Episode Details

Signal just shipped its largest set of updates in years: A second phone can finally be a linked device, automatic key verification is rolling out alongside safety numbers, and there are commits hinting at registration without a phone number. I also cover Google hosting rival app stores in the Play Store after its Epic loss, a fake Wi-Fi network on a Delta flight, a Reuters poll showing most Americans want tighter social media oversight, and Meta joining the list of companies whose AI agents ran their own attacks.

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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 WELCOME TO SURVEILLANCE REPORT
00:57 3 BIG SIGNAL UPDATES
06:56 GOOGLE PLAY THIRD-PARTY APP STORES
10:48 'MILE HIGH HACKERS'
12:08 OUR SPONSOR: EASYOPTOUTS!
14:02 COMMENTARY ON SOCIAL MEDIA BANS
18:04 MORE ROGUE AI AGENT HACKING
21:54 DEFENSE BULLETIN: DATA BREACHES
27:02 DEFENSE BULLETIN: THREATS
32:42 DEFENSE BULLETIN: FOSS+
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