Episode 205: Bluesky posts were scraped to train AI, IVPN purchased Safing (makers of Portmaster and SPN), the FBI is now recommending encrypted messengers, and more!Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news.🔎 Easy Opt Outs is the easy, affordable, and effective way to automatically remove your data from people search sites: https://easyoptouts.com/. Thanks to the Easy Opt Outs team for sponsoring Surveillance Report!TimestampsSources00:00 Introduction00:22 Sponsor: Easy Opt Outs02:13 Highlight Story (Bluesky)07:54 Data Breaches12:15 Companies19:08 Research20:22 Politics24:07 FOSS31:13 Misfits35:05 Sponsor: Easy Opt OutsMain SitesSurveillance ReportOdyseePeerTubeTechlore WebsiteThe New Oil Website Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 205: Bluesky posts were scraped to train AI, IVPN purchased Safing (makers of Portmaster and SPN), the FBI is now recommending encrypted messengers, and more!
Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news.
🔎 Easy Opt Outs is the easy, affordable, and effective way to automatically remove your data from people search sites: https://easyoptouts.com/. Thanks to the Easy Opt Outs team for sponsoring Surveillance Report!
00:00 Introduction
00:22 Sponsor: Easy Opt Outs
02:13 Highlight Story (Bluesky)
07:54 Data Breaches
12:15 Companies
19:08 Research
20:22 Politics
24:07 FOSS
31:13 Misfits
35:05 Sponsor: Easy Opt Outs
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
★ Support this podcast ★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