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

About this episode

This episode discusses significant tech news including a severe Linux threat, an Apple patch, Utah's VPN law, and Microsoft Edge's password storage issue.

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 TECHLORE Become a Techlorian and keep this show growing: ★ Support this podcast ★ 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS View 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 🎥 VIDEO Watch on YouTube 📰 ABOUT SURVEILLANCE REPORT Your essential weekly tech news podcast covering the latest threats to security, privacy, and digital freedom. Hosted by Henry Fisher from Techlore.

People in this episode

Host: Henry Fisher

Topics covered

• Linux vulnerability
• VPN regulation
• password security
• Apple patch
• Microsoft Edge

Keywords

• Linux threat
• VPN law
• Microsoft Edge
• passwords
• Apple patch
• Signal messages
• tech news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Apple, Microsoft Edge

Products: Signal

Places: Utah

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