Surveillance Report
Weekly privacy and security news podcast - Presented by Techlore & The New Oil. The goal of Surveillance Report is keep the world updated on the latest privacy & security news to empower individuals to remain safe with the newest information. Join us for the ride!
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 324
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Q&A: The Best Browser Extensions
Q&A193: What are our recommendations for content-blockers and browser extensions? Why do people accept the lie of "anonymized" telemetry? Do we have any experience with privacy.com cards being blocke…
Is This An Attack On Privacy?
Episode 193: Telegram CEO arrested, Firefox privacy improvements, VPN restrictions in Brazil, and more!
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Q&A: Does Global Privacy Control ACTUALLY Work?
Q&A192: Is GPC actually effective, or is it just another DNT? Should you migrate off of Google Sites? What's the best workflow for degoogled Androids? And is phone location privacy a non-starter? Joi…
3.2 Million WhatsApp Profiles EXPOSED!
Episode 192: A massive WhatsApp scrape, Windows breaks Linux dual-boot, X (and VPNs on the App Store) pull out of Brazil, and more!
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Q&A: The Email Tracking Protection Episode
Q&A191: How do we protect against e-mail tracking in non-private providers and how do we handle tracking links embedded in emails?
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Did YOUR SSN Get Stolen In This MASSIVE Breach?
Episode 191: the data breach that leaked nearly every SSN, a vulnerable app that exposed nearly every Pixel device, exciting updates from Proton & SimpleX (separately), and more!
Q&A: What Search Engine(s) Do We Use?
Q&A190: What search engines do we use? More of our thoughts on the latest data removal service research, stopping leaky cars, private stock brockerage platforms, how we learn new technical informatio…
Are Data Removal Services A Scam After All?!
Episode 190: Hard (and disappointing) facts on data removal services, tons of DEF CON research, Signal blocked in Russia, and more!
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Q&A: If We Could Fund Any Project, It Would Be...
Q&A189: If we could donate $50m to any privacy org, who would we pick and why? Could existing IP laws be repurposed as consumer privacy laws? How can you see where all that Windows telemtry is going?…
Dating Apps Can Give Stalkers Your EXACT LOCATION!
Episode 189: Dating apps could reveal your exact location to stalkers, Authy Desktop is no more, DuckDuckGo gets banned in Indonesia, and more!
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Cookies? Ad-Tech? Google Says Both!
Episode 188: Google’s decided to track you in two ways now, Twitter is autosubmitting your data to AI unless you opt out which we'll share how to do, US courts are preventing people at the border fro…
Q&A: Would We Move Countries For Better Privacy?
Q&A187: Are there any privacy/security laws that would make us consider emigration, our opinions on a bunch of other privacy tools, and why Nate doesn't keep email on his phone. Join our next Q&A on …
THESE Are The Phones Cellebrite Can Hack!
Episode 187: Some insight into Cellebrite, Gemini AI might be scraping your private files, Proton's first venture into AI, and more!
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Q&A: User Accounts vs Shelter?
Q&A186: This week we had only one question, what are our thoughts on user accounts vs apps like Shelter? Join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/415684?view=expanded**
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All AT&T Customer Records EXPOSED?!
Episode 186: The latest massive AT&T data breach, Google's good week, Signal drama, and more!
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Q&A: Should People Be Worried About Metadata?
Q&A185: Why don't people care more about metdata? How dangerous are app plug-ins? How do we approach IRL privacy conversations? Join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/collection/415684…
Another Leap For The Proton Suite!
Episode 185: Proton Drive now allows collaborative Docs editing, Big Tech platforms are changing their Privacy Policies to allow AI training with user data, Discord is experimenting with end-to-end e…
Q&A: How Do We Know We Can Trust FOSS?
Q&A184: How can we trust FOSS? Are there any apps you shouldn't trust with FOSS? What are our privacy & security thoughts on biohacking? How do we approach uncertainy in threat modeling? How do ISPS …
Microsoft Clamps Down On Local Accounts?
Episode 184: Local accounts on Windows just got more difficult to create, a new red flag about Telegram security, updates from Mullvad, a ton of data breaches, and more!
Q&A: Does RCS Make SMS Worthwhile?
Q&A183: Does the rise of RCS change our opinions on SMS? Aside from data removal and package managers, what are some helpful automations? What's the best workflow for VPN split tunneling? Join our ne…