14 Best Surveillance Podcasts

1. Surveillance Report: Weekly News For Digital Freedom

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Weekly news for digital freedom. Surveillance Report covers privacy, security, surveillance technology, and digital rights news to keep you safer online from the latest threats. Hosted by Henry Fisher, founder of Techlore, a leading digital rights media organization for over 10 years. Each episode cuts through the noise with carefully selected stories, context, historical perspective, and analysis - empowering you to defend your rights with actionable steps...more Host Henry Fisher
Producer/Network Techlore & The New Oil
Email ****@protonmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 216Twitter 11.2K Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Caveat

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Join us for thought provoking conversations on surveillance, digital privacy, and cybersecurity law and policy in the information age. Each week, hosts Dave Bittner and Ben Yelin break down the headlines, legal cases, and policy battles that matter most. more Hosts Dave Bittner, Ben Yelin
Producer/Network N2K Networks
Email ****@thecyberwire.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Dr. Liz James, Jen Sovada +9 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 114Facebook 17.2KTwitter 39.9KInstagram 1.3K Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Since Oct 2019 Get Email Contact

3. Spycops Info

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Podcast series about the secret undercover political police who infiltrated over 1,000 campaign groups in the UK. Stealing dead children's identities, deceiving women into long term sexual relationships, in some cases fathering children. Tasked with undermining democratic participation in politics, these 'spycops' were publicly unmasked by activists in 2010...more Host Tom B Fowler
Producer/Network Undercover Policing Podcast
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Carolyn, Ben +10 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 79Instagram 468 Avg Length 48 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. Escape the Technocracy

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Escape the Technocracy is a techno-adventure show on privacy tactics and evading technological tyranny.
Host Gabriel Custodiet
Email ****@watchmanprivacy.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Max Tannahill, Maya Parbhoe +7 more
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 181 Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. Impractical Privacy

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Tired of feeling like you're being watched online? Welcome to Impractical Privacy your weekly dose of truth about your digital life. Together we will cut through the tech jargon and deliver the real privacy news you need to know, from data breaches and surveillance trends to simple, actionable tactics you can use today to protect your information. Each week, we'll explore cutting-edge privacy-preserving tools, share practical recommendations, and help you reclaim control of your data...more Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 19 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

6. Banish Big Brother

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Join hosts Elizabeth and Zach as they embark on a thought-provoking journey through the labyrinth of privacy, technology, surveillance, and the digital age's unseen battles. Banish Big Brother isn't just another podcast; it's a mission to unravel the complex web of information that surrounds us, challenge the omnipresent eyes of surveillance, advocate for the sanctity of personal privacy in a world that's growing increasingly transparent, and have fun doing it.Each episode, Elizabeth and Zach dive deep into current events, technological advancements, and the shadowy realms of surveillance an..more Producer/Network Zach Varnell, Elizabeth Melton
Email ****@banishbigbrother.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guest Pavel Durov
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 70 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Signal Jam

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Signal Jam is a podcast about regaining and maintaining privacy in the face of pervasive corporate and government surveillance. Co-hosts, Jay and Michael, discuss practical steps that anyone can take toward achieving that outcome— no matter how 'tech-savvy' they may be.more Email ****@signaljam.me
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. Invisible Borders: the Tech and Violence of Fortress Europe

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The technology and defence industry is deeply embedded in the EU's border policy, benefiting from increasingly hostile approaches to migration. As governments invest billions in border surveillance technologies, the consequences are felt most acutely by people seeking safety and a dignified life. This podcast emerges from a two-year project led by the Border Violence Monitoring Network, in collaboration with I Have Rights, Collective Aid, Mission Wings, and other Network members...more Producer/Network Border Violence Monitoring Network
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. Enemy of the [Surveillance] State

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A weekly podcast of news, tips, and tools for protecting your privacy against the Surveillance State. Be free; be an enemy of the surveillance state.
Host C. Mitchell Shaw
Producer/Network enemyofsurveillance
Email ****@protonmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 30Facebook 1.7KTwitter 2 Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Since Feb 2020 Get Email Contact

10. Surveil-links

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Making sense of surveillance news so you don't have to.
Producer/Network Ethan Gregory Dodge
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Facebook 564Twitter 1.4KInstagram 1 Avg Length 11 min Format Short form Since Dec 2020 Get Email Contact

11. Surveillance Capitalism

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This podcast series offers listeners with an understanding about big data algorithms and data privacy on the internet and the world wide web. Three university students provide relevant examples of how our data is being monitored and tracked online.more Producer/Network Mariah
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4 Avg Length 4 min Format Bite size Since Apr 2021 Get Email Contact

12. PSA Today

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PSA Today = Privacy, Surveillance, Anonymity. Join Kaliya Young and Seth Goldstein for a spirited conversation at the intersection of the three themes driving modern identity: privacy, surveillance and anonymity. We wrestle each week with some of the most contentious issues facing our world as we try to find opportunities for agency and self-sovereignty within shared communities, both online and off.more Producer/Network Kaliya & Seth
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2Twitter 24.4KInstagram 4.4K Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

13. City Surveillance Watch

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When does a smart city become an overly-surveilled city? In City Surveillance Watch, a scripted podcast series from Smart Cities Dive, reporter Kate Kaye explores the inherent dichotomy of data-hungry technologies that - while promising to make cities safer and more efficient - can also be considered forms of surveillance tech. In three in-depth episodes, listeners will travel across the country, digging deep into stories that illuminate how and why cities are using surveillance tech...more Producer/Network Smart Cities Dive
Email ****@industrydive.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 6Facebook 92.5KTwitter 6.8K Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Since Jan 2021 Get Email Contact

14. Opt Out

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Welcome to Opt Out, where I sit down with passionate people to learn why privacy matters to them, the tools and techniques they've found and leveraged, and where we encourage and inspire others towards personal privacy and data-sovereignty.more Host Seth Simmons
Producer/Network Seth For Privacy
Email ****@protonmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 49Twitter 39K Avg Length 60 min Format Long form Since May 2021 Get Email Contact