Techlore Surveillance Report

By Techlore

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 rig

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The podcast currently has 336 episodes available.

Techlore Surveillance Report episodes:

April 24, 2025 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

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

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Why Nate's audio sucks this week: https://www.patreon.com/posts/why-nates-audio-127174985

(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

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/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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23min
April 22, 2025 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.

🔎 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!

Why Nate's audio sucks this week: https://www.patreon.com/posts/why-nates-audio-127174985

Timestamps

Sources
(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

Main Sites

Surveillance Report
PeerTube
Techlore Website
The New Oil Website
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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34min
April 17, 2025 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

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

❤️ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/surveillancepod
💛 Support us on Liberapay: https://liberapay.com/surveillancereport
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(00:00) Introduction
(00:38) 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
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/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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26min
April 14, 2025 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!

Timestamps

Sources
(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
PeerTube
Techlore Website
The New Oil Website
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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37min
March 31, 2025 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!

Timestamps

Sources
(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
PeerTube
Techlore Website
The New Oil Website
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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39min
March 26, 2025 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.

❤️ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/surveillancepod
💛 Support us on Liberapay: https://liberapay.com/surveillancereport
🪙 Monero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQD

(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

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/
#privacy #security #news
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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23min
March 23, 2025 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!

Timestamps

Sources
(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
PeerTube
Techlore Website
The New Oil Website
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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31min
March 20, 2025 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

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

❤️ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/surveillancepod
💛 Support us on Liberapay: https://liberapay.com/surveillancereport
🪙 Monero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQD

(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

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/
#privacy #security #news
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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34min
March 17, 2025 Amazon Echo Somehow Gets Worse
Episode 218: Amazon is removing one of Echo's few privacy-protecting features, Saudia Arabia bought Pokemon Go, Brazil is forcing Apple to allow iPhone sideloading, 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 Easy Opt Outs team for sponsoring Surveillance Report!

Timestamps

Sources
(00:00) Introduction
(00:20) Sponsor: EasyOptOuts
(02:15) Highlight Story (Amazon Echo)
(09:37) Data Breaches
(10:55) Companies
(28:21) Research
(20:36) Politics
(26:35) FOSS
(29:49) Misfits
(34:01) Sponsor: EasyOptOuts

Main Sites

Surveillance Report
PeerTube
Techlore Website
The New Oil Website
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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37min
March 10, 2025 Android Backdoor Exposed: 1 Million Devices at Risk
Episode 217: 1 million android devices have a secret backdoor, Apple is fighting the UK Backdoor order, and Canada’s privacy watchdog is probing X for its use of personal data in AI models.

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

Get SimpleX Chat for a private, E2EE, free messenger without any unique identifiers: https://simplex.chat/
Thanks to the SimpleX for sponsoring Surveillance Report!

Timestamps

Sources
(00:00) Introduction
(00:33) Sponsor: SimpleX Chat
(01:45) Highlight Story
(08:44) Data Breaches
(10:20) Companies
(16:32) Research
(20:02) Politics
(33:22) FOSS
(39:28) Misfits
(46:16) Sponsor: EasyOptOuts

Main Sites

Surveillance Report
PeerTube
Techlore Website
The New Oil Website
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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49min

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How many episodes does Techlore Surveillance Report have?

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