Techlore Surveillance Report

Episode 222: Discord has begun rolling out age verification in some countries, the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures program barely escaped defunding, Ubuntu 25.04 has been released with lots of exciting new features, ChatGPT can figure out your location in photos (even without EXIF data), and more!Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on the newest security & privacy news.🔎 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!Why Nate's audio sucks this week: https://www.patreon.com/posts/why-nates-audio-127174985TimestampsSources(00:00) Introduction(00:26) Sponsor: EasyOptOuts(01:46) Audio Disclaimer(02:30) Highlight Story (Discord)(10:30) Data Breaches(13:16) Companies(19:59) Politics(26:36) FOSS(28:31) Misfits(30:27) Sponsor: EasyOptOutsMain SitesSurveillance ReportPeerTubeTechlore WebsiteThe New Oil Website Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show Notes

Episode 222: Discord has begun rolling out age verification in some countries, the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures program barely escaped defunding, Ubuntu 25.04 has been released with lots of exciting new features, ChatGPT can figure out your location in photos (even without EXIF data), and more!


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


🔎 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!


Why Nate's audio sucks this week: https://www.patreon.com/posts/why-nates-audio-127174985


Timestamps


Sources

(00:00) Introduction

(00:26) Sponsor: EasyOptOuts

(01:46) Audio Disclaimer

(02:30) Highlight Story (Discord)

(10:30) Data Breaches

(13:16) Companies

(19:59) Politics

(26:36) FOSS

(28:31) Misfits

(30:27) 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