Microsoft Just Removed Another Way to Activate Windows Offline

00:00 Intro to Surveillance Report
00:40 Highlight Story: Microsoft removing more Options
05:48 California's New Data Removal Tool
13:24 LastPass Data Breach Still Impacting People
18:50 Support Techlore!
19:43 More Age Verification in France, US, and more
24:04 The Defense Bulletin

Highlight: Microsoft Removes Offline Windows Activation in Push for Always-Online

• https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/1/microsoft-disables-yet-another-offline-windows-activation-option-pushing-online-only/

Story 1: California Gives Residents Tool to Delete Data From Brokers

• https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/03/california-residents-can-use-new-tool-to-demand-brokers-delete-their-personal-data/
• https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/data-broker-hoarding-is-rampant-new-law-lets-consumers-fight-back/
• https://consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov/
• https://github.com/yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-List

Story 2: Cryptocurrency Theft Attacks Traced to 2022 LastPass Breach

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cryptocurrency-theft-attacks-traced-to-2022-lastpass-breach/

Story 3: France Plans Social Media Ban for Under-15s Starting September 2026

• https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/31/france-plans-social-media-ban-for-under-15s-from-september-2026
• https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/05/big-tech-won-in-texas-but-the-age-verification-fight-is-just-getting-started-00709160

The Defense Bulletin

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/clickfix-attack-uses-fake-windows-bsod-screens-to-push-malware/
• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/are-copilot-prompt-injection-flaws-vulnerabilities-or-ai-limits/
• https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-hacked-email-systems-us-congressional-committee-staff-ft-reports-2026-01-08/
• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/covenant-health-says-may-data-breach-impacted-nearly-478-000-patients/
• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ledger-customers-impacted-by-third-party-global-e-data-breach/
• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-broadband-provider-brightspeed-investigates-breach-claims/
• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sedgwick-confirms-breach-at-government-contractor-subsidiary/
• https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/08/illinois-health-department-exposed-over-700000-residents-personal-data-for-years/
• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/breachforums-hacking-forum-database-leaked-exposing-324-000-accounts/
• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/owncloud-urges-users-to-enable-mfa-after-credential-theft-reports/
• https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/01/what-is-mastodon/
• https://www.wired.com/story/5-features-that-boost-security-and-privacy-on-whatsapp/
• https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-protest-safely-surveillance-digital-privacy/
• https://brave.com/privacy-updates/36-adblock-memory-reduction/
• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-may-soon-allow-it-admins-to-uninstall-copilot-on-managed-devices/
• https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/1/manjaro-26-0-launches-with-linux-kernel-6-18-gnome-49-kde-plasma-6-5-and-updated-software/
• https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/02/pebble-reboots-its-thinnest-smartwatch-with-the-pebble-round-2/
• https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/01/bose-open-sources-its-soundtouch-home-theater-smart-speakers-ahead-of-eol/
• https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/1/nvidia-to-launch-native-linux-and-fire-tv-apps-for-its-geforce-now-cloud-gaming-service-soon/
• https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/2026-values-into-practice
• https://linuxiac.com/archboot-adds-cosmic-desktop-as-a-new-install-and-rescue-option/