Microsoft Just Removed Another Way to Activate Windows Offline

About this episode

This episode discusses Microsoft's removal of offline Windows activation, California's data removal tool, and the ongoing impact of the LastPass breach.

This week's Surveillance Report covers Microsoft removing offline Windows activation, California's new tool to delete your data from brokers, cryptocurrency theft traced to the 2022 LastPass breach, France's social media ban for under-15s, and more!This week's Surveillance Report covers:- Microsoft continuing to remove more offline Windows activation options as well as what you can do (besides just switching to Linux!)- A deep-dive into California's new tool to remove you from data brokers and how I'm approaching this news as a Californian- More age verification scares coming out of France and other countries- LastPass data breach STILL impacting people to this day- Defense Bulletin: Threats, breaches, and service updates🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREBecome a Techlorian and keep this show growing: https://techlore.tech/support🔗 SOURCES & LINKSView all sources here: https://techlore.tech/microsoft-just-removed-another-way-to-activate-windows-offline/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 - INTRO00:40 - Highlight Story: Microsoft removing more Options05:48 - California's New Data Removal Tool13:24 - LastPass Data Breach Still Impacting People18:50 - Support Techlore!19:43 - More Age Verification in France…

People in this episode

Host: Henry Fisher

Topics covered

• Windows activation
• data privacy
• cryptocurrency theft
• social media regulations
• LastPass breach

Keywords

• Windows activation
• data brokers
• cryptocurrency theft
• LastPass breach
• age verification
• France
• California

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Microsoft, California, LastPass

Places: France

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