Episode Details

An ID-verification company, IDScan.net, appears to have leaked scans of 153 million driver's licenses, then sold on a dark-web market called Nexus. This week I break down why this breach is the perfect example of everything wrong with ID uploads, plus Chrome officially pulling uBlock Origin and AdGuard from the Web Store, California's age-verification bill carving out a Linux exemption, and Florida and Texas stepping back from Flock license-plate readers, plus the usual data breaches, threats, and open-source updates.

In this episode:

• Highlight: 153M driver's licenses leaked via IDScan.net, sold on Nexus, FBI investigating, plus what to actually do (freeze your credit, minimize ID uploads)
• Chrome officially removes uBlock Origin & AdGuard. Manifest V2 is dead in big-tech browsers (and what still supports it)
• California's age-verification bill passes with a Linux / open-source exemption, plus EFF's push against AB 1709
• Florida & Texas step back from Flock and license-plate readers
• Data breaches: McKesson (ShinyHunters), Aesto Health (9.5M), Carhartt (12.9M), Manchester Airports Group, Novocure, Hasbro
• Threats: critical Elementor Pro, All-in-One WP Migration, GiveWP, Plex, Gitea, malicious Chrome extensions, and a "free movies" box you should avoid
• FOSS+: Firefox 155, Tails 7.12, Mullvad DNS shutting down (switch to Quad9 before Nov 2), Brave email aliases, LibreOffice 26.8, Organic Maps, CalyxOS on the Fairphone 6, and EFF's doxxing-safety guides

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🔗 SOURCES & LINKS
View all sources here: https://techlore.tech/153-million-drivers-licenses-for-sale-plus-chrome-kills-ublock-origin-texas-kicks-out-flock/

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS

• (00:00) - WELCOME TO SURVEILLANCE REPORT
• (00:40) - HIGHLIGHT: ID BREACH
• (05:52) - F IN THE CHATS FOR MV2
• (08:00) - CALIFORNIA'S LINUX CARVE-OUT
• (12:42) - TEXAS & FLORIDA DEFLOCK
• (14:22) - DEFENSE BULLETIN: DATA BREACHES
• (17:40) - DEFENSE BULLETIN: THREATS
• (21:24) - DEFENSE BULLETIN: FOSS+

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