Techlore Talks

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.