Techlore Talks

Front-ends and third-party services still dependent on big tech companies are falling like flies - Reddit, Twitter, Invidious, Aurora - here's why and what we need to do about it! We also discuss Debian 12, Proton's (insane!) marketing, and Techlore Clips. Update: After recording this, Proton updated the headline to read: "Apple can see much of what you store in iCloud" - which is much better, but...

All Apple privacy & security updates from WWDC 2023 and more! As well as some BTS on our recent Synology review, and how we're managing our forum. 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS Our Website: https://techlore.tech Jonah's New Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jonaharagon ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Welcome to TT10 00:38 Apple's WWDC 2023 01:04 Safari's New Privacy Protections 01:24 iOS/iPadOS Photo Permission...

Welcoming Jón von Tetzchner, CEO of Vivaldi Browser on Techlore Talks to chat about privacy, security, history of Vivaldi, control, open source, federation, and a lot more! 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS Vivaldi Browser: https://vivaldi.com/ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 Introductions 00:00:56 About Jón & Vivaldi Browser 00:02:00 History of Opera Browser & Vivaldi 00:04:13 Opera and Vivaldi Philosophy Di...

Google Authenticator's new (meme-worthy) sync functionality, some updates to the privacy/security of security keys like Yubikeys, our experiences so far with Proton Pass, and more! 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS Our Website: https://techlore.tech ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Google Authenticator's Cringe Update 08:29 Story behind our recent Yubikey review 09:59 Is keeping security keys plugged in insecure? 14:58 A...

How do data brokers work? How do they find your data? What can you do? A super insightful interview with Rob Shavell from Abine DeleteMe to offer an inside look into the data industry of people-searching sites. 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS DeleteMe Kickback Link: https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-100370169-13794293 Standard DeleteMe Link: https://joindeleteme.com/ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introducing Rob 01:00...

LTT got hacked, general chit-chat on what we think went wrong, as well as other discussions regarding general security issues recently, with some Linux security bits. 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS Our Website: https://techlore.tech ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 LTT Hack 11:38 When I Met Linus 14:41 More on YouTube security and LTT 22:31 Jonah's hatred for tech 27:28 Recent security issues (Google Vulnerabilities)...

Chatting with Seth For Privacy about Monero, privacy, and more! Please keep in mind this interview was done last year. 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS Opt Out Podcast: https://optoutpod.com/ Seth's Blog: https://sethforprivacy.com/ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introductions 00:36 Who are you and how does privacy tie into what you do? 02:47 Why are you focused on Monero over other cryptocurrencies? 06:28 Why do we n...

We didn't have one topic to cover, so here are many in a single episode. Enjoy! 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS Our Website: https://techlore.tech ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction  00:25 Bluesky, Facebook's Federated Platform, & others 03:27 Librem 5 Refund, & State of Linux Phones 08:05 Cerebral selling private health data 09:21 A lot on HIPAA.... 15:11 Browser profiles, & Jonah's Arc experien...

We're pleased to have Douglas Tuman from Monero Talk back again to discuss Monero, private forms of payment, cryptocurrencies, and Monerotopia! 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS Use code 'techlore' for 10% off if any of you are planning to attend Monerotopia: https://monerotopia.com/ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:31 What are the selling points of tools like Monero? 00:04:38 What is fungibility an...

Are there too many open source projects? Or too many of the wrong type? Or is everything a-okay? Today we chat about what can sometimes feel like the over-saturation of FOSS. 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS Our Website: https://techlore.tech 🎥 VIDEO Watch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE Keep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★

Who's behind the open source, zero-knowledge note-taking service Notesnook? Today I sit with Abdullah Atta, CEO & Lead Developer of Notesnook for an interview. 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS Abdullah's Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecodrr Abdullah's GitHub: https://github.com/thecodrr ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:39 - About Abdullah & Notesnook 01:42 - What made you want to create Notesnook? 05...

Social media moderation, deplatforming, freedom of speech, internet anonymity, and more! 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS Our Website: https://techlore.tech ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 00:55 Our stances on social media moderation 03:48 Do we have a right to be on social media services? 05:40 Freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences 08:59 How anonymity impacts our behavior on the internet 14:3...

VPNs, Tor, SPN, decentralized VPNs - so many tools! But how do they stack up against each other!? Tune in to this exclusive interview with Safing to answer my (and many of the community's) questions! 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS SPN vs VPN: https://safing.io/blog/2022/09/06/spn-vs-vpns/ Our Portmaster Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8cTRhGtmcM ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 01:43 What is the...

How do cognitive dissonance and confirmation bias fit into privacy, security, FOSS, tech, and the world today? You all asked for more free-form, and here it is! 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS Cognitive Dissonance: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-cognitive-dissonance-2795012 Confirmation Bias: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-confirmation-bias-2795024 Growth EQ Podcast on this: https://thegrowth...

Is Facebook finally dying? Is the current ad revenue model possible without invading user data? Can FOSS projects be successful financially? Welcome to the second episode of our new weekly series - Techlore Talks - where we unpack concepts in a free-form discussion. 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS Our Website: https://techlore.tech 🎥 VIDEO Watch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE Keep Techlore Talks independe...

What's new in iOS 16, iPhone 14, and what does it mean for privacy & security? Welcome to Techlore Talks. Leave feedback, we've love to hear! 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS Our Website: https://techlore.tech ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction to Techlore Talks 01:00 Our iOS 16 Experiences 02:15 iOS 16 Feature Updates 02:28 iOS 16 Feature Updates - Lock Screen 05:34 iOS 16 Feature Updates - iMessage Upda...

How should you or people in your life start their privacy journey? What does the journey look like? Let's ask Carey Parker from Firewalls Don't Dragons! 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons: https://firewallsdontstopdragons.com/ Dragon Coin Limited Promo: https://firewallsdontstopdragons.com/return-of-the-dragon-coins/ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Welcome! 00:40 About the podcast & why C...

What goes into developing a private & secure service? Today we sit down with John Ozbay from Cryptee to discuss the inner-workings of their open source tools. 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS John's Website: https://johnozbay.com/ Cryptee: https://crypt.ee/ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:01 Why is Cryptee a web app, rather than offering traditional clients? 00:07:32 What features are offered...

Why does DNS matter for privacy, security, freedom, and the internet? We are thrilled to bring on John Todd from Quad9 to give us the inside scoop on DNS and how important it is for all of us. 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS Quad9: https://quad9.net/ Dr Paul Vixie: https://www.farsightsecurity.com/about-farsight-security/team/vixie/ Quad9 Blog: https://quad9.net/news/blog Quad9 Donation Page: Not a static...

We're pleased to present Douglas Tuman from Monero Talk to discuss the future of Monero, Private Money, Digital Cash, Cryptocurrency, Privacy, and more! 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS Monero Talk MoneroTopia - go if you can! Monero Talk Interview with Henry Douglas Tuman Twitter ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 00:51 Why did you run for congress and what was it like? 05:50 Is Bitcoin anonymous? 07:23 Why...

Session Messenger aims to offer absolute privacy & security to its user's messages, find out how they're attempting to do this in our exclusive interview with Kee Jefferys. 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS Session: https://getsession.org/ Lokinet: https://lokinet.org/ Oxen: https://oxen.io/ Nathan's Website: https://thenewoil.xyz/ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 01:10 History of Session 02:38 Encrypted...

Nicholas Merrill, notorious for challenging an FBI Gag Order and founder of the Calyx Institute, a privacy and digital rights organization. Tune in the full-length interview today on Techlore Talks. 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS Calyx Institute: https://calyxinstitute.org/ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 01:40 Internet Service Providers 08:20 Cryptocurrencies 12:08 Origins of the Calyx Institute 28:20 F...

Very happy to welcome Sean O'Brien to the channel for an interview to discuss privacy! 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS Sean O'Brien Webpage: https://cyberclear.cc/ Yale Privacy Lab: https://privacylab.yale.edu/ PrivacySafe: https://privacysafe.tech/ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00:00 Introduction 0:02:32 Why Privacy? 0:05:50 History Behind Privacy Concerns 0:11:52 Technological Reliance & Privacy 0:14:14 Effects of...

Welcome to an interview of Robert Beens, CEO of the privacy search engine Startpage. How does Startpage compare to DuckDuckGo and other search engines? What's their history? Is their recent collaboration a concern? How do they ensure your privacy? Are they a good service? Find out what their CEO has to say in this interview. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 01:08 Is there anything you want to star...