The Biggest Data Breach That Never Happened

Surveillance Report

Jun 24, 2025•37 min•Ep. 230

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Episode description

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!

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

(00:18) 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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