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Techlore Surveillance Report

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 rights educator, each episode cuts through the noise to bring you carefully selected stories with the context, analysis, and historical perspective you need to truly understand what's happening to protect yourself (and others!) in the digital space.

Topics covered include:

• Privacy tool updates and vulnerabilities

• Data breaches and cybersecurity incidents

• Surveillance technology and government overreach

• Big Tech privacy policies and practices

• Encryption and security standards

• Digital rights legislation and court cases

• Open-source software developments

• Corporate data practices and accountability

Whether you're a beginner trying to stay informed or a seasoned expert tracking the ecosystem, Surveillance Report has been delivering weekly privacy and security news for years, and now continues as part of Techlore's mission to educate the world about privacy, security, and digital rights.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Topics covered include:

• Privacy tool updates and vulnerabilities

• Data breaches and cybersecurity incidents

• Surveillance technology and government overreach

• Big Tech privacy policies and practices

• Encryption and security standards

• Digital rights legislation and court cases

• Open-source software developments

• Corporate data practices and accountability

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Your Age Is Now Required: Australia's Social Media Ban Explained

Dec 11, 2025·—

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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...

How India's Unremovable App Mandate Failed Within Days

Dec 4, 2025·—

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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...

Microsoft's Rare Confession: Windows AI Could Leak Your Data

Nov 26, 2025·—

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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 &...

WhatsApp Leaked 3.5 BILLION Numbers

Nov 20, 2025·—

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Episode 245: This week's Surveillance Report covers WhatsApp's massive phone number enumeration flaw that exposed 3.5 billion users' data through poor rate limiting - potentially the largest data exposure in history. I...

Nate Steps Down + What Happens to Surveillance Report

Nov 20, 2025·—

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After 4+ years, Nate from The New Oil is stepping down from co-hosting the pod, but Surveillance Report isn't going anywhere. Here's what's changing, what's staying the same, and how to continue listening to...

AI Browsers Are Already Risky

Nov 13, 2025·—

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Episode 244: AI browsers are here and already pose huge risks, Windows 10 finally reaches end of life, Ring is partnering with Flock, many ICE stories, and more. Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore &...

Q&A: Why Don't People Care About Privacy?

Oct 31, 2025·—

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Q&A243: Why don't people care about privacy? Is it true Proton is accepting Monero? How can you get involved in the fight for privacy? And more! Join our next Q&A on Patreon: or XMR Chat: Welcome to the Surveillance...

The UK's Apple Backdoor Fight: Round 2!

Oct 20, 2025·—

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Episode 243: The UK has ordered Apple to insert a backdoor into their encryption for a second time, Microsoft has removed yet more workarounds to avoid creating an account in Windows 11, Amazon adds facial recognition...

Windows 10's Extra Year of Updates Has a Catch...

Oct 11, 2025·—

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Episode 242: Microsoft offers an extension for Windows 10 users to get security updates longer (but there's a catch), LinkedIn will start using your data to train AI (but you can opt out), OnePlus phones have a serious...

Proton Mail Account Suspensions Explained

Oct 6, 2025·—

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Episode 241: ProtonMail allegedly banned journalist accounts, Plex had a data breach, leadership changes at the EFF, and more. Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on...

Q&A: The Risks of Cloud-Based Password Managers

Sep 24, 2025·—

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Q&A240: Are there any good reasons not to use a cloud-based password manager? Which phone should you use for a day job? What routers do we recommend? These questions and more on this week's Q&A. Join our next Q&A on...

ChatGPT is Calling the Police on Users

Sep 10, 2025·—

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Episode 240: ChatGPT is sending your messages to the police, X/Twitter is rolling out some end to end encrypted messaging that we’ll discuss, lotsss of politics this week, and more! Welcome to the Surveillance Report...

Android Is Becoming the New iOS

Sep 2, 2025·—

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Episode 239: Google is expanding their control over sideloading, Word documents will now save to the cloud by default, Bluesky is blocked in Mississippi, and more. Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore...

Q&A: Is Kagi Safe?

Aug 30, 2025·—

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Q&A238: Our thoughts on Kagi and their Orion browser, navigating healthcare apps, thoughts on legal compensation for data breaches, and more on this week's record-breaking Q&A. Join our next Q&A on Patreon: or XMR Chat...

Are Your Passwords Safe From This New Exploit?

Aug 24, 2025·—

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Episode 238: A new vulnerability affects nearly every major password manager on the market, a definitive resolution to the Apple/UK Backdoor saga, Mozilla finally refocuses on Firefox, and more. Welcome to the...

Microsoft's Control Over Open Source Grows

Aug 19, 2025·—

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Episode 237: Microsoft will integrate GitHub more deeply as GitHub's CEO resigns, data brokers were caught hiding their opt-out pages, important updates from Debian, the Pinephone Pro, & Plex, and more. Welcome to the...

Q&A: Ways to Make Your Phone Private

Aug 14, 2025·—

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Q&A236: A collection of phone-related questions, Cloudflare concerns, is Firefox still worth using with the recent ToS changes, and more on this week's record-breaking Q&A. Join our next Q&A on Patreon: or XMR Chat...

Apple Has 4 Months, Google Has Just 14 Days...

Aug 12, 2025·—

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Episode 236: Google and Apple are being forced to crack open their phones, the latest cascading data breach has arrived, uBlock Origin Lite arrives for iPhone, and more. Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring...

Q&A: Privacy Advice for Your Next Phone Upgrade

Aug 7, 2025·—

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Q&A235: What phone should you get next? What's the best way to use custom domains and alias emails? Join our next Q&A on Patreon: or XMR Chat: Welcome to the Surveillance Report Q&A - featuring Techlore & The New Oil...

Thinking of Trying a Custom ROM? Think Again...

Aug 4, 2025·—

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Episode 235: Yet another blow to the Android custom ROM landscape, an nsfw data breach, age verification continues to tear across the net, and more. Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil...

Q&A: How Do You Avoid Amazon?

Aug 2, 2025·—

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Q&A234: How can you avoid Amazon? Which music streaming service is the most privacy respecting? How do we balance our privacy lifestyle with other life goals? And more! Join our next Q&A on Patreon: or XMR Chat: Welcome...

Dating Safety App Puts Thousands of Users at Risk

Jul 30, 2025·—

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Episode 234: Tea - an app meant to keep users safe - doxes thousands of users with carless design, a Microsoft cloud vulnerability is burning through hundreds of major organizations, Proton released their own AI...

Q&A: Do You Really Need a VPN?

Jul 19, 2025·—

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Q&A233: Does this Patron really need a VPN? Have we ever found any security vulnerabilities? Can you use YouTube premium privately? Plus a grab-bag of questions from our classic patron, David Johnson. Join our next Q&A...

McDonald's Combines the Worst of AI & Job Hunting

Jul 16, 2025·—

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Episode 233: McDonald's hiring chatbot exposed millions of job applications due to laughable password practices, Jack Dorsey created an encrypted messenger over the weekend, custom Android phones are landing on law...

Android 16 is Adding AI, Even if You Opted Out!

Jul 7, 2025·—

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Episode 232: Android 16 makes it harder to avoid sharing your data with AI even if you opted out, an innovative new VPN enters the scene, how the cartels used surveillance to find a mole, and more Welcome to the...