Surveillance Report: Weekly News For Digital Freedom

Episode 227: Your comments might reveal more than you think, LexisNexis (of all companies) had a data breach, some spicy political news, and more! Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news. 🔎 EasyOptOuts is the easy, affordable, and effective way to automatically remove your data from people search sites...

Episode 226: Google threatens FOSS by way of restricting Nextcloud, Mozilla actually appears to be focusing on Firefox again, New Orleans cranks the dystopia up to 11, and more! Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news. 🔑 Protect yourself online with Proton Pass, the open source password manager from th...

Q&A225: Are there any things in privacy where you can't ease in or make mistakes? How can a typical person do traffic analysis on phones? How do we address printer privacy concerns? Is it safer to open a port in a VPN than a router? Join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/415684?view=expanded or XMR Chat: https://xmrchat.com/surveillancepod Welcome to the Surveilla...

Episode 225: The EU intends to ban all privacy-coins and non-KYC wallets, education giant Pearson had a data breach, Peertube App v1 is out, and more! Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news. ❤️ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/surveillancepod 💛 Support us on Liberapay: https://liberapay....

Q&A224: Can tracker blocking and other privacy techniques make you stand out more? Has Wayland fixed any of X's security shortcomings? Why don't people talk about the risks of CDNs more? Is there any way to know what's going on in the RF around us? Join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/415684?view=expanded or XMR Chat: https://xmrchat.com/surveillancepod Welcome...

Episode 224: An Indian court has ordered a block of ProtonMail, Google Wallet is adding private age verification tech, millions of Apple Airplay devices are risk, a new private metasearch engine (free of AI summaries), and more! Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news. 🔎 EasyOptOuts is the easy, afford...

Q&A223: Do we self-host anything? What impact does cybercrime have on privacy in the public perception? Do PWAs put your other browsing at risk? VMs vs containers, Acrobat alternatives with OCR, and IPv6. Join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/415684?view=expanded or XMR Chat: https://xmrchat.com/surveillancepod Welcome to the Surveillance Report Q&A - featuri...

Episode 223: Google decides third-party cookies are here to stay in Chrome after all, Recall finally begins rolling out, good news from Threema and Tor, and more! Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news. 🚫 SimpleX is the encrypted messenger that doesn't use unique identifiers for next-level privacy pro...

Q&A222: What are the pros and cons of Obtanium (and APKs) vs the Play Store? Do we think "Schnier's Law" can explain privacy apathy? Does anyone sell Fedora-focused devices? What are the pros and cons of Appimages and Flatpaks? Do we have thoughts on Atlas Privacy? Join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/415684?view=expanded or XMR Chat: https://xmrchat.com/surveil...

Episode 222: Discord has begun rolling out age verification in some countries, the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures program barely escaped defunding, Ubuntu 25.04 has been released with lots of exciting new features, ChatGPT can figure out your location in photos (even without EXIF data), and more! Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on...

Q&A221: Does legislation matter in privacy, or should we stick to focusing on technical solutions? Is lack of privacy being normalized IRL? Is quantum encryption really safe? Is a website more private than an app? Plus a hodgepodge of advanced security ideas. Join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/415684?view=expanded or XMR Chat: https://xmrchat.com/surveillancep...

Episode 221: Microsoft has removed a way to avoid their mandatory online accounts in Windows 11 (but a new loophole has already been discovered), The UK is trying to bring Minority Report to life, an update in the Apple iCloud backdoor legal battle, and more! Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news. 🚫...

Episode 220: Latest US government funding cuts directly impact important FOSS projects like Tor, Let's Encrypt, F-Droid, and more; Android takes development behind closed doors; Proton & Vivaldi team up; "Signalgate" (of course); and more! Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news. 🔎 EasyOptOuts is t...

Q&A219: How can you keep your password manager safe from infostealing malware? Do we prefer Debian-based or RedHat-based Linux distros? How do we harden or customize our distros? How can you recreate Qubes' Disposable VMs on a non-Qubes device? Join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/415684?view=expanded or XMR Chat: https://xmrchat.com/surveillancepod Welcome to t...

Episode 219: Apple's new Passwords app was putting users at risk, Cloudflare sees all your passwords (and they're not good), a new malware steals info from basically every popular app out there, and more! Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news. 🚫 SimpleX is the encrypted messenger that doesn't use uni...

Q&A218: What social media apps are currently using the most? Questions about virtual machines and fingerprinting, as well as our recommendations for Android operating systems. Join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/415684?view=expanded or XMR Chat: https://xmrchat.com/surveillancepod Welcome to the Surveillance Report Q&A - featuring Techlore & The New Oil...

Episode 218: Amazon is removing one of Echo's few privacy-protecting features, Saudia Arabia bought Pokemon Go, Brazil is forcing Apple to allow iPhone sideloading, and more! Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news. 🔎 EasyOptOuts is the easy, affordable, and effective way to automatically remove your d...

Episode 217: 1 million android devices have a secret backdoor, Apple is fighting the UK Backdoor order, and Canada’s privacy watchdog is probing X for its use of personal data in AI models. Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news. Get SimpleX Chat for a private, E2EE, free messenger without any unique i...

Q&A216: Are there any privacy tools we've ditched for being too complicated? Do we have any recommendations for privacy-focused VPS providers? Is it worth making new accounts periodically to avoid tracking? Is endpoint security being neglected? Join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/415684?view=expanded or XMR Chat: https://xmrchat.com/surveillancepod Welcome to t...

Episode 216: Mozilla's first ever Terms of Service and Privacy Policy for Firefox raises some concern, Sweden and France introduce their own efforts to backdoor encryption, updates from a number of FOSS superstars, and more! Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news. 🔎 EasyOptOuts is the easy, affordable...

Q&A215: How do we decide on password criteria such as length, complexity, passphrases, etc? What cryptid would we be if we could pick? What do we think about the Simulation Hypothesis? How does Nate use Qubes? Are there any privacy benefits to hosting your own Monero node? Join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/415684?view=expanded or XMR Chat: https://xmrchat.com...

Episode 215: The UK deals a serious blow to privacy & security worldwide, Signal makes the headlines (twice!) and more! Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news. ❤️ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/surveillancepod 💛 Support us on Liberapay: https://liberapay.com/surveillancereport 🪙 M...

Q&A214: Is F-Droid safe to use? Is using a custom DNS with a VPN a good idea? Can lawyers be helpful in your privacy journey? Join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/415684?view=expanded or XMR Chat: https://xmrchat.com/surveillancepod Welcome to the Surveillance Report Q&A - featuring Techlore & The New Oil answering your questions about privacy and securi...

Episode 214: The hidden horrors of CAPTCHAs, Salt Typhoon finds new entries into US infrastructure, innovations from Mullvad & Kagi, and more! Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news. 🔎 EasyOptOuts is the easy, affordable, and effective way to automatically remove your data from people search sites...

Q&A213: Is there any privacy-related thing we're looking forward to in 2025? How would handle phone numbers in countries that require ID? Where do we get devices for tinkering? Do we have thoughts on "domains by proxy"? Would we consider signing up for Polycentric IDs? What are our thoughts on Whonix? Join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/415684?view=expanded or...