Surveillance Report: Weekly News For Digital Freedom

Episode 213: The UK government demands a backdoor in Apple's encryption, Microsoft is paywalling updates, ransomware payments have declined, some exciting FOSS updates, 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 L...

Episode 212: A new flaw in Apple's high-peformance chips leaks tons of data, privacy concerns around the viral DeepSeek AI, Signal is now available on F-Droid, 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 f...

Episode 211: A new side channel attack could be exposing your location in Signal, Discord, Twitter, and more; your photos can be exposing a lot more information than you think, the European power grid may vulnerable to attack, a new administration has taken office in the US, and more. Timestamps Sources (00:00) Introduction (00:30) Support the podcast (01:23) Quick PSA (01:52) Highlight Story: Clo...

Q&A210: What are your options if you like Firefox but don't like the direction Mozilla is taking? Is it better to host Nextcloud on a VPS or at home? Which is better for privacy: Gnome or KDE? Should everyone really buy a home privately? What are the alternatives to JMP Chat? Join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/415684?view=expanded or XMR Chat: https://xmrchat....

Episode 210: TikTok's uncertain future in the US, criticisms of Session's safety, tons of political updates, 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: easyoptouts.com. Thanks to...

Q&A209: What other private cell carriers exist aside from Mint Mobile? Should you use Bitlocker or Veracrypt on Windows? How can you shred old data effectively? Can you safely remove a car's modem? How was Henry's time in Vienna? 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...

Episode 209: A massive new data leak shows just how pervasive tracking via advertising is, Apple automatically opted users into AI analysis of their photos, Proton had a global outage, 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 💛...

Q&A208: What's kind of password is best to use? What's the best way to get rid of mobile malware? Is government surveillance worse than surveillance capitalism and are they ever justified? Are there any options for private electric vehicles or steps to take to improve privacy? Does using a VPN with Tor ever make sense? Join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/415684...

Episode 208: Apple settles a lawsuit over unintended Siri activations, Tesla reminds us how bad car privacy really is, Bitlocker has been broken again, 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:/...

Q&A207: A counter argument to the advice we gave last time about securing your password manager, where to get crypto without turning over ID, and the potential drawbacks of mass privacy adoption. 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 Techlo...

Episode 207: Many people are making a serious mistake when selling their phones, Chrome is about to user tracking into the express lane, a government not only unlocked a journalist’s phone with Cellebrite but also planted malware on it, and much more. Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news. ❤️ Support...

Q&A206: Proper password manager protection, privacy-friendly VR headsets, thoughts on phones that come pre-installed with Custom OS's, who should airgap devices, and how to install Mac apps without the App Store. 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 -...

Episode 206: Windows Recall remains riddled with problems (shocker), even many privacy enthusiasts aren't using good security techniques, Firefox kills Do Not Track, 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 Libe...

Q&A205: Do we have any suggestions for antivirus on Linux? What about physical home security? When does using a hardware crypto wallet make sense? 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 abo...

Episode 205: Bluesky posts were scraped to train AI, IVPN purchased Safing (makers of Portmaster and SPN), the FBI is now recommending encrypted messengers, and more! Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news. 🔎 Easy Opt Outs is the easy, affordable, and effective way to automatically remove your data fr...

Q&A203: How do you undo all the information you've already shared before getting into privacy? How can you privately backup your mobile contacts? What are the latest RSS reader options? Do we still recommend Nitter? Does mass surveillance work after all? Does being different from everyone else offer any security? What about being the same as everyone else? Any suggestions for using voice assis...

Episode 204: Graykey's current phone-cracking abilities revealed, HDMI radiation can leak your screen, fake Bitwarden ads push a malicous fork, Brave ads a new privacy-protecting feature, 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...

Episode 203: iPhones quietly got a major new security feature, Google is rolling out a new privacy feature for users, tons of FOSS updates, and more! Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news. 🔎 Easy Opt Outs is the easy, affordable, and effective way to automatically remove your data from people search...

Q&A202: How can people better understand threat modeling? What are security concerns for custom Android ROMs? What are our favorite episodes of Darknet Diaries? Have we ever seen a website remove our 2FA without telling us? 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 Repor...

Episode 202: More privacy & security issues in a popular exercise app, Apple Intelligence begins to roll out, Windows Recall delayed again, and more! Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news. 🔎 Easy Opt Outs is the easy, affordable, and effective way to automatically remove your data from people sea...

Q&A201: Tips to shop privately online with the holidays approaching, private investment funds entering the Monero space, and is your SSID trackable? 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 a...

Episode 201: Security flaws found in popular cloud services, WhatsApp takes a step toward user privacy, lots of FOSS news, 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/surveillancere...

Q&A200: In this special episode, Henry & Nate answer a massive number of questions from Patrons, XMR Chat donors, and livestream viewers. 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 - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest securit...

200 weeks of the privacy & security news has brought us to this..the LIVE news and Q&A livestream in SR's first-ever live episode! 🎉 Join us for our 200th episode, streamed live with all of you! https://www.youtube.com/live/-MPd3Brwsuw Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news. Timestamps Sources...

Episode 199: New research on the privacy of Smart TVs, the Internet Archive is being attacked, America's backdoor was pried open, and more! 🎉 Join us for our 200th episode, streamed live with all of you! https://www.youtube.com/live/-MPd3Brwsuw Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news. 📱Get your privac...