Google's Latest Attack on FOSS

Surveillance Report

May 27, 2025•47 min•Ep. 226

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Episode 226: Google threatens FOSS by way of restricting Nextcloud, Mozilla actually appears to be focusing on Firefox again, New Orleans cranks the dystopia up to 11, 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

(00:23) Sponsor: Proton Pass

(02:00) Highlight Story (Google Restricts Nextcloud)

(10:10) Data Breaches

(13:37) Companies

(22:03) Research

(28:55) Politics

(37:48) FOSS

(43:07) Sponsor: Proton Pass

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