?

104

Q&A: Security Through Obscurity

105

New Discord Feature is a HUGE Privacy Win! But...

106

Q&A: Nate's Phone Literally Exploded. What Now?

107

Google's New Feature Threatens Privacy & Freedom!

108

Q&A: The Mess of Private Cloud Options

109

Are You Vulnerable To This New Yubikey Attack?

110

Q&A: The Best Browser Extensions

111

Is This An Attack On Privacy?

112

Q&A: Does Global Privacy Control ACTUALLY Work?

113

3.2 Million WhatsApp Profiles EXPOSED!

114

Q&A: The Email Tracking Protection Episode

115

Did YOUR SSN Get Stolen In This MASSIVE Breach?

116

Q&A: What Search Engine(s) Do We Use?

117

Are Data Removal Services A Scam After All?!

118

Q&A: If We Could Fund Any Project, It Would Be...

119

Dating Apps Can Give Stalkers Your EXACT LOCATION!

120

Cookies? Ad-Tech? Google Says Both!

121

Q&A: Would We Move Countries For Better Privacy?

122

THESE Are The Phones Cellebrite Can Hack!

123

Q&A: User Accounts vs Shelter?

124

All AT&T Customer Records EXPOSED?!

125

Q&A: Should People Be Worried About Metadata?

126

Another Leap For The Proton Suite!

127

Q&A: How Do We Know We Can Trust FOSS?

128

Microsoft Clamps Down On Local Accounts?

129

Q&A: Does RCS Make SMS Worthwhile?

130

Is Chat Control Really Dead?

131

Q&A: When Do Email Aliases Make Sense?

132

This Crippling Hospital Cyberattack Was AVOIDABLE!

133

Q&A: Can You Still Have Privacy As A Public Figure?

134

THIS K-Pop Band Wants to Sue Their Haters!

135

Q&A: When Automatic Updates Go Wrong

136

PayPal's New Ad Network Uses Your Data?!

137

Q&A: Is Antivirus Still Necessary?

138

This New Windows Feature is SPYWARE!

139

Q&A: Where Do We Buy Monero Now?

140

Is This PROOF Apple Isn't Deleting Photos?!

141

Q&A: Can You Truly Control Your Phone Number?

142

Introducing: The Future of VPN Privacy

143

Q&A: Does Your Browser Matter On Windows?

144

Android VPNs Are Leaky (Again)!

145

Q&A: Should You Use Portmaster or NextDNS?

146

Proton Just Got Even Better!

147

Q&A: Can You Use Company Devices Privately?

148

Are Your Discord Messages For Public Sale?

149

Is F-Droid Finally Safe?

150

How Facebook Used a VPN to Spy on Everyone

151

Where Did Glassdoor Get Your REAL NAME?!

152

Is Your Phone Number Leaked Online?

153

Your Car May Be Sending Data To Your Insurance...

154

iOS 17.4 is Getting an EU Overhaul!

155

USB Drives: Is There A Way To Use Them Safely?

156

Hackers Target Popular Doorbells: What You Need to Know

157

Hardware Security Tips: Effective Strategies Against Malware

158

Reddit Sold You Out.

159

Should You Use Your Bank's Mobile App?

160

India Moves to Ban This Email Provider—Here's Why.

161

Can You Purchase Gift Cards Privately?

162

Google, Don't Block Sideloading!

163

How To Avoid Data Loss With Security Services

164

Surprise: Google's AI Will Read Your Messages!

165

Are Dark Web Monitoring Services Worth It?

166

Uncovered: The Ad Network Spying on Billions of People

167

RCS vs SMS for Messaging Safely!

168

The Creepy Truth About Brightness: Are You Being Monitored? - SR163

169

Unexpected Upsides: Why QubesOS Might Be Your Next Daily Driver

170

Operation Triangulation: The Advanced iPhone Backdoor! - SR162

171

Unraveling Proton vs Tuta Marketing Feud

172

Mint Mobile Suffers Data Breach! - SR161

173

Defense Against Eavesdropping Smart TVs

174

Your phone MAY be listening to you for real - SR160

175

'I have nothing to hide' Arguments by Privacy Activists

176

How Your Notifications Are Spied On - SR159

177

The Most Frustrating Privacy Myths

178

RIP Google Drive Files - SR158

179

Can You Trust Bank Security?

180

How NOT To Use iMessage on Android - SR157

181

Can Privacy-Friendly Phones Compete?

182

Sideloading: Coming To iPhone - SR156

183

Our Opinions of Decentralized VPNs...

184

China Removes Bloggers' Anonymity - SR155

185

Our Favorite Linux Desktop Environments

186

Apple leaked private data for years! - SR154

187

What Even is "Stock" Android? (and why we like it!)

188

Beware Of This Kind of Software - SR153

189

Private Digital Payments When Privacy.com Isn't An Option

190

23andMe Suffers Security Breach! - SR152

191

Monero vs Zcash—Our Thoughts.

192

This Malware Can Infect Linux Computers! - SR151

193

Do We (Still) Play Bloons TD 6?

194

UK's Silent Surrender to E2EE Ban - SR150

195

Are There Private Music Streaming Options?

196

Twitter is After Your Biometric Details... - SR149

197

Have We Ever Used A "Pi-Hole"?

198

Secret Covert Hacking by Police Leaked - SR148

199

Can You Use Voice Assistants Privately?

200

Brace for Proton's New High-Security Feature - SR147

201

Digital Therapies: A Menace to Privacy!

202

AI Stirs Up More Privacy Issues on Zoom - SR146

203

Our Experiences With Lemmy—A Reddit Alternative

204

Beware: This malware can take your Signal messages - SR145

205

Company Takes Over Raivo OTP... - SR144

206

Is "Privacy-Respecting Location Tracking" a Thing?

207

Finally, Apple's E2EE stance has been decided - SR143

208

Our Linux Distros Of Choice! - SR142 Q&A

209

Proton Drive's First Desktop Client Arrives! - SR142

210

How We Deal with 'Privacy Fatigue' - SR141 Q&A

211

EU Says 'NO' to Instagram Threads - SR141

212

France Is Trying To Control Websites You Visit! - SR140

213

DuckDuckGo Unveils New Windows Browser - SR139

214

Edge is Sending Your Photos Back To Microsoft - SR138

215

Tutanota Unveils Fresh New Plans - SR137 VIP

216

Amazon Employees Are Watching You! - SR136

217

Fingerprints on These Phones Are No Longer Safe! - SR135

218

It Turns Out Your DNA is Everywhere - SR134

219

Twitter's (Questionable!) E2EE DMs Arrive - SR133

220

Google's Password-Killing Tech Has Arrived - SR132

221

Police Wanted Mullvad's Data - Here's What Happened! - SR131

222

A New Linux Tablet Has Arrived! - SR130

223

Tesla is Spying on you (Naked!) - SR129

224

Can The US RESTRICT Act Ban VPNS? - SR128

225

TikTok Stealing Children's Biometrics! - SR127

226

Many Android Phones Left Vulnerable to Attack! - SR126

227

The UK is Trying to Backdoor Encryption! - SR125

228

YouTube Is Spying on Kids! - SR124

229

Google Privacy Labels Are Misleading! - SR123

230

Twitter Paywalls SMS 2FA - What Now!? - SR122

231

Just How Bad Is Windows 11 Spying on You? - SR121

232

Telegram Ain't Looking Hot. - SR120

233

Is Apple Secretly Analyzing Your Photos? - SR119

234

School Surveillance May Be FORCED in Mississippi - SR118

235

Another Password Manager Has Been Breached!

236

THIS APP Leaked Billie Eilish's Address - SR116

237

LastPass REALLY Screwed Up! - SR115

238

Gmail is Getting E2EE!

239

Apple Drops CSAM & Adds Encrypted Backups! - SR113

240

Telegram Handed Over Data (Again!)

241

DuckDuckGo's New Tracking Protection Has Arrived! - SR111

242

Apple Sued For Tracking All Users! - SR110

243

Twitter Users Are Fleeing to Mastodon! - SR109

244

How Can Eight RTX 4090s Crack Your Password?! - SR108

245

Signal is Killing SMS - SR107

246

A New Privacy Phone is HERE! - SR106

247

This Browser Is Killing Cookie Banners! - SR105

248

THIS Tool Harvests 90% of the World's Internet Traffic! - SR104

249

Uber's Undisclosed Data Breach! - SR103

250

Has TikTok Suffered A Breach?! - SR102

251

Ex-Twitter Exec Exposes Awful Privacy Practices! - SR101

252

Your VPN is LEAKING Traffic on this OS! - SR100

253

A Private Cell Company AT LAST?! - SR99

254

DuckDuckGo FINALLY Blocking Microsoft Tracking! - SR98

255

Google Is (Yet Again) Sticking With Cookies! - SR97

256

Senators are FINALLY going after VPNs! - SR96

257

This Attack De-Anonymizes ALL Browsers - SR95

258

Hardened Apple Devices Are HERE! - SR94

259

Is Coinbase Sharing Data with ICE?! - SR93

260

Thunderbird Acquired K9 Mail! - SR92

261

Apple WWDC Privacy & Security Updates! - SR91

262

Did Brave Get Your Address?! - SR90

263

Can Your Car Be Hacked? - SR89

264

Google I/O, Is Google Serious About Privacy?! - SR88

265

These Apps Spy on Your Mental Health - SR87

266

CTemplar Has Shut Down. - Surveillance Report 86

267

THESE Browsers Just Killed Google AMP! - SR85

268

The Newest Privacy Browser is Coming! - Surveillance Report 84

269

ProtonMail Bought SimpleLogin! - SR83 (Live @ Monerotopia!)

270

Threema Just Got Better! - Surveillance Report 82

271

THESE Google Apps Are Spying on You! - Surveillance Report 81

272

Firefox Tracking Users Before Install! - Surveillance Report 80

273

DuckDuckGo Now Censoring Results?! - SR79

274

CalyxOS Is Getting New Phones! - Surveillance Report 78

275

The Digital Fight in Ukraine - Surveillance Report 77

276

What Fresh Hell is Google Planning for Android? - SR76

277

Here's Why DNS Matters w/ John Todd from Quad9

278

The CIA is (illegally!) Spying on Americans - SR75

279

The Future of Monero & Private Money w/ Douglas Tuman

280

A nail in the coffin as NordVPN & Surfshark merge... - Surveillance Report 74

281

Is Google Finally Ditching FLoC? (No!) - SR73

282

The IRS Wants Your Selfies - Surveillance Report 72

283

Are Telecoms Blocking Private Relay? - Surveillance Report 71

284

Swiss Army Banned All Messengers But One - SR70

285

Was LastPass Compromised? - Surveillance Report 69

286

DuckDuckGo's Desktop Browser is Almost Here - Surveillance Report 68

287

A TorVPN we're actually excited for - Surveillance Report 67

288

This Devastating Exploit Impacts Nearly Everyone! - Surveillance Report 66

289

Here's Exactly How We Stay Updated With Privacy News - SR Bonus Discussion

290

WhatsApp Messages Being SPIED ON In Real Time - Surveillance Report 65

291

Can DuckDuckGo's New Service Save Android Privacy? - SR64

292

Robinhood Breached! Here's What You Need To Know - SR63

293

Another VPN Caught Logging Data - Surveillance Report 62

294

Big Tech is more invasive than we EVER thought! - Surveillance Report 61

295

How much does Alexa know about you? (Hint: A LOT) - Surveillance Report 60

296

Are Custom ROMs ACTUALLY better for privacy? - Surveillance Report 59

297

Facebook Broke The Internet For 6 HOURS! - Surveillance Report 58

298

Amazon's Surveillance Minions Are Here! - Surveillance Report 57

299

HTTPS Everywhere Is Saying Goodbye - Surveillance Report 56

300

This Sketchy Company is Buying up VPNs - Surveillance Report 55

301

ProtonMail Logged IP Addresses For The Government! Can You Still Trust Them? -Surveillance Report 54

302

Australia continues its dark journey into dystopia - Surveillance Report 53

303

T-Mobile Breach Exposes US Customer Data - Surveillance Report 52

304

Snapchat Is Indefinitely Storing "Disappearing" Snaps - Surveillance Report 51

305

CSAM is Apple's Newest Attack on Privacy - Surveillance Report 50

306

Windscribe VPN Servers Seized?! - Surveillance Report 49

307

2 Full Weeks of Privacy Chaos! - Surveillance Report 48

308

Another VPN Provider Is Compromised! (Surprise...) - Surveillance Report 47

309

Wickr is officially dead. - Surveillance Report 46

310

DuckDuckGo's Upcoming Desktop Browser & More! - Surveillance Report 45

311

Apple's WWDC and What it Means for Privacy! - Surveillance Report 44

312

Facebook ASSURES YOU Apple Privacy is Bad - Surveillance Report 43

313

Google's Planning to Snag Your Health Data - Surveillance Report 42

314

They Found Biden's Venmo Account! - Surveillance Report 41

315

Meet Session, The Signal Rival for Private Messaging! - Kee Jefferys Interview

316

Signal's GENIUS Anti-Fecebook Campaign! - Surveillance Report 40

317

Google FLOC is FAILING! - Surveillance Report 39

318

Welcome to Data Breach Galore! - Surveillance Report 38

319

Breaking Down Signal's Cryptocurrency Controversy - Techlore & The New Oil

320

Signal...WHY? - Surveillance Report 37

321

Facebook Leaked Half A BILLION Users (For the Millionth Time) - Surveillance Report 36

322

Apple Blocked ProtonVPN Updates in Myanmar - Surveillance Report 35

323

Google's Privacy Labels Are (Surprise...) BAD - Surveillance Report 34

324

UK to Depart From GDPR - Surveillance Report 33

325

Google Is ELIMINATING Cookies (With a Catch) - Surveillance Report 32

326

LastPass Is #Cancelled - Surveillance Report 31

327

Apple's New Proxy Will Stop Google Spying?! - Surveillance Report 30

328

Amazon & Google Are Taking Over the Streets! - Surveillance Report 29

329

Criminals Spreading Ransomware Through Dead People? - Surveillance Report 28

330

Signal WENT VIRAL! Ft. The New Oil - Surveillance Report 27

331

Nicholas Merrill, Founder of Calyx Institute - Full-Length Interview

332

Amazon Now Has Its Dystopia! - Surveillance Report 26

333

Apple & MacOS Big Sur Spy on Every App!? - Surveillance Report 25

334

Google Got a VPN! - Surveillance Report 24

335

Tutanota Pressured Into Backdoor & Fought! - Surveillance Report 23

336

Privacy & Security News (2 MONTHS GALORE) - Surveillance Report 22

337

Interviewing Pierre Valade: CEO of Jumbo Privacy

338

We Need To STOP Privacy Gatekeeping. It Hurts Everyone.

339

Facebook Suing the EU & Microsoft Buying TikTok - Surveillance Report 21

340

Brave VPN & Garmin Hacked! - Surveillance Report 20

341

Twitter Accounts Hacked & "No Logs" VPN Caught Logging - Surveillance Report 19

342

TikTok Bans & Controversial Signal Pin - Surveillance Report 18

343

Mexico Outlaws Linux (Not Really) & DDG Favicon - Surveillance Report 17

344

US Encryption Ban & WWDC Privacy - Surveillance Report 16

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Surveillance Report 15

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Surveillance Report 14

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Surveillance Report 13

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Interviewing Sean O'Brien: A Privacy & Security Expert

349

Surveillance Report 11

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Surveillance Report 10

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Surveillance Report 9

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Zoom's RISE & FALL: A Security & Privacy Analysis | SR 8.5

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Surveillance Report 8