Techlore Talks

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-source advocates and digital rights activists—if they're shaping how we protect ourselves online, they're on this show. Topics include: privacy tools and technologies, cybersecurity threats and defenses, open-source software, surveillance and digital rights, encryption, tech policy, and digital sovereignty. New episodes released regularly. Subscribe and join the community at techlore.tech.

  1. 5月30日

    App Tracking, Duck AI, the Microsoft Controversy, and the Future of Private Browsing (DuckDuckGo Interview)

    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 ★

  2. 5月16日

    Naomi Brockwell on the Surveillance Accountability Act, Developer Arrests, and Why You Can't Opt Out

    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 ★

  3. 4月18日

    Bitwarden on Zero Knowledge Encryption, Open Source Trust, and the LastPass Breach

    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 & LINKS Written 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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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-source advocates and digital rights activists—if they're shaping how we protect ourselves online, they're on this show. Topics include: privacy tools and technologies, cybersecurity threats and defenses, open-source software, surveillance and digital rights, encryption, tech policy, and digital sovereignty. New episodes released regularly. Subscribe and join the community at techlore.tech.

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