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India is Trying to Block ProtonMail!

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Published: May 5, 2025 00:56

Episode 224: An Indian court has ordered a block of ProtonMail, 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!Welcome to the Surveillance…

Q&A: Do We Self-Host?

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Published: April 30, 2025 17:00

Q&A223: Do we self-host anything? What impact does cybercrime have on privacy in the public perception? Do PWAs put your other browsing at risk? VMs vs containers, Acrobat alternatives with OCR, and IPv6. Join our next Q&A on Patreon:…

Chrome Refuses to Crumble Third-Party Cookies

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Published: April 27, 2025 22:07

Episode 223: Google decides third-party cookies are here to stay in Chrome after all, Recall finally begins rolling out, good news from Threem and Tor, and more!Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring Techlore & The New Oil to keep you updated on…

Q&A: Obtanium vs Play Store

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Published: April 24, 2025 01:45

Q&A222: What are the pros and cons of Obtanium (and APKs) vs the Play Store? Do we think "Schnier's Law" can explain privacy apathy? Does anyone sell Fedora-focused devices? What are the pros and cons of Appimages and Flatpaks? Do we have thoughts on Atlas…

Can Discord Be Trusted With Age Verification?

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Published: April 22, 2025 01:28

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…

Q&A: Does Legislation Matter in Privacy?

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Published: April 17, 2025 01:07

Q&A221: Does legislation matter in privacy, or should we stick to focusing on technical solutions? Is lack of privacy being normalized IRL? Is quantum encryption really safe? Is a website more private than an app? Plus a hodgepodge of advanced security…

Evading Windows' New Online Account Requirement

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Published: April 14, 2025 02:12

Episode 221: 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…

FOSS Is In Trouble!

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Published: March 31, 2025 01:58

Episode 220: Latest US government funding cuts directly impact important FOSS projects like Tor, Let's Encrypt, F-Droid, and more; Android takes development behind closed doors; Proton & Vivaldi team up; "Signalgate" (of course); and more!Welcome to the…

Q&A: Keeping Passwords Safe From Malware

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Published: March 26, 2025 17:00

Q&A219: How can you keep your password manager safe from infostealing malware? Do we prefer Debian-based or RedHat-based Linux distros? How do we harden or customize our distros? How can you recreate Qubes' Disposable VMs on a non-Qubes device? Join our…

Apple Put Your Passwords At Risk for 3 Months!

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Published: March 23, 2025 22:00

Episode 219: Apple's new Passwords app was putting users at risk, Cloudflare sees all your passwords (and they're not good), a new malware steals info from basically every popular app out there, and more!Welcome to the Surveillance Report - featuring…

Q&A: What Social Media Do We Use?

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Published: March 20, 2025 03:00

Q&A218: What social media apps are currently using the most? Questions about virtual machines and fingerprinting, as well as our recommendations for Android operating systems. Join our next Q&A on Patreon:…