Techlore Talks

Episode #9. 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!—Timestamps:00:00 Google Authenticator's Cringe Update08:29 Story behind our recent Yubikey review09:59 Is keeping security keys plugged in insecure?14:58 Are security keys a privacy concern?18:37 Insight into our Proton review20:53 Proton Pass First Thoughts!29:00 Brave Search Goes 100% independent35:21 On AI40:00 Closing thoughts—Techlore Talks:Video PlaylistRSS Feed—Techlore Links:HomepageTechlore ForumGo Incognito CourseSupport Techlore! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Techlore Talks Interview: Rob Shavell, CEO of the privacy deletion service Abine DeleteMe. How do data brokers work? How do they find your data? What can you do? A super insightful interview with Rob to offer an inside look into the data industry of people-searching sites.DeleteMe Kickback LinkStandard DeleteMe Link—Timestamps:00:00 Introducing Rob01:00 Defining 'people-searching websites'04:12 Why do people-searching sites even exist?06:06 How are people-searching sites different from phone books?13:27 Where does all this data come from?18:17 How do these sites correlate data to an individual?22:04 How do people investigate themselves? Is this a wordwide problem?25:05 The emotional, personal, and 'real' side of privacy29:05 What options do people have to address the problem?34:22 Covering preventative measures36:38 Covering automatic profile deletion & services like DeleteMe38:41 What's the scope of what DeleteMe deletes?41:05 Is DeleteMe available outside of the US?42:18 What's the long-term solution to this problem?47:03 Does privacy regulation impact DeleteMe effectiveness?49:52 The story behind Rob, privacy, and DeleteMe53:17 Closing Words—Techlore Talks:Video PlaylistRSS Feed—Techlore Links:HomepageTechlore ForumGo Incognito CourseSupport Techlore! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode #8. 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.→ Update blog (We got a LOT right!)—Timestamps:00:00 LTT Hack11:38 When I Met Linus14:41 More on YouTube security and LTT22:31 Jonah's hatred for tech27:28 Recent security issues (Google Vulnerabilities)30:30 Fedora's 5 year security plan & hardcore security takes38:36 Final words—Techlore Talks:Video PlaylistRSS Feed—Techlore Links:HomepageTechlore ForumGo Incognito CourseSupport Techlore! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Techlore Talks Interview: Seth For Privacy, Host of Opt Out. Chatting with Seth about Monero, privacy, and more! Please keep in mind this interview was done last year.—Timestamps:00:00 Introductions00:36 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 need to involve cryptocurrencies for private finances?12:07 Economic & monetary benefits to decentralized systems14:23 Does the volatility of Monero hold it back from being a day-to-day tool?18:18 How do you get started with Monero? What can you expect?24:00 What are the drawbacks of Monero from a privacy perspective?29:09 What got you into privacy?32:44 What led to your podcast and blog?38:00 Words of wisdom from Seth39:10 Where can people find you?—Techlore Talks:Video PlaylistRSS Feed—Techlore Links:HomepageTechlore ForumGo Incognito CourseSupport Techlore! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode #7. We didn't have one topic to cover, so here are many in a single episode. Enjoy! NOTE: This was never published here, so apologies for the delay.—Timestamps:00:00 Introduction 00:25 Bluesky, Facebook's Federated Platform, & others03:27 Librem 5 Refund, & State of Linux Phones08:05 Cerebral selling private health data09:21 A lot on HIPAA....15:11 Browser profiles, & Jonah's Arc experience19:11 South Park Worldwide Privacy Tour episode21:12 F-Droid getting faster repo updates21:36 Quad9 vs Sony court ruling23:48 Twitter not publishing transparency reports26:09 Brave News not syncing across clients!29:50 Brave's BAT, & Signal's MobileCoin31:08 SimpleX VC funding, & comments on messengers34:27 Throwback to CTemplar, & Project Sustainability36:47 HP locking out third-party ink on printers37:27 GitHub making 2FA mandatory38:03 Signal's recent blog, and the UK anti-encryption bill—Techlore Talks:Video PlaylistRSS Feed—Techlore Links:HomepageTechlore ForumGo Incognito CourseSupport Techlore! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Techlore Talks Interview: Douglas Tuman, Host of Monero Talk.We're pleased to have Douglas Tuman from MoneroTalk back again to discuss Monero, private forms of payment, cryptocurrencies, and more. If you have questions revolving around privacy implications of cryptocurrencies, you’re in the right place!—Timestamps:00:00:00 Introduction00:01:31 What are the selling points of tools like Monero?00:04:38 What is fungibility and why is it important?00:07:15 Privacy implications of Monero & other cryptocurrencies00:09:08 Are there Monero alternatives for privacy?00:12:18 Network effect & real-world tools utiilizing Monero00:19:14 Why are dark markets used as a gauge of effectiveness for privacy tools?00:22:27 Numbers Go Up & Hype Culture in Cryptocurrencies...00:33:03 Are cryptocurrencies a scam? And how's it different from Venmo?00:46:06 Importance of privacy and privacy tools in our world00:47:26 Is there a less-extreme option than Monero?00:54:46 Monerotopia the conference—Techlore Talks:Video PlaylistRSS Feed—Techlore Links:HomepageTechlore ForumGo Incognito CourseSupport Techlore! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode #6. Are there too many open source projects? Or too many of the wrong type? Or is everything a-okay? Today we chat about what feels like the oversaturation of FOSS.Our DispatchOur Forum—Techlore Talks:Video PlaylistRSS Feed—Techlore Links:HomepageTechlore ForumGo Incognito CourseSupport Techlore! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Techlore Talks Interview: Abdullah Atta, CEO of the private note-taking service Notesnook. Today I find out who’s behind the open source, zero-knowledge note-taking service Notesnook!Abdullah's TwitterAbdullah's GitHub—Timestamps:00:00 - Intro00:39 - About Abdullah & Notesnook01:42 - What made you want to create Notesnook?05:06 - Who is the team behind Notesnook?05:59 - What are the challenges behind your service?09:58 - Why is E2EE important for digital notes?12:29 - Who is the target audience for Notesnook?17:06 - What is the overall goal of your service?20:35 - When will Notesnook have collaboration? / Collaboration rant24:55 - How does Notesnook handle feature parity across different apps? / more collaboration rant28:28 - Where do you see yourself going from here?29:31 - Is Notesnook open source?31:21 - What are the next big technical challenges?34:17 - Outro—Techlore Talks:Video PlaylistRSS Feed—Techlore Links:HomepageTechlore ForumGo Incognito CourseSupport Techlore! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode #5. Apple's newest security & privacy changes, like E2EE for more iCloud services is here! But it's not all great news.Our DispatchOur ForumVerifying Safety Number—Timestamps:00:00 Introduction00:57 E2EE iCloud Updates!16:23 2FA Security Key Support26:51 iMessage Contact Key Verification 34:21 Takeaways for listeners37:34 Apple's Privacy/Security ecosystem39:30 Random chit-chat49:09 Outro—Techlore Talks:Video PlaylistRSS Feed—Techlore Links:HomepageTechlore ForumGo Incognito CourseSupport Techlore! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode #4. Social media moderation, deplatforming, freedom of speech, internet anonymity, and more!Our DispatchOur ForumOur Mastodon—Timestamps:00:00 Introduction00:55 Our stances on social media moderation03:48 Do we have a right to be on social media services?05:40 Freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences08:59 How anonymity impacts our behavior on the internet14:34 Our personal experience moderating/administrating communities27:32 Side tangents (our communities in the past: Matrix, Telegram - and recent Vivaldi stuff)36:40 Finishing up content moderation discussion—Techlore Talks:Video PlaylistRSS Feed—Techlore Links:HomepageTechlore ForumGo Incognito CourseSupport Techlore! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Techlore Talks Interview: Daniel Hovie, CTO & David, CCO from Safing. 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!—Timestamps:00:00 Introduction01:43 What is the SPN?04:50 How does the SPN compare to a traditional VPN?08:18 Is this all decentralized?10:04 What phase of development is the SPN in?11:42 How does the SPN compare to the speed of a VPN?15:04 Summarizing SPN vs VPN15:41 Covering SPN's multi-identity system for multiple IP addresses across connections20:08 Geoblocking perks of the SPN21:10 How does the SPN compare to Tor?24:13 Issues with Tor & how Safing attempts to fix some of those issues26:12 Speed of SPN vs Tor28:08 Summarizing VPN vs SPN vs Tor30:28 Integration & history of the Safing ecosystem34:21 The golden question: Decentralized VPNs - are they legit?!45:10 Wrapping things up46:44 Fun announcement for sticking to the end —Techlore Talks:Video PlaylistRSS Feed—Techlore Links:HomepageTechlore ForumGo Incognito CourseSupport Techlore! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode #3. 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!Referenced resources:Cognitive Dissonance: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-cognitive-dissonance-2795012Confirmation Bias: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-confirmation-bias-2795024Growth EQ Podcast on this: https://thegrowtheq.com/how-to-change-your-mind/Growth EQ on Guru Syndrom: https://thegrowtheq.com/how-to-spot-guru-syndrome-and-what-to-do-about-it/(Yes, they're both longer than 45 minutes, still amazingly relevant topics that people should 100% listen to.)Techlore Links:HomepageTechlore ForumGo Incognito CourseSupport Techlore! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode #2. 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.The Forum: https://discuss.techlore.techTechlore Homepage: https://techlore.techGo Incognito Course: https://techlore.tech/goincognitoSurveillance Report Podcast: https://surveillancereport.tech/Odysee: https://odysee.com/@techlore:3PeerTube: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/techlore/videosConnect with others in the privacy community:Techlore Forum: https://discuss.techlore.techTwitter: https://twitter.com/techloreistakenMastadon: https://mastodon.social/@techloreDiscord: https://discord.gg/9V5xhJm9ZSSupport our mission to spread privacy to the masses:All Techlore Support Methods: https://techlore.tech/supportPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/techloreMonero: 49H4jTvUY5zaX8qLpVBstJFR7ayTMxxU3UyWpGqUoBM4UzM2zwUHA2sJ9i3AhQYdaqhFmS8PDfWKn1Tea4SKU6haMTXG8qD Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode #1. What's new in iOS 16, iPhone 14, and what does it mean for privacy & security? Welcome to the first edition of our new weekly series - Techlore Talks. Leave feedback, we've love to hear!The Forum: https://discuss.techlore.tech00:00 Introduction to Techlore Talks01:00 Our iOS 16 Experiences02:15 iOS 16 Feature Updates02:28 iOS 16 Feature Updates - Lock Screen05:34 iOS 16 Feature Updates - iMessage Updates08:35 iOS 16 Feature Updates - Web Push Notifications09:40 Summarizing Our iOS 16 Experience10:17 iOS 16 Privacy & Security Updates10:25 iOS 16 Privacy & Security Updates - Patches & iOS 15.712:54 iOS 16 Privacy & Security Updates - Lockdown Mode18:18 iOS 16 Privacy & Security Updates - Safety Check21:57 iOS 16 Privacy & Security Updates - Rapid Security Response23:44 iOS 16 Privacy & Security Updates - Passkeys26:38 iOS 16 Privacy & Security Updates - Private Access Token30:51 iOS 16 Privacy & Security Updates - Clipboard Access32:11 iOS 16 Privacy & Security Updates - WiFi Passwords33:30 iPhone 1433:55 iPhone 14 - eSIM Only Privacy/Security39:19 iPhone 14 - Privacy of Satellite Mode40:39 iPhone 14 - Mini Removal42:13 iPhone 14 - USB C45:28 iPhone 14 - Car Crash Detection48:40 Wrapping Up & Final ThoughtsTechlore Homepage: https://techlore.techGo Incognito Course: https://techlore.tech/goincognitoSurveillance Report Podcast: https://surveillancereport.tech/Odysee: https://odysee.com/@techlore:3PeerTube: https://bitcointv.com/video-channels/techlore/videosConnect with others in the privacy community:Techlore Forum: https://discuss.techlore.techTwitter: https://twitter.com/techloreistakenMastadon: https://mastodon.social/@techloreDiscord: https://discord.gg/9V5xhJm9ZSSupport our mission to spread privacy to the masses:All Techlore Support Methods: https://techlore.tech/supportPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/techloreMonero: 49H4jTvUY5zaX8qLpVBstJFR7ayTMxxU3UyWpGqUoBM4UzM2zwUHA2sJ9i3AhQYdaqhFmS8PDfWKn1Tea4SKU6haMTXG8qD Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Techlore Talks Interview: John Ozbay, CEO of privacy notes & photos service Cryptee. What goes into developing a private & secure service? Today we sit down with John to discuss the inner-workings of their open source tools.John Ozbay WebsiteCryptee Website—Timestamps:00:00:00 Introduction00:02:01 Why is Cryptee a web app, rather than offering traditional clients?00:07:32 What features are offered to give users deniability?00:09:09 What are the several risks of being reliant on an app store?00:12:00 How & why is Cryptee built without reliance on any 3rd parties?00:16:41 Where might users have to sacrifice convenience for security?00:19:29 What do people compromise with most services?00:34:07 Is Cryptee for everyone? Who is the service targeted for?00:46:11 How does Cryptee perform across different browsers?00:55:54 Why is Cryptee's backend not open source?01:02:32 Final questions, comments, and summaries—Techlore Talks:Video PlaylistRSS Feed—Techlore Links:HomepageTechlore ForumGo Incognito CourseSupport Techlore! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Techlore Talks Interview: Douglas Tuman, Host of Monero Talk We're pleased to present Douglas Tuman from MoneroTalk to discuss the future of Monero, Private Money, Digital Cash, Cryptocurrency, Privacy, and more!Monero TalkMoneroTopiaMonero Talk Interview with HenryDouglas Tuman Twitter—Timestamps:00:00 Introduction00:51 Why did you run for congress and what was it like?05:50 Is Bitcoin anonymous?07:23 Why do people think Bitcoin is anonymous?09:43 How does Monero differ from Bitcoin?11:13 Is there incentive to use Bitcoin over Monero for privacy?12:36 Do you see crypto as a technology or an investment?14:37 What's your story surrounding Monero?17:54 Can Bitcoin accomplish what Monero does?19:55 Are there projects that compete or beat Monero's privacy?23:12 How does Monero compare to shielded Zcash? 24:45 How can we confirm Monero is safe?28:54 How are you involved in the Monero world?31:36 How does privacy fit into the cryptocurrency world?32:46 Why do you value privacy and why is it important to you?40:22 What are some of your favorite privacy tools?44:23 Favorite privacy tools rapid questions!45:20 What's Monerotopia?48:04 Final Discussions!—Techlore Talks:Video PlaylistRSS Feed—Techlore Links:HomepageTechlore ForumGo Incognito CourseSupport Techlore! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Techlore Talks Interview: Sean O'Brien, Privacy & Security Expert. Very happy to welcome Sean to the channel to discuss privacy!Sean O'Brien WebpageYale Privacy LabPrivacySafe —Timestamps:0:00:00 Introduction0:02:32 Why Privacy?0:05:50 History Behind Privacy Concerns0:11:52 Technological Reliance & Privacy0:14:14 Effects of COVID-190:18:12 COVID-19 Contact Tracing0:25:30 Hasty Nation-Wide Responses0:28:53 GrapheneOS, LineageOS, ROMs, & Phones0:30:00 About Yale Privacy Lab0:34:35 About PrivacySafe0:39:11 Experience with Purism0:43:11 Sean's Favorite Projects0:44:58 Technological Autonomy 0:47:32 Alternative Mobile Phones0:52:00 3 Things to Reclaim Privacy1:11:33 Scariest Privacy Concerns1:18:07 What OS do you use?1:19:40 Final Words—Techlore Talks:Video PlaylistRSS Feed—Techlore Links:HomepageTechlore ForumGo Incognito CourseSupport Techlore! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Techlore Talks Interview: 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 Introduction01:08 Is there anything you want to start out with?01:28 How do your company goals line up with privacy?05:04 How would you compare a privacy metasearch engine to your service?09:05 Who runs Startpage, and what is the life for an employee like? How's your company setup?10:30 What separates Startpage from other privacy search engines? 17:10 What makes Startpage more secure and private than other options? 27:48 What are your plans in the future that you can share publicly? 32:30 What do you have to say about the recent ownership change? (System1) 34:12 Does the ownership change effect how data is shared or collected? 35:10 Do you have plans on open sourcing anything in the future? 36:20 If Startpage pays for Google results, how does Startpage make its money? 38:00 Does Starpage plan (or have you already) paid to be a browser default?40:15 Final Words40:50 Final Question: Do you have an onion site, and do you allow Tor users to access Startpage?42:10 Actual Final Words—Techlore Talks:Video PlaylistRSS Feed—Techlore Links:HomepageTechlore ForumGo Incognito CourseSupport Techlore! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.