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Firefox AI, User Choice, and Partnering with Anthropic: Mozilla VP Interview
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Age Verification Laws and Free Software: A Legal Expert Tells Us What's Actually at Stake
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Organic Maps Co-Founder on Building a Privacy-First Google Maps Alternative | Alexander Borsuk
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Telecom Insider Explains What Your Carrier Actually Sees (Cape Interview)
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 4/25/26 | Firefox AI, User Choice, and Partnering with Anthropic: Mozilla VP Interview✨ | AI in technologyFirefox features+4 | Adam Fishman | ClaudeMozilla+2 | — | FirefoxAI+5 | — | 1h 03m 49s | |
| 4/18/26 | Bitwarden on Zero Knowledge Encryption, Open Source Trust, and the LastPass Breach✨ | password securityopen source+3 | Ryan Luibrand | BitwardenLastPass+2 | — | BitwardenLastPass+5 | — | 1h 01m 48s | |
| 4/14/26 | Age Verification Laws and Free Software: A Legal Expert Tells Us What's Actually at Stake✨ | age verification lawsfree software+4 | Jithendra Palepu | Free Software Foundation EuropeMidnightBSD+3 | California | age verificationfree software+5 | — | 57m 31s | |
| 4/11/26 | Organic Maps Co-Founder on Building a Privacy-First Google Maps Alternative | Alexander Borsuk✨ | privacymapping technology+4 | Alexander Borsuk | Organic MapsGoogle Maps+3 | — | Organic MapsGoogle Maps+7 | — | 1h 04m 35s | |
| 3/29/26 | Telecom Insider Explains What Your Carrier Actually Sees (Cape Interview)✨ | privacycellular carriers+3 | David Dunn | CapeProton+2 | — | location servicesIMSI catchers+3 | — | 1h 31m 06s | |
| 3/21/26 | Why This Linux Distro Is Growing Faster Than Ever (Zorin OS Interview)✨ | Linux distributionZorin OS+4 | Artyom Zorin | Zorin OSUbuntu+2 | — | Zorin OSLinux+5 | — | 1h 12m 14s | |
| 2/28/26 | How Ad Blockers Work, Why They Break, and the Future of Private Search (JP Schmetz Interview)✨ | ad blockersprivacy+3 | JP Schmetz | Brave SearchGhostery+2 | — | ad blockersprivacy+4 | — | 1h 27m 09s | |
| 2/14/26 | Why This Password Manager Requires a Private Key (Passbolt Interview)✨ | password managementencryption+3 | Remy | Passbolt | — | password managerprivate key+5 | — | 48m 42s | |
| 2/7/26 | Why Everyone Should Use an Ad Blocker (AdGuard Interview)✨ | ad blockersprivacy protection+4 | CTO and co-founder of AdGuard | AdGuardApple+4 | Cyprus | ad blockerprivacy+5 | — | 1h 04m 13s | |
| 1/31/26 | How Peer-to-Peer Apps Stay Free Forever (Holepunch Interview)✨ | peer-to-peer networksP2P applications+4 | Mathias Buus Madsen | KeetPears+2 | — | peer-to-peerP2P apps+5 | — | 1h 15m 08s | |
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| 1/24/26 | The Messaging App With No User IDs (SimpleX Interview) | SimpleX Chat is the only messaging network where users have no identifiers—no phone numbers, no usernames, no user IDs at all. Henry interviewed founder Evgeny Poberezkin about how unidirectional message pipes create a network where servers don't even know users exist, why this isn't federation, how it compares to Signal and Session, and why the company is based in the UK despite encryption battles.🔗 SOURCES & LINKS• SimpleX: https://simplex.chat• Evgeny's Website: https://www.poberezkin.com/about.html⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 INTRO00:01:31 SIMPLEX NAME00:04:20 SIMPLEX TEAM00:05:10 SIMPLEX VS. MAINSTREAM MESSENGERS00:08:05 WHY THIS APPROACH?00:11:14 THE FUTURE OF SIMPLEX00:14:28 SIMPLEX NETWORK + FEDERATION00:20:46 REGISTRATION MODELS00:23:11 GOVERNMENT REQUESTS TO SIGNAL00:25:42 REGISTRATION MODELS (CONT'D)00:27:52 MESSENGER DISCUSSION?00:29:54 SIMPLEX LIMITATIONS00:31:00 WAYS TO USE SIMPLEX + SCALING00:37:27 OPEN SOURCE00:42:21 SIMPLEX ENCRYPTION + DENIABILITY00:54:00 SIMPLEX METADATA01:00:53 IP ADDRESS OBSERVATION01:05:02 USABILITY CHALLENGES01:09:53 MESSAGE DELIVERY01:10:58 OUTAGES01:13:14 MULTI-DEVICE SYNC01:13:56 DESKTOP ONLY?01:18:10 BATTERY IMPACT01:19:44 BACKGROUND SYNC01:21:50 FUNDING + SUSTAINABILITY01:30:38 JURISDICTION01:31:56 LEGAL + LIABILITY01:40:37 PRIVACY AS A MEANS, NOT AN END01:41:55 PRIVACY FOR THE MASSES VS. THE FEW01:45:27 WHAT'S NEXT FOR SIMPLEX?01:50:57 HOW TO FOLLOW01:52:09 OUTRO🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★ | 1h 53m 04s | ||||||
| 1/17/26 | It's Time for the VPN Industry to Innovate (Obscura Interview) | You don't have to trust Obscura—you just have to trust that not both Obscura and Mullvad are compromised. Henry sat down with Carl, former Bitcoin Core developer and founder of Obscura VPN, to discuss how it's the first VPN that mathematically can't log your activity, what makes it censorship-resistant against networks like the Great Firewall, and what it really means to build privacy that's more than "a pinky promise."🔗 SOURCES & LINKS• Obscura: https://obscura.net• GitHub: https://github.com/Sovereign-Engineering/obscuravpn-client• Trust, 2-Party Relays, and QUIC: https://obscura.net/blog/bootstrapping-trust/• Mullvad: https://mullvad.net⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 INTRO00:01:50 CARL'S BACKGROUND00:10:47 APPLE'S PRIVATE RELAY00:17:11 TRUSTLESS MODELS00:19:05 MULTI-PARTY RELAY PARTNERSHIP00:21:39 TRADITIONAL MULTI-HOP00:23:39 CENSORSHIP RESISTANCE00:27:33 MULLVAD VS. OBSCURA TRAFFIC00:29:35 EXIT IP00:30:18 BLOCKS, CAPTCHA, & SPLIT TUNNELING00:31:16 CUSTOM DNS00:32:41 PARTNERING WITH MULLVAD00:36:05 OBSCURA VS. PRIVATE RELAY00:37:10 OBSCURA VS. MULLVAD00:38:33 OBSCURA VS. DECENTRALIZED VPNS00:40:57 OBSCURA VS. TOR00:41:58 REPRODUCIBLE BUILDS00:50:23 CLIENTS & DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE00:55:24 SPEED00:59:06 DEFAULTS VS. CUSTOMIZATION01:00:48 PRICING01:02:43 OPEN SOURCE01:03:34 THE OBSCURA TEAM01:05:39 THOUGHTS ON THE VPN INDUSTRY01:07:49 OUTRO🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★ | 1h 09m 21s | ||||||
| 1/10/26 | Why F-Droid Still Can't Get on iPhone (FSFE Lawyer Interview) | The Digital Markets Act is a can opener for Big Tech's walled gardens, forcing Apple, Google, and Microsoft to open their platforms whether they like it or not. Henry sat down with Lucas Lasota from the FSFE (Free Software Foundation of Europe) to understand what the DMA actually does, why Big Tech is fighting it in court, and what it means for open source software and your digital freedom.📱 RESOURCES• Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE): https://fsfe.org• Free Software Foundation (FSF US): https://www.fsf.org• Public Money, Public Code campaign: https://publiccode.eu⏱️ TIMESTAMPS0:00:00 INTRO00:01:36 WHAT IS THE FSFE?00:04:12 LUCAS' ROLE AT FSFE00:05:44 INTRO TO THE DMA00:09:45 THOUGHTS ON REGULATION00:12:47 PUBLIC MONEY, PUBLIC CODE00:21:25 BREAKDOWN OF THE DMA00:30:54 DMA ENFORCEMENTS00:31:44 INTEROPERABILITY00:36:20 DMA ENFORCEMENTS (CONT'D)00:38:50 DMA CRITICISMS00:50:41 USB-C ON IPHONES00:53:03 APPLE'S "MALICIOUS COMPLIANCE"00:56:57 UNDERSTANDING THE EU01:02:12 EU COMMISSION & OTHER ORGANIZATIONS01:06:58 DMA'S GLOBAL INFLUENCE01:11:57 BIG TECH + INTERPRETATION OF LAW01:18:23 OUTRO🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★ | 1h 20m 47s | ||||||
| 1/6/26 | Inside Ad Blocking: Interviews from the Ad Filtering Dev Summit | This special compilation episode brings together exclusive interviews from the Ad Filtering Dev Summit (AFDS) in October 2024. Henry sat down with developers and leaders from AdGuard, Brave, and the creator of the legendary Peter Lowe block list to discuss the state of ad blocking, new privacy features, and the future of tracking protection.Featured Interviews:Andrey Meshkov (AdGuard CTO) - Apple's new system-wide filtering API and what it means for iOS privacySofia Orlova (AdGuard UX Writer) - Designing ad blockers for everyone from "grannies to techies"Anton Lazarev - How Brave Shields works, AI privacy features, and why native ad blocking beats extensionsPeter Lowe - The 28-year journey of maintaining one of the internet's oldest and most trusted block listsTopics Covered:Apple's new URL filtering API for iOS/macOSSystem-wide ad blocking vs browser-only protectionManifest V3 and the future of extension-based blockersPrivacy-focused AI tools in browsersThe philosophy behind different ad blocking approachesHow tracking actually works (and why it's creepy)🔗 SOURCES & LINKSAFDS Recap Video: [https://youtu.be/dr7XSnbyv7w](https://youtu.be/dr7XSnbyv7w)🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★ | 18m 02s | ||||||
| 12/31/25 | Is the World Too Dependent on American Tech? (Dutch Journalist Interview) | This is a different kind of Techlore Talks. Henry sits down with Marloes de Koning, a Dutch tech reporter from NRC. This wide-ranging conversation explores tech policy from a journalist's perspective, and asks hard questions about age verification, digital sovereignty, news consumption, the rules & role of journalism, and more.🔗 TAKE ACTION• NRC: https://www.nrc.nl• Twitter/X: https://x.com/MarloesdeK• Marloes' Age Verification article: https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/04/19/het-hoofdpijndossier-van-de-porno-industrie-controleren-hoe-oud-je-bezoekers-zijn-a4196562• Marloes' Tornado Cash article: https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/03/25/hoe-een-rus-uit-amstelveen-met-zijn-cryptomixer-voor-de-rechter-in-den-bosch-belandt-a4194203• Marloes' Birthday of the Cookie article: https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/10/11/hoe-het-internet-een-geheugen-kreeg-a4868671⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 INTRO01:27 EARLY YEARS IN JOURNALISM02:25 LEARNING & WRITING ABOUT TECH04:28 DIGITAL SOVEREIGNTY07:08 LOCATION OF DATA/COMPANIES09:01 THE RULES OF JOURNALISM10:31 THE ROLE OF JOURNALISM19:11 INCORRECT ASSUMPTIONS20:34 HOW TO FIND TRUSTWORTHY NEWS30:06 IS CONSUMING NEWS EVEN WORTH IT?34:55 AGE VERIFICATION45:13 DO PEOPLE CARE ABOUT PRIVACY?53:18 MARLOES' DIGITAL RIGHTS JOURNEY55:19 WHAT'S THE END GOAL?57:53 HOW TO FOLLOW MARLOES59:06 OUTRO🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★ | 59m 59s | ||||||
| 12/10/25 | Google’s New Policy is an “Extinction Event” (F-Droid Interview) | Google just announced a policy that could kill F-Droid and open source app distribution on Android. Marc Prud'hommeaux from F-Droid's Board of Directors calls it an "extinction event"—here's why that matters even if you've never used F-Droid.🔗 TAKE ACTIONKeep Android Open (sign the petition): https://keepandroidopen.orgF-Droid Website: https://f-droid.org🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE• Become a Techlorian: https://techlore.tech/support/#/portal/signup• All Support Methods: https://techlore.tech/support/🔐 MORE FROM TECHLORE• Homepage & Newsletter: https://techlore.tech• Our Course, Go Incognito: https://techlore.tech/go-incognito-course/• Privacy Tools: https://privacytools.techlore.tech/• VPN Comparison Chart: https://vpn.techlore.tech/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 INTRO00:01:45 PIVOTING TO OPEN SOURCE00:04:29 WHEN MARC JOINED THE BOARD00:05:27 APP STORE BREAKDOWN00:08:23 GOOGLE PLAY STORE VS. F-DROID00:10:39 MALWARE & APP STORE SAFETY00:15:45 ARE DEVS AWARE OF MALWARE?00:17:40 WHY IS F-DROID ONLY ON ANDROID?00:19:26 GOOGLE'S PLANS FOR ANDROID00:22:44 HOW BAD IS THIS?00:24:21 GOOGLE'S REASONING00:26:21 HOW THIS IMPACTS F-DROID00:28:42 WEB-BASED F-DROID?00:30:05 DOES THIS IMPACT OTHER APP STORES?00:31:35 WHY SHOULD REGULAR USERS CARE?00:37:09 WHY SHOULD OTHER USERS CARE?00:39:45 EFFECT ON DEVELOPERS00:41:29 WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS?00:48:54 WHY IS GOOGLE DOING THIS?00:51:02 COMPARISON TO EPIC GAMES00:52:58 IS ANYONE ELSE STEPPING UP?00:54:31 WHAT KEEPS YOU GOING RIGHT NOW?00:56:35 WHAT'S NEXT?01:01:34 FINAL WORDS🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★ | 1h 04m 01s | ||||||
| 11/22/25 | Why This Security Expert Doesn't Use a Phone (Buskill Interview) | Even with encryption and 2FA, if someone steals your logged-in laptop, you're compromised. Michael Altfield created Buskill - an open source USB "dead man switch" - to solve this analog attack vector. In this interview, you’ll hear about the real incidents that inspired it, the advocacy work that fueled it, and the collaborative engineering efforts that turned it into a practical tool for protecting sensitive data.🔗 SOURCES & LINKS• https://tech.michaelaltfield.net/• https://buskill.in/• https://github.com/BusKill⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 INTRO00:01:43 WHAT GOT YOU INTO SECURITY?00:02:32 WHEN DID YOU GET INTO SECURITY?00:03:31 WHAT IS A DEAD MAN SWITCH?00:04:33 WHY DID YOU DEVELOP BUSKILL?00:06:25 WHEN DID YOU START MAKING BUSKILL CABLES?00:06:42 HAS THE PRODUCT CHANGED SINCE THEN?00:07:42 WHO ELSE IS BUSKILL FOR?00:09:08 WHAT OPTIONS CAN BE TRIGGERED?00:10:53 IS IT POSSIBLE TO TRIGGER A FALSE OR ALTERNATIVE ENVIRONMENT?00:12:16 CAN YOU WIPE ON WINDOWS OR MACOS?00:13:40 LINUX INSTALL OPTIONS00:14:16 MACOS & WINDOWS INSTALL OPTIONS00:14:25 CAN THIS BE DONE ON MOBILE?00:16:39 REAL-WORLD BUSKILL EXAMPLES00:18:13 BUSKILL COMMUNITY00:19:17 BUSKILL + OPEN SOURCE00:19:44 STL FILES + 3D PRINTING00:20:38 IS IT GOOD TO CREATE IT YOURSELF?00:20:50 INTERDICTION00:21:42 EDWARD SNOWDEN ON INTERDICTION00:23:24 OTHER ACQUISITION METHODS00:25:13 NOVACUSTOM PARTNERSHIP00:26:00 BUSKILL + NICHE LINUX DISTROS00:26:57 QUBES DOM000:28:27 UBUNTU & TAILS00:30:02 DOES BUSKILL SUPPORT CHROMEBOOKS?00:31:19 GETTING INVOLVED IN PRIVACY + ADVOCACY00:33:05 HOW PRIVACY IS VIEWED WORLDWIDE00:36:55 PERSONAL CHALLENGES WITH PRIVACY00:39:11 GO-TO PRIVACY & SECURITY TIPS00:40:11 BUSKILL + SECURITY KEYS?00:43:06 SECURITY THROUGH OBSCURITY00:45:25 CLOUD-BASED PASSWORD MANAGERS00:46:09 LIVING WITHOUT A PHONE00:51:57 CAN IT GET WORSE?00:53:18 PROPRIETARY BROADBAND00:58:49 WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT NOVACUSTOM?01:00:56 OUTRO🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★ | 1h 02m 54s | ||||||
| 11/19/25 | The Email Provider Google Doesn't Want You to Know About (Fastmail Interview) | Ricardo Signes, Chief Engineer at Fastmail, explains why Gmail's email experience has become increasingly fragmented, and what it would take to actually fix the decades-old IMAP protocol that powers most of the internet. We dive deep into JMAP (the modern replacement Gmail won't adopt), privacy-by-design vs. encryption theater, and the hidden trade-offs between convenience and security that no one talks about. If you've noticed your email client feeling broken, this interview reveals why.🔗 SOURCES & LINKS• Fastmail: https://fastmail.com• Fastmail Values Statement: https://fastmail.com/about/values• Cyrus IMAP/JMAP Server (open source): https://www.cyrusimap.org/• JMAP Standard (RFC 8620): https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8620• Web Push Standard (RFC 8030): https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8030• Signal (for encrypted messaging): https://signal.org• Fastmail Data Transparency Report: https://fastmail.com/about/transparency⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 INTRO00:01:36 WHAT DRAWS YOU TO FASTMAIL?00:03:29 FASTMAIL VALUES & PHILOSOPHY00:08:49 FASTMAIL TARGET USER00:12:43 LACK OF NATIVE E2EE00:16:16 WILL EMAIL EVER BE PRIVATE?00:18:23 FASTMAIL E2EE OPTIONS00:23:43 FASTMAIL CLIENT OPTIONS00:26:18 FASTMAIL INTEGRATIONS00:29:49 BEING GOOD INTERNET CITIZENS00:33:13 BAD INTERNET CITIZENS00:38:26 JMAP & OTHER EMAIL PROTOCOLS00:48:15 REAL-WORLD BENEFITS OF JMAP00:53:07 ISSUES WITH GMAIL ON IOS00:56:06 LACK OF E2EE FOR EMAIL WITH ADP00:57:29 DOES JMAP MAKE E2EE EASIER?01:00:43 FASTMAIL + OPEN SOURCE01:10:48 PROTECTIONS AGAINST BAD ACTORS01:14:46 PHONE NUMBER REQUIREMENTS01:22:55 AUSTRALIAN JURISDICTION01:25:55 THE FASTMAIL TEAM01:28:45 PRODUCTIVITY-FOCUSED EMAIL CLIENTS01:34:27 FASTMAIL + IMAP01:35:49 WHY THE NAME "FASTMAIL"?01:38:27 IS JMAP WHY FASTMAIL IS SO FAST?01:42:03 FASTMAIL'S IDEAL AVATAR + FUTURE PLANS01:46:25 HOW TO FOLLOW RICARDO + FASTMAIL01:48:03 OUTRO🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★ | 1h 48m 56s | ||||||
| 11/19/25 | Why Google Chrome Betrays Your Privacy (Firefox CTO Interview) | When you sign into Chrome, Google collects your entire browsing history to build behavioral profiles for targeted ads. In this interview, Firefox CTO Bobby Holley breaks down why Mozilla maintains Gecko as an independent engine, how Firefox approaches privacy differently from Google and Apple, and why the stakes for browser independence are higher than ever.⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 INTRO01:24 CTO DAY IN THE LIFE03:34 STICKING WITH GECKO OVER CHROMIUM06:33 COMPETING ON PRIVACY09:06 PRIVACY IN FIREFOX21:03 INSPIRATION FROM THE TOR PROJECT22:57 WHAT USERS GAIN FROM FIREFOX26:56 THE BEST FIREFOX CONFIGURATION29:59 MANIFEST V2 VS. V3 + AD BLOCKING30:53 MAINTAINING MANIFEST V232:26 UBLOCK ORIGIN BY DEFAULT?33:46 FIREFOX'S APPROACH TO AI39:14 GECKO ON IOS?42:25 FEELINGS ABOUT THE DMA IN EUROPE43:53 WINDOWS DEFAULT BROWSER BEHAVIOR44:52 DMA ENGINE CHOICE PROVISIONS45:13 BEING THE DEFAULT BROWSER ON LINUX46:52 NEW THREATS TO PRIVACY50:33 HOW TO FOLLOW BOBBY & FIREFOX51:47 OUTRO🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★ | 52m 58s | ||||||
| 10/24/25 | Dumb Phones, Privacy, & Digital Minimalism (Jose Briones Interview) | In this Techlore Talks episode, we sit down with Jose Briones to explore whether dumb phones really offer better privacy and how digital minimalism can transform your relationship with technology. Jose breaks down practical strategies for reducing screen time, the importance of device segmentation, and why mindset, not just hardware, matters most. Whether you're considering a dumb phone or looking to reclaim your focus, this conversation will challenge how you think about your devices.🔗 SOURCES & LINKS• https://josebriones.org/• https://www.dumbphones.org/• https://www.youtube.com/c/josebriones• Jose's interview of Henry: https://josebriones.substack.com/p/building-better-digital-habits⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 INTRO00:01:24 DUMBPHONES + PRIVACY & DIGITAL RIGHTS00:03:56 WHY ARE DUMBPHONES BETTER FOR PRIVACY?00:05:48 DUMBPHONES VS. MINIMAL SMARTPHONES00:08:57 ADOPTING THE MINDSET00:13:41 ADJUSTING FOR ONLINE WORK00:18:21 HANDLING MISMATCHED EMOTIONS00:22:40 ARE OFFLINE ACTIVITIES IMPORTANT?00:26:12 FINDING A BALANCE WITH ONLINE WORK REQUIREMENTS00:30:16 DIGITAL MINIMALISM + HARDWARE00:35:21 DEVICES & WHERE TO START00:39:42 ENCRYPTED COMMUNICATION00:44:19 WHEN OUR CHOICES IMPACT OTHERS00:48:33 ARE WE ANTI-TECHNOLOGY?00:51:36 HENRY'S IDEAL PHONE00:54:41 CONTENT CREATION & CONSUMPTION00:57:44 HOW CAN PEOPLE FIND YOU?00:59:29 OUTRO🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★ | 1h 00m 21s | ||||||
| 10/10/25 | From Coreboot to Qubes: Secure Hardware Deep Dive (NovaCustom Interview) | Wessel Klein Snakenborg, founder of NovaCustom, joins me to discuss building privacy-focused laptops with CoreBoot firmware, Intel Management Engine disabling, and full Linux compatibility. We dive deep into their custom hardware approach, Qubes OS certification, supply chain security, and why they chose to compete directly with Big Tech on hardware quality while maintaining complete user control.🔗 SOURCES & LINKS• https://novacustom.com/• https://doc.qubes-os.org/en/latest/index.html⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 Introduction & What Nova Custom Does01:00 Company Origins & The Meaning Behind "Nova Custom"02:35 Extensive Hardware Customization Options03:40 Operating System Choices & Linux Focus04:40 CoreBoot Firmware & Security Features06:15 Target Audience & Market Positioning08:45 Security Features vs Other Linux Laptop Makers10:00 Intel Management Engine: Privacy vs Security12:00 Supply Chain Security & Anti-Tamper Solutions15:45 Global Expansion & Shipping Worldwide16:40 CoreBoot Benefits & Outsourcing Development19:20 Operating System Installation & No-OS Options21:45 Repairability & 7-Year Parts Guarantee23:20 Hardware Business Challenges & Manufacturing25:40 Future AMD Support & OpenSIL Framework27:45 ARM vs Intel Performance Comparisons33:00 Qubes OS Compatibility & Certification37:00 Review Unit Discussion: 16-inch vs 14-inch39:20 Desktop Environment Limitations in Qubes41:45 Custom Hardware Features & Laser Engraving47:20 BusKill Partnership & Security Accessories48:20 Future Plans: New Firmware & Product Expansion51:00 Favorite Privacy Tools & Secure Communication54:20 Contact Information & Where to Find Nova Custom57:00 Closing Thoughts & Support Information🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★ | 58m 52s | ||||||
| 8/30/25 |  Session: The Decentralized Signal Alternative (Kee Jefferys Interview) | Session CTO Kee Jefferys to discusses their decentralized messenger that uses private routing by default, requires no phone number, and runs on a network of thousands community-operated nodes. We dive deep into the technical decisions behind Session, including why they chose decentralization over perfect forward secrecy and how they're building a trustless messaging platform.🔗 SOURCES & LINKS• https://getsession.org/• https://www.linkedin.com/in/kee-j-090502157/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 INTRO00:02:21 WHY SESSION WAS STARTED00:04:12 THE TEAM BEHIND SESSION00:05:30 SESSION USER THREAT MODELS00:09:20 REGISTRATION & USER ID00:13:07 IS KEY VERIFICATION UNNECESSARY?00:14:58 ONION ROUTING00:16:53 USING THE OFFICIAL TOR NETWORK?00:17:57 WHY NOT TOR?00:19:15 HOW DECENTRALIZED IS SESSION?00:21:07 ARE NODES TRUSTLESS?00:24:53 HOW SESSION HANDLES METADATA00:27:28 WHAT CAN SESSION HAND OVER?00:29:20 SESSION + BLOCKCHAIN00:31:24 IS ENCRYPTED DATA STORED?00:33:58 REASON FOR THE SWARM00:34:55 WHY 7?00:36:26 SESSION LOGIN & ACCOUNT RECOVERY00:39:17 BACKUP & RESTORE00:40:57 PFS (PERFECT FORWARD SECRECY)00:46:56 IS SESSION A SIGNAL FORK?00:48:10 USABILITY PROGRESS00:52:58 DEVICE LINKING00:54:25 CUSTOM NOTIFICATIONS/UNIFIED PUSH00:59:25 ANDROID NOTIFICATIONS + BATTERY01:02:34 SESSION'S BUSINESS MODEL01:05:48 ENCOUNTER WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT01:12:55 ARE THERE APP STORE PROTECTIONS?01:16:58 WHAT'S NEXT FOR SESSION?01:19:41 FAVORITE PRIVACY PROJECT?01:22:41 OUTRO🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★ | 1h 23m 27s | ||||||
| 8/7/25 | Why Self-Hosting Beats Big Tech Every Time (Nextcloud Interview) | Frank Karlitschek, CEO and founder of Nextcloud, joins me to discuss the evolution from OwnCloud to Nextcloud, the challenges of building sustainable open-source businesses, and why digital sovereignty matters more than ever. Please note: Due to Jitsi connection issues during recording, Frank's video quality is compromised in the first half but normalizes as the interview progresses. We dive deep into Nextcloud Hub 10's new end-to-end encryption features, AI capabilities, and Frank's vision for competing with Big Tech while maintaining user privacy. 🔗 SOURCES & LINKS• https://nextcloud.com/team/• https://x.com/fkarlitschek• https://mastodon.social/@Karlitschek⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 INTRODUCTION00:51 - INTRO TO FRANK01:08 - LIFE BEFORE NEXTCLOUD03:15 - ORIGINS OF OWNCLOUD05:51 - FROM OWNCLOUD TO NEXTCLOUD08:45 - STATE OF OWNCLOUD09:20 - STRUCTURE OF NEXTCLOUD10:23 - OPEN SOURCE + PROFIT?13:21 - NEXTCLOUD FREE VS. PAID16:43 - NEXTCLOUD COMPETITORS18:20 - SELF-HOSTING CHALLENGES22:54 - THIRD PARTY HOSTING25:18 - END-TO-END ENCRYPTION32:24 - NEXTCLOUD HUB 1035:59 - AI PUSHBACK42:51 - NEXTCLOUD AI MODELS44:30 - RECOMMENDED LLM45:13 - FEATURE DEVELOPMENT PLAN47:28 - NEXTCLOUD COMMUNITY50:36 - #1 SELF-HOSTING MISTAKE51:19 - FAVORITE FOSS PROJECT52:27 - FAVORITE LINUX DISTRO & DE53:49 - WHAT'S NEXT?54:51 - MOST EXCITING TECH?56:53 - MOST SCARED ABOUT?🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★ | 58m 18s | ||||||
| 7/24/25 | Breaking the Silence on Logs, Audits, & Affiliate Scams (IVPN Interview) | Viktor Vescei from IVPN gives us a brutally honest VPN interview. He admits you can't truly verify no-logs claims, explains why most audits are "snapshots in time," and reveals why IVPN shut down their affiliate program due to industry-wide misinformation. This is an insider's perspective on what's really broken in the VPN industry and how to actually evaluate providers.🔗 SOURCES & LINKS• https://www.ivpn.net/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 - Intro00:01:54 - Viktor's background & journey to IVPN00:04:47 - IVPN's 15-year history00:07:33 - VPN company ownership & acquisition attempts00:11:24 - IVPN's brutally honest blog00:12:56 - White labeling in the VPN industry00:15:55 - VPN use cases beyond privacy00:19:04 - Using a VPN for streaming?00:20:17 - Compartmentalization techniques00:21:32 - Normalizing VPN usage00:22:27 - Privacy vs. streaming compatibility00:25:32 - Websites blocking VPN users00:29:04 - VPN technology deep dive00:30:11 - Are VPN comparison charts useful?00:34:29 - VPN jurisdiction & the "eyes" debate00:42:09 - Multi-hop VPN connections00:44:38 - Threat modeling for VPNs00:45:30 - Picking a VPN server location00:48:44 - Transparency reports & warrant canaries00:52:04 - VPN logging: the uncomfortable truth00:54:42 - Why VPN audits are "snapshots in time"00:55:28 - Diskless servers explained00:57:17 - System transparency project01:00:09 - Being an open source VPN01:01:54 - VPN payment methods (cash & Monero)01:06:09 - Simultaneous device limits01:09:58 - WireGuard history & privacy issues01:14:34 - First-party vs. rented servers01:19:35 - Sponsors & affiliate program problems01:32:15 - VPN provider relationships behind the scenes01:35:04 - Acquiring Safing (Portmaster)01:37:08 - DNS filtering plans01:38:39 - Firewalls (Safing Portmaster integration)01:40:50 - Safing SPN network01:42:05 - IVPN's 2025 roadmap01:44:33 - Outro🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★ | 1h 45m 14s | ||||||
| 7/16/25 | This Service Deletes Your Digital Past (Redact.dev Interview) | In this interview, Dan Saltman, CEO and founder of Redact.dev, discusses their approach to data deletion. We dive deep into why people are increasingly concerned about their digital footprints, the technical challenges of building privacy software, why deleting data online is important, data removal services, and Dan's philosophy that "perfect is the enemy of good" when it comes to digital privacy.📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO• https://redact.dev/• https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-saltman/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Introduction to the interview01:00 Daniel Saltman Intro 03:35 Common Use-Cases of Data Deletion Services06:20 Why Bother Deleting Data? Is it even deleted?10:48 How does redact.dev function locally?12:42 Why is redact.dev a desktop program?13:30 Redact vs Jumbo16:46 Privacy & Telemetry practices of Redact.dev?20:30 Does Redact have a relationship with big tech companies?22:16 Are their risks of getting banned for using redact?23:55 Editing Reddit posts vs deleting Reddit posts26:04 Mobile vs Desktop Redact experience29:48 Why is Redact not open source?37:17 Data broker removal services & Redact's approach52:30 Dan's distrust of privacy services56:35 Redact's subscription model & alternatives?01:02:26 Daniel's history & background01:07:08 Future plans and final words🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★ | 1h 11m 25s | ||||||
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