Techlore Surveillance Report

Episode 217: 1 million android devices have a secret backdoor, Apple is fighting the UK Backdoor order, and Canada’s privacy watchdog is probing X for its use of personal data in AI models.Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news.Get SimpleX Chat for a private, E2EE, free messenger without any unique identifiers: https://simplex.chat/Thanks to the SimpleX for sponsoring Surveillance Report!TimestampsSources(00:00) Introduction(00:33) Sponsor: SimpleX Chat(01:45) Highlight Story(08:44) Data Breaches(10:20) Companies(16:32) Research(20:02) Politics(33:22) FOSS(39:28) Misfits(46:16) Sponsor: EasyOptOutsMain SitesSurveillance ReportPeerTubeTechlore WebsiteThe New Oil Website Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show Notes

Episode 217: 1 million android devices have a secret backdoor, Apple is fighting the UK Backdoor order, and Canada’s privacy watchdog is probing X for its use of personal data in AI models.


Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news.


Get SimpleX Chat for a private, E2EE, free messenger without any unique identifiers: https://simplex.chat/

Thanks to the SimpleX for sponsoring Surveillance Report!



Timestamps


Sources

(00:00) Introduction

(00:33) Sponsor: SimpleX Chat

(01:45) Highlight Story

(08:44) Data Breaches

(10:20) Companies

(16:32) Research

(20:02) Politics

(33:22) FOSS

(39:28) Misfits

(46:16) Sponsor: EasyOptOuts



Main Sites


Surveillance Report

PeerTube

Techlore Website

The New Oil Website

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

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What is 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 with carefully selected stories, context, analysis, and historical perspective.

Topics include: privacy tool updates and vulnerabilities, data breaches, surveillance technology and government overreach, Big Tech privacy policies, encryption standards, digital rights legislation, and corporate data accountability.

Whether you're just starting to take privacy seriously or you're a seasoned expert tracking the ecosystem, Surveillance Report delivers the weekly news you need. New episodes every Wednesday. Subscribe and join the community at techlore.tech