Techlore Surveillance Report
Techlore
Techlore Surveillance Report is your weekly deep-dive into the privacy and security news that matters for your digital freedom. Hosted by Henry Fisher, founder of Techlore and long-time digital rights educator, each episode cuts through the noise to bring you carefully selected stories with the context, analysis, and historical perspective you need to truly understand what's happening to protect yourself (and others!) in the digital space.Topics covered include:• Privacy tool updates and vulnerabilities• Data breaches and cybersecurity incidents• Surveillance technology and government overreach• Big Tech privacy policies and practices• Encryption and security standards• Digital rights legislation and court cases• Open-source software developments• Corporate data practices and accountabilityWhether you're a beginner trying to stay informed or a seasoned expert tracking the ecosystem, Surveillance Report has been delivering weekly privacy and security news for years, and now continues as part of Techlore's mission to educate the world about privacy, security, and digital rights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Dec 20, 2022 • 47min
Gmail is Getting E2EE!
Google adding E2EE to emails, Xnspy stalkerware, TikTok banned on gov’t devices, Twitter suspends Mastodon, & yet another Uber breach!Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news.Support us on PatreonMonero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQDTimestampsSources00:00 Introduction00:23 Support us!01:01 Highlight Story03:25 Data Breaches10:19 Companies19:41 Research24:49 Politics28:05 FOSS35:17 Misfits36:13 Q&A45:20 Outro45:54 Support us!Main SitesSurveillance ReportOdyseePeerTubeTechlore WebsiteThe New Oil Website This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit surveillancepod.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 13, 2022 • 48min
Apple Drops CSAM & Adds Encrypted Backups! - SR113
Apple is dropping CSAM scanning and adding E2EE to iCloud, Proton’s calendar app finally hits iOS, Samsung’s flagship phone pwnd, a lot of Big Tech lawsuitsWelcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news.Support us on PatreonMonero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQDTimestampsSources00:00 Introduction00:42 Support us!01:31 Highlight Story09:27 Data Breaches15:19 Companies20:02 Research24:49 Politics30:04 FOSS35:18 Misfits39:30 Q&A47:38 Outro48:11 Support us!Main SitesSurveillance ReportOdyseePeerTubeTechlore WebsiteThe New Oil Website This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit surveillancepod.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 6, 2022 • 1h 25min
Telegram Handed Over Data (Again!)
Telegram handing over more user data, WhatsApp Data Breach, Anker Euphy has seriously messed up, Lastpass suffered a breach, and a ton more news.Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news.Support us on PatreonMonero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQDTimestampsSources00:00 Introduction00:29 Support us!02:26 Highlight Story (Telegram)05:00 Data Breaches14:33 Companies29:40 Research44:47 Politics53:37 FOSS59:04 Misfits01:06:40 Q&A01:24:29 Support us!Main SitesSurveillance ReportOdyseePeerTubeTechlore WebsiteThe New Oil Website This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit surveillancepod.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 21, 2022 • 44min
DuckDuckGo's New Tracking Protection Has Arrived! - SR111
DuckDuckGo new tracking protection, Google under some hot fire, Discord fined for privacy violations, and a lot more!Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news.Support us on PatreonMonero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQD TimestampsSources00:00 Introduction00:30 Support us!01:24 Corrections01:45Highlight Story06:25 Data Breaches10:45 Companies17:11 Research21:07 Politics28:43 FOSS31:22 Misfits35:20 Q&A41:11 Outro41:35 Support us!Main SitesSurveillance ReportOdyseePeerTube Techlore WebsiteThe New Oil Website This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit surveillancepod.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 14, 2022 • 32min
Apple Sued For Tracking All Users! - SR110
Apple is tracking you, Google Pixels are victim to a full lockscreen bypass, Greece’s spyware scandal is getting really weird – and a lot more. Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news.Support us on PatreonMonero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQD TimestampsSources00:00 Introduction00:30 Support us!01:16 Surveillance Report Updates05:56 Highlight Story (Apple Tracking)10:45 Data Breaches13:57 Companies17:12 Research21:26 Politics28:04 FOSS29:01 Misfits30:06 Q&A30:48 Support us! Main SitesSurveillance ReportOdyseePeerTube Techlore WebsiteThe New Oil Website This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit surveillancepod.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 7, 2022 • 43min
Twitter Users Are Fleeing to Mastodon! - SR109
Twitter users are fleeing en-masse to Mastodon, Starbucks will get reporters' messages with unions, a headline-making OpenSSL vulnerability, and how to remove your phone number and email from Facebook even if you don't have an account!Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news. Support The PodcastSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/surveillancepodMonero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQDTechlore's Proton Affiliate link: https://proton.go2cloud.org/SHAoThe New Oil's Proton Affiliate link: https://go.getproton.me/aff_c?offer_id=15&aff_id=2187 TimestampsSR109 Sources: https://github.com/techlore/channel-content/blob/master/Surveillance%20Report%20Sources/SR109.md00:00 Introduction00:37 Support us!01:29 Call for Viewer Feedback02:19 Highlight Story05:49 Data Breaches09:01 Companies13:20 Research19:38 Politics29:40 FOSS35:12 Misfits39:06 Q&A41:00 Outro41:24 Support us! Main SitesTechlore Website: https://techlore.techThe New Oil Website: https://thenewoil.org/Surveillance Report Podcast: https://www.surveillancereport.tech/Odysee: https://odysee.com/@surveillancereport:2PeerTube: https://apertatube.net/c/surveillancereport/videos This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dispatch.techlore.tech This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit surveillancepod.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 31, 2022 • 55min
How Can Eight RTX 4090s Crack Your Password?! - SR108
Can 8 RTX 4090 GPUs crack your password? Is WhatsApp more secure than iMessage? And Reddit got a Tor onion site!Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news. ADB: adb shell settings put global captive_portal_mode 0Support The PodcastSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/surveillancepodMonero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQD TimestampsSR108 Sources: https://github.com/techlore/channel-content/blob/master/Surveillance%20Report%20Sources/SR108.md00:00 Disclaimer01:22 Introduction01:42 Support us!02:28 Highlight Story (GPU Password Cracking)05:04 Data Breaches15:18 Companies25:40 Research33:47 Politics39:46 FOSS41:30 Misfits44:57 Q&A54:02 Support us! Main SitesTechlore Website: https://techlore.techThe New Oil Website: https://thenewoil.org/Surveillance Report Podcast: https://www.surveillancereport.tech/Odysee: https://odysee.com/@surveillancereport:2PeerTube: https://apertatube.net/c/surveillancereport/videos This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dispatch.techlore.tech This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit surveillancepod.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 20, 2022 • 1h 6min
Signal is Killing SMS - SR107
Signal removing SMS support, Android VPN Leaks, Proton adding U2F hardware keys!, Firefox relay becoming useful, and a lot more - HUGE week!Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news. ADB: adb shell settings put global captive_portal_mode 0Support The PodcastSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/surveillancepodMonero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQD TimestampsSR107 Sources: https://github.com/techlore/channel-content/blob/master/Surveillance%20Report%20Sources/SR107.md00:00 Introduction00:54 Support us!01:18 Highlight Story (Signal Dropping SMS)14:22 Data Breaches19:41 Companies28:06 Research34:55 Politics44:38 FOSS49:33 Misfits58:01 Q&A1:05:32 Support us! Main SitesTechlore Website: https://techlore.techThe New Oil Website: https://thenewoil.org/Surveillance Report Podcast: https://www.surveillancereport.tech/Odysee: https://odysee.com/@surveillancereport:2PeerTube: https://apertatube.net/c/surveillancereport/videos This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dispatch.techlore.tech This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit surveillancepod.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 10, 2022 • 53min
A New Privacy Phone is HERE! - SR106
A new privacy-oriented phone has been released from the Simple Suite, the US and EU are discussing data flows, lots of data breaches, lawsuits, Papa Johns spyware, and more! Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news. Support The PodcastSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/surveillancepodMonero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQD TimestampsSR106 Sources: https://github.com/techlore/channel-content/blob/master/Surveillance%20Report%20Sources/SR106.md00:00 Introduction00:24 Support us!01:21 Highlight Story (Simple Phone)10:12 Data Breaches15:28 Companies21:24 Research23:16 Politics31:23 FOSS35:08 Misfits39:17 Q&A (Long this week)51:54 Support us! Main SitesTechlore Website: https://techlore.techThe New Oil Website: https://thenewoil.org/Surveillance Report Podcast: https://www.surveillancereport.tech/Odysee: https://odysee.com/@surveillancereport:2PeerTube: https://apertatube.net/c/surveillancereport/videos This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dispatch.techlore.tech This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit surveillancepod.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 4, 2022 • 43min
This Browser Is Killing Cookie Banners! - SR105
Brave removing cookie consent banners, TikTok facing more fines, severe Matrix vulnerabilities fixed, some data breach updates, and more!Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news. Support The PodcastSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/surveillancepodMonero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQD TimestampsSR105 Sources: https://github.com/techlore/channel-content/blob/master/Surveillance%20Report%20Sources/SR105.md00:00 Introduction00:32 Support us!00:51 Highlight Story (Brave Cookie Banners)02:34 Data Breaches09:13 Companies20:26 Politics29:04 FOSS36:00 Misfits42:03 Support us! Main SitesTechlore Website: https://techlore.techThe New Oil Website: https://thenewoil.org/Surveillance Report Podcast: https://www.surveillancereport.tech/Odysee: https://odysee.com/@surveillancereport:2PeerTube: https://apertatube.net/c/surveillancereport/videos This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dispatch.techlore.tech This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit surveillancepod.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
