# Your VPN May Make You a Foreign Surveillance Target

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Podcast: [Techlore on Odysee](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-on-odysee-5780318)
Published: 2026-04-10T01:16:51+00:00
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## Resource

The government told you to use a VPN, and now lawmakers are asking whether doing exactly that could strip you of your constitutional protections and make you a legal target for NSA surveillance. This week's Surveillance Report covers that shocking Section 702 paradox, North Korea's weeks-long supply chain hijack of a massive open-source project, Android malware infecting 2.3 million devices through the Google Play Store, Apple's expanding device-level age verification, and the EU Parliament finally killing Chat Control. 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS • Sources & show notes: https://techlore.tech/vpns-could-expose-you-to-nsa-spying-north-koreas-open-source-hijack-android-malware-hits-2-3-million-devices-via-google-play-and-the-eu-ending-chat-control/ 🔎 RELATED VIDEOS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTui3CQuL9I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C25VWAGl7Tw 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE • Become a Techlorian: https://techlore.tech/support/#/portal/signup • All Support Methods: https://techlore.tech/support/ 🔐 MORE FROM TECHLORE • Homepage & Newsletter: https://techlore.tech • Our Course, Go Incognito: https://techlore.tech/go-incognito-course/ • Privacy Tools: https://privacytools.techlore.tech/ • VPN Comparison Chart: https://vpn.techlore.tech/ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 WELCOME TO SURVEILLANCE REPORT 01:18 HIGHLIGHT STORY: NSA VPN SPYING 08:24 NORTH KOREA HACKS OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE 10:30 GOOGLE HOSTING MALWARE ON PLAY STORE 15:00 AGE VERIFICATION ADVANCES EVERYWHERE 26:12 END OF CHAT CONTROL & WHAT'S NEXT! 31:00 DEFENSE BULLETIN #vpn #nsa #surveillance ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmfP-gHHpKg

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