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  What It Takes to Build Privacy Infrastructure at the State Level: Tom Kemp on California's DROP System 15.08.2026 1時間 7分

  California created a free service that deletes your personal information from over 600 registered data brokers. Tom Kemp, Executive Director of the California Privacy Protection Agency (Cal Privacy), breaks down how the DROP system actually works, why data brokers face fines of up to $40 million a day for non-compliance, what to do if you live outside California, and more.🔗 SOURCES & LINKS• Cal Privacy: https://cppa.ca.gov/• DROP: https://privacy.ca.gov• California Safe at Home Program: https://www.sos.ca.gov/registries/safe-home ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS(00:00) - INTRO (01:44) - CPPA VS. CAL PRIVACY (02:52) - TOM'S BACKGROUND (04:39) - CAL PRIVACY RELATIONSHIP WITH BIG TECH (07:38) - CAL PRIVACY INSPIRATION (12:23) - THE PRIVACY PARADOX (15:15) - CALIFORNIA'S APPROACH VS. OTHERS (18:04) - UPCOMING BROWSER REQUIREMENTS (19:15) - DELETE REQUEST AND OPT-OUT PLATFORM (DROP) (26:08) - HOW DROP WORKS (28:05) - DROP VS. DATA REMOVAL SERVICES (00:00) - 37:14 WHO RUNS THE DROP TECH? (39:43) - DATA SECURITY & INFRASTRUCTURE (46:14) - LEAVING OR CUSTOMIZING DROP (46:46) - TIMING (47:33) - DATA BROKER REGISTRY (49:41) - DATA BROKER REACTION (51:36) - WHY IS THIS RETROACTIVE? (54:45) - HOW TO ADVOCATE WHERE YOU ARE (57:50) - FEDERAL PRIVACY REGULATION (01:00:12) - HOW TO UTILIZE YOUR RIGHTS & TOOLS (01:04:14) - FINAL THOUGHTS 🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★
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  KeePass for Apple Devices: Syncing, Security, and Cross-Platform Gaps (Strongbox Interview) 01.08.2026 58分

  Once you use Strongbox, a community favorite KeePass client, it's hard to use anything else. Alex Logan is the VP of Engineering at Applause, the company behind Strongbox. He dives into why KeePass syncing works differently than cloud-based password managers, how Strongbox's sync tries to close that gap, what the Applause acquisition actually changed, the open source nuance that trips people up, and whether a Windows or Android client is ever coming.🔗 SOURCES & LINKS• Strongbox: https://strongboxsafe.com/• Strongbox Subreddit: https://reddit.com/r/strongbox• KeePass: https://keepass.info/• Have I Been Pwned: https://haveibeenpwned.com/ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS(00:00) - INTRO (02:47) - OVERVIEW OF PASSWORD MANAGERS (04:50) - 3 TYPES OF PASSWORD MANAGERS (08:50) - PASSWORD SYNCING (11:23) - SERVERS + APPLE iCLOUD (13:13) - KEEPASS CLIENT INCONSISTENCY + GAPS (19:12) - NEXTCLOUD SYNC (19:59) - WIFI SYNC (21:17) - iCLOUD ADVANCED DATA PROTECTION (ADP) (23:01) - STRONGBOX TARGET USER (25:11) - AUTOFILL (29:34) - BROWSER SUPPORT (30:34) - BROWSER EXTENSION SECURITY (32:57) - APP CONNECTIONS (35:10) - SAFETY & ANALYTICS CONCERNS (40:57) - OPEN SOURCE (43:19) - BROADENING STRONGBOX'S HORIZONS (46:06) - THE STRONGBOX TEAM (47:54) - STRONGBOX ACQUISITION (51:34) - PAYING FOR OPEN SOURCE + PRICING (56:24) - WHAT'S NEXT? + HOW TO FOLLOW 🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★
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  Scam Tactics, Stalkerware, Pegasus, and Surveillance Reform, with David Ruiz from Malwarebytes 16.07.2026 53分

  Every major global event brings the same scam tactics wearing a new mask. In this interview, David Ruiz, journalist and privacy advocate at Malwarebytes, breaks down how to identify (and avoid) scams, stalkerware vs. nation-state spyware, and what privacy is actually about.🔗 SOURCES & LINKS• Malwarebytes: https://malwarebytes.com/• Coalition Against Stalkerware: https://stopstalkerware.org/• Citizen Lab: https://citizenlab.ca/• Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://eff.org/ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS(00:00) - INTRO (01:31) - DAVID'S BACKGROUND (06:38) - POLICY BEHIND-THE-SCENES (09:18) - WORLD CUP SCAMS (16:58) - BEHAVIORAL VS. TECHNOLOGICAL DEFENSES (18:53) - SCAMS VS. MARKETING (21:49) - RESPONSIBILITY (24:35) - WHERE TOOLS FIT + MALWAREBYTES TOOLS (28:42) - MALWAREBYTES RELATIONSHIP TO BIG TECH (31:30) - ANALYTICS (33:56) - COALITION AGAINST STALKERWARE (41:46) - STALKERWARE VS. GOVERNMENT SPYWARE (44:32) - STALKERWARE IS MOSTLY ANDROID? (47:44) - DAVID'S TECH STACK (50:29) - FINAL THOUGHTS 🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★
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  From Darknet Pharmacy Order to 1+ Million Users: Building Cake Wallet (Vik Sharma Interview) 14.07.2026 45分

  Your bank can freeze your account, block your transfers, and demand explanations for how you spend your own money. Cake Wallet founder & CEO Vik Sharma learned this firsthand when trying to transfer $90 between his accounts. In this interview, he shares this story, along with the history of Cake Wallet, why financial privacy matters, the importance of decentralization, Bitcoin vs. Monero, silent payments, and more.Thank you to PikaSim for sponsoring this episode! Visit https://pikasim.com/techlore and use code "TECHLORE" for 10% off your anonymous eSIM.🔗 SOURCES & LINKS• Cake Wallet: https://cakewallet.com/• Monero by Cake Wallet: https://monero.com/• Cupcake: https://cupcakewallet.com/ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS(00:00) - INTRO (01:47) - HOW VIK GOT INTO CRYPTO (03:32) - THE VALUE OF DECENTRALIZATION (06:15) - THE VALUE OF CRYPTO FOR SKEPTICS (08:54) - CAKE WALLET PHILOSOPHY + VISION (12:48) - TECHNICAL VS. PHILOSOPHICAL CRITICISM (15:30) - "WE CAN'T SEE THAT" (18:39) - SPONSOR (20:30) - BLOCKCHAIN PRIVACY CONCERNS (27:29) - ZCASH RECEPTION (29:25) - SILENT PAYMENTS (31:10) - CUPCAKE (34:03) - PRIVACY & SECURITY VS. MARKETING (38:39) - CENSORSHIP RESISTANCE (40:02) - CURRENT CONCERNS (42:28) - HOW TO FOLLOW 🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★
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  End-to-End Encrypted Photo Sharing: How Cryptee Balances Privacy, Abuse Prevention, and Legal Risk 20.06.2026 1時間 45分

  End-to-end encrypted file sharing may sound simple, but for Cryptee, it took five years to ship. In this interview, Henry sits down with John Ozbay, founder and CEO of Cryptee, to talk through why: preventing CSAM, why client-side scanning doesn't work, how Cryptee's solution was designed to raise the barrier to mass spread without compromising encryption, and the broader philosophical question of where developer liability ends and moral responsibility begins.🔗 SOURCES & LINKS• Cryptee: https://crypt.ee• Stop Chat Control: https://stopchatcontrol.eu• Open Web Advocacy: https://open-web-advocacy.org• EDRI: https://edri.org ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS(00:00) - INTRO (04:08) - E2EE SHARING HESITATIONS (14:09) - HOW IS BIG TECH HANDLING THIS? (16:24) - LOCAL SCANNING (19:27) - HOW ARE CHAT APPS HANDLING THIS? (21:24) - E2EE BACKUPS (22:40) - HOW MUCH IS THIS CONSIDERED? (25:38) - CRYPTEE'S SOLUTION (42:09) - THREAT MODELING (48:18) - MEGA'S APPROACH (53:16) - LIABILITY VS. RESPONSIBILITY (01:01:40) - HOW TO ENGAGE PRODUCTIVELY (01:09:48) - CHAT CONTROL & ULTERIOR MOTIVES (01:21:34) - IS CHAT CONTROL DEAD? (01:25:33) - HOW JOHN GOT INVOLVED (01:34:44) - CHANGING OVER TIME + RIGHT TO REPAIR + LINUX (01:41:32) - CLOSING THOUGHTS 🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★
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  Firefox VPN Explained: 50GB Free, No Logging, and How it Compares to Mozilla VPN 06.06.2026 51分

  Firefox now has a free built-in VPN with 50GB of bandwidth per month. In this interview, Henry sits down with Ajit Varma, Head of Firefox at Mozilla, to break down exactly how it works, what Mozilla can and can't see, the difference between Firefox VPN and Mozilla VPN, and why no other major browser is likely to follow Mozilla's lead on this.🔗 SOURCES & LINKS• Firefox VPN: https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/features/vpn/• Mozilla VPN: https://www.mozilla.org/products/vpn/ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS(00:00) - INTRO (01:23) - THE FIREFOX PHILOSOPHY (05:14) - TARGET USER (06:47) - TECHNICAL FEATURES (08:48) - FIREFOX VPN VS. MOZILLA VPN (14:57) - PROXY EXTENSION DEMAND (16:21) - MULTI-HOP (18:14) - TRUST (20:21) - VPN VS. PROXY PROTECTION (24:09) - LOGGING (25:04) - LOCATION (28:09) - RECEPTION & POPULARITY (29:28) - MOBILE (31:10) - SAFETY VS. PRIVACY (33:14) - TOR (34:35) - STREAMING (35:10) - ORIGIN OF FIREFOX VPN (37:31) - FREE VPN POSITIONING (40:22) - 50GB FREE & UPGRADE PATHS (42:38) - COSTS TO RUN (43:23) - USING MOZILLA VPN & FIREFOX VPN? (44:37) - USING CUSTOM DNS (47:23) - AD BLOCKING (49:10) - WHAT'S NEXT? (50:36) - HOW TO FOLLOW 🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★
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  App Tracking, Duck AI, the Microsoft Controversy, and the Future of Private Browsing (DuckDuckGo Interview) 30.05.2026 1時間 24分

  Most people know DuckDuckGo as a search engine, but they're also creating a full privacy ecosystem covering a browser, VPN, data broker removal, and app tracking protection. In this Techlore Talks interview, Henry sits down with Peter Dolanjski, Director of Product at DuckDuckGo, to cover what Google is actually collecting, why incognito mode doesn't do what most people think, how DuckDuckGo's contextual ads differ from Google's behavioral targeting, and more.🔗 SOURCES & LINKS• DuckDuckGo: https://duckduckgo.com• Duck AI: https://duck.ai• No-AI DuckDuckGo: https://noai.duckduckgo.com ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS(00:00) - INTRO (01:20) - PETER'S BACKGROUND AT MOZILLA (02:56) - EXPLAINING THE ROLE (06:05) - WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU USE GOOGLE (11:31) - ILLEGAL GOVERNMENT DATA ACQUISITION (14:32) - "DO NOT TRACK ME" & INCOGNITO MODE (16:29) - GOOGLE VS. DDG SEARCH PRIVACY (20:08) - PERSONALIZATION (23:12) - WHAT DATA DDG COLLECTS (25:00) - SEARCH ENGINE AGE VERIFICATION (26:01) - THREAT MODEL/TARGET USER (29:04) - MAXIMALIST PRIVACY VS. PRIVACY FOR ALL (32:48) - DDG SEARCH IN iOS SETTINGS (34:55) - REVENUE & ADS (38:39) - PRODUCT EXPANSION (41:33) - WHY THE DDG ECOSYSTEM? (44:06) - EPHEMERAL BROWSING (48:10) - DDG BROWSER TECHNOLOGY (50:33) - EXTENSION SUPPORT (54:29) - WHY PLATFORM-BASED? (56:55) - PASSKEYS (57:24) - PROGRESSIVE WEB APPS (58:42) - FINGERPRINTING (01:00:42) - OPEN SOURCE (01:01:58) - APP TRACKING PROTECTION (01:08:37) - MICROSOFT CONTROVERSY (01:11:06) - AI (01:15:14) - NO AI (01:16:51) - PERSISTENT ID? (01:18:29) - WHAT'S MISSING IN THE ECOSYSTEM? (01:21:09) - WHAT'S NEXT? (01:22:24) - HOW TO FOLLOW 🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★
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  Naomi Brockwell on the Surveillance Accountability Act, Developer Arrests, and Why You Can't Opt Out 16.05.2026 57分

  The federal government doesn't need a warrant to buy your location data, your financial records, or your private information from data brokers. The Surveillance Accountability Act wants to change that. In this Techlore Talks interview, Henry sits down with Naomi Brockwell, host of NBTV and president/founder of The Ludlow Institute. They discuss the bill, Naomi's three-pillar approach to fighting the surveillance state, why decentralization doesn't automatically provide privacy, and what you can actually do right now.🔗 SOURCES & LINKS• Surveillance Accountability Act: https://surveillanceaccountability.com• Contact your rep (script included): https://surveillanceaccountability.com/support• Naomi Brockwell TV: https://nbtv.media• Naomi's 501(c)(3): https://www.ludlowinstitute.org ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS(00:00) - INTRO (02:02) - EVOLUTION OF PRIVACY CONTENT (03:10) - NAOMI'S BACKGROUND (06:59) - DECENTRALIZATION + PRIVACY (10:24) - AREAS OF FOCUS (11:47) - DEVELOPERS BEING ARRESTED (16:17) - STAYING OPTIMISTIC (23:12) - NAOMI'S BILL (28:38) - WHAT ARE THE CONCERNS? (34:59) - PHYSICAL VS. DIGITAL BOUNDARIES (40:34) - WHAT DOES SUCCESS LOOK LIKE? (42:42) - RELATIONSHIP WITH POLITICS (45:53) - "CONTACT YOUR REPS" (49:40) - IS PRIVACY PARTISAN? (53:07) - HOW TO GET INVOLVED 🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★
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  Firefox AI, User Choice, and Partnering with Anthropic: Mozilla VP Interview 25.04.2026 1時間 3分

  AI is everywhere - including Firefox. But, unlike most services, Mozilla allows you to turn it off completely. In this interview, Henry sits down with Adam Fishman, Mozilla's VP of Product, to cover the philosophy behind Firefox's AI features, how Smart Window works, the controls that let you turn everything off, the importance of "having a seat at the table", and the surprising story of how Anthropic's Claude found several security vulnerabilities in Firefox.🔗 SOURCES & LINKS• Firefox: https://www.firefox.com• Mozilla AI: https://www.mozilla.ai• Mozilla Common Voice: https://commonvoice.mozilla.org ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS(00:00) - INTRO (01:30) - EXPLAINING THE ROLE (04:03) - ADAM'S BACKGROUND (06:05) - SUNSETTING POCKET (10:12) - PHILOSOPHY ON AI (14:58) - AI FEATURES VS. ADVOCACY (23:59) - MOZILLA VS. BIG TECH AI (28:37) - MOZILLA + ANTHROPIC (31:52) - FIREFOX AI CONTROLS (37:18) - FIREFOX AI DESKTOP VS. MOBILE (39:22) - MOZILLA AI PRIVACY (41:36) - FIREFOX FORKS (44:23) - HONEST AI CAPABILITIES DISCUSSION (51:02) - AI ETHICS (54:11) - MOZILLA'S FUTURE PRIORITIES (57:11) - GETTING STARTED WITH AI (01:01:04) - HOW TO FOLLOW (01:02:44) - OUTRO 🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★
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  Bitwarden on Zero Knowledge Encryption, Open Source Trust, and the LastPass Breach 18.04.2026 1時間 1分

  Most people think their passwords are safe. Most people are wrong. Henry sits down with Ryan Luibrand, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Bitwarden, to cover why open source changes the trust equation, the LastPass data breach, how KDF algorithms work, whether storing your TOTP codes in your password manager is a good idea, and more.🔗 SOURCES & LINKSWritten breakdown: https://techlore.tech/password-manager-security-explained-with-bitwarden/Bitwarden: https://bitwarden.comPrivacy Policy: https://bitwarden.com/privacy/Compliance & Audit Reports: https://bitwarden.com/compliance/Security White Paper: https://bitwarden.com/help/bitwarden-security-white-paper/Security Readiness Kit: https://bitwarden.com/resources/bitwarden-security-readiness-kit/HackerOne Bug Bounty: https://hackerone.com/bitwardenGitHub: https://github.com/bitwarden ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS(00:00) - INTRO (00:52) - RYAN'S BACKGROUND (02:07) - BITWARDEN ORIGINS (03:09) - BITWARDEN TEAM (03:29) - FUNDING (06:18) - OPEN SOURCE (08:18) - AUDITS (10:11) - FORKING (11:19) - INTERNAL VS. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (12:21) - SELF-HOSTING (14:13) - NEW NATIVE APPS (16:38) - ARE PASSWORD MANAGERS SECURE? (21:08) - WHY USE A DEDICATED PW MANAGER? (23:08) - CONCERNS WITH THE CLOUD (25:39) - ARGON2 (29:16) - USERNAME KEY GENERATION (31:06) - LASTPASS DATA BREACH (37:17) - WHAT CAN BITWARDEN SEE? (39:40) - WHERE IS BITWARDEN DATA HOSTED? (40:18) - GOVERNMENT REQUESTS (41:08) - "EGGS IN ONE BASKET" ARGUMENT (43:57) - 2FA & BITWARDEN AUTHENTICATOR (47:39) - PASSKEYS (49:04) - COMMUNITY VS. ENTERPRISE (50:17) - RYAN'S SETUP + ADVICE (53:45) - THIRD PARTY INTEGRATIONS (54:20) - AI (56:16) - PRICING (57:15) - F-DROID APP? (57:54) - LINUX APP? (58:12) - MORE THOUGHTS ON CLOUD SECURITY (59:10) - FINAL THOUGHTS (59:55) - WHAT'S NEXT? 🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★
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  Age Verification Laws and Free Software: A Legal Expert Tells Us What's Actually at Stake 14.04.2026 57分

  Age verification laws are spreading fast, but most coverage is either panic or dismissal, with very little clarity on what these laws actually say, who they apply to, or what they mean for free software. In this episode of Techlore Talks, Henry sits down with Jithendra Palepu, who has a legal background and Free Software Foundation Europe volunteer, to actually make sense of it. Age verification, age estimation, age gating, and self-declaration—why the difference matters enormously. We examine what California's AB 1628 actually requires, we discuss why MidnightBSD's decision to ban California users may have backfired against the very principles it was trying to protect, and so much more. If you've had strong reactions to these laws but struggled to fully back them up, this one's for you.🔗 SOURCES & LINKS• Free Software Foundation Europe: https://fsfe.org• FSFE — Youth Hacking for Freedom: https://fsfe.org/activities/yh4f/• Software Freedom Conservancy: https://sfconservancy.org• Keep Android Open: https://keepandroidopen.org/ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS(00:00) - INTRO (02:43) - DEFINING AGE VERIFICATION (05:15) - THE REAL CONCERN (09:59) - SELF-DECLARATION (13:14) - SERVICE VS. OS AGE VERIFICATION (19:34) - RESPONSIBILITY (23:23) - MIDNIGHTBSD & SYSTEMD (25:27) - LINUX CARVE-OUTS? (27:54) - SHARED & SECONDHAND DEVICES? (29:42) - APPLE + DMA (32:59) - WHAT'S THE OVERALL NARRATIVE? (37:57) - JITHENDRA'S & FSFE'S CONCERNS (42:21) - DO ANY LAWS GET THIS RIGHT? (44:33) - WHO IS DOING THE VERIFICATION? (45:03) - DATA LEAK RESPONSIBILITY (46:37) - OS-LEVEL AGE VERIFICATION IN EU (48:04) - YOUNG DEVELOPERS (49:14) - ENFORCEABILITY (50:54) - ACTIONABLE ADVICE (52:42) - HOW TO FACILITATE DISCUSSIONS (54:37) - HOW TO FOLLOW 🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★
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  Organic Maps Co-Founder on Building a Privacy-First Google Maps Alternative | Alexander Borsuk 11.04.2026 1時間 4分

  Every time you open Google Maps, it knows where you are, what you searched, how long you stayed, and where you went next. Organic Maps collects none of that. In this interview, Henry sits down with Alexander Borsuk, co-founder of Organic Maps, to talk about what mainstream maps apps are collecting, how an entirely offline-first approach changes the privacy picture, and where Organic Maps is headed next, including live public transit and opt-in traffic data.🔗 SOURCES & LINKS• Organic Maps: https://organicmaps.app• Organic Maps GitHub: https://github.com/organicmaps• OpenStreetMap: https://openstreetmap.org• OsmAnd: https://osmand.net⏱️ TIMESTAMPS(00:00) - INTRO (02:26) - ORGANIC MAPS TEAM & STRUCTURE (05:53) - MAP PRIVACY IMPLICATIONS (12:19) - BUSINESS SEARCHING (14:42) - CLOUD-FIRST VS. OFFLINE-FIRST (17:05) - ORGANIC MAPS VS. APPLE MAPS W/ ADP (24:20) - OPENSTREETMAP (27:51) - GETTING INVOLVED & CONTRIBUTING (34:20) - USABILITY & TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC (41:02) - PUBLIC TRANSIT (45:24) - RESTRICTION OF NO REAL-TIME DATA (48:11) - LONGEVITY & BEHIND-THE-SCENES (51:56) - THE NEXT 5 YEARS (54:05) - TRAFFIC DATA (57:13) - POKÉMON GO DATA HARVESTING (59:48) - FINAL THOUGHTS (01:01:45) - HOW TO CONNECT & FOLLOW 🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★
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  Telecom Insider Explains What Your Carrier Actually Sees (Cape Interview) 28.03.2026 1時間 31分

  Most people think turning off location services protects them from being tracked. It doesn't. In this interview, David Dunn from privacy-focused cellular provider Cape breaks down what carriers actually collect, how threats like IMSI catchers and SIM swaps work, and how Cape is building a mobile network specifically designed to minimize that exposure.🔗 SOURCES & LINKS• Cape: https://www.cape.co• Cape + Proton collab: https://www.cape.co/cape-and-proton⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 INTRO00:01:01 WHAT CELLULAR CARRIERS SEE00:02:50 THE CONCERNS00:04:08 ABUSE OF DATA00:05:28 LTT SIM SWAP ATTACK00:06:33 PHONE CALL BEHIND-THE-SCENES00:12:24 CELL TOWER TRIANGULATION & GEOFENCING00:15:32 LOCATION SERVICES00:16:25 CALL DATA & SMS RECORDS00:19:24 SMS VS. EMAIL SECURITY00:20:23 SIM SWAPPING + IMSI CATCHERS00:24:09 CELL TOWER TRIANGULATION + GEOFENCING SOLUTIONS00:26:38 CALL DATA RECORD + SMS SOLUTIONS00:28:48 WI-FI CALLING00:30:54 SS7 SIGNALING ATTACK PROTECTION00:32:25 4G VS. 5G PRIVACY00:36:34 USER AGENTS + CUSTOM ROMS00:42:15 DEVICE PROTECTION00:46:06 CAPE'S APPROACH00:55:01 MOBILE CORE00:59:18 CDR DELETION01:00:06 IMSI ROTATION01:00:52 OTHER USER CONFIGURABLE OPTIONS01:04:05 PHONE NUMBER REPUTATION01:05:29 ISSUES WITH PRIVACY TOOLS01:08:22 OBSCURA01:10:48 REGISTRATION01:13:04 TRUST & VERIFICATION01:15:37 COMPATIBILITY01:17:33 AVAILABILITY01:17:54 ROAMING01:18:36 LAW ENFORCEMENT REQUESTS01:21:15 PALANTIR01:23:25 PROTON PARTNERSHIP01:25:05 WHO IS CAPE FOR?01:26:43 TELL US SOMETHING SHOCKING01:29:28 OUTRO🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★
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  Why This Linux Distro Is Growing Faster Than Ever (Zorin OS Interview) 21.03.2026 1時間 12分

  Artyom Zorin, co-founder and lead developer of Zorin OS, explains why this Linux distribution is seeing explosive growth, its user-friendly approach, business models & incentives, privacy, open source, and more.🔗 SOURCES & LINKS• Zorin OS: https://zorin.com• Zorin OS Pro: https://zorin.com/os/pro/• Zorin OS Education: https://zorin.com/os/education/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 INTRO00:02:55 ZORIN OS VS. UBUNTU00:04:14 PACKAGE COMPATIBILITY00:07:01 OPEN SOURCE? FREE?00:11:46 BUSINESS MODELS + INCENTIVES00:14:48 TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC00:16:00 PRIVACY BY DEFAULT00:17:51 SECURITY MODEL00:19:48 WHY UBUNTU?00:21:16 DESKTOP ENVIRONMENTS00:25:03 RELEASE SCHEDULE00:26:26 COMPATABILITY LAYERS00:28:52 ARM SUPPORT00:32:32 PROFESSIONAL +CREATIVE SOFTWARE00:36:43 DEFAULT APP CHOICES00:39:19 ZORIN GRID00:42:22 ZORIN EDUCATION00:43:35 DEVICES + INSTALLATION00:47:50 ZORIN OS LIMITATIONS00:50:26 DUAL BOOT00:51:30 THE ZORIN TEAM00:52:58 LOCATION00:53:12 OPEN SOURCE + GIVING BACK00:56:24 DOWNLOADS00:59:17 WINDOWS 1001:01:09 AI01:07:23 THE FUTURE OF ZORIN OS01:09:49 MOBILE DEVICES?01:10:35 HOW TO FOLLOW01:11:18 OUTRO🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★
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  How Ad Blockers Work, Why They Break, and the Future of Private Search (JP Schmetz Interview) 28.02.2026 1時間 27分

  Most ad blockers start by blocking everything—then you become tech support for friends & family when pages break. Henry interviewed JP Schmetz, founder of Brave Search and CEO of Ghostery, about making trackers visible, why there are only 3 search indexes in the world, reinventing the open web with AI, and how to avoid becoming "the family CTO."🔗 SOURCES & LINKS• Ghostery: https://www.ghostery.com/• Who Tracks Me Database: https://whotracks.me/• Ghostery Private Search: https://www.ghostery.com/private-search• Brave Search: https://search.brave.com/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 INTRO00:01:32 ORIGINS WITH GHOSTERY00:03:15 SEARCH ENGINES + BROWSERS00:06:32 GHOSTERY'S BROWSER EXTENSION00:09:09 THE PRIVACY DISCONNECT00:13:02 REAL WORLD IMPACTS00:16:03 PRIVACY VARIES BY LOCATION00:16:47 PAGE BLOCKING + BREAKING00:24:06 ADAPTATION + TRUST00:28:48 ROLES AT GHOSTERY + BRAVE00:29:22 OPEN SOURCE00:30:38 BRAVE SHIELDS OR GHOSTERY?00:32:36 SUGGESTED CONFIGURATIONS00:40:13 WHOTRACKS.ME00:44:30 WHAT IS A TRACKER?00:47:39 WHAT ARE THE INCENTIVES?00:50:31 DOES BLOCKING = NO DATA SHARING?00:53:50 THE INVESTIGATIVE PROCESS00:57:27 PRIVATE SEARCH01:00:11 META SEARCH VS. INDEPENDENT INDEX01:02:30 CONTEXTUAL VS. TARGETED ADVERTISING01:06:28 BRAVE SEARCH ADS01:08:16 INDEXES01:10:53 AI + SEARCH01:19:43 WHAT'S NEXT?01:22:22 PUBLISHING + INCENTIVES + THE FUTURE01:25:30 HOW TO FOLLOW🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★
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  Why This Password Manager Requires a Private Key (Passbolt Interview) 14.02.2026 48分

  Most password managers use your master password as the encryption key—which means it can be phished and brute-forced. Passbolt uses a random private key instead. Henry interviewed co-founder Remy about why they optimized Passbolt for teams, how granular permissions prevent credential leaks, and why self-hosting matters for businesses.🔗 SOURCES & LINKS• Passbolt: https://www.passbolt.com⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00 INTRO01:20 PASSBOLT TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC05:52 PASSWORD MANAGER BASICS06:51 PASSBOLT TYPICAL CUSTOMER07:41 PASSWORD MANAGER OPTIONS10:33 ATTACKS ON BUSINESSES13:17 PASSBOLT BUSINESS MODEL16:24 SELF-HOSTING19:22 PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGY22:09 SUITE VS. FOCUSED PRODUCT24:12 FEATURE REQUESTS25:49 EMAIL ALIASING27:04 PASSKEYS28:54 MANIFEST V3 + BROWSERS30:26 PASSKEYS (CONT'D)33:30 TOTP36:49 INTEGRATIONS37:59 TWO PASSWORDS?42:09 REMY'S FAVORITE PW MANAGER43:39 COMMON MISTAKES?44:38 HIDING TOTP SEEDS46:49 FINAL THOUGHTS47:30 HOW TO FOLLOW47:51 OUTRO🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★
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  Why Everyone Should Use an Ad Blocker (AdGuard Interview) 07.02.2026 1時間 4分

  Ad blockers have broad permissions to intercept all your web traffic—which means you need to know which ones to trust. Henry interviewed the CTO and co-founded of AdGuard about why they pivoted from data collection to privacy protection, how DNS filtering differs from local ad blocking, and Apple's revolutionary new API that lets ad blockers work system-wide on iOS without ever seeing your traffic.🔗 SOURCES & LINKS• AdGuard: https://adguard.com/• AdGuard Home: https://adguard.com/en/adguard-home/overview.html• AdGuard DNS: https://adguard-dns.io/• AdGuard VPN: https://adguard-vpn.com/• AdGuard Mail: https://adguard-mail.com/• Andrey's AFDS 2025 Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2c5WMjpVZc⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 INTRO00:06:04 PRE-SNOWDEN VS. POST-SNOWDEN00:07:58 TYPES OF FILTERING00:15:03 LOCAL FILTERING VS. DNS & VPN00:18:14 INTERCEPTING WEB TRAFFIC CONCERNS00:21:27 ADGUARD VS. BROWSER SOLUTIONS00:26:15 ADGUARD EXTENSION VS. OTHERS00:31:15 ADGUARD FILTERING VS. OTHERS00:32:04 ADGUARD HOME00:34:08 PRICING STRUCTURE00:35:52 BASED IN CYPRUS?00:38:25 OPEN SOURCE?00:41:04 THE AD BLOCKING ECOSYSTEM00:44:26 MITIGATING ATTACKS00:51:13 THE ROLE OF AD BLOCKING00:54:37 APPLE'S NEW API00:57:38 COMPARISON TO DNS FILTERING00:58:56 ETA FOR THESE UPDATES00:59:43 APPLE'S PATTERN01:00:58 BLOCKING APPLE DOMAINS01:02:28 WRAPPING UP🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★
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  How Peer-to-Peer Apps Stay Free Forever (Holepunch Interview) 31.01.2026 1時間 15分

  Peer-to-peer networks have no servers—just devices talking directly to each other. Henry interviewed Mathias Buus Madsen, CEO of Holepunch, about how BitTorrent handled 40 million users without servers, why their messenger Keet can't go down even when usage spikes, their new P2P password manager, and how P2P apps are more energy efficient than data centers.🔗 SOURCES & LINKS• Holepunch: https://holepunch.to/• Keet Messenger: https://keet.io• Pears: https://pears.com• Pear Pass: https://pass.pears.com⏱️ TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 INTRO00:01:25 WHAT IS PEER-TO-PEER (P2P)?00:03:16 BENEFITS OF P2P00:05:38 GETTING STARTED IN P2P00:08:43 NEGATIVE P2P ASSOCIATIONS00:14:13 P2P CENSORSHIP RESISTANCE00:17:14 P2P SAFETY00:21:29 KEET (P2P MESSENGER)00:26:21 OPEN SOURCE?00:27:12 BEING SERVERLESS00:31:04 OPEN SOURCE VS. CLOSED SOURCE00:34:05 ARE UPDATES P2P?00:34:33 IS THERE AN APK?00:35:37 BACKGROUND SYNC00:39:27 WHAT ELSE DOES HOLEPUNCH WORK ON?00:42:04 MORE INFO ON THE STACK00:45:00 FUNDING + TETHER00:48:09 P2P PASSWORD MANAGER?00:54:48 AUDITS00:55:57 AVAILABLE ON LINUX?00:58:33 CENTRALIZED/HYBRID P2P?01:01:49 P2P DOWNSIDES?01:05:01 APPLE FINDMY NETWORK01:07:16 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT01:11:48 SERVICE DOWNTIME01:12:52 HOW TO FOLLOW01:13:59 OUTRO🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★
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  The Messaging App With No User IDs (SimpleX Interview) 24.01.2026 1時間 53分

  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 ★
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  It's Time for the VPN Industry to Innovate (Obscura Interview) 17.01.2026 1時間 9分

  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 ★