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The government told you to use a VPN, but are you actually making yourself a target for NSA surveillance in the process? This week's highlight story digs into a letter from six US lawmakers pressing intelligence officials to answer whether Americans using commercial VPNs risk losing their legal protections and being treated as foreign nationals under Section 702 of FISA. Also this week: North Korea's methodical, weeks-long social engineering attack that briefly hijacked the Axios open-source JavaScript library; Android malware called NoVoice that infected 2.3 million devices through the Google Play Store that survives a factory reset; Apple's device-level age verification expanding to the UK, Singapore, and South Korea; and the EU Parliament's dramatic vote to kill Chat Control, plus Patrick Brayer's five-point action plan for genuine child protection that doesn't require mass surveillance. The Defense Bulletin is packed: VeraCrypt's developer locked out by Microsoft, a rare Apple iOS 18 backport patch, Meta losing a child exploitation lawsuit, Apple Maps ads incoming, and more. 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREBecome a Techlorian and keep this show growing: ★ Support this podcast ★ 🔗 SOURCES & LINKSView all sources here: https://techlore.tech/vpns-could-expose-you-to-nsa-spying-north-koreas-open-source-hijack-android-malware-hits-2-3-million-devices-via-google-play-and-the-eu-ending-chat-control/ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS (00:00) - WELCOME TO SURVEILLANCE REPORT (01:18) - HIGHLIGHT STORY: NSA VPN SPYING (08:24) - NORTH KOREA HACKS OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE (10:30) - GOOGLE HOSTING MALWARE ON PLAY STORE (15:00) - AGE VERIFICATION ADVANCES EVERYWHERE (26:12) - END OF CHAT CONTROL & WHAT'S NEXT! (31:00) - DEFENSE BULLETIN 🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 📰 ABOUT SURVEILLANCE REPORTYour essential weekly tech news podcast covering the latest threats to security, privacy, and digital freedom. Hosted by Henry Fisher from Techlore.

This week's Surveillance Report covers two sophisticated zero-click iOS exploit frameworks: Coruna and DarkSword hit hundreds of millions of iPhones in the span of a single week. Google finally revealed their controversial Android sideloading "advanced flow," and it involves a 24-hour wait, developer mode unlock, and a wall of warning screens just to install an APK. Meanwhile, Instagram has quietly killed end-to-end encryption in DMs, Colorado is pushing OS-level age verification that would even drag Linux into compliance, and the EU's chat control battle took a wild turn. 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE Become a Techlorian and keep this show growing: https://techlore.tech/support 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS View all sources here: https://techlore.tech/coruna-and-darksword-ios-exploits-explained-what-iphone-users-need-to-do-right-now/ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 INTRO TO SURVEILLANCE REPORT 01:30 HIGHLIGHT STORY: IOS EXPLOITS 08:02 GOOGLE SIDELOADING ADVANCED FLOW 19:26 INSTAGRAM REMOVING E2EE 22:26 OS AGE VERIFICATION 28:44 EU CHAT CONTROL 31:00 DEFENSE BULLETIN 📰 ABOUT SURVEILLANCE REPORT Your essential weekly tech news podcast covering the latest threats to security, privacy, and digital freedom. Hosted by Henry Fisher from Techlore, delivering deep analysis to help you reclaim control and defend your rights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ★ Support this podcast ★

Password managers CAN see your vault (new research reveals attack vectors), Google threatens the open Android ecosystem, Apple rolls out age verification globally, 147 million installs of Android mental health apps with security flaws, Samsung's innovative privacy display, and a massive week of breaches and updates. NO SR NEXT WEEK - Back in two weeks! 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE Become a Techlorian and keep this show growing: https://techlore.tech/support 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS View all sources here: https://techlore.tech/password-manager-vaults-arent-private-google-threatens-open-android-apples-global-age-verification-sr257 ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 INTRO 00:55 PASSWORD MANAGER VAULT SECURITY 12:51 ANDROID DEVELOPER VERIFICATION 16:36 APPLE AGE VERIFICATION 21:06 ANDROID MENTAL HEALTH APPS 25:17 DEFENSE BULLETIN 📰 ABOUT SURVEILLANCE REPORT Your essential weekly tech news podcast covering the latest threats to security, privacy, and digital freedom. Hosted by Henry Fisher from Techlore, delivering deep analysis to help you reclaim control and defend your rights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ★ Support this podcast ★

No operating system is safe, and this week, Mac users got hit from three directions at once. We cover the attacks, Discord's messy age verification expansion, hidden hotel cameras in China, and everything else threatening your digital rights. 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE Become a Techlorian and keep this show growing: https://techlore.tech/support 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS View all sources here: https://techlore.tech/mac-hit-by-3-simultaneous-attacks-discords-age-verification-fails-googles-deleted-footage-returns-sr256/ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 INTRO 01:00 MACOS ATTACKS 13:12 DISCORD AGE VERIFICATION 23:34 MORE AGE VERIFICATION 26:08 GOOGLE NEST FOOTAGE MYSTERY 30:56 DEFENSE BULLETIN 📰 ABOUT SURVEILLANCE REPORT Your essential weekly tech news podcast covering the latest threats to security, privacy, and digital freedom. Hosted by Henry Fisher from Techlore, delivering deep analysis to help you reclaim control and defend your rights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ★ Support this podcast ★

The FBI couldn't crack a journalist's iPhone because of one security feature, and we'll break down exactly how Lockdown Mode stopped them. Meanwhile, Austria, Spain, and Greece all announced age verification mandates in the same week, Chat Control 1.0 just got an extension, and Microsoft is finally backing away from Recall as AI fatigue reaches a breaking point. 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE Become a Techlorian and keep this show growing: https://techlore.tech/support 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS View all sources here: https://techlore.tech/fbi-admits-defeat-iphone-security-actually-works-and-a-new-ios-cellular-security-feature/ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 INTRO 00:40 HIGHLIGHT STORY: APPLE LOCKDOWN MODE 08:05 AGE VERIFICATION EXPANDING TO 3 COUNTRIES 12:38 CHAT CONTROL 1.0 EXTENSION 17:54 MICROSOFT ADMITS THEIR AI IS BAD 22:56 THE DEFENSE BULLETIN 📰 ABOUT SURVEILLANCE REPORT Your essential weekly tech news podcast covering the latest threats to security, privacy, and digital freedom. Hosted by Henry Fisher from Techlore, delivering deep analysis to help you reclaim control and defend your rights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ★ Support this podcast ★

This week's Surveillance Report covers Microsoft handing BitLocker encryption keys to the FBI, meaning your "encrypted" Windows data isn't as secure as you thought. This two-week Surveillance Report covers age verification laws spreading across three continents, 840,000 malicious browser extension installs, WhatsApp's encryption challenged in court, a trusted Android launcher turned spyware, and how social media platforms engineer addiction by design. Plus major breaches, and essential security updates you need to know about. 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE Become a Techlorian and keep this show growing: https://techlore.tech/support 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS View all sources here: https://techlore.tech/microsoft-gave-fbi-your-encryption-keys/ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 SURVEILLANCE REPORT INTRO 00:53 HIGHLIGHT STORY: BITLOCKER ENCRYPTION 09:36 MORE GLOBAL AGE VERIFICATION 14:24 DANGEROUS BROWSER EXTENSIONS 19:44 WHATSAPP ACCUSED OF NO ENCRYPTION 26:20 PROMO SEGMENT! 28:10 NOVA LAUNCHER SELLS OUT 31:50 SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS CAUGHT BEING ADDICTIVE 37:38 THE DEFENSE BULLETIN 📰 ABOUT SURVEILLANCE REPORT Your essential weekly tech news podcast covering the latest threats to security, privacy, and digital freedom. Hosted by Henry Fisher from Techlore, delivering deep analysis to help you reclaim control and defend your rights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ★ Support this podcast ★

This week's Surveillance Report covers Microsoft Copilot's ongoing security failures putting users at risk, the FTC banning GM from selling driver location data, California banning data brokers from reselling health information, Iran's internet shutdown reaching record lengths, the EFF's guide to navigating age gates, and more! 🔎 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! 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE Become a Techlorian and keep this show growing: https://techlore.tech/support 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS View all sources here: https://techlore.tech/microsoft-copilots-security-failures-are-putting-everyone-at-risk/ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - INTRO 00:46 - NEW COPILOT VULNERABILITY 07:35 - GM PUT ON TIMEOUT 12:24 - DATA BROKER PUT ON TIMEOUT 15:56 - OUR SPONSOR: EASYOPTOUTS! 16:54 - IRAN INTERNET SHUTDOWN 22:30 - EFF AGE GATE GUIDE 26:06 - THE DEFENSE BULLETIN 📰 ABOUT SURVEILLANCE REPORT Your essential weekly tech news podcast covering the latest threats to security, privacy, and digital freedom. Hosted by Henry Fisher from Techlore, delivering deep analysis to help you reclaim control and defend your rights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ★ Support this podcast ★

This week's Surveillance Report covers Microsoft removing offline Windows activation, California's new tool to delete your data from brokers, cryptocurrency theft traced to the 2022 LastPass breach, France's social media ban for under-15s, and more! This week's Surveillance Report covers: - Microsoft continuing to remove more offline Windows activation options as well as what you can do (besides just switching to Linux!) - A deep-dive into California's new tool to remove you from data brokers and how I'm approaching this news as a Californian - More age verification scares coming out of France and other countries - LastPass data breach STILL impacting people to this day - Defense Bulletin: Threats, breaches, and service updates 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE Become a Techlorian and keep this show growing: https://techlore.tech/support 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS View all sources here: https://techlore.tech/microsoft-just-removed-another-way-to-activate-windows-offline/ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - INTRO 00:40 - Highlight Story: Microsoft removing more Options 05:48 - California's New Data Removal Tool 13:24 - LastPass Data Breach Still Impacting People 18:50 - Support Techlore! 19:43 - More Age Verification in France, US, and more 24:04 - The Defense Bulletin 📰 ABOUT SURVEILLANCE REPORT Your essential weekly tech news podcast covering the latest threats to security, privacy, and digital freedom. Hosted by Henry Fisher from Techlore, delivering deep analysis to help you reclaim control and defend your rights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ★ Support this podcast ★

This week's Surveillance Report covers OpenAI's plan to prioritize sponsored content in ChatGPT answers, what to do if you're targeted by government spyware, Meta's secret playbook for avoiding scammer accountability, and more! This week's Surveillance Report covers: - OpenAI prioritizing new monetization models with obvious problems - How to see if you're impacted by government spyware, and what to do about it. - Meta's secret playbook for enabling billions of fraudulent revenue - Defense Bulletin: Threats, breaches, and service updates 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE Become a Techlorian and keep this show growing: https://techlore.tech/support 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS View all sources here: https://techlore.tech/your-chatgpt-answers-are-about-to-get-sponsored/ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro to Surveillance Report 00:37 - OpenAI Sponsored Content 05:20 - How to Handle Government Spyware 12:38 - Our Sponsor: EasyOptOuts! 14:15 - Meta Embracing Scammers 22:02 - Defense Bulletin 📰 ABOUT SURVEILLANCE REPORT Your essential weekly tech news podcast covering the latest threats to security, privacy, and digital freedom. Hosted by Henry Fisher from Techlore, delivering deep analysis to help you reclaim control and defend your rights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ★ Support this podcast ★

A federal court just blocked Texas's age verification law—here's why that matters for the entire US. Plus: AI police cameras exposed to the internet, massive data breaches, and why we're all returning to monke for the holidays. This week's Surveillance Report covers: - Federal judge blocks Texas age verification (and the precedent this sets) - AI super PACs and political manipulation - Flock's surveillance cameras exposed online - Major data breaches affecting millions - Defense Bulletin: Threats, breaches, and service updates 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE Become a Techlorian and keep this show growing: https://techlore.tech/support 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS View all sources here: https://techlore.tech/federal-court-just-dealt-a-major-blow-to-age-verification-laws/ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:45 - Judge Blocks Texas Age Verification 06:14 - AI Super PACs 10:14 - Flock's Surveillance Cameras 17:52 - Support Techlore 18:34 - Return to Monke Holiday Message 26:34 - The Defense Bulletin 📰 ABOUT SURVEILLANCE REPORT Your essential weekly tech news podcast covering the latest threats to security, privacy, and digital freedom. Hosted by Henry Fisher from Techlore, delivering deep analysis to help you reclaim control and defend your rights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ★ Support this podcast ★

This week's Surveillance Report covers the internet's free speech protections under attack as a US Senator moves to repeal Section 230. Plus: ransomware attacks escalate with React2Shell exploitation, India orders government access to encrypted messaging, AI "superintelligence" fear is being used to justify actual corporate manipulation happening right now, and Apple still refuses to comply with EU law. Support Techlore: https://techlore.tech/support Timestamps Sources 00:00 Welcome to Surveillance Report 00:40 Highlight Story: Section 230 Under Attack 09:00 React2Shell Updates 10:58 More Surveillance Attempts in India 16:38 Our Sponsor: EasyOptOuts! 18:12 AI Hype Explained 26:38 Apple is Breaking EU Law 27:16 Global Attacks on Privacy Compilation 31:44 The Defense Bulletin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ★ Support this podcast ★

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 companies, the EU's new proposal to gut GDPR protections, Petco's escalating security disasters, border agents charging people for protecting their data, and more! Support Techlore: https://techlore.tech/support Timestamps Sources 00:00 Welcome to Surveillance Report 00:40 Highlight: Australia's Social Media Ban 08:06 Vulnerability Hitting Countless Sites 09:52 India's Surveillance Tech Continues 13:30 Support Techlore! 14:50 EU's Digital Omnibus 19:56 Petco's Data Breach(es) Saga 23:20 Man Arrested for Wiping Phone? 27:20 Defense Bulletin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ★ Support this podcast ★

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, more AI Slop, butt to cloud encryption, and more! Correction: One of you caught my mistake! The poopinator device is $600 *with* a monthly subscription. Sorry about that! 🔎 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! Timestamps Sources 00:00 Welcome to Surveillance Report 00:41 Highlight: India's Invasive App 08:28 Some Quick Announcements 09:50 Chat Control Updates 14:19 USA Age Verification 19:44 Our Sponsor: Easy Opt Outs! 21:04 AI Slop Continues 25:48 Butt To Cloud (B2C) 32:38 Defense Bulletin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ★ Support this podcast ★

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 & other EU regulations, and more! Support Techlore: https://techlore.tech/support Timestamps Sources 00:00 Welcome to Surveillance Report 245 00:29 WhatsApp's Phone Number 'Leak' 06:08 Surveillance Report Back @ Techlore Announcement 08:01 Google's Attacks on Android Freedom 12:48 EU Saga Part 1: Chat Control 15:56 EU Saga Part 2: Digital Omnibus 20:22 Our Sponsor: EasyOptOuts! 21:50 EU Saga Part 3: Cookies Finally Crumble! 23:28 WhatsApp Interoperability Now Live 26:26 USA's VPN Ban 29:48 Cloudflare Outage 30:50 Data Breaches & Service Updates 34:18 Our Sponsor: EasyOptOuts! 34:56 Final Words! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ★ Support this podcast ★

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 also examine Google's new Android sideloading restrictions threatening open app distribution, the EU's concerning Digital Omnibus proposal that could significantly weaken GDPR protections, and disturbing attempts in Wisconsin and Michigan to ban VPN usage under the guise of age verification. 🔎 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! Timestamps Sources 00:00 Welcome to Surveillance Report 245 00:29 WhatsApp's Phone Number 'Leak' 06:08 Surveillance Report Back @ Techlore Announcement 08:01 Google's Attacks on Android Freedom 12:48 EU Saga Part 1: Chat Control 15:56 EU Saga Part 2: Digital Omnibus 20:22 Our Sponsor: EasyOptOuts! 21:50 EU Saga Part 3: Cookies Finally Crumble! 23:28 WhatsApp Interoperability Now Live 26:26 USA's VPN Ban 29:48 Cloudflare Outage 30:50 Data Breaches & Service Updates 34:18 Our Sponsor: EasyOptOuts! 34:56 Final Words! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ★ Support this podcast ★