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# FBI Admits Defeat: iPhone Security Actually Works — And A New iOS Cellular Security Feature
- URL: https://techlore.tech/fbi-admits-defeat-iphone-security-actually-works-and-a-new-ios-cellular-security-feature/
- Published: 2026-02-07T04:43:03.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-07T23:21:43.000Z
- Description: Techlore Surveillance Report: Weekly News for Your Digital Freedom
- Author: Henry Fisher
- Tags: Surveillance Report

This week's Surveillance Report covers Apple's security features actually stopping the FBI from accessing a journalist's iPhone, a global wave of age verification hitting Austria, Spain, and Greece, Chat Control 1.0's extension after the Commission admits negotiations failed, Microsoft backing away from Recall as AI fatigue grows, and more!

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#### Episode Timestamps

00:00 INTRO  
00:40 HIGHLIGHT STORY: APPLE LOCKDOWN MODE  
08:05 AGE VERIFICATION EXPANDING TO 3 COUNTRIES  
12:38 CHAT CONTROL 1.0 EXTENSION  
17:54 MICROSOFT ADMITS THEIR AI IS BAD  
22:56 THE DEFENSE BULLETIN

#### Episode Sources

****Highlight: Apple's Security Feature Just Stopped the FBI**

- <https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/fbi-stymied-by-apples-lockdown-mode-after-seizing-journalists-iphone/>
- <https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/29/apples-new-iphone-and-ipad-security-feature-limits-cell-networks-from-collecting-precise-location-data/>
- <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENuGWhz10UY>

****Story 1: Age Verification Wave Hits 3 Countries in One Week**

- <https://www.diepresse.com/20539248/babler-social-media-ordnungs-gesetz-soll-bis-zum-sommer-am-tisch-liegen>
- <https://www.politico.eu/article/spain-pedro-sanchez-moves-ban-under-16-social-media/>
- <https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/greece-soon-announce-social-media-ban-children-under-15-government-source-says-2026-02-03/>

****Story 2: Chat Control 1.0 Extension**

- <https://chat-kontrolle.eu/index.php/2026/02/01/aufruf-eprivacy-luecke-schliessen/>
- <https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/chat-control-1-0-civil-society-mobilizes-against-extending-mass-surveillance-eu-parliament-decision-imminent/>
- <https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/sippel-draft-on-chat-control-mass-surveillance-set-to-continue-sparking-renewed-protests/>
- <https://fightchatcontrol.eu/>

****Story 3: Microsoft Backs Away From Recall—AI Fatigue Sets In**

- <https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/microsoft-is-reevaluating-its-ai-efforts-on-windows-11-plans-to-reduce-copilot-integrations-and-evolve-recall>
- <https://www.pcmag.com/news/duckduckgo-asked-users-how-they-feel-about-ai-search-90-percent-hate-it>

****The Defense Bulletin**

- <https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/02/notepad-updater-was-compromised-for-6-months-in-supply-chain-attack/>
- <https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/tr-chrysalis-backdoor-dive-into-lotus-blossoms-toolkit/>
- <https://www.404media.co/massive-ai-chat-app-leaked-millions-of-users-private-conversations/>
- <https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/panera-bread-data-breach-impacts-51-million-accounts-not-14-million-customers/>
- <https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/04/hackers-publish-personal-information-stolen-during-harvard-upenn-data-breaches/>
- <https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/data-breach-at-fintech-firm-betterment-exposes-14-million-accounts/>
- <https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/05/substack-confirms-data-breach-affecting-email-addresses-and-phone-numbers/>
- <https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/flickr-discloses-potential-data-breach-exposing-users-names-emails/>
- <https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/05/one-of-europes-largest-universities-knocked-offline-for-days-after-cyberattack/>
- <https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/spains-ministry-of-science-shuts-down-systems-after-breach-claims/>
- <https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/researcher-reveals-evidence-of-private-instagram-profiles-leaking-photos/>
- <https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-investigated-claims-whatsapp-chats-212251244.html>
- <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfjyUtR5Xdk>
- <https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/332298/youtube-blocks-background-play-on-mobile-web-browsers-but-brave-is-resisting>
- <https://www.404media.co/privacy-telecom-cape-introduces-disappearing-call-logs-that-delete-every-24-hours/>
- <https://proton.me/blog/next-generation-proton-mail-mobile-apps>
- <https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tails-7%5F4%5F1/>
- <https://www.mullvad.net/en/blog/2026/2/3/addition-of-new-supported-currencies/>
- <https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/ai-controls/>
- <https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/posteo-doubles-standard-mailbox-storage-to-4gb-at-no-extra-cost/>
- <https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/kagi-brings-its-translation-service-to-ios-and-android-with-context-aware-image-translation/>
- <https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/vivaldi-7-8-brings-pinned-tabs-privacy-dashboard-and-gesture-upgrades-to-ios-and-android/>
- <https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/tor-project-releases-arti-2-0-with-major-improvements-to-relay-and-directory-authority/>
- <https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/libreoffice-26-2-adds-markdown-import-export-better-excel-compatibility-and-speed-boost/>
- <https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/calibre-9-2-1-introduces-mustache-templating-and-key-security-fixes/>
- <https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/open-source-video-editor-shotcut-26-1-finally-introduces-hardware-video-decoding/>
- <https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/linux-lite-7-8-releases-12-rewritten-apps-and-expands-software-selection/>