Episode 178: Deleted photos are suddenly reappearing on iOS 17.5, police can track Bluetooth and RFID in moving vehicles, the privacy & security news from Google IO, and more! Support us on Patreon Support us on Liberapay Monero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQD Timestamps Sources 00:00 Introduction 00:23 Support us! 01:04 Highlight Story (iOS Photos) 10:53 Data Breaches 14:56 Companies 19:13 Research 20:20 Politics 24:51 FOSS 26...
May 19, 2024•29 min•Ep 178•Transcript available on Metacast Q&A177: How can you ensure maximum ownership of a phone number? Can Qubes be used with a livestreaming setup? What's the most privacy-friendly way to watch short-form content? Join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/415684 Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news. ❤️ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/surveillancepod 💛 Support us on Liberapay: https://liber...
May 15, 2024•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 177: MullvadVPN defends against future AI threats, Stack Overflow will sell user content to OpenAI (and suppress dissent along the way), another court order to Proton for user data, and more! Support us on Patreon Support us on Liberapay Monero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQD Timestamps Sources 00:00 Introduction 00:23 Support us! 01:12 Highlight Story (Mullvad VPN improvement) 06:17 Data Breaches 09:58 Companies 13:49 Rese...
May 13, 2024•33 min•Ep 177•Transcript available on Metacast Q&A176: Does it make sense to stick with Edge on Windows? Are there any third-party Android dialers with voicemail? Where do you find your legal options for data-related requests? Are there any options for a privacy-respecting security camera solution? Join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/415684 Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news. ❤️ Support us on Patreon: http...
May 08, 2024•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 176: DNS leaks on Android VPN apps, the UK has banned bad default IoT passwords, a new FOSS authenticator, and more! Support us on Patreon Support us on Liberapay Monero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQD Timestamps Sources 00:00 Introduction 00:22 Support us! 01:22 Highlight Story (Android VPN DNS Leaks) 07:31 Data Breaches 14:21 Companies 16:55 Research 17:45 Politics 23:51 FOSS 26:00 Support us! Main Sites Surveillance Repo...
May 06, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Q&A175: Would we recommend Portmaster or NextDNS? Dominos or Papa John's pizza? What are our thoughts on Windows package managers? What are the considerations for third-party Android keyboards? Do we have a favorite Studio Ghibli movie? How do we measure our progress in our privacy journeys and stay on track? Join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/415684 Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest s...
May 01, 2024•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 175: A host of new updates from Proton, unsettling research into dating app privacy, weaponization of deepfakes in a school, bad news about stock Android keyboards, and more! Support us on Patreon Support us on Liberapay Monero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQD Timestamps Sources 00:00 Introduction 00:24 Support us! 01:03 Highlight Story (Proton updates) 06:06 Data Breaches 10:24 Companies 17:37 Research 26:28 Politics 30:25 ...
Apr 28, 2024•39 min•Ep 175•Transcript available on Metacast Q&A174: How can you achieve privacy on company devices? How do we handle high-privilege risks like Intel ME and AMD PSP? What are our thoughts on the new Fairbuds? Are there any privacy-friendly speech synthesis software for Windows? Join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/q-can-you-use-103001806 Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news. ❤️ Support us on Patreon: https://www...
Apr 25, 2024•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 174: A new bot is selling your Discord content, DuckDuckGo has announced a new suite of privacy-protecting services, Proton & Standard Notes have joined forces, and more! Support us on Patreon Support us on Liberapay Monero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQD Timestamps Sources 00:00 Introduction 00:29 Support us! 01:14 PSA 02:33 Highlight Story (Discord bot) 10:05 Data Breaches 17:55 Companies 28:17 Research 32:56 Politics...
Apr 22, 2024•48 min•Ep 174•Transcript available on Metacast Q&A172: Is F-Droid safe to use yet? Where else do we get our news? How should one pick a data removal service? This and more! Join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/is-f-droid-safe-102620011 Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news. ❤️ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/surveillancepod 💛 Support us on Liberapay: https://liberapay.com/surveillancereport 🪙 Moner...
Apr 18, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode 173: Facebook shared your DMs with other companies, a Linux Backdoor, Chase wants to track your spending, some insane misfits, and a lot more from the last two+ weeks! Support us on Patreon Support us on Liberapay Monero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQD Timestamps Sources 00:00 Introduction 00:18 Support Us! 00:50 PSA! 02:12 Highlight Story 08:56 Data Breaches 13:28 Companies 23:40 Research 26:14 Politics 40:48 FOSS 48:44 Mi...
Apr 13, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep 173•Transcript available on Metacast Glassdoor wants your real name, Meta takes one step closer to the Fediverse, several updates to stories from last week, and more! Support us on Patreon Support us on Liberapay Monero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQD Timestamps Sources 00:00 Introduction 00:20 Support us! 01:00 PSA 01:29 Highlight Story (Glassdoor) 04:42 Data Breaches 07:04 Companies 09:45 Research 17:31 Politics 20:26 FOSS 22:23 Misfits 24:22 Support us! Main Sites ...
Mar 27, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Q&A171: How to see if your phone number is leaked online, live adaptations, cryptocurrency crackdowns, and favorite gaming console! Join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/is-your-phone-100899518 Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news. ❤️ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/surveillancepod 💛 Support us on Liberapay: https://liberapay.com/surveillancereport 🪙 M...
Mar 23, 2024•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Your insurance rates could go up with car data collection, Apple allowing more mixed things in the EU, lots of great open source news, and more! Support us on Patreon Support us on Liberapay Monero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQD Timestamps Sources 00:00 Introduction 00:19 Support us! 00:54 Highlight Story 08:26 Data Breaches 12:22 Companies 19:22 Research 21:44 Politics 25:42 FOSS 31:26 Misfits 35:54 Support us! Main Sites Surveil...
Mar 21, 2024•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast iOS 17.4 has arrived, Linux at 4% market share, a mixed bag of political news, and more! Support us on Patreon Support us on Liberapay Monero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQD Timestamps Sources 00:00 Introduction 00:25 Support us! 01:16 PSA 02:37 Highlight Story (iOS 17.4) 07:13 Data Breaches 09:31 Companies 11:13 Politics 16:48 FOSS 21:31 Support us! Main Sites Surveillance Report Odysee PeerTube Techlore Website The New Oil Websit...
Mar 14, 2024•23 min•Ep 170•Transcript available on Metacast Q&A169: Flash drive safety, most physical pain we've been in, RSS feed sources being difficult, email aliasing, and more! Join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/sr170-patron-q-99908355 Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news. ❤️ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/surveillancepod 💛 Support us on Liberapay: https://liberapay.com/surveillancereport 🪙 Monero: 46i...
Mar 09, 2024•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Many popular video doorbells can be easily hacked, Tumblr & Wordpress join the data sale train, Nevada is assaulting encryption, and more! Support us on Patreon Support us on Liberapay Monero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQD Timestamps Sources 00:00 Introduction 01:04 Support us! 01:30 Highlight Story 05:18 Data Breaches 09:18 Companies 19:30 Research 21:58 Politics 33:04 FOSS 36:52 Misfits 39:24 Support us! Main Sites Surveilla...
Mar 07, 2024•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast How we defend against hardware vulnerabilities, are you paying too much for a PO Box?, a question that accidentally got omitted last week, and more from SR168Q&A, join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/surveillancepod Support us on Patreon Support us on Liberapay Monero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQD Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:25 Defending Against Hardware Vulnerabilities 03:08 Our Favorite Movies 07:39 Henry'...
Feb 29, 2024•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Reddit goes public, Signal finally has usernames, iMessage gets post-quantum encryption, Lockbit ransomware gets taken down, and more! Support us on Patreon Support us on Liberapay Monero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQD Timestamps Sources 00:00 PSA 00:36 Introduction 00:59 Support us! 01:34 Highlight Story (Reddit) 05:22 Data Breaches 06:11 Companies 12:34 Research 14:11 Politics 18:26 FOSS 24:10 Misfits 29:27 Support us! Main Site...
Feb 26, 2024•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are banking mobile apps private/secure, custom ROMs for the Pixel Fold, longterm privacy expectations, DMV privacy, and more from SR167Q&A, join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/surveillancepod Support us on Patreon Support us on Liberapay Monero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQD Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:22 Banking App security 02:24 Custom ROMs on Pixel Fold 03:12 Privacy & Security going forward 07:48 Buying...
Feb 25, 2024•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast India is trying to ban ProtonMail, Express VPN has been leaking DNS requests, Apple confirms they're breaking PWAs on purpose but are also adding virtual cards to Apple Pay, an EU court has ruled backdoors illegal, and more! Support us on Patreon Support us on Liberapay Monero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQD Timestamps Sources 00:00 Introduction 00:28 Support us! 01:30 Highlight Story (India Proton Mail) 05:02 Data Breaches 09:36 C...
Feb 20, 2024•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Buying gift cards privately from a third party vendor, private online payments, and more from SR165Q&A, join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/surveillancepod Support us on Patreon Support us on Liberapay Monero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQD Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:31 Buying Third-Party Gift Cards 03:57 Favorite Classical Composers 08:03 Browser Appearance Preferences 13:48 Private Online Payments 16:44 Da...
Feb 15, 2024•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Android restricting sideloading, new Mozilla services and leadership, Skiff is sold, an alleged 3-million toothbrush DDoS attack, and more! Support us on Patreon Support us on Liberapay Monero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQD Timestamps Sources 00:00 Introduction 00:23 Support us! 01:12 Highlight Story (Android Restricts Sideloading) 05:39 Data Breaches 07:36 Companies 13:21 Research 19:06 Politics 22:16 FOSS 27:14 Misfits 29:05 PSA...
Feb 12, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast How to be secure without losing your data, our thoughts on piracy, and more from SR165Q&A, join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/surveillancepod Support us on Patreon Support us on Liberapay Monero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQD Timestamps 00:00 Not losing data w/ Security 04:00 Thoughts on Steam Deck 05:45 Our Opinions on Piracy 12:03 MMS-Based Attacks 13:22 Favorite public figures This is a public episode. If you...
Feb 11, 2024•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Google may soon start reading your Android messages, Raspberry Pi is going public, rumors that Monero can be traced and more! Support us on Patreon Support us on Liberapay Monero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQD Timestamps Sources 00:00 Introduction 00:18 Support us! 01:08 Highlight Story (Google AI) 04:42 Data Breaches 07:22 Companies 11:27 Research 13:52 Politics 25:28 FOSS 28:57 Misfits 36:57 Support us! Main Sites Surveillance R...
Feb 08, 2024•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast The value of dark web monitoring services and our recommendations for alternatives to GCam on Android more from SR163Q&A, join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/surveillancepod Support us on Patreon Support us on Liberapay Monero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQD Timestamps 00:00 Intro! 00:20 The Value of Dark Web Monitoring Services 09:05 Android Camera Recommendations This is a public episode. If you would like to di...
Feb 03, 2024•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast A global ad-based spy industry, the "mother of all data breaches," Ring stops sharing data with police (sort of), and more. Support us on Patreon Support us on Liberapay Monero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQD Timestamps Sources 00:00 Introduction 00:25 Support us! 01:23 Highlight Story (Global Ad Spying) 07:28 Data Breaches 10:42 Companies 11:50 Research 15:25 Politics 22:45 FOSS 33:17 Misfits 38:47 Support us! Main Sites Surveilla...
Jan 30, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast RCS vs SMS configurations on Android, on running, our thoughts on PopOS, and more from SR163Q&A, join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/surveillancepod Support us on Patreon Support us on Liberapay Monero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQD Timestamps 00:00 Intro! 00:35 - RCS vs SMS configurations 04:42 On Running! (And musical instruments) 10:46 What kind of music do you listen to? 12:00 Our thoughts on PopOS 13:36 Our ...
Jan 27, 2024•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast Your light sensor can spy on you, Apple’s App store is being split in the EU, Apple is releasing a new security feature, a flaw in a ton of GPUs, Brave is removing a privacy feature, and a lot more! Video on Brave Removing Strict Protection: Funny video on Move-it Data Breaches: Support us on Patreon Support us on Liberapay Monero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQD Timestamps Sources 00:00 Introduction 00:20 Support us! 02:55 Highligh...
Jan 24, 2024•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Qubes has valid usability benefits, ADHD Privacy tools, IOT smart plugs, and more from SR162Q&A, join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/surveillancepod Support us on Patreon Support us on Liberapay Monero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQD Timestamps 00:00 Teaser 00:22 Qubes Usability Benefits 03:20 Our Best Christmas Presents 05:58 ADHD Privacy Tools Discussion 11:04 IOT Smart Plugs/Switches 13:18 Visiting Germany & Ge...
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