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Techlore Talks

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Apple
Google
Synology
Signal
Privacy
Cryptee
Progressive Web Apps
Digital Rights
Protonmail
Tor Project
Senator Ron Wyden
Push Notifications
Privacy Community
Consumer Reports
AI Integration
Google Play Protect
Free Software Foundation Europe
Tutanota
Molvad Browser
Bitwarden

Techlore Talks brings you in-depth conversations with the experts at the forefront of privacy, security, and digital rights. Hosted by Henry Fisher, founder of Techlore and long-time digital rights educator, each episode features meaningful discussions with the people building, researching, and advocating for digital freedom. From cybersecurity researchers and privacy tool developers to open-sourc... more

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Latest Episodes

Google's new Developer Registration Program is catastrophic for F-Droid and open source app distribution. In this interview, Marc Prud'hommeaux from the F-Droid Board of Directors explains what's happening, why it matters (even if you only use the Go... more

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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 inc... more

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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 m... more

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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 approache... more

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Recent Guests

Ricardo Signes
Chief Engineer at Fastmail
Fastmail
Episode: The Email Provider Google Doesn't Want You to Know About (Fastmail Interview)
Jose Briones
YouTuber focused on dumb phones and digital minimalism
YouTube
Episode: Dumb Phones & Privacy: Digital Minimalism with Jose Briones
Wessel Klein Snakenborg
Founder of Nova Custom, a laptop company focused on privacy and security.
Nova Custom
Episode: From Coreboot to Qubes: Secure Hardware Deep Dive with NovaCustom
Daniel Saltman
CEO and founder of Redact.dev
Redact.dev
Episode: The CEO Who Wants to Delete Your Digital Past
Benny Vasquez
Chair of the AlmaLinux OS Foundation with a background in technology and open-source
AlmaLinux OS Foundation
Episode: How AlmaLinux Rose from CentOS's Ashes
Vishnu Mohandas
Founder and CEO of Ente
Ente
Episode: Ente - Google Photos with Privacy! (ft. CEO Vishnu Mohandas)
Abdullah Atta
CEO and lead developer of Notesnook
Notesnook
Episode: The Future of Notes is Private! - Abdullah Atta/Notesnook Interview
Hanna Bozakov
Press officer at Tuta, previously Tutanota
Tuta
Episode: Who Runs Your Email? Revealing Tuta's Security with Hanna Bozakov
John Ozbay
CEO of Cryptee, who develops private and open source note-taking and photo solutions.
Cryptee
Episode: Privacy Dilemmas: Education, Toxicity, PWAs & More w/ John Ozbay (Part 2)

Hosts

Henry Fisher
Co-host focusing on technology and privacy issues, bringing insights from his expertise.
Jonah Aragon
Co-host with a keen focus on tech innovations and ethical implications surrounding them.

Chart Rankings

How this podcast ranks in the Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube charts.

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#237
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#247
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#30
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#40
Argentina/Technology
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#137
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#168
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#216
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Google’s New Policy is an “Extinction Event” (F-Droid Interview)
Q: What are kind of your stances on, like, this kind of proposal?
It's catastrophic, especially for F-Droid. Many developers have already stated they won't register with Google, making it incompatible with our model.
Google’s New Policy is an “Extinction Event” (F-Droid Interview)
Q: What kind of safety assurances can you offer through F-Droid?
It's a lot easier for us to identify those scenarios than it is for Apple and Google, as we require all applications to be 100% open source.
Google’s New Policy is an “Extinction Event” (F-Droid Interview)
Q: How do you normally approach this conversation?
The major difference is that F-Droid is a non-commercial App Store. We wouldn't even really call it a store because we don't sell anything.
Why This Security Expert Doesn't Use a Phone (Buskill Interview)
Q: What led you to not use a phone?
I avoid using a SIM card due to concerns about broadband processors that can exfiltrate data from devices, reducing my attack surface significantly.
Why This Security Expert Doesn't Use a Phone (Buskill Interview)
Q: What are some of your go-to privacy tips and security tips for people who might be listening for the first time?
Use a password manager with unique passwords for every account, and enable two-factor authentication whenever possible.

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2. Jose Briones
3. Wessel Klein Snakenborg
4. Daniel Saltman
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6. Vishnu Mohandas
7. Abdullah Atta
8. Hanna Bozakov

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