Surveillance Report: Weekly News For Digital Freedom

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• Meta Hid Face-Recognition Code on 50M Phones, The UK's Device-Scanning Ultimatum & A Burner Phone Ban 11.06.2026 35min

  Meta quietly embedded unreleased facial-recognition code, internally called "nametag" onto more than 50 million phones through its Meta AI app, then deleted it the day after Wired exposed it. This week I also get into Microsoft repos weaponized a second time to push credential-stealing malware to AI users, the UK's ultimatum to scan every device (and Signal's response), the FCC's push to kill burner phones...plus the usual breaches, threats, and a stacked week of FOSS+ updates.🗺️ The open-source answer to Google Timeline is finally here! Replay every route and light up every city you've visited on a map nobody else owns; self-host Dawarich free or grab the hosted version at https://dawarich.app/techlore/ with code TECHLORE for 20% off your first year.In this episode:Highlight: Meta's secret face-recognition code on 50M+ phonesMicrosoft repos weaponized a second time in weeks to push credential-stealing malware to AI usersThe UK's ultimatum to scan all content on all devices and Signal's one-page rebuttalTwo states, two directions: Massachusetts bans precise-location-data sales (146–0); Texas forces Apple/Google age verification (SB2420)The FCC's push to kill burner phones by making telecoms collect everyone's IDDefense Bulletin, Breaches: DentaQuest, UN World Food Programme (600K Gaza households), ServiceNow, SoFi, Dashlane (20 vaults, but Argon2-encrypted), Oxford, 20K Instagram accounts via Meta's AI, French govt messagingThreats: Chrome zero-day, WhatsApp/NSO, Microsoft "Nightmare Eclipse" 0-days, UniFi root bug, Gogs RCE, npm + PyPI supply-chain attacks, Hola browser cryptominer, OpenAI Lockdown Mode, Apple's auto-password-changer, license-plate readers adding AirPod/phone trackersFOSS+: Tails 7.8.1, Firefox Vulkan video + free VPN going unlimited, Nextcloud Hub 26, Proton Drive CLI for Linux, Futo Keyboard, Brave Origin, FSFE's public-money-public-code win, and Loupe (see what your apps can see)🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREBecome a Techlorian and keep this show growing: ★ Support this podcast ★ 🔗 SOURCES & LINKSView all sources here: https://techlore.tech/meta-hid-face-recognition-code-on-50m-phones-the-uks-device-scanning-ultimatum-a-burner-phone-ban/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS(00:00) - WELCOME TO SURVEILLANCE REPORT (01:00) - META ADDING SNEAKY FACIAL RECOGNITION (05:42) - MICROSOFT HACKED TO PUSH MALWARE (08:38) - THE UK'S SURVEILLANCE ULTIMATUM (11:40) - OUR SPONSOR: DAWARICH! (13:20) - GOOD & BAD NEWS IN US STATES (16:42) - FCC BANNING PRIVATE NUMBERS (20:00) - DEFENSE BULLETIN: DATA BREACHES (24:15) - DEFENSE BULLETIN: THREATS (28:54) - DEFENSE BULLETIN: FOSS+ 🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 📰 ABOUT SURVEILLANCE REPORTYour essential weekly tech news podcast covering the latest threats to security, privacy, and digital freedom. Hosted by Henry Fisher from Techlore.
• Dashlane Confirms Hackers Stole Password Vaults, Pentagon Location Tracking, and Hackers Trick Meta's AI 04.06.2026 38min

  Dashlane has confirmed hackers stole around 20 encrypted password vaults, and the company is being unusually quiet about how it happened. Plus the Pentagon admits US troops were tracked using commercial location data, Europe accelerates its move away from US tech, and hackers hijacked celebrity Instagram accounts by simply asking Meta's AI support chatbot.🔎 EasyOptOuts is the easy, affordable, and effective way to automatically remove your data from people search sites: https://easyoptouts.comThanks to the EasyOptOuts team for sponsoring Surveillance Report!In this episode:Highlight: Dashlane confirms stolen password vaults and the LastPass parallelsPentagon confirms US troops tracked via commercial location dataEurope pulls away from US tech: EU Parliament drops Google, Euro-Office launches with TutaHackers hijack celebrity Instagram accounts by tricking Meta's AI support chatbotDefense Bulletin: breaches at Carnival Cruise, Charter, 23andMe, Ultrahuman, and more. Threats: actively exploited Android zero-day, Red Hat npm packages backdoored, HTTP/2 Bomb DoS, Signal backup phishing, websites spying via SSD activity. FOSS+ Updates: Tor Browser 15.0.15, Mullvad Android audit, Proton Mail's Gmail bridge, Rocky Linux 10.2, openSUSE Tumbleweed, NixOS 26.05🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREBecome a Techlorian and keep this show growing: ★ Support this podcast ★ 🔗 SOURCES & LINKSView all sources here: https://techlore.tech/dashlane-confirms-hackers-stole-password-vaults-pentagon-location-tracking-and-hackers-trick-metas-ai/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS(00:00) - WELCOME TO SURVEILLANCE REPORT (00:56) - DASHLANE LOSES CUSTOMER PASSWORD VAULTS (06:05) - MILITARY HIT BY THE SURVEILLANCE ECONOMY (12:55) - OUR SPONSOR: EASYOPTOUTS! (14:32) - EURO ACCELERATES AWAY FROM BIG TECH (20:00) - INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS HACKED WITH META'S AI (24:00) - DEFENSE BULLETIN: DATA BREACHES (27:06) - DEFENSE BULLETIN: THREATS (34:08) - DEFENSE BULLETIN: FOSS+ 🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 📰 ABOUT SURVEILLANCE REPORTYour essential weekly tech news podcast covering the latest threats to security, privacy, and digital freedom. Hosted by Henry Fisher from Techlore.
• A Rare Age Verification Win, AI Cameras On School Buses, And A License Plate Tracking Ban 27.05.2026 32min

  A rare and genuine win against age verification with California following Colorado in exempting Linux and other open source operating systems from its Digital Age Assurance Act, directly because of community pressure. Plus AI cameras on tens of thousands of school buses being quietly repurposed for police access, a bipartisan amendment that could end nationwide automatic license plate reader programs, the open source supply chain under unprecedented attack, and a Trump Mobile data leak.In this episode:Highlight: Age verification laws are coming for everyone except open sourceBusPatrol AI school bus cameras now angling for police accessBipartisan amendment to end nationwide police license plate trackingDefense Bulletin: data breaches at Trump Mobile, 7-Eleven, Charter, plus a major GitHub/TanStack supply chain compromiseThreats: open source code poisoned at unprecedented scale, AI agents imperiled by critical vulnerability, Defender zero-days, Apex One zero-day, Linux kernel privilege escalation, Mullvad on exit-IP fingerprinting, Texas AG sues Meta over WhatsApp encryptionFOSS+ Updates: Tails 7.8, Firefox's new design, Tuta improvements, AltStore on-device sideloading, Vivaldi 8.0, Linux Mint / Rhino Linux / MX Linux / AlmaLinux updates🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREBecome a Techlorian and keep this show growing: ★ Support this podcast ★ 🔗 SOURCES & LINKSView all sources here: https://techlore.tech/california-exempts-open-source-from-age-verification-plus-school-bus-surveillance-getting-out-of-control/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS(00:00) - WELCOME TO SURVEILLANCE REPORT (00:52) - HIGHLIGHT: CALIFORNIA & COLORADO EXEMPT LINUX (06:02) - THINK OF THE CHILDREN BUS SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM (10:22) - SUPPORT THE PODCAST (11:22) - LEFT AND RIGHT UNITE AGAINST ALPR (14:34) - DEFENSE BULLETIN: DATA BREACHES (18:34) - DEFENSE BULLETIN: THREATS (26:52) - DEFENSE BULLETIN: FOSS+ 🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 📰 ABOUT SURVEILLANCE REPORTYour essential weekly tech news podcast covering the latest threats to security, privacy, and digital freedom. Hosted by Henry Fisher from Techlore.
• A Brutal Week for Microsoft Security, Signal Threatens to Leave Canada, And Bitwarden Quietly Shifts 20.05.2026 41min

  A brutal week for Microsoft with seven vulnerability stories, an actively exploited Exchange zero-day, the MiniPlasma exploit (rooted in a six-year-old Project Zero report Microsoft sat on), and Pwn2Own Berlin zero-days. Plus the Shai-Hulud npm supply chain attack hitting 600+ packages, Signal threatening to pull out of Canada over Bill C-22, Meta rolling out AI-powered age detection, and some quiet changes at Bitwarden that have long-time users uneasy.🔎 EasyOptOuts is the easy, affordable, and effective way to automatically remove your data from people search sites: https://easyoptouts.comThanks to the EasyOptOuts team for sponsoring Surveillance Report!This episode also covers: data breaches at NYC Health + Hospitals, 7-Eleven, West Pharmaceutical, Grafana Labs, CISA, and more. WordPress plugin exploits, Cemu emulator Linux compromise, NGINX RCE, macOS sandbox escape. And open source news like FSFE vs Apple, Tor Browser 15.0.14, Firefox 151, Discord E2EE for calls, Azure Linux 4.0, Rocky Linux new security repo, and Organic Maps updates!🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREBecome a Techlorian and keep this show growing: ★ Support this podcast ★ 🔗 SOURCES & LINKSView all sources here: https://techlore.tech/a-brutal-week-for-microsoft-security-signal-threatens-to-leave-canada-and-bitwarden-quietly-shifts-policies/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS(00:00) - WELCOME TO SURVEILLANCE REPORT (00:54) - HIGHLIGHT: A BAD WEEK FOR MICROSOFT (10:46) - OPEN SOURCE SUPPLY CHAIN ATTACK (14:40) - SIGNAL THREATENS TO LEAVE CANADA (19:33) - OUR SPONSOR: EASYOPTOUTS! (20:48) - META USING AI FOR UNDERAGE USERS (24:38) - BITWARDEN CONCERNS (27:28) - DEFENSE BULLETIN: DATA BREACHES (31:04) - DEFENSE BULLETIN: THREATS (35:22) - DEFENSE BULLETIN: FOSS+ 🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 📰 ABOUT SURVEILLANCE REPORTYour essential weekly tech news podcast covering the latest threats to security, privacy, and digital freedom. Hosted by Henry Fisher from Techlore.
• Linux's Rough Run, ICE's 20M Palantir Database & Android Good/Bad News 13.05.2026 37min

  Linux gets hit with a third major vulnerability in as many weeks, a Palantir-built database of 20 million people, and Android delivers both bad news (a new VPN leak Google has refused to patch) and good news (intrusion logging for high-risk users). Plus encrypted RCS finally arrives in iOS 26.5, Instagram quietly kills its end-to-end encrypted DMs, and the usual roundup of data breaches, threats, and FOSS+ updates in your weekly Surveillance Report.🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREBecome a Techlorian and keep this show growing: ★ Support this podcast ★ 🔗 SOURCES & LINKSView all sources here: https://techlore.tech/three-linux-exploits-palantir-20m-person-database-and-androids-good-bad-week-surveimay-13/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 INTRO TO SURVEILLANCE REPORT00:34 A THIRD LINUX VULNERABILITY STRIKES!05:16 PALENTIR KNOWS ALL07:20 SOME QUICK ANNOUNCEMENTS10:32 ANDROID: GOOD AND BAD NEWS15:48 DEFENSE BULLETIN: DATA BREACHES20:54 DEFENSE BULLETIN: THREATS27:12 DEFENSE BULLETIN: FOSS+🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 📰 ABOUT SURVEILLANCE REPORTYour essential weekly tech news podcast covering the latest threats to security, privacy, and digital freedom. Hosted by Henry Fisher from Techlore.
• CopyFail Explained, Utah's New VPN Law, and Microsoft Edge Keeping Passwords in Plaintext 07.05.2026 32min

  This week's Surveillance Report covers the most severe Linux threat in years sending researchers and admins scrambling, Apple patching the bug police were using to extract deleted Signal messages from iPhones, Utah's new law regulating VPNs taking effect, and Microsoft Edge inexplicably storing your passwords in plaintext memory.🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREBecome a Techlorian and keep this show growing: ★ Support this podcast ★ 🔗 SOURCES & LINKSView all sources here: https://techlore.tech/copyfail-explained-utahs-new-vpn-law-and-microsoft-edge-keeping-passwords-in-plaintext/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS(00:00) - INTRO TO SURVEILLANCE REPORT (01:10) - HIGHLIGHT: LINUX VULNERABILITY COPYFAIL (06:55) - APPLE FIXES NOTIFICATION BUG (08:46) - UTAH TRIES TO TARGET VPNS (14:16) - MICROSOFT EDGE STORING PASSWORDS IN MEMORY (20:10) - DEFENSE BULLETIN 🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 📰 ABOUT SURVEILLANCE REPORTYour essential weekly tech news podcast covering the latest threats to security, privacy, and digital freedom. Hosted by Henry Fisher from Techlore.
• VPNs Could Make You an NSA Target, North Korea's Supply Chain Hijack & the EU Kills Chat Control 09.04.2026 54min

  The government told you to use a VPN, but are you actually making yourself a target for NSA surveillance in the process? This week's highlight story digs into a letter from six US lawmakers pressing intelligence officials to answer whether Americans using commercial VPNs risk losing their legal protections and being treated as foreign nationals under Section 702 of FISA.Also this week: North Korea's methodical, weeks-long social engineering attack that briefly hijacked the Axios open-source JavaScript library; Android malware called NoVoice that infected 2.3 million devices through the Google Play Store that survives a factory reset; Apple's device-level age verification expanding to the UK, Singapore, and South Korea; and the EU Parliament's dramatic vote to kill Chat Control, plus Patrick Brayer's five-point action plan for genuine child protection that doesn't require mass surveillance. The Defense Bulletin is packed: VeraCrypt's developer locked out by Microsoft, a rare Apple iOS 18 backport patch, Meta losing a child exploitation lawsuit, Apple Maps ads incoming, and more.🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREBecome a Techlorian and keep this show growing: ★ Support this podcast ★ 🔗 SOURCES & LINKSView all sources here: https://techlore.tech/vpns-could-expose-you-to-nsa-spying-north-koreas-open-source-hijack-android-malware-hits-2-3-million-devices-via-google-play-and-the-eu-ending-chat-control/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS(00:00) - WELCOME TO SURVEILLANCE REPORT (01:18) - HIGHLIGHT STORY: NSA VPN SPYING (08:24) - NORTH KOREA HACKS OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE (10:30) - GOOGLE HOSTING MALWARE ON PLAY STORE (15:00) - AGE VERIFICATION ADVANCES EVERYWHERE (26:12) - END OF CHAT CONTROL & WHAT'S NEXT! (31:00) - DEFENSE BULLETIN 🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 📰 ABOUT SURVEILLANCE REPORTYour essential weekly tech news podcast covering the latest threats to security, privacy, and digital freedom. Hosted by Henry Fisher from Techlore.
• Two iOS Exploits, Google's Android Lockdown & Instagram Drops Encryption 30.03.2026 49min

  This week's Surveillance Report covers two sophisticated zero-click iOS exploit frameworks: Coruna and DarkSword hit hundreds of millions of iPhones in the span of a single week. Google finally revealed their controversial Android sideloading "advanced flow," and it involves a 24-hour wait, developer mode unlock, and a wall of warning screens just to install an APK. Meanwhile, Instagram has quietly killed end-to-end encryption in DMs, Colorado is pushing OS-level age verification that would even drag Linux into compliance, and the EU's chat control battle took a wild turn.🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREBecome a Techlorian and keep this show growing: https://techlore.tech/support🔗 SOURCES & LINKSView all sources here: https://techlore.tech/coruna-and-darksword-ios-exploits-explained-what-iphone-users-need-to-do-right-now/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 INTRO TO SURVEILLANCE REPORT01:30 HIGHLIGHT STORY: IOS EXPLOITS08:02 GOOGLE SIDELOADING ADVANCED FLOW19:26 INSTAGRAM REMOVING E2EE22:26 OS AGE VERIFICATION28:44 EU CHAT CONTROL31:00 DEFENSE BULLETIN📰 ABOUT SURVEILLANCE REPORTYour essential weekly tech news podcast covering the latest threats to security, privacy, and digital freedom. Hosted by Henry Fisher from Techlore, delivering deep analysis to help you reclaim control and defend your rights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• Password Manager Vaults Aren't Private, Google Threatens Open Android, & Apple's Global Age Verification 02.03.2026 40min

  Password managers CAN see your vault (new research reveals attack vectors), Google threatens the open Android ecosystem, Apple rolls out age verification globally, 147 million installs of Android mental health apps with security flaws, Samsung's innovative privacy display, and a massive week of breaches and updates.NO SR NEXT WEEK - Back in two weeks!🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREBecome a Techlorian and keep this show growing: https://techlore.tech/support🔗 SOURCES & LINKSView all sources here: https://techlore.tech/password-manager-vaults-arent-private-google-threatens-open-android-apples-global-age-verification-sr257⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 INTRO00:55 PASSWORD MANAGER VAULT SECURITY12:51 ANDROID DEVELOPER VERIFICATION16:36 APPLE AGE VERIFICATION21:06 ANDROID MENTAL HEALTH APPS25:17 DEFENSE BULLETIN📰 ABOUT SURVEILLANCE REPORTYour essential weekly tech news podcast covering the latest threats to security, privacy, and digital freedom. Hosted by Henry Fisher from Techlore, delivering deep analysis to help you reclaim control and defend your rights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• 3 Mac Attacks Explained, Discord Age Verification Goes Global & Hidden Hotel Cameras 19.02.2026 49min

  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.🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREBecome a Techlorian and keep this show growing: https://techlore.tech/support🔗 SOURCES & LINKSView all sources here: https://techlore.tech/mac-hit-by-3-simultaneous-attacks-discords-age-verification-fails-googles-deleted-footage-returns-sr256/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 INTRO01:00 MACOS ATTACKS13:12 DISCORD AGE VERIFICATION23:34 MORE AGE VERIFICATION26:08 GOOGLE NEST FOOTAGE MYSTERY30:56 DEFENSE BULLETIN📰 ABOUT SURVEILLANCE REPORTYour essential weekly tech news podcast covering the latest threats to security, privacy, and digital freedom. Hosted by Henry Fisher from Techlore, delivering deep analysis to help you reclaim control and defend your rights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• FBI Can't Crack iPhone Lockdown Mode, Age Verification Hits 3 Countries, And Chat Control 1.0 Extended 06.02.2026 33min

  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. 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREBecome a Techlorian and keep this show growing: https://techlore.tech/support🔗 SOURCES & LINKSView all sources here: https://techlore.tech/fbi-admits-defeat-iphone-security-actually-works-and-a-new-ios-cellular-security-feature/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 INTRO00:40 HIGHLIGHT STORY: APPLE LOCKDOWN MODE08:05 AGE VERIFICATION EXPANDING TO 3 COUNTRIES12:38 CHAT CONTROL 1.0 EXTENSION17:54 MICROSOFT ADMITS THEIR AI IS BAD22:56 THE DEFENSE BULLETIN📰 ABOUT SURVEILLANCE REPORTYour essential weekly tech news podcast covering the latest threats to security, privacy, and digital freedom. Hosted by Henry Fisher from Techlore, delivering deep analysis to help you reclaim control and defend your rights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• Microsoft Gave FBI Your Encryption Keys 29.01.2026 49min

  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.🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREBecome a Techlorian and keep this show growing: https://techlore.tech/support🔗 SOURCES & LINKSView all sources here: https://techlore.tech/microsoft-gave-fbi-your-encryption-keys/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 SURVEILLANCE REPORT INTRO00:53 HIGHLIGHT STORY: BITLOCKER ENCRYPTION09:36 MORE GLOBAL AGE VERIFICATION 14:24 DANGEROUS BROWSER EXTENSIONS19:44 WHATSAPP ACCUSED OF NO ENCRYPTION26:20 PROMO SEGMENT!28:10 NOVA LAUNCHER SELLS OUT31:50 SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS CAUGHT BEING ADDICTIVE37:38 THE DEFENSE BULLETIN📰 ABOUT SURVEILLANCE REPORTYour essential weekly tech news podcast covering the latest threats to security, privacy, and digital freedom. Hosted by Henry Fisher from Techlore, delivering deep analysis to help you reclaim control and defend your rights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• Microsoft Copilot's Security Failures Are Putting Everyone at Risk 17.01.2026 43min

  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!🔎 EasyOptOuts is the easy, affordable, and effective way to automatically remove your data from people search sites: https://easyoptouts.comThanks to the EasyOptOuts team for sponsoring Surveillance Report!🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREBecome a Techlorian and keep this show growing: https://techlore.tech/support🔗 SOURCES & LINKSView all sources here: https://techlore.tech/microsoft-copilots-security-failures-are-putting-everyone-at-risk/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 - INTRO00:46 - NEW COPILOT VULNERABILITY07:35 - GM PUT ON TIMEOUT12:24 - DATA BROKER PUT ON TIMEOUT15:56 - OUR SPONSOR: EASYOPTOUTS!16:54 - IRAN INTERNET SHUTDOWN22:30 - EFF AGE GATE GUIDE26:06 - THE DEFENSE BULLETIN📰 ABOUT SURVEILLANCE REPORTYour essential weekly tech news podcast covering the latest threats to security, privacy, and digital freedom. Hosted by Henry Fisher from Techlore, delivering deep analysis to help you reclaim control and defend your rights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• Microsoft Just Removed Another Way to Activate Windows Offline 10.01.2026 41min

  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🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREBecome a Techlorian and keep this show growing: https://techlore.tech/support🔗 SOURCES & LINKSView all sources here: https://techlore.tech/microsoft-just-removed-another-way-to-activate-windows-offline/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 - INTRO00:40 - Highlight Story: Microsoft removing more Options05:48 - California's New Data Removal Tool13:24 - LastPass Data Breach Still Impacting People18:50 - Support Techlore!19:43 - More Age Verification in France, US, and more24:04 - The Defense Bulletin📰 ABOUT SURVEILLANCE REPORTYour essential weekly tech news podcast covering the latest threats to security, privacy, and digital freedom. Hosted by Henry Fisher from Techlore, delivering deep analysis to help you reclaim control and defend your rights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• Your ChatGPT Answers Are About to Get Sponsored 04.01.2026 31min

  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🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREBecome a Techlorian and keep this show growing: https://techlore.tech/support🔗 SOURCES & LINKSView all sources here: https://techlore.tech/your-chatgpt-answers-are-about-to-get-sponsored/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro to Surveillance Report00:37 - OpenAI Sponsored Content05:20 - How to Handle Government Spyware12:38 - Our Sponsor: EasyOptOuts!14:15 - Meta Embracing Scammers22:02 - Defense Bulletin📰 ABOUT SURVEILLANCE REPORTYour essential weekly tech news podcast covering the latest threats to security, privacy, and digital freedom. Hosted by Henry Fisher from Techlore, delivering deep analysis to help you reclaim control and defend your rights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• Federal Court Just Dealt a Major Blow to Age Verification Laws 26.12.2025 38min

  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🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREBecome a Techlorian and keep this show growing: https://techlore.tech/support🔗 SOURCES & LINKSView all sources here: https://techlore.tech/federal-court-just-dealt-a-major-blow-to-age-verification-laws/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro00:45 - Judge Blocks Texas Age Verification06:14 - AI Super PACs10:14 - Flock's Surveillance Cameras17:52 - Support Techlore18:34 - Return to Monke Holiday Message26:34 - The Defense Bulletin📰 ABOUT SURVEILLANCE REPORTYour essential weekly tech news podcast covering the latest threats to security, privacy, and digital freedom. Hosted by Henry Fisher from Techlore, delivering deep analysis to help you reclaim control and defend your rights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• The Law That Protects Your Online Speech Is Under Attack 18.12.2025 41min

  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.Support Techlore: https://techlore.tech/support TimestampsSources00:00 Welcome to Surveillance Report00:40 Highlight Story: Section 230 Under Attack09:00 React2Shell Updates10:58 More Surveillance Attempts in India16:38 Our Sponsor: EasyOptOuts!18:12 AI Hype Explained26:38 Apple is Breaking EU Law27:16 Global Attacks on Privacy Compilation31:44 The Defense Bulletin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• Your Age Is Now Required: Australia's Social Media Ban Explained 11.12.2025 36min

  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!Support Techlore: https://techlore.tech/support TimestampsSources00:00 Welcome to Surveillance Report00:40 Highlight: Australia's Social Media Ban08:06 Vulnerability Hitting Countless Sites09:52 India's Surveillance Tech Continues13:30 Support Techlore!14:50 EU's Digital Omnibus19:56 Petco's Data Breach(es) Saga23:20 Man Arrested for Wiping Phone?27:20 Defense Bulletin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• How India's Unremovable App Mandate Failed Within Days 04.12.2025 42min

  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!🔎 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!TimestampsSources00:00 Welcome to Surveillance Report00:41 Highlight: India's Invasive App08:28 Some Quick Announcements09:50 Chat Control Updates14:19 USA Age Verification19:44 Our Sponsor: Easy Opt Outs!21:04 AI Slop Continues25:48 Butt To Cloud (B2C)32:38 Defense Bulletin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• Microsoft's Rare Confession: Windows AI Could Leak Your Data 26.11.2025 35min

  This week's Surveillance Report covers Microsoft's AI Disaster getting worse on multiple levels as well as Google's AI, Malware is stealing E2EE messages from people all around the world, and updates to Chat Control & other EU regulations, and more!Support Techlore: https://techlore.tech/supportTimestampsSources00:00 Welcome to Surveillance Report 24500:29 WhatsApp's Phone Number 'Leak'06:08 Surveillance Report Back @ Techlore Announcement08:01 Google's Attacks on Android Freedom12:48 EU Saga Part 1: Chat Control15:56 EU Saga Part 2: Digital Omnibus20:22 Our Sponsor: EasyOptOuts!21:50 EU Saga Part 3: Cookies Finally Crumble!23:28 WhatsApp Interoperability Now Live26:26 USA's VPN Ban29:48 Cloudflare Outage30:50 Data Breaches & Service Updates34:18 Our Sponsor: EasyOptOuts!34:56 Final Words! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.