mastodon 4.7.3+glitchHas now become the Techlore Surveillance Report! All future content, updates, and analysis have moved to the official account: @techlore@social.lol
The #UK has ordered #Apple to insert a backdoor into their encryption for a second time, #Microsoft has removed yet more workarounds to avoid creating an account in #Windows11, #Amazon adds #FacialRecognition technology to their #Ring doorbell cameras, and more.
#PeerTube: Coming Soon
Audio: https://surveillancereport.tech
#YouTube: https://youtu.be/v67s2uzi3Ew
A New Chapter for Surveillance Report 📰
After many years of delivering you all the news, Nate will be moving on to other exciting projects. The mission & analysis remain the same: empowering you with the information you need to stay protected.
- Watch our goodbye episode to see what's next for us:
https://youtu.be/He23NeRG2Eg
- You can already watch SR245 on YouTube under the new Techlore umbrella :
https://youtu.be/aUKIeeCskSU
- Follow @thenewoil@mastodon.thenewoil.org to catch what Nate's cooking!
#Microsoft offers an extension for #Windows10 users to get security updates longer (but there's a catch), #LinkedIn will start using your data to train #AI (but you can opt out), #OnePlus phones have a serious vulnerability, and more.
#PeerTube: https://apertatube.net/w/kxVRLjiVcR7NoqqzsBN11T
Audio: https://surveillancereport.tech
#YouTube: https://youtu.be/6Ye9v17ctBw
Just noticed our PeerTube channel has over 1,000 subscribers! 🥳 Thank you all for all the support!
Did you know you can stay up-to-date on the latest privacy news without Google, trackers, algorithms, or creating a new account? (Heck, you can even use RSS and forgo an account of any kind!) PeerTube runs on ActivityPub, so you can join from right here on Mastodon by following @surveillancereport or you can find the channel directly here: https://apertatube.net/c/surveillancereport/videos
This week's ep will be a day or two late. Since we took a week off, there were A LOT of big stories to cover (our usual raw footage is about 1-1.5 hrs, this week was 2.25). Sorry for the delay, but I just wanted y'all to know it IS coming! -N
#India is trying to block #ProtonMail, #Google adds (allegedly) private #AgeVerification to their Wallet app, millions of #Apple #Airplay devices are at risk, a new metasearch engine from #Waterfox, and more on this week's Surveillance Report!
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1jbiQYmpPc
Audio, RSS, and other sites: https://surveillancereport.tech
Windows is trying to force everyone to use an online Microsoft account, but there's already a workaround. This, plus and update to the Apple/UK backdoor case (and more) in this week's episode!
Microsoft has removed a way to avoid their mandatory online accounts in Windows 11 (but a new loophole has already been discovered), The UK is trying to bring Minority Report to life, an update in the Apple iCloud backdoor legal battle, and more!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrrHwf8__tQ
Rather than replace GitHub's resigning CEO, Microsoft has instead chosen to absorb the company. How will this impact all the open-source projects we know and love who use the service? Plus: data brokers were caught hiding their opt-out pages from search engines, important updates from Debian, the PinePhone Pro, & Plex, and much more!
PeerTube: https://apertatube.net/w/nVeffEQLhLhF8SJ1a4fVLX
Audio: https://surveillancereport.tech
YouTube: https://youtu.be/9OYBEjUHkt4
This week we discuss the growing challenges custom ROMs are facing between Samsung removing the ability to unlock the bootloader worldwide & Calyx undergoing major staff changes. Plus age verification continues to tear cross the internet, a couple of spicy stories, and much more.
PeerTube: https://apertatube.net/w/2DFVEUHYmpfQ33rLB4PZHEK
Audio: https://surveillancereport.tech
YouTube: https://youtu.be/nMfYXqXt8mE
The EU intends to ban all privacy-coins and non-KYC wallets, education giant Pearson had a data breach, Peertube App v1 is out, and more!
Watch it on PeerTube: https://apertatube.net/w/suz6JFsZK4fNiFyYCTFWkV
Audio: https://surveillancereport.tech
Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dGd-ay-ykxg?si=fZvvDDievb8gr7fR
#Monero is at risk in #Europe, education giant #Pearson had a data breach, #Peertube has released their mobile app, and more on this week's Surveillance Report!
https://youtu.be/dGd-ay-ykxg
Audio, RSS, and other sites: https://surveillancereport.tech
An Indian court has ordered a block of Proton Mail, Google Wallet is adding private age verification tech, millions of Apple Airplay devices are risk, a new private metasearch engine (free of AI summaries), and more! Check out the episode now:
https://youtu.be/-1jbiQYmpPc
We had some fun questions this week for the patron Q&A — most notably which mistakes people can afford (and not afford!) to make early on in the journey. You'd be surprised with how much you can get away with!
PeerTube: https://apertatube.net/w/ooBqEtUoy38e4FGqiwANSK
Audio: https://surveillancereport.tech
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezD8DPcamfQ
A dating safety app put thousands of users at risk (ironically the same week the UK said "everyone should upload ID"), what you need to know about the Microsoft cloud vulnerability tearing through the internet, Proton's new AI chatbot arrives, and more!
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCgqM_Qqv4w
Audio: https://surveillancereport.tech/
@anonstork@defcon.social Sorry, we both got busy and kind of never worked out details. I'll bring it back up to Henry and see how we want to proceed. -N