Surveillance Report

Q&A: What Social Media Do We Use?

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.

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We've had a patron-only Signal group for some time now, but we're now releasing a sister commu...

Q&A: Overcomplicated Privacy Tools

Q&A216: Are there any privacy tools we've ditched for being too complicated? Do we have any recommendations for privacy-focused VPS providers? Is it worth making new accounts periodically to av...

Q&A: Deciding on the Best Password

Q&A215: How do we decide on password criteria such as length, complexity, passphrases, etc? What cryptid would we be if we could pick? What do we think about the Simulation Hypothesis? How does...

Q&A: Is F-Droid Safe?

Q&A214: Is F-Droid safe to use? Is using a custom DNS with a VPN a good idea? Can lawyers be helpful in your privacy journey?

Welcome to the Surveillance Report Q&A - featuring Techlo...

Q&A: Our Privacy Hopes for 2025

Q&A213: Is there any privacy-related thing we're looking forward to in 2025? How would handle phone numbers in countries that require ID? Where do we get devices for tinkering? Do we have thoug...

Q&A: Where's the Q&A?

As you all know, I like to give you guys a little peek behind the scenes when things aren't quite going right so you know where your money's going.

It's been a couple weeks since our last Q&a...

Q&A: Firefox Alternatives If You Dislike Mozilla

Q&A210: What are your options if you like Firefox but don't like the direction Mozilla is taking? Is it better to host Nextcloud on a VPS or at home? Which is better for privacy: Gnome or KDE? ...

Q&A: The Best Private Cell Carriers

Q&A209: What other private cell carriers exist aside from Mint Mobile? Should you use Bitlocker or Veracrypt on Windows? How can you shred old data effectively? Can you safely remove a car's mo...

Q&A: What's the Best Kind of Password?

Q&A208: What's kind of password is best to use? What's the best way to get rid of mobile malware? Is government surveillance worse than surveillance capitalism and are they ever justified? Are ...

Q&A: Was Our Password Manager Advice Wrong?!

Q&A207: A counter argument to the advice we gave last time about securing your password manager, where to get crypto without turning over ID, and the potential drawbacks of mass privacy adoptio...

Q&A: How to REALLY Secure Your Password Manager

Q&A206: Proper password manager protection, privacy-friendly VR headsets, thoughts on phones that come pre-installed with Custom OS's, who should airgap devices, and how to install Mac apps wit...

Q&A: What's the Best Antirivus for Linux?

Q&A205: Do we have any suggestions for antivirus on Linux? What about physical home security? When does using a hardware crypto wallet make sense?

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Q&A: Undoing Years of Not Caring About Privacy

Q&A203: How do you undo all the information you've already shared before getting into privacy? How can you privately backup your mobile contacts? What are the latest RSS reader options? Do we s...

You Deserve an Explanation

I am a work-hard/play-hard kind of person. When I show up in the morning at my day job, I try to show up caffeinated and ready to go with a game plan for the day. I put my phone away, focus on the ...

No SR This Week - Doubling Up Next Weekend!

Thanks for the patience everyone! We tried really hard to make it happen, but couldn't swing it this week with both of us traveling. We'll be combing this week with next week (as well...

Q&A: Understanding Threat Modeling

Q&A202: How can people better understand threat modeling? What are security concerns for custom Android ROMs? What are our favorite episodes of Darknet Diaries? Have we ever seen a website remo...

New Sponsor: Easy Opt Outs!

A few weeks ago, I (Nate) made a mistake and uploaded a VIP video that included the sponsor pitch for our sponsor at the time, JMP Chat. To our surprise however, a lot of people were happy about th...

Q&A: Private Shopping Tips for the Holidays

Q&A201: Tips to shop privately online with the holidays approaching, private investment funds entering the Monero space, and is your SSID trackable?

Video Version: 2024-10-30 17:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post

Q&A: Episode 200 Livestream!

Q&A200: In this special episode, Henry & Nate answer a massive number of questions from Patrons, XMR Chat donors, and livestream viewers.

Video Version: 2024-10-23 17:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post

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We had a lot of fun and couldn't have done it without your support. 200 episodes, your questions, your support. It all means so much and keeps our content expanding every month. 🥂 to the next 20...

Don't Miss our 200 Special Livestream Party TOMORROW!

Patrons! I'll keep this brief. Tomorrow we'll be going live together, IN PERSON to cover the news & answer questions. We've already seen some of your other questions in other posts, but this is...

Q&A: Why Should People Use Signal?

Q&A197: Our Top 3 arguments for switching to Signal, for getting companies to comply with deletion requests, and favorite aspects of GDPR, our thoughts on Diode and Threema, how linkable are al...

Q&A: Security Through Obscurity

Q&A196: Is "Security Through Obscurity" actually bad? If we could help draft privacy regulation, what would we want to include? Can regulation help protect mainstream users??

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