Surveillance Report: Weekly News For Digital Freedom

CopyFail Explained, Utah's New VPN Law, and Microsoft Edge Keeping Passwords in Plaintext

May 8, 2026·32 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

This week's Surveillance Report covers the most severe Linux threat in years sending researchers and admins scrambling, Apple patching the bug police were using to extract deleted Signal messages from iPhones, Utah's new law regulating VPNs taking effect, and Microsoft Edge inexplicably storing your passwords in plaintext memory.🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREBecome a Techlorian and keep this show growing: ★ Support this podcast ★ 🔗 SOURCES & LINKSView all sources here: https://techlore.tech/copyfail-explained-utahs-new-vpn-law-and-microsoft-edge-keeping-passwords-in-plaintext/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS(00:00) - INTRO TO SURVEILLANCE REPORT (01:10) - HIGHLIGHT: LINUX VULNERABILITY COPYFAIL (06:55) - APPLE FIXES NOTIFICATION BUG (08:46) - UTAH TRIES TO TARGET VPNS (14:16) - MICROSOFT EDGE STORING PASSWORDS IN MEMORY (20:10) - DEFENSE BULLETIN 🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 📰 ABOUT SURVEILLANCE REPORTYour essential weekly tech news podcast covering the latest threats to security, privacy, and digital freedom. Hosted by Henry Fisher from Techlore.

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