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

(26:30) Sponsor: EasyOptOuts

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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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Episode 229: Android 16 is out but will make life harder for custom ROMs, passkey portability is in the works, a dating app based on your search history, and more!

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(00:00) Introduction

(00:31) Sponsor: EasyOptOuts

(02:34) Highlight Story (Android 16)

(17:50) Data Breaches

(23:15) Companies

(26:32) Research

(29:49) Politics

(33:29) FOSS

(35:30) Misfits

(37:07) Sponsor: EasyOptOuts

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Episode 228: Meta & Yandex skirt around Android's sandboxing to violate your privacy even further, Apple turned over thousands of push notification data requests, billions of session cookies are for sale, Signal might be rolling out backup subscriptions soon, and more!

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(00:00) Introduction

(00:27) Sponsor: Proton Pass

(02:29) Highlight Story (Meta & Yandex)

(11:40) Data Breaches

(14:44) Companies

(17:22) Research

(18:47) Politics

(26:06) FOSS

(27:46) Sponsor: Proton Pass

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Q&A227: Is RethinkDNS a good tool for easy traffic analysis? What are our thoughts on governmenet SSO services, like Australia's MyGov? What resources do we use to threat model? Do companies still sell phone location data, and how can users opt out? Are there any lessons to be learned from the way different governments treat privacy? 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

(01:00) Rethink DNS

(02:30) MyGov SSO

(05:06) Threat Modeling

(10:20) Cell Tower Tracking

(13:34) Impact of Political Systems on Privacy

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Episode 227: Your comments might reveal more than you think, LexisNexis (of all companies) had a data breach, some spicy political news, and more!

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(00:00) Introduction

(00:17) Sponsor: EasyOptOuts

(01:47) Highlight Story (YouTube-tools)

(08:16) Data Breaches

(10:47) Companies

(13:43) Research

(16:06) Politics

(21:47) FOSS

(22:06) Misfits

(24:37) Sponsor: EasyOptOuts

Surveillance Report

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