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Surveillance Report: Weekly News For Digital Freedom
Techlore
Frequency: 1 episode/6d. Total Eps: 350
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 accountability
Whether 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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AI Browsers Are Already Risky
Episode 244
vendredi 14 novembre 2025 • Duration 33:58
Episode 244: AI browsers are here and already pose huge risks, Windows 10 finally reaches end of life, Ring is partnering with Flock, many ICE stories, and more.
Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news.
(00:00) Introduction
(00:29) Highlight Story (AI Browsers)
(09:31) Data Breaches
(13:07) Companies
(17:52) Research
(23:10) Politics
(27:25) FOSS
(32:02) Misfits
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Q&A: Why Don't People Care About Privacy?
samedi 1 novembre 2025 • Duration 33:30
Q&A243: Why don't people care about privacy? Is it true Proton is accepting Monero? How can you get involved in the fight for privacy? And more! 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 security.
👻 Support us on Ghost: https://surveillance-report.ghost.io/
❤️ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/surveillancepod
💛 Support us on Liberapay: https://liberapay.com/surveillancereport
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(00:00) Introduction
(01:03) Why Don't People Care About Privacy?
(05:39) Privacy & Warranties
(06:33) Is Proton Accepting Monero?
(07:22) Quick PeerTube Plug
(07:55) Getting Involved in the Privacy Fight
(12:45) Who Will Make Graphene's Phones?
(13:43) Voluntary Certifications as Incentives
(19:39) Creating vs Exposing Privacy Problems
(22:13) Redact's Data Broker Removal Service
(23:07) Techlore Interview Idea
(23:21) Privacy as a Public Figure
(30:32) Temporary Ghost Workaround
Main Sites
Surveillance Report: https://www.surveillancereport.tech/
PeerTube: https://apertatube.net/c/surveillancereport/videos
Techlore Website: https://techlore.tech
The New Oil Website: https://thenewoil.org/
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Microsoft's Control Over Open Source Grows
Episode 237
mardi 19 août 2025 • Duration 30:48
Episode 237: Microsoft will integrate GitHub more deeply as GitHub's CEO resigns, data brokers were caught hiding their opt-out pages, important updates from Debian, the Pinephone Pro, & Plex, 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: https://easyoptouts.com. Thanks to the EasyOptOuts team for sponsoring Surveillance Report!
(00:00) Introduction
(00:23) Sponsor: EasyOptOuts
(01:59) Highlight Story (GitHub)
(07:12) Data Breaches
(10:23) Companies
(18:59) Research
(19:57) Politics
(23:48) FOSS
(26:03) Misfits
(28:09) Sponsor: EasyOptOuts
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All AT&T Customer Records EXPOSED?!
Episode 186
lundi 15 juillet 2024 • Duration 23:13
Episode 186: The latest massive AT&T data breach, Google's good week, Signal drama, and more!
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00:00 Introduction
00:19 Support us!
00:59 Highlight Story (AT&T Breach)
08:38 Data Breaches
12:51 Companies
15:13 Politics
16:35 FOSS
22:06 Support us!
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Q&A: Should People Be Worried About Metadata?
mercredi 10 juillet 2024 • Duration 15:18
Q&A185: Why don't people care more about metdata? How dangerous are app plug-ins? How do we approach IRL privacy conversations? Join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/415684?view=expanded**
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
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00:00 Introduction
00:32 Why don't people care about metadata?
05:51 How dangerous are plug-ins?
10:04 How do we approach privacy conversations in person?
Main Sites
Surveillance Report: https://www.surveillancereport.tech/
Odysee: https://odysee.com/@surveillancereport:2
PeerTube: https://apertatube.net/c/surveillancereport/videos
Techlore Website: https://techlore.tech
The New Oil Website: https://thenewoil.org/
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Another Leap For The Proton Suite!
Episode 185
lundi 8 juillet 2024 • Duration 26:16
Episode 185: Proton Drive now allows collaborative Docs editing, Big Tech platforms are changing their Privacy Policies to allow AI training with user data, Discord is experimenting with end-to-end encryption, and more!
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00:00 Introduction
00:24 Support us!
01:33 Highlight Story (Proton Docs)
05:30 Data Breaches
09:30 Companies
15:57 Research
17:46 Politics
21:47 FOSS
22:37 Misfits
25:08 Support us!
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Q&A: How Do We Know We Can Trust FOSS?
mercredi 3 juillet 2024 • Duration 16:21
Q&A184: How can we trust FOSS? Are there any apps you shouldn't trust with FOSS? What are our privacy & security thoughts on biohacking? How do we approach uncertainy in threat modeling? How do ISPS collect data? Join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/415684?view=expanded**
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
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00:00 Introduction
00:29 Trusting FOSS
03:48 Not Trusting FOSS
05:49 Thoughts on Biohacking
08:20 Futureproofing Threat Models
12:43 HTTPS, DNS, and ISP Data Collection
Main Sites
Surveillance Report: https://www.surveillancereport.tech/
Odysee: https://odysee.com/@surveillancereport:2
PeerTube: https://apertatube.net/c/surveillancereport/videos
Techlore Website: https://techlore.tech
The New Oil Website: https://thenewoil.org/
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Microsoft Clamps Down On Local Accounts?
Episode 184
lundi 1 juillet 2024 • Duration 27:58
Episode 184: Local accounts on Windows just got more difficult to create, a new red flag about Telegram security, updates from Mullvad, a ton of data breaches, and more!
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00:00 Introduction
00:23 Support us!
01:22 Highlight Story (Microsoft Accounts)
05:52 Data Breaches
12:22 Companies
20:20 Politics
23:01 FOSS
24:03 Misfits
26:53 Support us!
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Q&A: Does RCS Make SMS Worthwhile?
mercredi 26 juin 2024 • Duration 09:57
Q&A183: Does the rise of RCS change our opinions on SMS? Aside from data removal and package managers, what are some helpful automations? What's the best workflow for VPN split tunneling? Join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/415684?view=expanded**
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
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00:00 Introduction
00:42 Is SMS Still Insecure?
02:57 Underrated Automations
05:57 Getting the Most Out of VPN Split Tunneling
Main Sites
Surveillance Report: https://www.surveillancereport.tech/
Odysee: https://odysee.com/@surveillancereport:2
PeerTube: https://apertatube.net/c/surveillancereport/videos
Techlore Website: https://techlore.tech
The New Oil Website: https://thenewoil.org/
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Is Chat Control Really Dead?
Episode 183
lundi 24 juin 2024 • Duration 24:07
Episode 183: Chat Control defeated (for now), the US bans Kaspersky, Proton is becoming a non-profit, Mozilla acquires an ad company, and more!
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00:00 Introduction
00:47 Support us!
02:09 Highlight Story (Chat Control)
06:02 Data Breaches
10:28 Companies
12:43 Politics
16:16 FOSS
20:54 Misfits
22:08 Support us!
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