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Welcome to Techlore Office Hours - your weekly chance to get privacy, security, and digital rights questions answered live! This is unscripted, real-time discussion about what you're dealing with, so welcome in and bring any questions you have!🎯 HOW IT WORKS:1. Submit questions in advance: https://techlore.palform.app/ask2. Techlorians (members) get questions answered first3. Everyone can watch and participate in live chat4. Questions answered live every Friday at 10am PT💬 BECOME A TECHLORIAN:Get priority answers + Signal community access + my private RSS feed + more: https://techlore.tech/#/portal📌 TODAY'S AGENDA:- Kicking off this new format & announcements!- Open discussion in live chat- Updates on what's happening at Techlore#techlore #OfficeHours #LiveQA...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAqJyltLkq4

After 10+ years covering privacy tools, I finally understand the role privacy plays in my life, and it's not what I thought. This realization changed how I think about digital rights, threat modeling, and what we're all really fighting for. If you've ever felt like you're chasing privacy for the sake of privacy, this one's for you.🔎 RELATED VIDEOShttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3KeV6Ui_4CZRb5Z4qZjsIGZrUWbDc3Mnhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRvqdLsnsKYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX9rHBknp-Qhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m__kJCz2oS0🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORESupport our mission to defend digital rights for everyone:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join• All Our 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/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 Hello, A Bit About Me01:12 Privacy As a Means To An End03:49 A Broader Ecosystem Beyond Privacy06:40 Finding Your Privacy Journey08:35 Final Takeaways#privacyfirst #privacymatters #privacyonline...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bo3oJU6_4c

Ad blockers have broad permissions to intercept all your web traffic—which means you need to know which ones to trust. Henry interviewed the CTO and co-founded of AdGuard about why they pivoted from data collection to privacy protection, how DNS filtering differs from local ad blocking, and Apple's revolutionary new API that lets ad blockers work system-wide on iOS without ever seeing your traffic.📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO• AdGuard: https://adguard.com/• AdGuard Home: https://adguard.com/en/adguard-home/overview.html• AdGuard DNS: https://adguard-dns.io/• AdGuard VPN: https://adguard-vpn.com/• AdGuard Mail: https://adguard-mail.com/• Andrey's AFDS 2025 Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2c5WMjpVZc🔎 RELATED VIDEOShttps://youtu.be/dr7XSnbyv7whttps://youtu.be/E4tJSHimd9c🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORESupport our mission to defend digital rights for everyone:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join• All Our 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/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS0:00:00 INTRO#AdBlocking #AdGuard #DigitalRights...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6qIN60Naig

The FBI couldn't crack a journalist's iPhone because of one security feature, and we'll break down exactly how Lockdown Mode stopped them. Meanwhile, Austria, Spain, and Greece all announced age verification mandates in the same week, Chat Control 1.0 just got an extension, and Microsoft is finally backing away from Recall as AI fatigue reaches a breaking point. 📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO• Sources & Show Notes: https://techlore.tech/fbi-admits-defeat-iphone-security-actually-works-and-a-new-ios-cellular-security-feature/🔎 RELATED VIDEOShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENuGWhz10UYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfjyUtR5Xdk🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORESupport our mission to defend digital rights for everyone:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join• All Our 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/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 INTRO00:40 HIGHLIGHT STORY: APPLE LOCKDOWN MODE08:05 AGE VERIFICATION EXPANDING TO 3 COUNTRIES12:38 CHAT CONTROL 1.0 EXTENSION17:54 MICROSOFT ADMITS THEIR AI IS BAD22:56 THE DEFENSE BULLETIN#iPhone #iOS #security...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4XPA2Omlqc

F-Droid founder shares why they do this work for free, fighting the forces that want to control YOUR device. A labor of love for smartphone freedom.Watch the full interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnYSwX45ODA🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORESupport our mission to defend digital rights for everyone:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join• All Our 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/...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjyrhBr_iY0

What if an app store required no email, no registration, and no personal data? Meet F-Droid, the non-commercial alternative that only hosts vetted open source apps.Watch the full interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnYSwX45ODA🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORESupport our mission to defend digital rights for everyone:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join• All Our 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/...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfC-5R_fZfY

A Minnesota state representative was assassinated after someone found her home address on people search websites. A new report reveals that even state privacy laws fail to protect public servants from data brokers. But here's the bigger problem: this affects everyone, not just politicians. I'll break down why current solutions are reactive, show you how to actually prevent this data from being collected in the first place, and explain what systemic changes we need to push for. Links to data removal tools, opt-out resources, and action steps are below.📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO• Full report: https://thepublicservicealliance.com/psa-security-project/privacy-laws-report/• Wired Coverage: https://www.wired.com/story/how-data-brokers-can-fuel-violence-against-public-servants/• Proton Pass Kickback: https://go.getproton.me/SH1Iq• Proton Pass Standard Link: https://proton.me/pass• Our privacy resources: https://privacytools.techlore.tech/• Data Broker Manual Opt Out: https://github.com/yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-List• Find your rep: https://www.house.gov/• Fight Chat Control: https://fightchatcontrol.eu/• CA DROP: https://consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov/🎥 RELATED VIDEOShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMWfsOVrDkwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgnsa5IMufshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1i-3xwcSGA🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORESupport our mission to defend digital rights for everyone:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join• All Our 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/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 INTRO00:25 A NEW REPORT ON DATA BROKER VIOLENCE02:25 SOME ISSUES WITH THE REPORT04:30 THE REACTIONARY NATURE OF OPTING OUT06:30 POLITICIANS BEING HYPOCRITICAL 07:14 CALIFORNIA'S TINY BIT BETTER APPROACH08:42 WHAT WE CAN DO TO BEAT DATA BROKERS (PROACTIVE)10:46 WHAT WE CAN DO TO BEAT DATA BROKERS (REACTIVE)12:10 WE NEED TO CALL FOR SYSTEMIC CHANGE#databrokers #minnesota #techlore...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWi82YljpPw

Many Linux tier lists rank distros best to worst, but that makes things difficult when Qubes is great for security and not great for beginners. In this 2026 tier list, I'm ranking distros by where they fit in YOUR Linux journey: first distro, level up, or advanced/specialized. Enjoy the ranking and hope you learn something too along the way! Thanks to @ChrisTitusTech for maintaining the list and making this so accessible to everyone!📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO• Make your own: https://tiermaker.com/create/linux-distributions-by-titus-15917706🔎 RELATED VIDEOShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E4ZwBK-SQs🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORESupport our mission to defend digital rights for everyone:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join• All Our 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/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 INTRO TO THE TIER LISTS00:50 TIER LIST 1: BEST FOR BEGINNERS13:00 TIER LIST 2: BEST UPGRADES / INTERMEDIATE20:40 TIER LIST 3: BEST SPECIALIZED / ADVANCED#linux #techlore #tierlist...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ip-S5QyzuI

This week's Surveillance Report covers Microsoft handing BitLocker encryption keys to the FBI, meaning your "encrypted" Windows data isn't as secure as you thought. This two-week Surveillance Report covers age verification laws spreading across three continents, 840,000 malicious browser extension installs, WhatsApp's encryption challenged in court, a trusted Android launcher turned spyware, and how social media platforms engineer addiction by design. Plus major breaches, and essential security updates you need to know about.📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO• All shownotes & sources: https://techlore.tech/microsoft-gave-fbi-your-encryption-keys/🔎 RELATED VIDEOShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C25VWAGl7Twhttps://youtu.be/QqbVjHzLRqshttps://youtu.be/m__kJCz2oS0https://youtu.be/bfjyUtR5Xdkhttps://youtu.be/yj5QL1-jJLg🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORESupport our mission to defend digital rights for everyone:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join• All Our 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/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 SURVEILLANCE REPORT INTRO00:53 HIGHLIGHT STORY: BITLOCKER ENCRYPTION09:36 MORE GLOBAL AGE VERIFICATION 14:24 DANGEROUS BROWSER EXTENSIONS19:44 WHATSAPP ACCUSED OF NO ENCRYPTION26:20 PROMO SEGMENT!28:10 NOVA LAUNCHER SELLS OUT31:50 SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS CAUGHT BEING ADDICTIVE37:38 THE DEFENSE BULLETIN#surveillancereport #techlore #bitlocker...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LHS-bZx3TI

WhatsApp just got sued for allegedly lying about end-to-end encryption, with claims that Meta employees can access any user's messages through a simple internal request. While the lawsuit provides no technical proof, we'll show you the confirmed privacy issues with WhatsApp and explain why closed-source encryption is fundamentally untrustworthy.Own your email forever: grab your custom domain at Porkbun and set it up with Proton Mail's encrypted email in minutes: https://porkbun.com/products/proton_mail📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO• PCMag Coverage: https://www.pcmag.com/news/lawsuit-alleges-that-whatsapp-has-no-end-to-end-encryption• Read the lawsuit: https://www.scribd.com/document/987788928/Whatsapp-Lawsuit• ProPublica Privacy Concerns: https://www.propublica.org/article/how-facebook-undermines-privacy-protections-for-its-2-billion-whatsapp-users• WhatsApp's New Security Feature: https://blog.whatsapp.com/whatsapps-latest-privacy-protection-strict-account-settings• Our Messenger Recommendations: https://privacytools.techlore.tech/#messengers🔎 RELATED VIDEOShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENuGWhz10UYhttps://youtu.be/jf2OyFVo9G0🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORESupport our mission to defend digital rights for everyone:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join• All Our 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/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 NEW LAWSUIT00:36 LAWSUIT EXPLAINED & ENCRYPTION CLAIMS04:54 HOW WHATSAPP UNDERMINES PRIVACY07:09 CALLING OUT COMPETITORS09:44 WHATSAPP NEW SECURITY FEATURE12:06 OUR SPONSOR: PORKBUN!13:44 MY THOUGHTS ON THE LAWSUIT CLAIMS15:40 MY MESSENGER RECOMMENDATIONS17:10 FINAL TAKEAWAYS#whatsapp #encryption #privacy...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfjyUtR5Xdk

Is Apple's privacy as good as they say? No, but it's better than most big tech, making tools like iCloud end-to-end encryption and Lockdown Mode incredibly accessible. I argue real tradeoff is their closed ecosystem, which blocks the advanced open-source privacy tools you can get on Android.🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORESupport our mission to defend digital rights for everyone:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join• All Our 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/...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlmxayNTWMQ

The UK is following Australia's social media ban for kids, but Florida just took it to another level with TWO separate bills targeting app stores AND AI chatbots. These laws would require age verification for nearly every app, building surveillance infrastructure that affects everyone, not just children. Here's what's happening, why the 'protect the children' framing is covering for mass surveillance, and what you can do to push back.📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO• Florida Reclaim the Net: https://reclaimthenet.org/florida-app-store-accountability-act-privacy-first-amendment• Read the bill yourself: https://legiscan.com/FL/text/S1722/id/3304783• Miami Tech Club Coverage: https://www.miamitech.club/oppose-sb-482/• How to contact Florida Reps: https://www.miamitech.club/make-2026-the-year-you-call-your-elected-representatives/• UK BBC Coverage: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgm4xpyxp7lo• Our recent newsletter: https://techlore.tech/australias-social-media-experiment-reveals-something-telling-jan-12-18/🔎 RELATED VIDEOShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuLdd07P1IIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzmR4nt1rpE🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORESupport our mission to defend digital rights for everyone:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join• All Our 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/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 INTRO00:35 WHAT THE UK IS PROPOSING02:48 WHAT FLORIDA IS PROPOSING PT 107:02 WHAT FLORIDA IS PROPOSING PT 208:50 WHAT MAKES ME RAGE10:58 SOLUTIONS WE ACTUALLY NEED12:22 WHAT YOU CAN DO!#ageverification #surveillance #florida...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m__kJCz2oS0

Peer-to-peer networks have no servers—just devices talking directly to each other. Henry interviewed Mathias Buus Madsen, CEO of Holepunch, about how BitTorrent handled 40 million users without servers, why their messenger Keet can't go down even when usage spikes, their new P2P password manager, and how P2P apps are more energy efficient than data centers.📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO• Holepunch: https://holepunch.to/• Keet Messenger: https://keet.io• Pears: https://pears.com• Pear Pass: https://pass.pears.com🔎 RELATED VIDEOShttps://youtu.be/WYjwEaTiIT0https://youtu.be/aVwl892hqb4https://youtu.be/pxJMpRJQPw8https://youtu.be/hfzf0t8ZCK4🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORESupport our mission to defend digital rights for everyone:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join• All Our 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/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS0:00:00 INTRO00:01:25 WHAT IS PEER-TO-PEER (P2P)?00:03:16 BENEFITS OF P2P00:05:38 GETTING STARTED IN P2P00:08:43 NEGATIVE P2P ASSOCIATIONS00:14:13 P2P CENSORSHIP RESISTANCE00:17:14 P2P SAFETY00:21:29 KEET (P2P MESSENGER)00:26:21 OPEN SOURCE?00:27:12 BEING SERVERLESS00:31:04 OPEN SOURCE VS. CLOSED SOURCE00:34:05 ARE UPDATES P2P?00:34:33 IS THERE AN APK?00:35:37 BACKGROUND SYNC00:39:27 WHAT ELSE DOES HOLEPUNCH WORK ON?00:42:04 MORE INFO ON THE STACK00:45:00 FUNDING + TETHER00:48:09 P2P PASSWORD MANAGER?00:54:48 AUDITS00:55:57 AVAILABLE ON LINUX?00:58:33 CENTRALIZED/HYBRID P2P?01:01:49 P2P DOWNSIDES?01:05:01 APPLE FINDMY NETWORK01:07:16 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT01:11:48 SERVICE DOWNTIME01:12:52 HOW TO FOLLOW01:13:59 OUTRO#PeerToPeer #P2P #Holepunch...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uJNhl2bBa4

Wired published an article saying dumbphone users "lost their minds." I disagree. In this video, I respond to Wired's piece arguing that choosing a dumbphone means you've lost touch with reality. The author admits smartphone addiction is real, that tech companies intentionally designed "enmeshment," and that giving up your smartphone feels like losing part of your identity. But instead of seeing this as a problem—they surrender to it.📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO• https://www.wired.com/story/dumbphone-owners-have-literally-lost-their-minds/🔎 RELATED VIDEOShttps://youtu.be/k2V4kuOJMR4@JoseBriones 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORESupport our mission to defend digital rights for everyone:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join• All Our 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/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 Introduction to the Smartphone Debate00:28 Understanding Smartphone Addiction01:56 The System's Role in Tech Dependency04:23 The Extended Mind Hypothesis06:44 Critiquing the Author's Perspective09:53 The Reliability of Technology vs. Human Memory13:34 Exploring the Downsides of Dumb Phones17:03 Cognitive Disabilities and Technology21:12 The Impact of Technology on Relationships24:30 Reclaiming Cognitive Space29:55 Challenging Assumptions About Technology31:56 Understanding Device Usage Spectrum32:58 Strategies for Mindful Technology Engagement33:55 The Importance of Offline Activities34:39 Emotional Impact of Smartphones and Digital Minimalism#dumbphone #smartphone #minimalism...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf2OyFVo9G0

This week's Surveillance Report covers Microsoft Copilot's ongoing security failures putting users at risk, the FTC banning GM from selling driver location data, California banning data brokers from reselling health information, Iran's internet shutdown reaching record lengths, the EFF's guide to navigating age gates, and more!🔎 EasyOptOuts is the easy, affordable, and effective way to automatically remove your data from people search sites: https://easyoptouts.comThanks to the EasyOptOuts team for sponsoring Surveillance Report!📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO• Surveillance Report Shownotes: https://techlore.tech/microsoft-copilots-security-failures-are-putting-everyone-at-risk/🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORESupport our mission to defend digital rights for everyone:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join• All Our 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/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 INTRO00:46 NEW COPILOT VULNERABILITY07:35 GM PUT ON TIMEOUT12:24 DATA BROKER PUT ON TIMEOUT15:56 OUR SPONSOR: EASYOPTOUTS!16:54 IRAN INTERNET SHUTDOWN22:30 EFF AGE GATE GUIDE26:06 THE DEFENSE BULLETIN#surveillance #copilot #techlore...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbdY9KhfeNQ

SimpleX Chat is the only messaging network where users have no identifiers—no phone numbers, no usernames, no user IDs at all. Henry interviewed founder Evgeny Poberezkin about how unidirectional message pipes create a network where servers don't even know users exist, why this isn't federation, how it compares to Signal and Session, and why the company is based in the UK despite encryption battles.📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO• SimpleX: https://simplex.chat• Evgeny's Website: https://www.poberezkin.com/about.html🔎 RELATED VIDEOShttps://youtu.be/HvddJtqwn2shttps://youtu.be/pxJMpRJQPw8https://youtu.be/aVwl892hqb4🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORESupport our mission to defend digital rights for everyone:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join• All Our 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/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS0:00:00 INTRO00:01:31 SIMPLEX NAME00:04:20 SIMPLEX TEAM00:05:10 SIMPLEX VS. MAINSTREAM MESSENGERS00:08:05 WHY THIS APPROACH?00:11:14 THE FUTURE OF SIMPLEX00:14:28 SIMPLEX NETWORK + FEDERATION00:20:46 REGISTRATION MODELS00:23:11 GOVERNMENT REQUESTS TO SIGNAL00:25:42 REGISTRATION MODELS (CONT'D)00:27:52 MESSENGER DISCUSSION?00:29:54 SIMPLEX LIMITATIONS00:31:00 WAYS TO USE SIMPLEX + SCALING00:37:27 OPEN SOURCE00:42:21 SIMPLEX ENCRYPTION + DENIABILITY00:54:00 SIMPLEX METADATA01:00:53 IP ADDRESS OBSERVATION01:05:02 USABILITY CHALLENGES01:09:53 MESSAGE DELIVERY01:10:58 OUTAGES01:13:14 MULTI-DEVICE SYNC01:13:56 DESKTOP ONLY?01:18:10 BATTERY IMPACT01:19:44 BACKGROUND SYNC01:21:50 FUNDING + SUSTAINABILITY01:30:38 JURISDICTION01:31:56 LEGAL + LIABILITY01:40:37 PRIVACY AS A MEANS, NOT AN END01:41:55 PRIVACY FOR THE MASSES VS. THE FEW01:45:27 WHAT'S NEXT FOR SIMPLEX?01:50:57 HOW TO FOLLOW01:52:09 OUTRO#SimpleX #OpenSource #DigitalRights...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfzf0t8ZCK4

The UK has activated new Online Safety Act regulations requiring platforms to preemptively scan every message, image, and post before users can see it. This video explains how client-side scanning works, why encrypted services like Signal and WhatsApp face an impossible choice (break encryption or leave the UK), and the global pattern of "child safety" laws enabling surveillance infrastructure. Plus: the UK's digital ID U-turn proves pushback works—here's what you can do to fight preemptive censorship in your country.🔒 A portion of the video is sponsored by Proton. Switch from Big Tech surveillance to end-to-end encryption that puts you in the front seat: https://go.getproton.me/SH12O📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO• Reclaim the net: https://reclaimthenet.org/uk-expands-online-safety-act-to-mandate-preemptive-scanning• UK Announcement: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/stronger-laws-for-tech-firms-to-ensure-you-dont-see-unsolicited-nudes• Good Digital ID News: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3385zrrx73o• Big Brother Watch TAKE ACTION: https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/campaigns/freespeechonline/• Open Rights Group: https://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaign/save-encryption/🔎 RELATED VIDEOShttps://youtu.be/uzmR4nt1rpE🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORESupport our mission to defend digital rights for everyone:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join• All Our 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/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 INTRO00:37 THE NEW UPDATES EXPLAINED03:38 HOW TO IMPLEMENT SCANNING05:30 ENCRYPTION UP IN THE AIR06:51 THE SLIPPERY SLOPE07:46 THE GLOBAL PATTERN09:44 OUR SPONSOR: PROTON10:50 SO WHAT'S NEXT?11:36 SOME REALLY GOOD NEWS!13:46 HOW TO GET INVOLVED!#uk #onlinesafety #techlore...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvddJtqwn2s

This week's Surveillance Report covers Microsoft removing offline Windows activation, California's new tool to delete your data from brokers, cryptocurrency theft traced to the 2022 LastPass breach, France's social media ban for under-15s, and more!📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO• Sources: https://techlore.tech/microsoft-just-removed-another-way-to-activate-windows-offline/🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORESupport our mission to defend digital rights for everyone:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join• All Our 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/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 Intro to Surveillance Report00:40 Highlight Story: Microsoft removing more Options05:48 California's New Data Removal Tool13:24 LastPass Data Breach Still Impacting People18:50 Support Techlore!19:43 More Age Verification in France, US, and more24:04 The Defense Bulletin#microsoft #windows11 #windows11installation...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zia7oga3xXE

You don't have to trust Obscura—you just have to trust that not both Obscura and Mullvad are compromised. Henry sat down with Carl, former Bitcoin Core developer and founder of Obscura VPN, to discuss how it's the first VPN that mathematically can't log your activity, what makes it censorship-resistant against networks like the Great Firewall, and what it really means to build privacy that's more than "a pinky promise."📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO• Obscura: https://obscura.net• GitHub: https://github.com/Sovereign-Engineering/obscuravpn-client• Trust, 2-Party Relays, and QUIC: https://obscura.net/blog/bootstrapping-trust/• Mullvad: https://mullvad.net🔎 RELATED VIDEOShttps://youtu.be/UIA6iNPPgUghttps://youtu.be/TFTdFPWxQfYhttps://youtu.be/KzkQKB9msUIhttps://youtu.be/EwgTKdzTELY🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORESupport our mission to defend digital rights for everyone:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join• All Our 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/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS0:00:00 INTRO00:01:50 CARL'S BACKGROUND00:10:47 APPLE'S PRIVATE RELAY00:17:11 TRUSTLESS MODELS00:19:05 MULTI-PARTY RELAY PARTNERSHIP00:21:39 TRADITIONAL MULTI-HOP00:23:39 CENSORSHIP RESISTANCE00:27:33 MULLVAD VS. OBSCURA TRAFFIC00:29:35 EXIT IP00:30:18 BLOCKS, CAPTCHA, & SPLIT TUNNELING00:31:16 CUSTOM DNS00:32:41 PARTNERING WITH MULLVAD00:36:05 OBSCURA VS. PRIVATE RELAY00:37:10 OBSCURA VS. MULLVAD00:38:33 OBSCURA VS. DECENTRALIZED VPNS00:40:57 OBSCURA VS. TOR00:41:58 REPRODUCIBLE BUILDS00:50:23 CLIENTS & DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE00:55:24 SPEED00:59:06 DEFAULTS VS. CUSTOMIZATION01:00:48 PRICING01:02:43 OPEN SOURCE01:03:34 THE OBSCURA TEAM01:05:39 THOUGHTS ON THE VPN INDUSTRY01:07:49 OUTRO#VPN #Privacy #TwoPartyRelay...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgoCVnBRyjY

The Digital Markets Act is a can opener for Big Tech's walled gardens, forcing Apple, Google, and Microsoft to open their platforms whether they like it or not. Henry sat down with Lucas Lasota from the FSFE (Free Software Foundation of Europe) to understand what the DMA actually does, why Big Tech is fighting it in court, and what it means for open source software and your digital freedom.📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO• Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE): https://fsfe.org• Free Software Foundation (FSF US): https://www.fsf.org• Public Money, Public Code campaign: https://publiccode.eu🔎 RELATED VIDEOShttps://youtu.be/ZnYSwX45ODAhttps://youtu.be/Ps_5Id3npGwhttps://youtu.be/ZXULhqK-TtQhttps://youtu.be/ed80s1G1sv4🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORESupport our mission to defend digital rights for everyone:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join• All Our 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/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS0:00:00 INTRO00:01:36 WHAT IS THE FSFE?00:04:12 LUCAS' ROLE AT FSFE00:05:44 INTRO TO THE DMA00:09:45 THOUGHTS ON REGULATION00:12:47 PUBLIC MONEY, PUBLIC CODE00:21:25 BREAKDOWN OF THE DMA00:30:54 DMA ENFORCEMENTS00:31:44 INTEROPERABILITY00:36:20 DMA ENFORCEMENTS (CONT'D)00:38:50 DMA CRITICISMS00:50:41 USB-C ON IPHONES00:53:03 APPLE'S "MALICIOUS COMPLIANCE"00:56:57 UNDERSTANDING THE EU01:02:12 EU COMMISSION & OTHER ORGANIZATIONS01:06:58 DMA'S GLOBAL INFLUENCE01:11:57 BIG TECH + INTERPRETATION OF LAW01:18:23 OUTRO#DMA #DigitalMarketsAct #OpenSource...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj5QL1-jJLg

2025 was the year everything we warned about actually started happening, but we also saw massive wins! This is the first year of The Digital Rights Awards, covering the 10 biggest wins, losses, controversies, and lessons that will shape 2026. Happy new year everyone!📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO• EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation): https://www.eff.org• EDRI (European Digital Rights): https://edri.org• Free Software Foundation Europe: https://fsfe.org• Neuro Rights Foundation: https://www.neurorightsfoundation.org/• Open Rights Group: https://www.openrightsgroup.org/• Privacy International: https://privacyinternational.org/🔎 RELATED VIDEOShttps://youtu.be/1cWIOMqHLOshttps://youtu.be/uzmR4nt1rpEhttps://youtu.be/QqbVjHzLRqshttps://youtu.be/ZXULhqK-TtQhttps://youtu.be/cuLdd07P1II🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORESupport our mission to defend digital rights for everyone:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join• All Our 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/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 INTRO00:41 PART 100:45 AWARD 1 - VICTORY OF THE YEAR02:46 AWARD 2 - THE UNDERDOG05:34 AWARD 3 - THE PEOPLE07:04 PART 207:12 AWARD 4 - THE BIGGEST THREAT10:08 AWARD 5 - THE TROJAN HORSE12:18 AWARD 6 - THE BACKSTAB16:40 PART 316:43 AWARD 7 - CHAMPION OF THE YEAR17:36 AWARD 8 - BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR21:34 PART 421:39 AWARD 9 - TECHLORE'S LESSON OF THE YEAR25:35 AWARD 10 - THE NEXT BIG FIGHT27:12 OUTRO#DigitalRights #2025Recap #AwardsVideo...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xukaA3DQKA

This week's Surveillance Report covers OpenAI's plan to prioritize sponsored content in ChatGPT answers, what to do if you're targeted by government spyware, Meta's secret playbook for avoiding scammer accountability, and more!📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO• Sources: https://techlore.tech/chatgpt-will-soon-prioritize-sponsored-content-over-accurate-answers/🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORESupport our mission to defend digital rights for everyone:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join• All Our 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/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 Intro to Surveillance Report00:37 OpenAI Sponsored Content05:20 How to Handle Government Spyware12:38 Our Sponsor: EasyOptOuts!14:15 Meta Embracing Scammers22:02 Defense Bulletin#chatgpt #openai #ai...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76n389Ptuno

This is a different kind of Techlore Talks. Henry sits down with Marloes de Koning, a Dutch tech reporter from NRC. This wide-ranging conversation explores tech policy from a journalist's perspective, and asks hard questions about age verification, digital sovereignty, news consumption, the rules & role of journalism, and more.🙎‍♀️ FOLLOW MARLOES• NRC: https://www.nrc.nl• Twitter/X: https://x.com/MarloesdeK• Marloes' Age Verification article: https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/04/19/het-hoofdpijndossier-van-de-porno-industrie-controleren-hoe-oud-je-bezoekers-zijn-a4196562• Marloes' Tornado Cash article: https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/07/30/de-pretzel-in-de-amerikaanse-tornado-cash-zaak-a4901676• Marloes' Birthday of the Cookie article: https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/10/11/hoe-het-internet-een-geheugen-kreeg-a4868671🔎 RELATED VIDEOShttps://youtu.be/ed80s1G1sv4https://youtu.be/Ps_5Id3npGwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb3Uo1Q__jEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS6VgM6X0rshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VR53pppurTU📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO• Fairphone: https://www.fairphone.com• Murena: https://murena.com• /e/OS: https://e.foundation• Magic Earth: https://www.magicearth.com/🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORESupport our mission to defend digital rights for everyone:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join• All Our Support Methods: https://techlore.tech/support/🔐 MORE FROM TECHLORE• Homepage & Newsletter: https://techlore.tech• Go Incognito Course: https://techlore.tech/go-incognito-course/• Privacy Tools: https://privacytools.techlore.tech/• VPN Comparison Chart: https://vpn.techlore.tech/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 INTRO01:27 EARLY YEARS IN JOURNALISM02:25 LEARNING & WRITING ABOUT TECH04:28 DIGITAL SOVEREIGNTY07:08 LOCATION OF DATA/COMPANIES09:01 THE RULES OF JOURNALISM10:31 THE ROLE OF JOURNALISM19:11 INCORRECT ASSUMPTIONS20:34 HOW TO FIND TRUSTWORTHY NEWS30:06 IS CONSUMING NEWS EVEN WORTH IT?34:55 AGE VERIFICATION45:13 DO PEOPLE CARE ABOUT PRIVACY?53:18 MARLOES' DIGITAL RIGHTS JOURNEY55:19 WHAT'S THE END GOAL?57:53 HOW TO FOLLOW MARLOES59:06 OUTRO#DigitalSovereignty #TechJournalism #Privacy...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFAV-XGqF8k

You've probably been using Peter Lowe's blocklist without even knowing it—it's integrated into AdGuard, NextDNS, uBlock Origin, and many other privacy tools. Henry talked with Peter at AFDS 2025 to learn what transformed him from someone who just hated ads into a "closet privacy evangelist."🔎 RELATED VIDEOShttps://youtu.be/dr7XSnbyv7whttps://youtu.be/2fvngjQUrRU📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO• Peter Lowe's Ad/Tracker Server List: https://pgl.yoyo.org/adservers/• EasyList: https://easylist.to/• uBlock Origin: https://ublockorigin.com/🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORESupport our mission to defend digital rights for everyone:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join• All Our Support Methods: https://techlore.tech/support/🔐 MORE FROM TECHLORE• Homepage & Newsletter: https://techlore.tech• Go Incognito Course: https://techlore.tech/go-incognito-course/• Privacy Tools: https://privacytools.techlore.tech/• VPN Comparison Chart: https://vpn.techlore.tech/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 INTRO00:17 WHAT INSPIRED THE IDEA?01:27 SEEING THE LIST EVOLVE02:11 PETER'S LIST VS. OTHER AD BLOCK LISTS03:14 THE INSPIRATION04:08 TRACKING EXAMPLE#AdBlocking #PeterLowe #SurveillanceCapitalism...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MREkh8oMCPs

Brave's ad blocker (Brave Shields) works differently than other Chromium-based blockers. In this video, Henry interviews Anton Lazarev from Brave to understand how they bypass extension limitations by completely sidestepping Manifest V3 restrictions. We also got clarity on Brave Shields vs uBlock Origin, their approach to privacy, and more!🔎 RELATED VIDEOShttps://youtu.be/dr7XSnbyv7whttps://youtu.be/2fvngjQUrRU📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO• Brave Browser: https://brave.com• Brave Search: https://search.brave.com• Adblock Rust (Brave's engine): https://github.com/brave/adblock-rust🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORESupport our mission to defend digital rights for everyone:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join• All Our Support Methods: https://techlore.tech/support/🔐 MORE FROM TECHLORE• Homepage & Newsletter: https://techlore.tech• Go Incognito Course: https://techlore.tech/go-incognito-course/• Privacy Tools: https://privacytools.techlore.tech/• VPN Comparison Chart: https://vpn.techlore.tech/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 INTRO00:46 BRAVE ON iOS01:22 APPLE'S NEW FILTERING API01:55 BRAVE VS. AI BROWSERS03:05 BRAVE SHIELDS VS. UBLOCK ORIGIN04:07 DIFFERENT AD BLOCKER PRIORITIES#BraveBrowser #AdBlocking #Chromium...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKJXGM48p00

Apple just released a new API that changes everything about ad blocking on iOS. In this video, Henry talks to AdGuard team members to understand how this moves beyond Safari-only filtering to system-wide protection—blocking tracking in every app while maintaining privacy-by-design.🔎 RELATED VIDEOShttps://youtu.be/dr7XSnbyv7whttps://youtu.be/2fvngjQUrRU📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO• AdGuard: https://adguard.com🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORESupport our mission to defend digital rights for everyone:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join• All Our Support Methods: https://techlore.tech/support/🔐 MORE FROM TECHLORE• Homepage & Newsletter: https://techlore.tech• Go Incognito Course: https://techlore.tech/go-incognito-course/• Privacy Tools: https://privacytools.techlore.tech/• VPN Comparison Chart: https://vpn.techlore.tech/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 ANDREY MESHKOV INTRO00:08 APPLE'S NEW FILTERING API01:10 CURRENT FILTERING02:09 ETA FOR UPDATES02:30 ADGUARD'S BRANDING03:19 IS MACOS SUPPORTED?03:48 SOFIA ORLOVA INTRO04:10 ADGUARD'S LARGEST DEMOGRAPHIC05:06 WHY PEOPLE CHOOSE ADGUARD#adfiltering #adguard #digitalrights...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4tJSHimd9c

This week's Surveillance Report covers a federal court blocking Texas's age verification law, AI police cameras exposed to the internet, massive data breaches affecting millions of people, and more! Happy holidays!📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO• Show Notes: https://techlore.tech/federal-court-just-dealt-a-major-blow-to-age-verification-laws/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP-kqEHirTM🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORESupport our mission to defend digital rights for everyone:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join• All Our Support Methods: https://techlore.tech/support/🔐 MORE FROM TECHLORE• Homepage & Newsletter: https://techlore.tech• Go Incognito Course: https://techlore.tech/go-incognito-course/• Privacy Tools: https://privacytools.techlore.tech/• VPN Comparison Chart: https://vpn.techlore.tech/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 Welcome to Surveillance Report00:45 Judge Blocks Texas Age Verification 06:14 AI Super Pacs10:14 Flock's Surveillance 17:52 Support Techlore!18:34 Return to Monke Holiday Message26:34 The Defense Bulletin#ageverification #surveillancereport #techlore...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWIglwHLE7w

The UK just proposed three extreme surveillance measures: mandatory 24/7 scanning software on every phone and tablet, age verification for all VPN users with website tracking, and labeling encryption developers as "hostile actors." This comes after 500,000 people petitioned against age verification, and lawmakers responded by making things worse. Here's what's actually in the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, why it matters globally, and what you can do.🔒 A portion of the video is sponsored by Proton. Switch from Big Tech surveillance to end-to-end encryption that puts you in the front seat: https://go.getproton.me/SH12O📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO• Reclaim The Net Coverage: https://reclaimthenet.org/uk-lawmakers-propose-mandatory-on-device-surveillance-and-vpn-age-verification• Tom's Guide Coverage: https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/vpns/comply-with-the-law-uk-government-takes-aim-at-vpns-during-online-safety-act-debate• The Bill Itself: https://bills.parliament.uk/publications/63901/documents/7465• "Hostile" Developers: https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/creating-apps-like-signal-or-whatsapp-could-be-hostile-activity-claims-uk-watchdog• Support Open Rights Group: https://www.openrightsgroup.org/• Support Big Brother Watch: https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/🔎 RELATED VIDEOShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiR7aQs3JTUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxdYCDQc5Cshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuLdd07P1IIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gy73vUbkOw🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORESupport our mission to defend digital rights for everyone:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join• All Our Support Methods: https://techlore.tech/support/🔐 MORE FROM TECHLORE• Homepage & Newsletter: https://techlore.tech• Go Incognito Course: https://techlore.tech/go-incognito-course/• Privacy Tools: https://privacytools.techlore.tech/• VPN Comparison Chart: https://vpn.techlore.tech/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 What Are They Doing Now?00:39 Quick History & Necessary Context01:25 The 2 New Scary Proposals!03:08 Proposal 1: Device Surveillance Explained06:02 Proposal 2: Anti-VPN Laws Explained07:50 Our Sponsor: Proton!08:56 Attempting to Criminalize Developers11:00 The Global Pattern of This - Not Just UK12:12 So What Happens Now?13:26 Speak out & Support Others!14:35 Things You Can Do Now—Get Active!#ageverification #vpn #surveillance...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzmR4nt1rpE

We flew to Cyprus for the 2025 Ad Filtering Dev Summit where researchers and engineers from Brave, DuckDuckGo, AdGuard, Firefox, Ghostery, eyeo, and others revealed the future of ad blocking. In this video we summarize five critical talks that are shaping the future of the ad industry. Thank you AdGuard and Ghostery for inviting us and making the trip possible!🧑‍💻 AFDS 2025 CO-HOSTS AND SPONSORShttps://www.youtube.com/@AdGuardEN https://www.youtube.com/@eyeo_gmbHhttps://www.youtube.com/@ghostery_adblocker 🔎 RELATED VIDEOShttps://youtu.be/2fvngjQUrRUhttps://youtu.be/MT90t7P1_qMhttps://youtu.be/F7-bW2y6lcI📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO• AFDS 2025 Speaker Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL61EKVIQWizG0tIYqNDoenVaOWSiaAsyb• DuckDuckGo AutoConsent: https://github.com/duckduckgo/autoconsent• uBlock Origin Element Zapper: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Element-zapper• AdGuard: https://adguard.com• Brave Browser: https://brave.com• Mullvad Browser: https://mullvad.net/en/browser• Tor Browser: https://www.torproject.org🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORESupport our mission to defend digital rights for everyone:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join• All Our Support Methods: https://techlore.tech/support/🔐 MORE FROM TECHLORE• Homepage & Newsletter: https://techlore.tech• Go Incognito Course: https://techlore.tech/go-incognito-course/• Privacy Tools: https://privacytools.techlore.tech/• VPN Comparison Chart: https://vpn.techlore.tech/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 INTRO00:43 SYSTEM-WIDE AD BLOCKING ON iOS01:17 PROTECTION FROM COOKIE POP-UPS02:31 AD BLOCKING ON AI BROWSERS03:15 WHEN PRIVACY EXTENSIONS HURT YOU04:29 PREVENTING ANDROID LOCALHOST ATTACKS05:44 OVERVIEW OF HENRY'S TALK08:01 OUTRO#AdBlocking #DigitalRights #CyberSecurity...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr7XSnbyv7w

Techlore was invited to the Ad Filtering Dev Summit in Cyprus, where Henry spoke about the paradox we face: Techlore recommends ad blockers for digital rights & privacy & security, but we partially rely on ad revenue to survive. How do we navigate this? After 10 years, we've diversified revenue across sponsors, community support, and affiliates to get ahead of this, but what happens to other independent voices as ad blocking grows?🧑‍💻 AFDS 2025 CO-HOSTS AND SPONSORShttps://www.youtube.com/@AdGuardEN https://www.youtube.com/@eyeo_gmbHhttps://www.youtube.com/@ghostery_adblocker 🔎 RELATED VIDEOShttps://youtu.be/dr7XSnbyv7whttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL61EKVIQWizG0tIYqNDoenVaOWSiaAsyb📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO• NewPipe: https://newpipe.net/• Brave Rewards: https://brave.com/brave-rewards• Substack: https://substack.com/• PeerTube: https://joinpeertube.org/• eye-o: https://eyeo.com/🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORESupport our mission to defend digital rights for everyone:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join• All Our Support Methods: https://techlore.tech/support/🔐 MORE FROM TECHLORE• Homepage & Newsletter: https://techlore.tech• Go Incognito Course: https://techlore.tech/go-incognito-course/• Privacy Tools: https://privacytools.techlore.tech/• VPN Comparison Chart: https://vpn.techlore.tech/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 INTRO00:57 HENRY'S PRESENTATION12:22 OUTRO#AdBlocking #CreatorEconomy #DigitalRights...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fvngjQUrRU

This week's Surveillance Report covers the internet's free speech protections under attack as a US Senator moves to repeal Section 230. Plus: ransomware attacks escalate with React2Shell exploitation, India orders government access to encrypted messaging, AI "superintelligence" fear is being used to justify actual corporate manipulation happening right now, and Apple still refuses to comply with EU law.🔎 EasyOptOuts is the easy, affordable, and effective way to automatically remove your data from people search sites: https://easyoptouts.comThanks to the EasyOptOuts team for sponsoring Surveillance Report!🔎 RELATED VIDEOShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSqD8wWRjqwhttps://youtu.be/0gy73vUbkOw📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO• Sources: https://techlore.tech/the-law-that-protects-your-online-speech-is-under-attack/🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORESupport our mission to defend digital rights for everyone:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join• All Our Support Methods: https://techlore.tech/support/🔐 MORE FROM TECHLORE• Homepage & Newsletter: https://techlore.tech• Go Incognito Course: https://techlore.tech/go-incognito-course/• Privacy Tools: https://privacytools.techlore.tech/• VPN Comparison Chart: https://vpn.techlore.tech/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 Welcome to Surveillance Report00:40 Highlight Story: Section 230 Under Attack09:00 React2Shell Updates10:58 More Surveillance Attempts in India16:38 Our Sponsor: EasyOptOuts!18:12 AI Hype Explained26:38 Apple is Breaking EU Law27:16 Global Attacks on Privacy Compilation31:44 The Defense Bulletin#section230 #surveillancereport #techlore...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLH-Uomg2j0

2025 was Techlore's biggest year ever—and 2026 is bringing many exciting things too! But to keep fighting for digital rights, we had to make some difficult changes. Here's what we're consolidating, why our forum is closing June 1st 2026, how what we're doing is evolving, and the exciting things coming in 2026 with our expanded team.📫 See everything centralized & join the newsletter at: https://techlore.tech🔗 All the ways to follow us, including RSS: https://techlore.tech/follow-techlore/❤️ All the ways to support our mission & coverage: https://techlore.tech/support/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS0:00 - Intro: Biggest Year, Biggest Changes0:20 - Platform Consolidation to Ghost1:47 - Forum Closure (June 1, 2026)3:25 - Surveillance Report & Techlore Talks Updates4:35 - Why Digital Rights Matter More Than Tools6:12 - Tori Goes Full-Time (Team Update)7:07 - 2026 Content Plans & Go Incognito v28:27 - Where to Follow & Support9:45 - Final Thoughts🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORESupport our mission to defend digital rights for everyone:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join• All Our Support Methods: https://techlore.tech/support/🔐 TECHLORE RESOURCES• Homepage: https://techlore.tech• Go Incognito Course: https://techlore.tech/go-incognito-course/• Privacy Tools: https://privacytools.techlore.tech/🌐 FOLLOW ELSEWHERE• X: https://x.com/TechloreInc• Mastodon: https://social.lol/@techlore• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/techlore.tech#techlore #techloreforum #techloreghost...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAkMFgIqUtE

The EU's "Chat Control" regulation has returned with a dangerous twist: "voluntary" mass scanning and mandatory age verification that ends anonymous communication for 450 million Europeans. This isn't just an EU issue - it's part of a global crackdown on privacy affecting everyone who uses WhatsApp, Signal, and other messaging platforms. Take action before this becomes law in 2026.📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO• Patrick Breyer's Coverage: https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/reality-check-eu-council-chat-control-vote-is-not-a-retreat-but-a-green-light-for-indiscriminate-mass-surveillance-and-the-end-of-right-to-communicate-anonymously/• Patrick Breyer's Technical Breakdown: https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/chat-control-evaluation-report-eu-commission-again-fails-to-demonstrate-effectiveness-of-mass-surveillance-of-intimate-personal-photos-and-videos/• Fight Chat Control: https://fightchatcontrol.eu/• Proton VPN Kickback Link: https://go.getproton.me/SH1Ip• Proton VPN Link: https://protonvpn.com/• VPN Chart: https://techlore.tech/vpn• Techlore Tools: https://privacytools.techlore.tech/#all-resources• New EFF Age Verification Resource: https://EFF.org/Age• Petition 1: https://crm.edri.org/stop-scanning-me• Petition 2: https://www.mozillafoundation.org/en/campaigns/tell-the-eu-dont-break-encryption-with-chat-control/• NOYB: https://noyb.eu/en• EDRI: https://edri.org/🔎 RELATED VIDEOShttps://youtu.be/0gy73vUbkOwhttps://youtu.be/QiR7aQs3JTUhttps://youtu.be/cuLdd07P1IIhttps://youtu.be/tS6VgM6X0rshttps://youtu.be/VR53pppurTU⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 INTRO00:21 WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?02:04 THE DEATH OF ANONYMOUS COMMUNICATIONS04:13 "DIGITAL HOUSE ARREST" FOR TEENAGERS06:31 IT'S NOT JUST THE EU08:08 THE DIGITAL OMNIBUS08:46 WHAT'S NEXT?10:42 WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORESupport our mission to defend digital rights for everyone:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join• All Our Support Methods: https://techlore.tech/support/🔐 TECHLORE RESOURCES• Homepage: https://techlore.tech• Go Incognito Course: https://techlore.tech/go-incognito-course/• Privacy Tools: https://privacytools.techlore.tech/🌐 FOLLOW ELSEWHERE• X: https://x.com/TechloreInc• Mastodon: https://social.lol/@techlore• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/techlore.tech#chatcontrol #europe #techlore...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqbVjHzLRqs