Episode 235: Yet another blow to the Android custom ROM landscape, an nsfw data breach, age verification continues to tear across the net, and more.

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(00:00) Introduction

(00:20) Sponsor: EasyOptOuts

(01:46) Highlight Story (Samsung/Calyx)

(12:19) Data Breaches

(16:03) Companies

(19:39) Research

(20:37) Politics

(33:46) FOSS

(35:30) Misfits

(37:21) Sponsor: EasyOptOuts

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Q&A234: How can you avoid Amazon? Which music streaming service is the most privacy respecting? How do we balance our privacy lifestyle with other life goals? And more! Join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/415684?view=expanded or XMR Chat: https://xmrchat.com/surveillancepodd

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(00:00) Introduction

(00:39) How Do You Avoid Amazon?

(08:24) Apps Without Good Alternatives

(09:59) Private Alternatives to YouTube Premium

(10:26) Psychology & Privacy For Kids

(15:28) How Can Minors Protect Their Privacy?

(18:46) ChromeOS & Android Merger

(19:02) Shizuku & Dhizuku

(20:10) Private Music Streaming

(25:12) IPv6 Privacy/Security Concerns

(28:25) Balancing Privacy & The Rest of Our Lives

(36:09) Disparities in Tech Law vs Other Areas

(40:38) System-Wide DNS Options

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Episode 234: Tea - an app meant to keep users safe - doxes thousands of users with carless design, a Microsoft cloud vulnerability is burning through hundreds of major organizations, Proton released their own AI chatbot, and more.

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(00:00) Introduction

(00:20) Sponsor: Ente

(01:19) Highlight Story (Tea)

(09:18) Data Breaches

(13:39) Companies

(20:10) Research

(24:11) Politics

(33:33) FOSS

(40:58) Misfits

(51:08) Sponsor: Ente

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Q&A233: Does this Patron really need a VPN? Have we ever found any security vulnerabilities? Can you use YouTube premium privately? Plus a grab-bag of questions from our classic patron, David Johnson. Join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/415684?view=expanded or XMR Chat: https://xmrchat.com/surveillancepodveillancepod

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(00:00) Introduction

(00:38) Are VPNs Really Vital?

(11:09) Security Flaws We've Found

(14:21) Using YouTube Premium Privately

(20:58) Our Favorite Private AIs

(23:08) Secured-Core PCs

(24:55) Cloud Browsers as Fingerprint Protection

(31:48) Nextcloud Applications

(39:40) Linux Search Applications

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Episode 233: McDonald's hiring chatbot exposed millions of job applications due to laughable password practices, Jack Dorsey created an encrypted messenger over the weekend, custom Android phones are landing on law enforcement radars, and more!

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(00:00) Introduction

(00:22) Sponsor: EasyOptOuts

(02:03) Highlight Story (McDonald's)

(12:05) Data Breaches

(14:08) Companies

(21:38) Research

(25:22) Politics

(27:29) FOSS

(29:00) Misfits

(30:23) Sponsor: EasyOptOuts

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Episode 232: Android 16 makes it harder to avoid sharing your data with AI even if you opted out, an innovative new VPN enters the scene, how the cartels used surveillance to find a mole, and more

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(00:00) Introduction

(00:22) Sponsor: Ente

(02:24) PSA

(03:43) Highlight Story (Gemini)

(11:13) Data Breaches

(17:59) Companies

(21:44) Research

(23:18) Politics

(25:12) FOSS

(28:40) Misfits

(31:11) Sponsor: Ente

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Q&A231: The top 3 things we wish we'd done differently in our privacy journeys, data as "the new gold" rather than "the new oil," defining privacy as a human right, Android hardening advice, and encrypted calendars. Join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/415684?view=expanded or XMR Chat: https://xmrchat.com/surveillancepod

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(00:00) Introduction

(00:41) Top 3 Things We Wish We'd Done Differently

(06:05) The New Oil vs The New Gold

(09:14) Privacy as a Human Right

(13:29) Android 16 Next Steps

(18:01) Encrypted Calendars

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Episode 231: Facebook wants access to all your photos, updates to the ongoing Android 16/Custom ROM situation, a critical vulnerability in popular printer brands, and more!

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(00:00) Introduction

(00:23) Sponsor: EasyOptOuts

(02:09) Highlight Story (Meta AI Photos)

(07:21) Data Breaches

(09:33) Companies

(15:58) Politics

(20:34) FOSS

(23:26) Misfits

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Episode 230: The headline-making data breach that isn't really a data breach, how the data broker industry enabled political assassination, Meta unveils two new forms of enshittification, and more!

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(00:00) Introduction

(00:18) Sponsor: Proton Pass

(01:57) Highlight Story ("Data Breach")

(12:18) Data Breaches

(16:34) Companies

(22:09) Research

(24:52) Politics

(30:55) Misfits

(34:34) Sponsor: Proton Pass

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Q&A229: Windows privacy, SMS/RCS privacy, KYC-free crypto, E2EE Discord alternatives, XMPP's potential, TSA prescreenings, self-hosting considerations, EXIF data, and iMazing. Join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/415684?view=expanded or XMR Chat: https://xmrchat.com/surveillancepod

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(00:00) Introduction

(00:34) Windows privacy

(09:20) SMS/RCS privacy

(12:47) KYC-free crypto

(14:57) E2EE Discord alternatives

(17:19) XMPP Potential

(18:51) TSA Precheck

(20:40) Self-hosting

(27:48) "Nothing to Hide"

(32:17) Virtualization

(34:11) EXIF data

(37:56) iMazing

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