Techlore Talks

Episode #19. 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 WWDC34:44 Final Words—Techlore Talks:Video PlaylistRSS Feed—Techlore Links:HomepageTechlore ForumGo Incognito CourseSupport Techlore! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hanna Bozakov, the press officer at Tuta, shares her decade-long journey with this secure email provider. She delves into the issues surrounding traditional email services like Gmail and highlights Tuta's commitments to user privacy and end-to-end encryption. The conversation reveals Tuta's innovative approaches, including post-quantum encryption, a user-friendly migration process, and a push for sustainability through renewable energy. Hanna also discusses the cultural significance of privacy in Germany, influenced by its historical context.

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.

Expert in digital rights and open source development, John Ozbay discusses challenges of open source software, security of big tech companies, new EU tech developments, privacy tools, Apple vs. Google security approaches, Cloudflare for internet security, and the impact of global events on digital rights.

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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The podcast discusses the government's collection of data from Apple and Google push notifications, exciting updates from the Tor Project, Simple Tools selling out, involvement at the Bitwarden conference, and the importance of external validation in completing a course.

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 🍪32:10 Mullvad x Tailscale integration and my experience33:56 Our favorite fast food39:02 Forum updates!!39:40 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: 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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.