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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!
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PrivacyPost: https://privacypost.io
WorldPost: https://worldpost.io
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:42 Guest Introduction
3:05 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.io
1:16:45 How to get in contact with Dallas from PrivacyPost.io
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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.
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Vishnu Mohandas: https://vishnu.tech/
Ente: https://ente.io
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Timestamps:
00:00 Vishnu Intro
01:09 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 rulings
26:27 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 Vishnu
49:44 Where to find Vishnu and Ente
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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/
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Timestamps:
00:00 Teaser
00:26 About Jonathan Steele and his privacy journey
03:34 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 explained
16:50 Options to purchase a home privately!
20:52 Privacy implications of renting vs owning?
21:46 Nominee Agreements Explained
24:06 Land Trusts Explained
29:40 LLCs Explained
31:42 LLCs vs Trusts for Privacy
35:38 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 privacy
43:54 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!
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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!
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Video intro
00:01:00 Abdullah and Notesnook introduction
00:01:48 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 v3
00:11:02 New features in Notesnook v3
00:15:58 What's their target demographic? Still the same?
00:21:36 Are they considering AI? Privacy?
00:24:22 Challenges of E2EE
00:26:36 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 clients
00:51:44 Notesnook as a text editor? (programming)
00:53:14 What the community wants vs Notesnook's vision
00:58:56 Integrations and what's next for Notesnook?
01:01:18 Closing thoughts and goodbyes!
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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!
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Timestamps:
0:00:00 Introducing Techlore Talks 20!
0:00:50 Explaining data removal research
0:12:53 Data Removal Services we've used
0:18:34 Exploring new solutions for people
0:26:18 Some more details on data removal services
0:32:02 Proton Wallet updated thoughts
0:53:18 Monero & mobilcoin Binance delisting
0:58:42 Microsoft Authenticator Overwrites TOTP accounts?
1:03:00 MacOS Sequoia Updates
1:07:44 Framework laptops in the wild
1:10:56 Using Matrix for internal Techlore workflow
1:14:58 Outro
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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
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:40 Start of interview
01:00 Event recap
02:20 Prosumer Highlights
04:30 AI Requirements
05:30 AI De-identification
06:50 Backup solutions explained
09:06 Why are they migrating to a subscription?
10:28 Expansion and upgradeability
11:10 Camera integration with Synology ecosystem
11:38 Cloud security & data safety
12:56 Camera Cloud Pricing Explained
14:26 New Camera Features
15:20 Camera software platforms
15:50 Why is Synology launching new operating systems?
18:12 DSM & Product refreshes and future products
20:16 Why beestation?
21:56 Beestation reliability
22:36 Beestation file suite
23:00 Future synology products
23:44 Closing Words
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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!
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Timestamps:
00:00 Taiwan/Computex Adventures with AI
08:20 Synology Event Recap
19:28 Apple WWDC
34:44 Final Words
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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.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Coming up
00:31 Introduction
00:58 Guest introduction
01:35 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 interview
45:14 Wrap-up and Outro
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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!
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Timestamps:
00:00 Interview Intro
00:58 PWAs, educating users, new features, and more!
12:20 Toxicity in the privacy community & what needs to change
33:44 Henry's personal Cryptee usage and how its evolved
38:04 Cryptee's pro target demographic
47:30 What's next for Cryptee?
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John's Website: https://johnozbay.com/
Cryptee: https://crypt.ee/
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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!
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Interview intro
00:01:26 John & Henry catching up
00:02:58 Cryptee updates since our last interview
00:04:58 What are the challenges of releasing features like MFA?
00:10:44 Google's vulnerability Cryptee discovered & reported
00:15:54 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 in
00:32:06 How has Cryptee improved its security?
00:33:04 Global events and their impact on digital rights services
00:41:04 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 trust
00:49:26 Starting with some positive Apple discussions
00:54:04 If hardening breaks a service, does that mean it's unsafe?
01:01:20 Apple's Advanced Data Protection
01:02:28 iCloud E2EE vs Crypte E2EE
01:05:42 iCloud metadata vs Cryptee metadata
01:08:04 Exploits vs backdoors & Apple's security approach
01:12:02 Apple's Lockdown Mode vs Google's Advanced Protection Program
01:14:04 Bizarre marketing tactics in the privacy & security space
01:15:38 Broadly speaking: Differences between Apple & Google security?
01:20:12 Apple, EU, PWAs, user control, etc.
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Part 2: Coming Soon
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John's Website: https://johnozbay.com/
Cryptee: https://crypt.ee/
Sending a massive thanks to John for his time coming on the podcast! ❤️
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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.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Interview Preview
01:08 About James & About NextcloudPi
03:04 The Nextcloud Conference!
03:58 Options for NextcloudPi Installation
07:26 Nextcloud Privacy & Security
10:26 Future of NextcloudPi
12:34 Having Real Interactions!
14:26 James' Personal Privacy & Security Journey
19:43 What James Believes Are Pivotal Privacy Changes
25:14 Nextcloud E2EE Status
27:06 Final Closing Points!
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NextcloudPi Docs: https://docs.nextcloudpi.com
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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/
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro to Apple DMA
01:05 Alternative App Stores / 'Sideloading'
11:55 Alternative browser engines...
17:00 Option for third-party browsers
19:32 Apple's annoying situation they created
27:50 Third-party contactless payments
29:44 Why is this happening? Is regulation bad? What's next?
36:52 Final Words
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Episode #17. What are backdoors? How should we define them? What is spyware? Google privacy sandbox & Manifest v3, and more!
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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 v3
27:58 Is it harmful when companies advertise 'privacy'?
34:48 Facebook's E2EE vs Telegram's E2EE
38:14 Signal Messenger Usernames.....WHEN?
42:06 Our Personal YouTube channels
45:02 On video editing and our experiences creating content
47:28 Final Words
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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!
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00:00 Government spying on push notifications
16:06 Tor Project Announcements
23:14 Simple Tools Sells Out
28:50 Henry Bitwarden Conference Talk
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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!
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:04 Apple RCS, E2EE, security, and more!
05:08 Signal usernames and other signal discussions
09:04 Final iMessage chats & contact key verification
11:54 Accusations against Tuta
18:16 Sending love to the brilliant people behind services
19:28 Hidden Signal features
22:06 WhatsApp competing with messengers
23:14 New forum themes! (And rambles about Craigslist)
30:20 Insomnia cookies 🍪
32:10 Mullvad x Tailscale integration and my experience
33:56 Our favorite fast food
39:02 Forum updates!!
39:40 Final words
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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!
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introductions
01:04 Arthur's History with PrivacyTests, Tor, Firefox, & Brave
06:26 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 recommendations
28:24 Conflict of Interest with Brave
29:50 Will privacytests.org scan browser telemetry someday?
31:18 The privacytests.org contributors
32:02 Which browsers does Arthur use in his life?
33:18 Arthur's experience at Tor & Mozilla
38:18 Which browsers Arthur is excited for in the future
40:38 Why should people care about Chrome's privacy?
44:04 Thoughts on Apple Dropping WebKit & Introducing Web Apps
46:24 Final Words
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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 Cream
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Episode #14. Several Google stories, other privacy discussions, and a live Q&A for this Techlore Talks
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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!
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Timestamps:
00:00 Quick Intro
00:18 Google Event Highlights for Us
04:20 My Experience @Nextcloud conference
05:54 Punkt Pigeon Update + Minimal Device workflows
09:50 Element X Matrix Client
10:28 New Tailscale/Mullvad Integration
13:38 Privacy is not just about private software
18:18 Google's lackluster project management
25:54 Samsung's Ecosystem?
29:00 Just talking phones and other retro tech :)
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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!
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:48 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 E2EE
17:30 Fake Signal/Telegram Malware on Play Store
20:18 Google Authenticator is STILL a meme
24:28 Jonah is annoyed with Apple
27:30 Red Hat saga, Fedora, Corporate influence and more
32:07 Privacytests.org has a self-testing tool!
34:00 Jitsi Meet shut down anonymous registration
35:08 Fairphone 5, Purism Librem 5, PinePhone, iPhones, and more!
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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!
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introductions
01:04 Arthur's History with PrivacyTests, Tor, Firefox, & Brave
06:26 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 recommendations
28:24 Conflict of Interest with Brave
29:50 Will privacytests.org scan browser telemetry someday?
31:18 The privacytests.org contributors
32:02 Which browsers does Arthur use in his life?
33:18 Arthur's experience at Tor & Mozilla
38:18 Which browsers Arthur is excited for in the future
40:38 Why should people care about Chrome's privacy?
44:04 Thoughts on Apple Dropping WebKit & Introducing Web Apps
46:24 Final Words
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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.
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Timestamps:
0:00:00 Setting the Scene
0:00:58 How Reddit threatened every client & bot
0:12:28 How YouTube threatened Invidious
0:20:50 How Google threatened Aurora
0:28:58 What needs to happen to make this stop
0:36:58 How Techlore is already (mostly) independent
0:39:46 Debian 12 Release Overhyped?
0:47:06 Techlore Clips - Our New Channel
0:49:22 Proton's Marketing Has Gone Too Far
1:04:20 Final Words
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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.
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00:00 Welcome to TT10
00:38 Apple's WWDC 2023
01:04 Safari's New Privacy Protections
01:24 iOS/iPadOS Photo Permission Revamp?
02:28 Communication Safety Scanning
06:28 Passkey Sharing via iCloud Keychain
09:24 Lockdown Mode Improvements
12:16 Safari Profiles & WEB APPS!
20:10 Some Thoughts on Apple Vision Pro
29:00 Apple Dropping Device Support Early
32:46 Techlore Synology Review Behind-The-Scenes
39:30 Our Recent Forum Push
50:32 Jonah's New Channel!
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Welcoming Jón von Tetzchner, CEO of Vivaldi Browser on Techlore Talks to chat about privacy, security, history of Vivaldi, control, open source, federation, and a lot more!
00:00:00 Introductions
00:00:56 About Jón & Vivaldi Browser
00:02:00 History of Opera Browser & Vivaldi
00:04:13 Opera and Vivaldi Philosophy Differences
00:06:26 Vivaldi Browser in Cars
00:09:16 Vivaldi's Target Audience
00:12:25 Vivaldi's Business Model
00:15:14 Prior/Historical Business Models for Browsers
00:17:06 Vivaldi's 1st-Party Privacy Protections
00:20:30 Vivaldi's 3rd-Party Privacy & Security Protections
00:23:23 Vivaldi's Browser Engine & Decision Behind Chromium
00:28:46 Quick Plug
00:29:30 Vivaldi's Open Source/Source Available Situation Explained
00:35:19 Vivaldi's Community
00:38:49 Vivaldi's Mastodon Homeserver, Social Networking, & The Fediverse
00:45:54 Vivaldi Security Update Speed
00:47:57 Vivaldi on iOS, WebKit in light of EU regulations, and the Digital Markets Act
00:57:28 Contextual vs Surveillance Ads, FLOC, Manipulation, and Digital monetization
01:03:23 Where to reach Jon & Vivaldi
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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!
00:00 Google Authenticator's Cringe Update
08:29 Story behind our recent Yubikey review
09:59 Is keeping security keys plugged in insecure?
14:58 Are security keys a privacy concern?
18:37 Insight into our Proton review
20:53 Proton Pass First Thoughts!
29:00 Brave Search Goes 100% independent
35:21 On AI
40:00 Closing thoughts
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How do data brokers work? How do they find your data? What can you do? A super insightful interview with Rob Shavell from Abine DeleteMe to offer an inside look into the data industry of people-searching sites.
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00:00 Introducing Rob
01:00 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 privacy
29:05 What options do people have to address the problem?
34:22 Covering preventative measures
36:38 Covering automatic profile deletion & services like DeleteMe
38:41 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 DeleteMe
53:17 Closing Words
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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.
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00:00 LTT Hack
11:38 When I Met Linus
14:41 More on YouTube security and LTT
22:31 Jonah's hatred for tech
27:28 Recent security issues (Google Vulnerabilities)
30:30 Fedora's 5 year security plan & hardcore security takes
38:36 Final words
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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!
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00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:31 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 cryptocurrencies
00:09:08 Are there Monero alternatives for privacy?
00:12:18 Network effect & real-world tools utiilizing Monero
00:19:14 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 world
00:47:26 Is there a less-extreme option than Monero?
00:54:46 Monerotopia the conference
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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.
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Apple's newest security & privacy changes, like E2EE for more iCloud services is here! But it's not all great news.
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00:00 Introduction
00:57 E2EE iCloud Updates!
16:23 2FA Security Key Support
26:51 iMessage Contact Key Verification
34:21 Takeaways for listeners
37:34 Apple's Privacy/Security ecosystem
39:30 Random chit-chat
49:09 Outro
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Social media moderation, deplatforming, freedom of speech, internet anonymity, and more! Welcome to Techlore Talks 4: where we unpack privacy & security concepts in free-form discussions!
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00:00 Introduction
00:55 Our stances on social media moderation
03:48 Do we have a right to be on social media services?
05:40 Freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences
08:59 How anonymity impacts our behavior on the internet
14:34 Our personal experience moderating/administrating communities
27:32 Side tangents (our communities in the past: Matrix, Telegram - and recent Vivaldi stuff)
36:40 Finishing up content moderation discussion
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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.)
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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.
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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!
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00:00 Introduction to Techlore Talks
01:00 Our iOS 16 Experiences
02:15 iOS 16 Feature Updates
02:28 iOS 16 Feature Updates - Lock Screen
05:34 iOS 16 Feature Updates - iMessage Updates
08:35 iOS 16 Feature Updates - Web Push Notifications
09:40 Summarizing Our iOS 16 Experience
10:17 iOS 16 Privacy & Security Updates
10:25 iOS 16 Privacy & Security Updates - Patches & iOS 15.7
12:54 iOS 16 Privacy & Security Updates - Lockdown Mode
18:18 iOS 16 Privacy & Security Updates - Safety Check
21:57 iOS 16 Privacy & Security Updates - Rapid Security Response
23:44 iOS 16 Privacy & Security Updates - Passkeys
26:38 iOS 16 Privacy & Security Updates - Private Access Token
30:51 iOS 16 Privacy & Security Updates - Clipboard Access
32:11 iOS 16 Privacy & Security Updates - WiFi Passwords
33:30 iPhone 14
33:55 iPhone 14 - eSIM Only Privacy/Security
39:19 iPhone 14 - Privacy of Satellite Mode
40:39 iPhone 14 - Mini Removal
42:13 iPhone 14 - USB C
45:28 iPhone 14 - Car Crash Detection
48:40 Wrapping Up & Final Thoughts
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