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Techlore Surveillance Report — 357 episodes
Signal's Biggest Update In Years, Plus Rival App Stores Arrive In The Play Store
OpenAI's Hacking Story Got Worse, Plus Iran In US Water Systems & A Felony For Wiping A Phone
France Banned Social Media For Under-15s, Plus A Hidden Device In Millions Of US Cars
EU Passes Chat Control Anyway, Plus Microsoft's Secure Boot Mess & the Flock Resistance
Apple Quietly Downgrades Hide My Email, Plus Chrome Kills uBlock Origin & Google's IP Tracking
Meta Hid Face-Recognition Code on 50M Phones, The UK's Device-Scanning Ultimatum & A Burner Phone Ban
Dashlane Confirms Hackers Stole Password Vaults, Pentagon Location Tracking, and Hackers Trick Meta's AI
A Rare Age Verification Win, AI Cameras On School Buses, And A License Plate Tracking Ban
A Brutal Week for Microsoft Security, Signal Threatens to Leave Canada, And Bitwarden Quietly Shifts
Linux's Rough Run, ICE's 20M Palantir Database & Android Good/Bad News
CopyFail Explained, Utah's New VPN Law, and Microsoft Edge Keeping Passwords in Plaintext
VPNs Could Make You an NSA Target, North Korea's Supply Chain Hijack & the EU Kills Chat Control
Two iOS Exploits, Google's Android Lockdown & Instagram Drops Encryption
Password Manager Vaults Aren't Private, Google Threatens Open Android, & Apple's Global Age Verification
3 Mac Attacks Explained, Discord Age Verification Goes Global & Hidden Hotel Cameras
FBI Can't Crack iPhone Lockdown Mode, Age Verification Hits 3 Countries, And Chat Control 1.0 Extended
Microsoft Gave FBI Your Encryption Keys
Microsoft Copilot's Security Failures Are Putting Everyone at Risk
Microsoft Just Removed Another Way to Activate Windows Offline
Your ChatGPT Answers Are About to Get Sponsored
Federal Court Just Dealt a Major Blow to Age Verification Laws
The Law That Protects Your Online Speech Is Under Attack
Your Age Is Now Required: Australia's Social Media Ban Explained
How India's Unremovable App Mandate Failed Within Days
Microsoft's Rare Confession: Windows AI Could Leak Your Data
WhatsApp Leaked 3.5 BILLION Numbers
Nate Steps Down + What Happens to Surveillance Report
AI Browsers Are Already Risky
Q&A: Why Don't People Care About Privacy?
The UK's Apple Backdoor Fight: Round 2!
Windows 10's Extra Year of Updates Has a Catch...
Proton Mail Account Suspensions Explained
Q&A: The Risks of Cloud-Based Password Managers
ChatGPT is Calling the Police on Users
Android Is Becoming the New iOS
Q&A: Is Kagi Safe?
Are Your Passwords Safe From This New Exploit?
Microsoft's Control Over Open Source Grows
Q&A: Ways to Make Your Phone Private
Apple Has 4 Months, Google Has Just 14 Days...
Q&A: Privacy Advice for Your Next Phone Upgrade
Thinking of Trying a Custom ROM? Think Again...
Q&A: How Do You Avoid Amazon?
Dating Safety App Puts Thousands of Users at Risk
Q&A: Do You Really Need a VPN?
McDonald's Combines the Worst of AI & Job Hunting
Android 16 is Adding AI, Even if You Opted Out!
Q&A: Top 3 Things We Wish We'd Done Differently
Facebook's Latest Privacy Invasion: Now with AI!
The Biggest Data Breach That Never Happened
Q&A: Is Windows Unfairly Hated?
Android 16's Dark Side Threatens Every Custom ROM
How Companies Sidestep Protections to Spy on You
Q&A: Is RethinkDNS Any Good?
Your Comments May Reveal More Than You Think...
Google's Latest Attack on FOSS
Q&A: Cardinal Rules of Privacy
Privacy Coins At Risk in Europe!
Q&A: Can Privacy Make You Easier to Track?
India is Trying to Block ProtonMail!
Q&A: Do We Self-Host?
Chrome Refuses to Crumble Third-Party Cookies
Q&A: Obtanium vs Play Store
Can Discord Be Trusted With Age Verification?
Q&A: Does Legislation Matter in Privacy?
Evading Windows' New Online Account Requirement
FOSS Is In Trouble!
Q&A: Keeping Passwords Safe From Malware
Apple Put Your Passwords At Risk for 3 Months!
Q&A: What Social Media Do We Use?
Amazon Echo Somehow Gets Worse
Android Backdoor Exposed: 1 Million Devices at Risk
Q&A: Overcomplicated Privacy Tools
Is It Time to Ditch Firefox?
Q&A: Deciding on the Best Password
A Critical Hit to Privacy & Cybersecurity...
Q&A: Is F-Droid Safe?
Why CAPTCHAs Are Even Worse Than You Thought
Q&A: Our Privacy Hopes for 2025
The UK is Escalating their Attacks on Encryption!
Apple's Latest Security Nightmare
This Cloudflare Trick Can Expose Your Location in Signal
Q&A: Firefox Alternatives If You Dislike Mozilla
TikTok's uncertain future in the US, criticisms of Session's safety, and tons of political updates
Q&A: The Best Private Cell Carriers
Mass-scale Tracking via Ads, Apple AI Opt-In, and the Proton Outage
Q&A: What's the Best Kind of Password?
Unintended Siri activations, Tesla can track drivers, and Bitlocker gets broken again
Q&A: Was Our Password Manager Advice Wrong?!
A Common Privacy Mistake, Chrome Increasing User Tracking, And Government-Planted Malware.
Q&A: How to REALLY Secure Your Password Manager
Windows Recall Still Sucks, Privacy Enthusiasts Use Bad Passwords, Firefox Kills "Do Not Track"
Q&A: What's the Best Antirivus for Linux?
SR205: Bluesky posts scraped to train AI, IVPN buys Safing, and the FBI encourages encrypted messaging
Q&A: Undoing Years of Not Caring About Privacy
Another Phone Hacking Software Exposed!
Apple's Unannounced Security Game-Changer!
Q&A: Understanding Threat Modeling
Is Your Workout Compromising Your Privacy?
Q&A: Private Shopping Tips for the Holidays
Is Your Cloud Still Safe?!
Q&A: Episode 200 Livestream!
How Easy Are YOU To Track Online? (Live)
Is Your Smart TV Your Biggest Privacy Risk?
Telegram's U-Turn: Years of Privacy Lies Exposed!
Q&A: Why Should People Use Signal?
Windows Recall Is Back! Did Microsoft Fix It?
Q&A: Security Through Obscurity
New Discord Feature is a HUGE Privacy Win! But...
Q&A: Nate's Phone Literally Exploded. What Now?
Google's New Feature Threatens Privacy & Freedom!
Q&A: The Mess of Private Cloud Options
Are You Vulnerable To This New Yubikey Attack?
Q&A: The Best Browser Extensions
Is This An Attack On Privacy?
Q&A: Does Global Privacy Control ACTUALLY Work?
3.2 Million WhatsApp Profiles EXPOSED!
Q&A: The Email Tracking Protection Episode
Did YOUR SSN Get Stolen In This MASSIVE Breach?
Q&A: What Search Engine(s) Do We Use?
Are Data Removal Services A Scam After All?!
Q&A: If We Could Fund Any Project, It Would Be...
Dating Apps Can Give Stalkers Your EXACT LOCATION!
Cookies? Ad-Tech? Google Says Both!
Q&A: Would We Move Countries For Better Privacy?
THESE Are The Phones Cellebrite Can Hack!
Q&A: User Accounts vs Shelter?
All AT&T Customer Records EXPOSED?!
Q&A: Should People Be Worried About Metadata?
Another Leap For The Proton Suite!
Q&A: How Do We Know We Can Trust FOSS?
Microsoft Clamps Down On Local Accounts?
Q&A: Does RCS Make SMS Worthwhile?
Is Chat Control Really Dead?
Q&A: When Do Email Aliases Make Sense?
This Crippling Hospital Cyberattack Was AVOIDABLE!
Q&A: Can You Still Have Privacy As A Public Figure?
THIS K-Pop Band Wants to Sue Their Haters!
Q&A: When Automatic Updates Go Wrong
PayPal's New Ad Network Uses Your Data?!
Q&A: Is Antivirus Still Necessary?
This New Windows Feature is SPYWARE!
Q&A: Where Do We Buy Monero Now?
Is This PROOF Apple Isn't Deleting Photos?!
Q&A: Can You Truly Control Your Phone Number?
Introducing: The Future of VPN Privacy
Q&A: Does Your Browser Matter On Windows?
Android VPNs Are Leaky (Again)!
Q&A: Should You Use Portmaster or NextDNS?
Proton Just Got Even Better!
Q&A: Can You Use Company Devices Privately?
Are Your Discord Messages For Public Sale?
Is F-Droid Finally Safe?
How Facebook Used a VPN to Spy on Everyone
Where Did Glassdoor Get Your REAL NAME?!
Is Your Phone Number Leaked Online?
Your Car May Be Sending Data To Your Insurance...
iOS 17.4 is Getting an EU Overhaul!
USB Drives: Is There A Way To Use Them Safely?
Hackers Target Popular Doorbells: What You Need to Know
Hardware Security Tips: Effective Strategies Against Malware
Reddit Sold You Out.
Should You Use Your Bank's Mobile App?
India Moves to Ban This Email Provider—Here's Why.
Can You Purchase Gift Cards Privately?
Google, Don't Block Sideloading!
How To Avoid Data Loss With Security Services
Surprise: Google's AI Will Read Your Messages!
Are Dark Web Monitoring Services Worth It?
Uncovered: The Ad Network Spying on Billions of People
RCS vs SMS for Messaging Safely!
The Creepy Truth About Brightness: Are You Being Monitored? - SR163
Unexpected Upsides: Why QubesOS Might Be Your Next Daily Driver
Operation Triangulation: The Advanced iPhone Backdoor! - SR162
Unraveling Proton vs Tuta Marketing Feud
Mint Mobile Suffers Data Breach! - SR161
Defense Against Eavesdropping Smart TVs
Your phone MAY be listening to you for real - SR160
'I have nothing to hide' Arguments by Privacy Activists
How Your Notifications Are Spied On - SR159
The Most Frustrating Privacy Myths
RIP Google Drive Files - SR158
Can You Trust Bank Security?
How NOT To Use iMessage on Android - SR157
Can Privacy-Friendly Phones Compete?
Sideloading: Coming To iPhone - SR156
Our Opinions of Decentralized VPNs...
China Removes Bloggers' Anonymity - SR155
Our Favorite Linux Desktop Environments
Apple leaked private data for years! - SR154
What Even is "Stock" Android? (and why we like it!)
Beware Of This Kind of Software - SR153
Private Digital Payments When Privacy.com Isn't An Option
23andMe Suffers Security Breach! - SR152
Monero vs Zcash—Our Thoughts.
This Malware Can Infect Linux Computers! - SR151
Do We (Still) Play Bloons TD 6?
UK's Silent Surrender to E2EE Ban - SR150
Are There Private Music Streaming Options?
Twitter is After Your Biometric Details... - SR149
Have We Ever Used A "Pi-Hole"?
Secret Covert Hacking by Police Leaked - SR148
Can You Use Voice Assistants Privately?
Brace for Proton's New High-Security Feature - SR147
Digital Therapies: A Menace to Privacy!
AI Stirs Up More Privacy Issues on Zoom - SR146
Our Experiences With Lemmy—A Reddit Alternative
Beware: This malware can take your Signal messages - SR145
Company Takes Over Raivo OTP... - SR144
Is "Privacy-Respecting Location Tracking" a Thing?
Finally, Apple's E2EE stance has been decided - SR143
Our Linux Distros Of Choice! - SR142 Q&A
Proton Drive's First Desktop Client Arrives! - SR142
How We Deal with 'Privacy Fatigue' - SR141 Q&A
EU Says 'NO' to Instagram Threads - SR141
France Is Trying To Control Websites You Visit! - SR140
DuckDuckGo Unveils New Windows Browser - SR139
Edge is Sending Your Photos Back To Microsoft - SR138
Tutanota Unveils Fresh New Plans - SR137 VIP
Amazon Employees Are Watching You! - SR136
Fingerprints on These Phones Are No Longer Safe! - SR135
It Turns Out Your DNA is Everywhere - SR134
Twitter's (Questionable!) E2EE DMs Arrive - SR133
Google's Password-Killing Tech Has Arrived - SR132
Police Wanted Mullvad's Data - Here's What Happened! - SR131
A New Linux Tablet Has Arrived! - SR130
Tesla is Spying on you (Naked!) - SR129
Can The US RESTRICT Act Ban VPNS? - SR128
TikTok Stealing Children's Biometrics! - SR127
Many Android Phones Left Vulnerable to Attack! - SR126
The UK is Trying to Backdoor Encryption! - SR125
YouTube Is Spying on Kids! - SR124
Google Privacy Labels Are Misleading! - SR123
Twitter Paywalls SMS 2FA - What Now!? - SR122
Just How Bad Is Windows 11 Spying on You? - SR121
Telegram Ain't Looking Hot. - SR120
Is Apple Secretly Analyzing Your Photos? - SR119
School Surveillance May Be FORCED in Mississippi - SR118
Another Password Manager Has Been Breached!
THIS APP Leaked Billie Eilish's Address - SR116
LastPass REALLY Screwed Up! - SR115
Gmail is Getting E2EE!
Apple Drops CSAM & Adds Encrypted Backups! - SR113
Telegram Handed Over Data (Again!)
DuckDuckGo's New Tracking Protection Has Arrived! - SR111
Apple Sued For Tracking All Users! - SR110
Twitter Users Are Fleeing to Mastodon! - SR109
How Can Eight RTX 4090s Crack Your Password?! - SR108
Signal is Killing SMS - SR107
A New Privacy Phone is HERE! - SR106
This Browser Is Killing Cookie Banners! - SR105
THIS Tool Harvests 90% of the World's Internet Traffic! - SR104
Uber's Undisclosed Data Breach! - SR103
Has TikTok Suffered A Breach?! - SR102
Ex-Twitter Exec Exposes Awful Privacy Practices! - SR101
Your VPN is LEAKING Traffic on this OS! - SR100
A Private Cell Company AT LAST?! - SR99
DuckDuckGo FINALLY Blocking Microsoft Tracking! - SR98
Google Is (Yet Again) Sticking With Cookies! - SR97
Senators are FINALLY going after VPNs! - SR96
This Attack De-Anonymizes ALL Browsers - SR95
Hardened Apple Devices Are HERE! - SR94
Is Coinbase Sharing Data with ICE?! - SR93
Thunderbird Acquired K9 Mail! - SR92
Apple WWDC Privacy & Security Updates! - SR91
Did Brave Get Your Address?! - SR90
Can Your Car Be Hacked? - SR89
Google I/O, Is Google Serious About Privacy?! - SR88
These Apps Spy on Your Mental Health - SR87
CTemplar Has Shut Down. - Surveillance Report 86
THESE Browsers Just Killed Google AMP! - SR85
The Newest Privacy Browser is Coming! - Surveillance Report 84
ProtonMail Bought SimpleLogin! - SR83 (Live @ Monerotopia!)
Threema Just Got Better! - Surveillance Report 82
THESE Google Apps Are Spying on You! - Surveillance Report 81
Firefox Tracking Users Before Install! - Surveillance Report 80
DuckDuckGo Now Censoring Results?! - SR79
CalyxOS Is Getting New Phones! - Surveillance Report 78
The Digital Fight in Ukraine - Surveillance Report 77
What Fresh Hell is Google Planning for Android? - SR76
Here's Why DNS Matters w/ John Todd from Quad9
The CIA is (illegally!) Spying on Americans - SR75
The Future of Monero & Private Money w/ Douglas Tuman
A nail in the coffin as NordVPN & Surfshark merge... - Surveillance Report 74
Is Google Finally Ditching FLoC? (No!) - SR73
The IRS Wants Your Selfies - Surveillance Report 72
Are Telecoms Blocking Private Relay? - Surveillance Report 71
Swiss Army Banned All Messengers But One - SR70
Was LastPass Compromised? - Surveillance Report 69
DuckDuckGo's Desktop Browser is Almost Here - Surveillance Report 68
A TorVPN we're actually excited for - Surveillance Report 67
This Devastating Exploit Impacts Nearly Everyone! - Surveillance Report 66
Here's Exactly How We Stay Updated With Privacy News - SR Bonus Discussion
WhatsApp Messages Being SPIED ON In Real Time - Surveillance Report 65
Can DuckDuckGo's New Service Save Android Privacy? - SR64
Robinhood Breached! Here's What You Need To Know - SR63
Another VPN Caught Logging Data - Surveillance Report 62
Big Tech is more invasive than we EVER thought! - Surveillance Report 61
How much does Alexa know about you? (Hint: A LOT) - Surveillance Report 60
Are Custom ROMs ACTUALLY better for privacy? - Surveillance Report 59
Facebook Broke The Internet For 6 HOURS! - Surveillance Report 58
Amazon's Surveillance Minions Are Here! - Surveillance Report 57
HTTPS Everywhere Is Saying Goodbye - Surveillance Report 56
This Sketchy Company is Buying up VPNs - Surveillance Report 55
ProtonMail Logged IP Addresses For The Government! Can You Still Trust Them? -Surveillance Report 54
Australia continues its dark journey into dystopia - Surveillance Report 53
T-Mobile Breach Exposes US Customer Data - Surveillance Report 52
Snapchat Is Indefinitely Storing "Disappearing" Snaps - Surveillance Report 51
CSAM is Apple's Newest Attack on Privacy - Surveillance Report 50
Windscribe VPN Servers Seized?! - Surveillance Report 49
2 Full Weeks of Privacy Chaos! - Surveillance Report 48
Another VPN Provider Is Compromised! (Surprise...) - Surveillance Report 47
Wickr is officially dead. - Surveillance Report 46
DuckDuckGo's Upcoming Desktop Browser & More! - Surveillance Report 45
Apple's WWDC and What it Means for Privacy! - Surveillance Report 44
Facebook ASSURES YOU Apple Privacy is Bad - Surveillance Report 43
Google's Planning to Snag Your Health Data - Surveillance Report 42
They Found Biden's Venmo Account! - Surveillance Report 41
Meet Session, The Signal Rival for Private Messaging! - Kee Jefferys Interview
Signal's GENIUS Anti-Fecebook Campaign! - Surveillance Report 40
Google FLOC is FAILING! - Surveillance Report 39
Welcome to Data Breach Galore! - Surveillance Report 38
Breaking Down Signal's Cryptocurrency Controversy - Techlore & The New Oil
Signal...WHY? - Surveillance Report 37
Facebook Leaked Half A BILLION Users (For the Millionth Time) - Surveillance Report 36
Apple Blocked ProtonVPN Updates in Myanmar - Surveillance Report 35
Google's Privacy Labels Are (Surprise...) BAD - Surveillance Report 34
UK to Depart From GDPR - Surveillance Report 33
Google Is ELIMINATING Cookies (With a Catch) - Surveillance Report 32
LastPass Is #Cancelled - Surveillance Report 31
Apple's New Proxy Will Stop Google Spying?! - Surveillance Report 30
Amazon & Google Are Taking Over the Streets! - Surveillance Report 29
Criminals Spreading Ransomware Through Dead People? - Surveillance Report 28
Signal WENT VIRAL! Ft. The New Oil - Surveillance Report 27
Nicholas Merrill, Founder of Calyx Institute - Full-Length Interview
Amazon Now Has Its Dystopia! - Surveillance Report 26
Apple & MacOS Big Sur Spy on Every App!? - Surveillance Report 25
Google Got a VPN! - Surveillance Report 24
Tutanota Pressured Into Backdoor & Fought! - Surveillance Report 23
Privacy & Security News (2 MONTHS GALORE) - Surveillance Report 22
Interviewing Pierre Valade: CEO of Jumbo Privacy
We Need To STOP Privacy Gatekeeping. It Hurts Everyone.
Facebook Suing the EU & Microsoft Buying TikTok - Surveillance Report 21
Brave VPN & Garmin Hacked! - Surveillance Report 20
Twitter Accounts Hacked & "No Logs" VPN Caught Logging - Surveillance Report 19
TikTok Bans & Controversial Signal Pin - Surveillance Report 18
Mexico Outlaws Linux (Not Really) & DDG Favicon - Surveillance Report 17
US Encryption Ban & WWDC Privacy - Surveillance Report 16
Surveillance Report 15
Surveillance Report 14
Surveillance Report 13
Interviewing Sean O'Brien: A Privacy & Security Expert
Surveillance Report 11
Surveillance Report 10
Surveillance Report 9
Zoom's RISE & FALL: A Security & Privacy Analysis | SR 8.5
Surveillance Report 8