No operating system is safe, and this week, Mac users got hit from three directions at once. We cover the attacks, Discord's messy age verification expansion, hidden hotel cameras in China, and everything else threatening your digital rights.

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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS

00:00 INTRO

01:00 MACOS ATTACKS

13:12 DISCORD AGE VERIFICATION

23:34 MORE AGE VERIFICATION

26:08 GOOGLE NEST FOOTAGE MYSTERY

30:56 DEFENSE BULLETIN

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The FBI couldn't crack a journalist's iPhone because of one security feature, and we'll break down exactly how Lockdown Mode stopped them. Meanwhile, Austria, Spain, and Greece all announced age verification mandates in the same week, Chat Control 1.0 just got an extension, and Microsoft is finally backing away from Recall as AI fatigue reaches a breaking point.

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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS

00:00 INTRO

00:40 HIGHLIGHT STORY: APPLE LOCKDOWN MODE

08:05 AGE VERIFICATION EXPANDING TO 3 COUNTRIES

12:38 CHAT CONTROL 1.0 EXTENSION

17:54 MICROSOFT ADMITS THEIR AI IS BAD

22:56 THE DEFENSE BULLETIN

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This week's Surveillance Report covers Microsoft handing BitLocker encryption keys to the FBI, meaning your "encrypted" Windows data isn't as secure as you thought. This two-week Surveillance Report covers age verification laws spreading across three continents, 840,000 malicious browser extension installs, WhatsApp's encryption challenged in court, a trusted Android launcher turned spyware, and how social media platforms engineer addiction by design. Plus major breaches, and essential security updates you need to know about.

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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS

00:00 SURVEILLANCE REPORT INTRO

00:53 HIGHLIGHT STORY: BITLOCKER ENCRYPTION

09:36 MORE GLOBAL AGE VERIFICATION

14:24 DANGEROUS BROWSER EXTENSIONS

19:44 WHATSAPP ACCUSED OF NO ENCRYPTION

26:20 PROMO SEGMENT!

28:10 NOVA LAUNCHER SELLS OUT

31:50 SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS CAUGHT BEING ADDICTIVE

37:38 THE DEFENSE BULLETIN

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This week's Surveillance Report covers Microsoft Copilot's ongoing security failures putting users at risk, the FTC banning GM from selling driver location data, California banning data brokers from reselling health information, Iran's internet shutdown reaching record lengths, the EFF's guide to navigating age gates, and more!

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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - INTRO

00:46 - NEW COPILOT VULNERABILITY

07:35 - GM PUT ON TIMEOUT

12:24 - DATA BROKER PUT ON TIMEOUT

15:56 - OUR SPONSOR: EASYOPTOUTS!

16:54 - IRAN INTERNET SHUTDOWN

22:30 - EFF AGE GATE GUIDE

26:06 - THE DEFENSE BULLETIN

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This week's Surveillance Report covers Microsoft removing offline Windows activation, California's new tool to delete your data from brokers, cryptocurrency theft traced to the 2022 LastPass breach, France's social media ban for under-15s, and more!

This week's Surveillance Report covers:

- Microsoft continuing to remove more offline Windows activation options as well as what you can do (besides just switching to Linux!)

- A deep-dive into California's new tool to remove you from data brokers and how I'm approaching this news as a Californian

- More age verification scares coming out of France and other countries

- LastPass data breach STILL impacting people to this day

- Defense Bulletin: Threats, breaches, and service updates

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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - INTRO

00:40 - Highlight Story: Microsoft removing more Options

05:48 - California's New Data Removal Tool

13:24 - LastPass Data Breach Still Impacting People

18:50 - Support Techlore!

19:43 - More Age Verification in France, US, and more

24:04 - The Defense Bulletin

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This week's Surveillance Report covers OpenAI's plan to prioritize sponsored content in ChatGPT answers, what to do if you're targeted by government spyware, Meta's secret playbook for avoiding scammer accountability, and more!

This week's Surveillance Report covers:

- OpenAI prioritizing new monetization models with obvious problems

- How to see if you're impacted by government spyware, and what to do about it.

- Meta's secret playbook for enabling billions of fraudulent revenue

- Defense Bulletin: Threats, breaches, and service updates

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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro to Surveillance Report

00:37 - OpenAI Sponsored Content

05:20 - How to Handle Government Spyware

12:38 - Our Sponsor: EasyOptOuts!

14:15 - Meta Embracing Scammers

22:02 - Defense Bulletin

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A federal court just blocked Texas's age verification law—here's why that matters for the entire US. Plus: AI police cameras exposed to the internet, massive data breaches, and why we're all returning to monke for the holidays.

This week's Surveillance Report covers:

- Federal judge blocks Texas age verification (and the precedent this sets)

- AI super PACs and political manipulation

- Flock's surveillance cameras exposed online

- Major data breaches affecting millions

- Defense Bulletin: Threats, breaches, and service updates

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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intro

00:45 - Judge Blocks Texas Age Verification

06:14 - AI Super PACs

10:14 - Flock's Surveillance Cameras

17:52 - Support Techlore

18:34 - Return to Monke Holiday Message

26:34 - The Defense Bulletin

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This week's Surveillance Report covers the internet's free speech protections under attack as a US Senator moves to repeal Section 230. Plus: ransomware attacks escalate with React2Shell exploitation, India orders government access to encrypted messaging, AI "superintelligence" fear is being used to justify actual corporate manipulation happening right now, and Apple still refuses to comply with EU law.

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00:00 Welcome to Surveillance Report

00:40 Highlight Story: Section 230 Under Attack

09:00 React2Shell Updates

10:58 More Surveillance Attempts in India

16:38 Our Sponsor: EasyOptOuts!

18:12 AI Hype Explained

26:38 Apple is Breaking EU Law

27:16 Global Attacks on Privacy Compilation

31:44 The Defense Bulletin

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This week's Surveillance Report covers the dangerous reality that social media bans ARE age verification, India's push for even more invasive phone surveillance, a massive vulnerability actively exploited against major companies, the EU's new proposal to gut GDPR protections, Petco's escalating security disasters, border agents charging people for protecting their data, and more!

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00:00 Welcome to Surveillance Report

00:40 Highlight: Australia's Social Media Ban

08:06 Vulnerability Hitting Countless Sites

09:52 India's Surveillance Tech Continues

13:30 Support Techlore!

14:50 EU's Digital Omnibus

19:56 Petco's Data Breach(es) Saga

23:20 Man Arrested for Wiping Phone?

27:20 Defense Bulletin

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This week's Surveillance Report covers India’s attempt to mandate a potentially invasive app on everyone’s phone, Chat Control updates in the EU with concerns still evolving, half of US states now being age verified, more AI Slop, butt to cloud encryption, and more! Correction: One of you caught my mistake! The poopinator device is $600 *with* a monthly subscription. Sorry about that!

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Sources

00:00 Welcome to Surveillance Report

00:41 Highlight: India's Invasive App

08:28 Some Quick Announcements

09:50 Chat Control Updates

14:19 USA Age Verification

19:44 Our Sponsor: Easy Opt Outs!

21:04 AI Slop Continues

25:48 Butt To Cloud (B2C)

32:38 Defense Bulletin

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