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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!Guest information:PrivacyPost: https://privacypost.ioWorldPost: https://worldpost.io—Timestamps:0:00 Intro0:42 Guest Introduction3:05 What organisations do you run?6:03 What service are you providing?7:47 What separates PrivacyPost from other mail services?11:10 What's the intersection between the privacy community, digital nomad community, and RVers?16:22 What's the best solution for most people?20:44 Why are residential addresses so important?24:55 How does wealth affect your address privacy strategy?27:51 Why is South Dakota special?31:26 Are there benefits to PrivacyPost for non South Dakota residents?33:55 Do you need to spend the majority of time in South Dakota to get a residential address there?36:50 How does PrivacyPost work?51:08 Does PrivacyPost manually send your mail E2EE?57:09 Why do you run two services WorldPost & PrivacyPost?1:00:40 Does PrivacyPost have access to your 1583 form and other personal info?1:03:53 What's the status of your warrant canary?1:10:37 Please don't use abuse Worldpost.io1:16:45 How to get in contact with Dallas from PrivacyPost.io—If you enjoy Techlore Talks consider joining our Patreon so we can keep improving! https://patreon.com/techlore Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.Guest information:Vishnu Mohandas: https://vishnu.tech/Ente: https://ente.io—Timestamps:00:00 Vishnu Intro01:09 Did Google Photos inspire you?03:04 Was privacy a concern for people when you worked at Google?04:14 Did you start Ente by yourself?06:11 What was the moment where you pivoted to a consumer product?08:42 Where Does Ente beat Google Photos?10:22 Does encryption make it harder to make a photos app?12:55 When you're optimizing the app do you rewrite from scratch?14:53 What are your thoughts on Apple's AI?16:09 Will self hosted AI be possible with Ente?17:01 Is it easy to move from Ente from Google Photos?19:25 Does Ente plan to do tighter OS integrations in the future?20:47 Discussion around Telegram and EU DMA rulings26:27 What cryptography does Ente use?28:01 Who is the core audience for Ente?30:02 Is Ente VC funded?33:04 What are the benefits of Ente of iCloud with ADP?36:08 What packages does Ente come in on Linux?37:07 Why did you create Ente Auth?40:25 What is Ente Legacy?43:50 What products aren't you going to do at Ente?45:32 Are there any plans for new products?48:15 Final words from Vishnu49:44 Where to find Vishnu and Ente—If you enjoy Techlore Talks consider joining our Patreon so we can keep improving! https://patreon.com/techlore Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 practicing lawyer who answers many questions for us!Steele Fortress: https://steelefortress.com/His personal site: https://www.steelefamlaw.com/—Timestamps:00:00 Teaser00:26 About Jonathan Steele and his privacy journey03:34 What privacy advice is legally questionable?09:34 What defines a 'residential address'?11:00 What's the legal issue if you aren't breaking laws?12:20 Are there any illegal privacy tools?13:22 Plausible deniability explained16:50 Options to purchase a home privately!20:52 Privacy implications of renting vs owning?21:46 Nominee Agreements Explained24:06 Land Trusts Explained29:40 LLCs Explained31:42 LLCs vs Trusts for Privacy35:38 An LLC that owns a trust? Why or why not?36:56 Privacy implications of a mortgage?39:46 Steps to purchasing your home privately!41:24 Can you make your current home more private?42:38 Mortgage vs Cash for privacy43:54 Who shouldn't make their home private?45:02 Is keeping your home private even realistic?47:44 How do the rich, famous & celebrities stay private?52:20 Why are court records public?54:06 Final summaries, Steele Fortress, and more!—If you enjoy Techlore Talks consider joining our Patreon so we can keep improving! https://patreon.com/techlore Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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! —Timestamps:00:00:00 Video intro00:01:00 Abdullah and Notesnook introduction00:01:48 What's new for Notesnook since we last spoke?00:03:34 Where is Notesnook based out of? Jurisdiction?00:04:36 Where is user data stored?00:05:22 New Privacy features in Notesnook v300:11:02 New features in Notesnook v300:15:58 What's their target demographic? Still the same?00:21:36 Are they considering AI? Privacy?00:24:22 Challenges of E2EE00:26:36 Have syncing issues been fixed?00:29:04 How has the journey of going open source been?00:32:10 Skiff, Notesnook sustainability & longevity...?00:39:32 Developing web apps vs native clients00:51:44 Notesnook as a text editor? (programming)00:53:14 What the community wants vs Notesnook's vision00:58:56 Integrations and what's next for Notesnook?01:01:18 Closing thoughts and goodbyes!—If you enjoy Techlore Talks consider joining our Patreon so we can keep improving! https://patreon.com/techlore Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode #20. 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!Join our ForumOur Patreon—Timestamps:0:00:00 Introducing Techlore Talks 20!0:00:50 Explaining data removal research0:12:53 Data Removal Services we've used0:18:34 Exploring new solutions for people0:26:18 Some more details on data removal services0:32:02 Proton Wallet updated thoughts0:53:18 Monero & mobilcoin Binance delisting0:58:42 Microsoft Authenticator Overwrites TOTP accounts?1:03:00 MacOS Sequoia Updates 1:07:44 Framework laptops in the wild1:10:56 Using Matrix for internal Techlore workflow1:14:58 Outro—Techlore Talks:Video PlaylistRSS Feed—Techlore Links:HomepageTechlore ForumGo Incognito CourseSupport Techlore! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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!YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a05my9OegME—Timestamps:00:00 Introduction00:40 Start of interview01:00 Event recap02:20 Prosumer Highlights04:30 AI Requirements05:30 AI De-identification06:50 Backup solutions explained09:06 Why are they migrating to a subscription?10:28 Expansion and upgradeability 11:10 Camera integration with Synology ecosystem11:38 Cloud security & data safety12:56 Camera Cloud Pricing Explained14:26 New Camera Features15:20 Camera software platforms15:50 Why is Synology launching new operating systems?18:12 DSM & Product refreshes and future products20:16 Why beestation?21:56 Beestation reliability22:36 Beestation file suite23:00 Future synology products 23:44 Closing Words—If you enjoy Techlore Talks consider joining our Patreon so we can keep improving! https://patreon.com/techlore Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode #18. 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 for episode 19!Join our ForumOur Patreon—Timestamps:00:00 Taiwan/Computex Adventures with AI08:20 Synology Event Recap19:28 Apple WWDC 34:44 Final Words—Techlore Talks:Video PlaylistRSS Feed—Techlore Links:HomepageTechlore ForumGo Incognito CourseSupport Techlore! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 up00:31 Introduction00:58 Guest introduction01:35 What is Tuta's origin story?05:51 What is the issue with Gmail?08:15 What are the challenges with email?10:20 Is there a benefit to using Tuta with non Tuta contacts?12:51 How can you secure email with non Tuta contacts?15:27 Is Tutanota dead?18:05 How does Tuta's encryption work?20:12 Does post-quantum encryption apply retroactively?22:08 What is Tuta Drive?23:42 What is the long term vision for Tuta?25:16 How do Tuna's push notifications work?25:58 Why does Tuta have a focus on F-Droid?30:17 Why does Tuta use renewable energy?32:48 What happened with Tutu's German court case?39:32 Why do you value privacy?40:37 Why does Germany care so much about privacy?44:26 Conclusion of interview45:14 Wrap-up and Outro —If you enjoy Techlore Talks consider joining our Patreon so we can keep improving! https://patreon.com/techlore Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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!—Timestamps:00:00 Interview Intro00:58 PWAs, educating users, new features, and more!12:20 Toxicity in the privacy community & what needs to change33:44 Henry's personal Cryptee usage and how its evolved38:04 Cryptee's pro target demographic47:30 What's next for Cryptee?—LinksJohn's Website: https://johnozbay.com/Cryptee: https://crypt.ee/Sending a massive thanks to John for his time coming on the podcast! ❤️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Techlore Talks Interview: 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 we're thrilled to have him back on!—Timestamps:00:00:00 Interview intro00:01:26 John & Henry catching up00:02:58 Cryptee updates since our last interview00:04:58 What are the challenges of releasing features like MFA?00:10:44 Google's vulnerability Cryptee discovered & reported00:15:54 Why does Cryptee have Google login, is it private? 00:22:58 What tech are journalists using to stay safe?00:29:00 More privacy information on Google sign in00:32:06 How has Cryptee improved its security? 00:33:04 Global events and their impact on digital rights services00:41:04 Why does Cryptee use Cloudflare?00:42:14 How is Cryptee serverless? What does that mean?00:46:56 Privacy tools that don't require user trust00:49:26 Starting with some positive Apple discussions00:54:04 If hardening breaks a service, does that mean it's unsafe?01:01:20 Apple's Advanced Data Protection01:02:28 iCloud E2EE vs Crypte E2EE01:05:42 iCloud metadata vs Cryptee metadata01:08:04 Exploits vs backdoors & Apple's security approach01:12:02 Apple's Lockdown Mode vs Google's Advanced Protection Program01:14:04 Bizarre marketing tactics in the privacy & security space01:15:38 Broadly speaking: Differences between Apple & Google security?01:20:12 Apple, EU, PWAs, user control, etc.—Links:Part 2: Coming SoonOriginal interview:John's Website: https://johnozbay.com/Cryptee: https://crypt.ee/Sending a massive thanks to John for his time coming on the podcast! ❤️ Get full access to Techlore Dispatch at dispatch.techlore.tech/subscribe

Techlore Talks Interview: James Sundquist, a volunteer community manager and documentation manager for NextcloudPi. NextcloudPi is a preinstalled, preconfigured Nextcloud instance to make Nextcloud easier to use! Join us as we talk about data ownership, Nextcloud, privacy and security.—Timestamps:00:00 Interview Preview01:08 About James & About NextcloudPi03:04 The Nextcloud Conference!03:58 Options for NextcloudPi Installation07:26 Nextcloud Privacy & Security10:26 Future of NextcloudPi12:34 Having Real Interactions!14:26 James' Personal Privacy & Security Journey19:43 What James Believes Are Pivotal Privacy Changes25:14 Nextcloud E2EE Status27:06 Final Closing Points!—Links:To learn more about NextcloudPi you can visit: https://nextcloudpi.comTechlore Nextcloud Conference Coverage:NextcloudPi Docs: https://docs.nextcloudpi.comJames' "You Can Contribute to Open Source!" Lightning Talk:James' Panel Discussion on "How to Contribute?":NextcloudPi Lightning Talk (2022):Techlore Talks:Video PlaylistRSS Feed—Techlore Links:HomepageTechlore ForumGo Incognito CourseSupport Techlore! Get full access to Techlore Dispatch at dispatch.techlore.tech/subscribe

Episode #18. 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.Jonah's Blog: https://www.jonaharagon.com/posts/apple-is-incredibly-salty-about-the-digital-markets-act/Join our ForumOur Patreon—Timestamps:00:00 Intro to Apple DMA01:05 Alternative App Stores / 'Sideloading'11:55 Alternative browser engines...17:00 Option for third-party browsers19:32 Apple's annoying situation *they* created27:50 Third-party contactless payments29:44 Why is this happening? Is regulation bad? What's next? 36:52 Final Words—Techlore Talks:Video PlaylistRSS Feed—Techlore Links:HomepageTechlore ForumGo Incognito CourseSupport Techlore! Get full access to Techlore Dispatch at dispatch.techlore.tech/subscribe

Episode #17. What are backdoors? How should we define them? What is spyware? Google privacy sandbox & Manifest v3, and more!Join our ForumOur Patreon—Timestamps:00:00 What are backdoors, intentional vs non-intentional?14:26 How do we define spyware? What's the issue of calling everything spyware?20:42 Wickr Died, & no one cares?22:48 Google's 'Privacy' Sandbox & Manifest v327:58 Is it harmful when companies advertise 'privacy'?34:48 Facebook's E2EE vs Telegram's E2EE38:14 Signal Messenger Usernames.....WHEN?42:06 Our Personal YouTube channels45:02 On video editing and our experiences creating content47:28 Final Words—Techlore Talks:Video PlaylistRSS Feed—Techlore Links:HomepageTechlore ForumGo Incognito CourseSupport Techlore! Get full access to Techlore Dispatch at dispatch.techlore.tech/subscribe

Episode #16. 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!Join our ForumOur Patreon—Timestamps:00:00 Government spying on push notifications16:06 Tor Project Announcements23:14 Simple Tools Sells Out28:50 Henry Bitwarden Conference Talk—Techlore Talks:Video PlaylistRSS Feed—Techlore Links:HomepageTechlore ForumGo Incognito CourseSupport Techlore! Get full access to Techlore Dispatch at dispatch.techlore.tech/subscribe

Episode #15. Apple dealing with green messages via RCS and what it means for you, Signal messenger usernames, accusations against Tuta (previously Tutanota), and more!Join our ForumOur Patreon—Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:04 Apple RCS, E2EE, security, and more! 05:08 Signal usernames and other signal discussions09:04 Final iMessage chats & contact key verification11:54 Accusations against Tuta18:16 Sending love to the brilliant people behind services19:28 Hidden Signal features22:06 WhatsApp competing with messengers23:14 New forum themes! (And rambles about Craigslist)30:20 Insomnia cookies

Techlore Talks Interview: Matthias Kirschner, president of the Free Software Foundation Europe. Welcoming Matthias on Techlore Talks to discuss the FSFE (Free Software Foundation Europe) and how they are empowering the future of free & open source software!—Timestamps:00:00 Introductions01:04 Arthur's History with PrivacyTests, Tor, Firefox, & Brave06:26 Was privacytests.org always open source? How does he test?07:52 What's the scope of the tests run? Why and how does he run them the way he does?16:42 What browsers surprised Arthur throughout his testing?18:58 How do his tests work on a technical level? How are sites tracking us?23:26 PrivacyTests being objective data instead of using recommendations28:24 Conflict of Interest with Brave29:50 Will privacytests.org scan browser telemetry someday?31:18 The privacytests.org contributors32:02 Which browsers does Arthur use in his life?33:18 Arthur's experience at Tor & Mozilla38:18 Which browsers Arthur is excited for in the future40:38 Why should people care about Chrome's privacy?44:04 Thoughts on Apple Dropping WebKit & Introducing Web Apps46:24 Final Words—Links: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: Tuta Check out his book for an amazing way to spread FOSS to people around you: Ada & Zangemann - A Tale of Software, Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice CreamAbout Matthias: ProfileMatthias Mastodon: MastodonTechlore Talks:Video PlaylistRSS Feed—Techlore Links:HomepageTechlore ForumGo Incognito CourseSupport Techlore! Get full access to Techlore Dispatch at dispatch.techlore.tech/subscribe

Episode #14. Several Google stories, other privacy discussions, and a live Q&A for this Techlore TalksJoin our ForumOur Patreon—Techlore Talks:Video PlaylistRSS Feed—Techlore Links:HomepageTechlore ForumGo Incognito CourseSupport Techlore! Get full access to Techlore Dispatch at dispatch.techlore.tech/subscribe

Episode #13. Google Pixel event w/ 7 years of security updates, Nextcloud's conference, Punkt Pigeon update, Element X, Tailscale x Mullvad, and a lot more!Join our ForumOur Patreon—Timestamps:00:00 Quick Intro00:18 Google Event Highlights for Us04:20 My Experience @Nextcloud conference05:54 Punkt Pigeon Update + Minimal Device workflows09:50 Element X Matrix Client10:28 New Tailscale/Mullvad Integration13:38 Privacy is not just about private software18:18 Google's lackluster project management25:54 Samsung's Ecosystem?29:00 Just talking phones and other retro tech :)—Techlore Talks:Video PlaylistRSS Feed—Techlore Links:HomepageTechlore ForumGo Incognito CourseSupport Techlore! Get full access to Techlore Dispatch at dispatch.techlore.tech/subscribe

Episode #12. 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!Join our ForumOur Patreon—Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:48 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 Debian turned 30!13:03 Punkt, Signal, Matrix, and E2EE17:30 Fake Signal/Telegram Malware on Play Store20:18 Google Authenticator is STILL a meme24:28 Jonah is annoyed with Apple27:30 Red Hat saga, Fedora, Corporate influence and more32:07 Privacytests.org has a self-testing tool!34:00 Jitsi Meet shut down anonymous registration35:08 Fairphone 5, Purism Librem 5, PinePhone, iPhones, and more!—Techlore Talks:Video PlaylistRSS Feed—Techlore Links:HomepageTechlore ForumGo Incognito CourseSupport Techlore! Get full access to Techlore Dispatch at dispatch.techlore.tech/subscribe

Techlore Talks Interview: Arthur Edelstein, developer of the browser privacy tool privacytests.org. Welcoming Arthur on Techlore Talks to 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!—Timestamps:00:00 Introductions01:04 Arthur's History with PrivacyTests, Tor, Firefox, & Brave06:26 Was privacytests.org always open source? How does he test?07:52 What's the scope of the tests run? Why and how does he run them the way he does?16:42 What browsers surprised Arthur throughout his testing?18:58 How do his tests work on a technical level? How are sites tracking us?23:26 PrivacyTests being objective data instead of using recommendations28:24 Conflict of Interest with Brave29:50 Will privacytests.org scan browser telemetry someday?31:18 The privacytests.org contributors32:02 Which browsers does Arthur use in his life?33:18 Arthur's experience at Tor & Mozilla38:18 Which browsers Arthur is excited for in the future40:38 Why should people care about Chrome's privacy?44:04 Thoughts on Apple Dropping WebKit & Introducing Web Apps46:24 Final Words—Techlore Talks:Video PlaylistRSS Feed—Techlore Links:HomepageTechlore ForumGo Incognito CourseSupport Techlore! Get full access to Techlore Dispatch at dispatch.techlore.tech/subscribe

Episode #11. 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.—Timestamps:0:00:00 Setting the Scene0:00:58 How Reddit threatened every client & bot0:12:28 How YouTube threatened Invidious0:20:50 How Google threatened Aurora0:28:58 What needs to happen to make this stop0:36:58 How Techlore is already (mostly) independent 0:39:46 Debian 12 Release Overhyped?0:47:06 Techlore Clips - Our New Channel0:49:22 Proton's Marketing Has Gone Too Far1:04:20 Final Words—Techlore Talks:Video PlaylistRSS Feed—Techlore Links:HomepageTechlore ForumGo Incognito CourseSupport Techlore! Get full access to Techlore Dispatch at dispatch.techlore.tech/subscribe

Episode #10. 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.Join our ForumJonah's New ChannelOur Patreon—Timestamps:00:00 Welcome to TT1000:38 Apple's WWDC 202301:04 Safari's New Privacy Protections01:24 iOS/iPadOS Photo Permission Revamp?02:28 Communication Safety Scanning06:28 Passkey Sharing via iCloud Keychain09:24 Lockdown Mode Improvements12:16 Safari Profiles & WEB APPS!20:10 Some Thoughts on Apple Vision Pro29:00 Apple Dropping Device Support Early32:46 Techlore Synology Review Behind-The-Scenes39:30 Our Recent Forum Push50:32 Jonah's New Channel!—Techlore Talks:Video PlaylistRSS Feed—Techlore Links:HomepageTechlore ForumGo Incognito CourseSupport Techlore! Get full access to Techlore Dispatch at dispatch.techlore.tech/subscribe

Techlore Talks Interview: Jón von Tetzchner, CEO of the web browser Vivaldi. Welcoming Jón on Techlore Talks to chat about privacy, security, history of Vivaldi, control, open source, federation, and a lot more!—Timestamps:00:00:00 Introductions00:00:56 About Jón & Vivaldi Browser00:02:00 History of Opera Browser & Vivaldi00:04:13 Opera and Vivaldi Philosophy Differences 00:06:26 Vivaldi Browser in Cars00:09:16 Vivaldi's Target Audience00:12:25 Vivaldi's Business Model00:15:14 Prior/Historical Business Models for Browsers00:17:06 Vivaldi's 1st-Party Privacy Protections00:20:30 Vivaldi's 3rd-Party Privacy & Security Protections00:23:23 Vivaldi's Browser Engine & Decision Behind Chromium00:28:46 Quick Plug00:29:30 Vivaldi's Open Source/Source Available Situation Explained00:35:19 Vivaldi's Community00:38:49 Vivaldi's Mastodon Homeserver, Social Networking, & The Fediverse00:45:54 Vivaldi Security Update Speed00:47:57 Vivaldi on iOS, WebKit in light of EU regulations, and the Digital Markets Act00:57:28 Contextual vs Surveillance Ads, FLOC, Manipulation, and Digital monetization01:03:23 Where to reach Jon & Vivaldi—Techlore Talks:Video PlaylistRSS Feed—Techlore Links:HomepageTechlore ForumGo Incognito CourseSupport Techlore! Get full access to Techlore Dispatch at dispatch.techlore.tech/subscribe

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! Get full access to Techlore Dispatch at dispatch.techlore.tech/subscribe

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! Get full access to Techlore Dispatch at dispatch.techlore.tech/subscribe

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! Get full access to Techlore Dispatch at dispatch.techlore.tech/subscribe

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! Get full access to Techlore Dispatch at dispatch.techlore.tech/subscribe

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! Get full access to Techlore Dispatch at dispatch.techlore.tech/subscribe

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! Get full access to Techlore Dispatch at dispatch.techlore.tech/subscribe

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! Get full access to Techlore Dispatch at dispatch.techlore.tech/subscribe

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! Get full access to Techlore Dispatch at dispatch.techlore.tech/subscribe

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! Get full access to Techlore Dispatch at dispatch.techlore.tech/subscribe

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! Get full access to Techlore Dispatch at dispatch.techlore.tech/subscribe

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! Get full access to Techlore Dispatch at dispatch.techlore.tech/subscribe

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! Get full access to Techlore Dispatch at dispatch.techlore.tech/subscribe

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 Get full access to Techlore Dispatch at dispatch.techlore.tech/subscribe

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 14 33:55 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 Get full access to Techlore Dispatch at dispatch.techlore.tech/subscribe

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! Get full access to Techlore Dispatch at dispatch.techlore.tech/subscribe

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! Get full access to Techlore Dispatch at dispatch.techlore.tech/subscribe

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! Get full access to Techlore Dispatch at dispatch.techlore.tech/subscribe

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! Get full access to Techlore Dispatch at dispatch.techlore.tech/subscribe