Surveillance Report

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  • Q&A: Obtanium vs Play Store

    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/surveillancepod

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    00:00 Introduction

    00:39 Obtanium vs Play Store
    07:18 Explaining Privacy Apathy
    10:09 Fedora-optimized Workstations
    12:33 Flatpaks vs AppImages
    16:17 Atlas Privacy

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    #privacy #security #news

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  • Can Discord Be Trusted With Age Verification?

    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 the newest security & privacy news.

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    00:00 Introduction
    00:26 Sponsor: EasyOptOuts
    01:46 Audio Disclaimer
    02:30 Highlight Story (Discord)
    10:30 Data Breaches
    13:16 Companies
    19:59 Politics
    26:36 FOSS
    28:31 Misfits
    30:27 Sponsor: EasyOptOuts

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    Surveillance Report: https://www.surveillancereport.tech/
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    #privacy #security #news

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  • Q&A: Does Legislation Matter in Privacy?

    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/surveillancepod

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    00:00 Introduction

    00:38 Our thoughts on laws that impact privacy
    02:39 Does the privacy community focus too little on legislation?
    05:52 Can we really influence laws?
    06:22 Engagement trends in our posts
    06:41 How to get involved
    07:51 Have we ever had a professional pen-test us?
    09:35 Thoughts on the NitroWall
    10:34 Webclipping Apps
    11:06 Enterprise-level Security Tools at Home
    11:52 Is iVerify trustworthy?
    12:50 Website vs apps
    16:34 Normalization of lack of privacy
    18:16 Is KYBER secure?
    22:35 I2P vs Tor
    24:01 SimplifiedPrivacy

    Main Sites

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  • Evading Windows' New Online Account Requirement

    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.

    🚫 SimpleX is the encrypted messenger that doesn't use unique identifiers for next-level privacy protection: https://simplex.chat. Thanks to the SimpleX team for sponsoring Surveillance Report!

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    00:00 Introduction
    00:23 Sponsor: SimpleX Chat
    02:18 Highlight Story (FOSS Funding)
    10:19 Data Breaches
    14:21 Companies
    20:15 Politics
    30:46 FOSS
    34:53 Sponsor: SimpleX Chat

    Main Sites

    Surveillance Report: https://www.surveillancereport.tech/
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    #privacy #security #news

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  • FOSS Is In Trouble!

    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 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!*

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    00:00 Introduction
    00:26 Sponsor: EasyOptOuts
    01:43 Highlight Story (FOSS Funding)
    11:38 Data Breaches
    18:25 Companies
    22:24 Research
    23:41 Politics
    29:22 FOSS
    35:27 Sponsor: EasyOptOuts

    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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  • Q&A: Keeping Passwords Safe From Malware

    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 the Surveillance Report Q&A - featuring Techlore & The New Oil answering your questions about privacy and security.

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    00:00 Introduction

    00:31 Protecting Password Managers from Infostealers
    08:24 Debian vs RedHat
    12:58 AppArmoer, SELinux, and General Hardening
    14:11 Gnome vs KDE vs XFCE
    16:54 Disposable VM Ideas
    20:14 Security of Secrets

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  • Apple Put Your Passwords At Risk for 3 Months!

    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 unique identifiers for next-level privacy protection: https://simplex.chat. Thanks to the SimpleX team for sponsoring Surveillance Report!

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    00:00 Introduction
    00:20 Sponsor: SimpleX
    02:06 Highlight Story (Apple Passwords)
    09:34 Data Breaches
    13:05 Companies
    14:33 Research
    17:19 Politics
    20:24 FOSS
    23:22 Misfits
    28:33 Sponsor: SimpleX

    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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  • Q&A: What Social Media Do We Use?

    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

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    00:00 Introduction

    00:39 Most-Used Social Media
    01:52 Privacy-Focused Education Apps
    05:19 Instant, Private Crypto
    07:08 Qubes Usability Barriers
    11:17 Self-hosted OIDC
    12:17 Reliable News
    17:25 The Future of Peer-to-Peer
    19:38 Fingerprinting Strategies
    23:54 Our VM Strategies
    26:22 The Ubiquity of Fingerprinting
    27:49 Preferred Virtualization Software
    29:36 ROM Recommendations

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    The New Oil Website: https://thenewoil.org/
    #privacy #security #news

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  • Did YOUR SSN Get Stolen In This MASSIVE Breach?

    Episode 191: the data breach that leaked nearly every SSN, a vulnerable app that exposed nearly every Pixel device, exciting updates from Proton & SimpleX (separately), and more!

    Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news.

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    00:00 Introduction
    00:26 Support us!
    01:15 Highlight Story (National Public Data breach)
    07:44 Data Breaches
    08:39 Companies
    11:21 Research
    15:19 Politics
    20:22 FOSS
    23:08 Misfits
    26:17 Support us!

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    #privacy #security #news

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  • Are Data Removal Services A Scam After All?!

    Episode 190: Hard (and disappointing) facts on data removal services, tons of DEF CON research, Signal blocked in Russia, and more!

    Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news.

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    00:00 Introduction
    00:16 Support us!
    01:16 Highlight Story (Data Removal Research)
    10:24 Data Breaches
    12:02 Companies
    15:30 Research
    21:01 Politics
    23:00 FOSS
    24:10 Misfits
    26:17 Support us!

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    Surveillance Report: https://www.surveillancereport.tech/
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    #privacy #security #news

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Weekly security and privacy news - Presented by Techlore & The New Oil. The goal of Surveillance Report is keep the world updated on the latest privacy & security news to empower individuals…