Techlore Talks

Session CTO Kee Jefferys to discusses their decentralized messenger that uses private routing by default, requires no phone number, and runs on a network of thousands community-operated nodes. We dive deep into the technical decisions behind Session, including why they chose decentralization over perfect forward secrecy and how they're building a trustless messaging platform. 🔗 SOURCES & LINK...

Frank Karlitschek, CEO and founder of Nextcloud, joins me to discuss the evolution from OwnCloud to Nextcloud, the challenges of building sustainable open-source businesses, and why digital sovereignty matters more than ever. Please note: Due to Jitsi connection issues during recording, Frank's video quality is compromised in the first half but normalizes as the interview progresses. We dive deep...

Viktor Vescei from IVPN gives us a brutally honest VPN interview. He admits you can't truly verify no-logs claims, explains why most audits are "snapshots in time," and reveals why IVPN shut down their affiliate program due to industry-wide misinformation. This is an insider's perspective on what's really broken in the VPN industry and how to actually evaluate providers. 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS • h...

In this interview, Dan Saltman, CEO and founder of Redact.dev, discusses their approach to data deletion. We dive deep into why people are increasingly concerned about their digital footprints, the technical challenges of building privacy software, why deleting data online is important, data removal services, and Dan's philosophy that "perfect is the enemy of good" when it comes to digital privacy...

Join us for an in-depth conversation with benny Vasquez, Chair of the AlmaLinux OS Foundation, as we explore the fallout from Red Hat's controversial licensing changes and how AlmaLinux emerged as a community-driven solution. We discuss the technical differences between CentOS Stream, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and AlmaLinux, the importance of open source governance, and the challenges of maintaini...

This interview dives deep with Dallas, the owner of PrivacyPost.io, to explore the world of secure mail forwarding in the US. We'll unpack the complexities of CMRA vs. residential addresses, the growing importance of end-to-end encryption, and how PrivacyPost caters to digital nomads, RVers, and anyone seeking enhanced privacy with some clever South Dakota workflows! 📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO • Privac...

Join us for an exclusive interview with Vishnu Mohandas, the visionary founder of Ente, a revolutionary photo app that prioritizes privacy. In this insightful conversation, we delve into the challenges and triumphs of building a privacy-first photo app, exploring topics like the birth of Ente, its unique approach to privacy, cutting-edge AI features, and the future of photo storage and sharing. 📱...

Owning (or renting!) privately is a challenge, and Jonathan Steele is a lawyer who will break it down for us. Is renting more private than owning a home? How do celebrities do it? From Trusts, LLCs, Nominee agreements, plausible deniability, the legality of privacy tools, and so much more to help non-legal experts understand the complex world of privacy in the legal system. Jonathan Steele is a pr...

Welcoming back for the second time... Abdullah Attah from Notesnook to discuss his open source note-taking solution, how they function behind-the-scenes, upcoming features, long-term sustainability, and more!  📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO • Notesnook: https://notesnook.com/ 🔎 RELATED VIDEOS https://youtu.be/I9ibGRNjK3E ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 Video intro 00:01:00 Abdullah and Notesnook introduction 00:01...

New research with evidence that some data removal services are not effective! Let's unpack the research, talk about the results, and what it means for those of you wanting control of their data. We also discuss Proton Wallet, Monero & Mobilecoin delistings, and a lot more! ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00:00 Introducing Techlore Talks 20! 0:00:50 Explaining data removal research 0:12:53 Data Removal Service...

Synology just held their event in Taiwan for 2024 releasing E2EE security cameras without a required subscription, Active Protect for enterprise customers, AI features, and more! Thanks to Synology for flying us out, and thanks you all for watching—leave thoughts below! 🔎 RELATED VIDEOS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a05my9OegME ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 00:40 Start of interview 01:00 Eve...

Computex, Synology, Apple, AI, and more catching up on Techlore Talks! It's been a while since the last podcast episode and we're excited to be back! 🔎 RELATED VIDEOS https://youtu.be/sLa8SS0wMSs ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Taiwan/Computex Adventures with AI 08:20 Synology Event Recap 19:28 Apple WWDC  34:44 Final Words 🎥 VIDEO Watch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE Keep Techlore Talks independent & g...

In this interview, we chat with Hanna Bozakov, press officer at Tuta (formerly Tutanota), a leading secure email service provider. Dive deep into the world of end-to-end encryption, user privacy, and how Tuta fights for your right to communicate confidentially. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Coming up 00:31 Introduction 00:58 Guest introduction 01:35 What is Tuta’s origin story? 05:51 What is the issue with...

Welcoming back John Ozbay on Techlore Talks for Part 2 of discussing many important digital rights concepts! Progressive Web Apps, new features, properly educating users, toxicity in the privacy community, Cryptee's professional target demographic, and what's next for Cryptee! John is an old interview favorite and we're thrilled to have him back on! 📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO • John's Website: https://...

Welcoming back John Ozbay on Techlore Talks for Part 1 of discussing many important digital rights concepts! The unexpected challenges of developing open source software, finding & reporting vulnerabilities, security of big tech companies like Google/Apple, progressive web apps, new EU tech developments with the DMA, marketing in privacy, and so much more! John is an old interview favorite and...

NextcloudPi is a preinstalled, preconfigured Nextcloud instance to make Nextcloud easier to use! James Sundquist is a volunteer community manager and documentation manager for NextcloudPi, and an admin for the Nextcloud community (https://help.nextcloud.com) 📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO • NextcloudPi: https://nextcloudpi.com • Techlore Nextcloud Conference Coverage: https://youtu.be/kUkVPC5Kyvg • Nextclo...

Apple's unexpected response to Europe's DMA, sideloading, default web browsers, more browser engines, and more! Apple really dropped the ball and showed everyone their cards. 📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO • Jonah's Blog: https://www.jonaharagon.com/posts/apple-is-incredibly-salty-about-the-digital-markets-act/ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro to Apple DMA 01:05 Alternative App Stores / 'Sideloading' 11:55 Altern...

What are backdoors? How should we define them? What is spyware? Google privacy sandbox & Manifest v3, and many other fun discussions! 📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO • Our Apple Backdoor Video: https://youtu.be/j1GszWH1kQM • China 'Backdoor': https://securityaffairs.com/5889/security/china-made-us-military-chip-security-backdoor-or-debugging-functionality.html • Apple Privacy Forum Thread: https://discu...

The government collects data & metadata from Apple & Google push notifications, exciting announcements from the Tor Project, Simple Tools sold out, my involvement at the Bitwarden open source security conference, and more! 📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO • Jonah's Tor w/ VPN Video: https://youtu.be/vo22D-dUeCA ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Government spying on push notifications 16:06 Tor Project Announcement...

Apple dealing with green messages via RCS and what it means for you, Signal messenger usernames, accusations against Tuta (previously Tutanota), and more! ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 01:04 Apple RCS, E2EE, security, and more!  05:08 Signal usernames and other signal discussions 09:04 Final iMessage chats & contact key verification 11:54 Accusations against Tuta 18:16 Sending love to the brillian...

Welcoming Matthias Kirschner on Techlore Talks to discuss the FSFE (Free Software Foundation Europe) and how they are empowering the future of free & open source software! Thank you to Tuta for being the first ever Techlore Gold Video Sponsor, check out their open source, privacy-respecting email service on their site: https://tutanota.com/create-email-account/?t-src=tech 📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO...

Several Google stories, other privacy discussions, and a live Q&A for this Techlore Talks :) 🎥 VIDEO Watch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE Keep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★

Google Pixel event w/ 7 years of security updates, Nextcloud's conference, Punkt Pigeon update, Element X, Tailscale x Mullvad, and a lot more! ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Quick Intro 00:18 Google Event Highlights for Us 04:20 My Experience @Nextcloud conference 05:54 Punkt Pigeon Update + Minimal Device workflows 09:50 Element X Matrix Client 10:28 New Tailscale/Mullvad Integration 13:38 Privacy is not j...

It's been a couple months and we wanted to start with some recent positive privacy news. We also cover tons of other events like Google removing saved links, Debian turning 30, Punkt, Signal, app store malware, Red Hat, and more! ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:48 Some positive privacy wins! 07:50 Google removing saved links? 09:50 Issues with cloud providers and how they can screw you over. 11:36 De...

Welcoming Arthur Edelstein, developer of privacytests.org on Techlore Talks to chat about his open source browser testing tool, his history with web browser development, privacy & security of web browsers, the future of web browsers, and a lot more! 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS PrivacyTests: https://privacytests.org/ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introductions 01:04 Arthur's History with PrivacyTests, Tor, Fi...