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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 and development • Surveillance and digital rights • Encryption and data protection • Tech policy and advocacy • Digital sovereignty and freedom Just real conversations with real experts. New episodes released regularly. Subscribe now and join the community fighting for digital freedom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 5日前

    Why Everyone Should Use an Ad Blocker (AdGuard Interview)

    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. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00:00 INTRO 00:06:04 PRE-SNOWDEN VS. POST-SNOWDEN 00:07:58 TYPES OF FILTERING 00:15:03 LOCAL FILTERING VS. DNS & VPN 00:18:14 INTERCEPTING WEB TRAFFIC CONCERNS 00:21:27 ADGUARD VS. BROWSER SOLUTIONS 00:26:15 ADGUARD EXTENSION VS. OTHERS 00:31:15 ADGUARD FILTERING VS. OTHERS 00:32:04 ADGUARD HOME 00:34:08 PRICING STRUCTURE 00:35:52 BASED IN CYPRUS? 00:38:25 OPEN SOURCE? 00:41:04 THE AD BLOCKING ECOSYSTEM 00:44:26 MITIGATING ATTACKS 00:51:13 THE ROLE OF AD BLOCKING 00:54:37 APPLE'S NEW API 00:57:38 COMPARISON TO DNS FILTERING 00:58:56 ETA FOR THESE UPDATES 00:59:43 APPLE'S PATTERN 01:00:58 BLOCKING APPLE DOMAINS 01:02:28 WRAPPING UP 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE Keep Techlore Talks independent & growing: https://techlore.tech/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 小時 4 分鐘

  2. 1月31日

    The Chat App that Can't Go Down (Holepunch + Keet Interview)

    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. 🔗 LINKS Holepunch: https://holepunch.to/Keet Messenger: https://keet.ioPears: https://pears.comPear Pass: https://pass.pears.com ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00:00 INTRO 00:01:25 WHAT IS PEER-TO-PEER (P2P)? 00:03:16 BENEFITS OF P2P 00:05:38 GETTING STARTED IN P2P 00:08:43 NEGATIVE P2P ASSOCIATIONS 00:14:13 P2P CENSORSHIP RESISTANCE 00:17:14 P2P SAFETY 00:21:29 KEET (P2P MESSENGER) 00:26:21 OPEN SOURCE? 00:27:12 BEING SERVERLESS 00:31:04 OPEN SOURCE VS. CLOSED SOURCE 00:34:05 ARE UPDATES P2P? 00:34:33 IS THERE AN APK? 00:35:37 BACKGROUND SYNC 00:39:27 WHAT ELSE DOES HOLEPUNCH WORK ON? 00:42:04 MORE INFO ON THE STACK 00:45:00 FUNDING + TETHER 00:48:09 P2P PASSWORD MANAGER? 00:54:48 AUDITS 00:55:57 AVAILABLE ON LINUX? 00:58:33 CENTRALIZED/HYBRID P2P? 01:01:49 P2P DOWNSIDES? 01:05:01 APPLE FINDMY NETWORK 01:07:16 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT 01:11:48 SERVICE DOWNTIME 01:12:52 HOW TO FOLLOW 01:13:59 OUTRO 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE Keep Techlore Talks independent & growing: https://techlore.tech/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 小時 15 分鐘

  3. 1月24日

    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. 🔗 LINKS SimpleX: https://simplex.chatEvgeny's Website: https://www.poberezkin.com/about.html ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00:00 INTRO 00:01:31 SIMPLEX NAME 00:04:20 SIMPLEX TEAM 00:05:10 SIMPLEX VS. MAINSTREAM MESSENGERS 00:08:05 WHY THIS APPROACH? 00:11:14 THE FUTURE OF SIMPLEX 00:14:28 SIMPLEX NETWORK + FEDERATION 00:20:46 REGISTRATION MODELS 00:23:11 GOVERNMENT REQUESTS TO SIGNAL 00:25:42 REGISTRATION MODELS (CONT'D) 00:27:52 MESSENGER DISCUSSION? 00:29:54 SIMPLEX LIMITATIONS 00:31:00 WAYS TO USE SIMPLEX + SCALING 00:37:27 OPEN SOURCE 00:42:21 SIMPLEX ENCRYPTION + DENIABILITY 00:54:00 SIMPLEX METADATA 01:00:53 IP ADDRESS OBSERVATION 01:05:02 USABILITY CHALLENGES 01:09:53 MESSAGE DELIVERY 01:10:58 OUTAGES 01:13:14 MULTI-DEVICE SYNC 01:13:56 DESKTOP ONLY? 01:18:10 BATTERY IMPACT 01:19:44 BACKGROUND SYNC 01:21:50 FUNDING + SUSTAINABILITY 01:30:38 JURISDICTION 01:31:56 LEGAL + LIABILITY 01:40:37 PRIVACY AS A MEANS, NOT AN END 01:41:55 PRIVACY FOR THE MASSES VS. THE FEW 01:45:27 WHAT'S NEXT FOR SIMPLEX? 01:50:57 HOW TO FOLLOW 01:52:09 OUTRO 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE Keep Techlore Talks independent & growing: https://techlore.tech/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 小時 53 分鐘

  4. 1月17日

    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." 🔗 LINKS Obscura: https://obscura.netGitHub: https://github.com/Sovereign-Engineering/obscuravpn-clientTrust, 2-Party Relays, and QUIC: https://obscura.net/blog/bootstrapping-trust/Mullvad: https://mullvad.net ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00:00 INTRO 00:01:50 CARL'S BACKGROUND 00:10:47 APPLE'S PRIVATE RELAY 00:17:11 TRUSTLESS MODELS 00:19:05 MULTI-PARTY RELAY PARTNERSHIP 00:21:39 TRADITIONAL MULTI-HOP 00:23:39 CENSORSHIP RESISTANCE 00:27:33 MULLVAD VS. OBSCURA TRAFFIC 00:29:35 EXIT IP 00:30:18 BLOCKS, CAPTCHA, & SPLIT TUNNELING 00:31:16 CUSTOM DNS 00:32:41 PARTNERING WITH MULLVAD 00:36:05 OBSCURA VS. PRIVATE RELAY 00:37:10 OBSCURA VS. MULLVAD 00:38:33 OBSCURA VS. DECENTRALIZED VPNS 00:40:57 OBSCURA VS. TOR 00:41:58 REPRODUCIBLE BUILDS 00:50:23 CLIENTS & DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE 00:55:24 SPEED 00:59:06 DEFAULTS VS. CUSTOMIZATION 01:00:48 PRICING 01:02:43 OPEN SOURCE 01:03:34 THE OBSCURA TEAM 01:05:39 THOUGHTS ON THE VPN INDUSTRY 01:07:49 OUTRO 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE Keep Techlore Talks independent & growing: https://techlore.tech/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 小時 9 分鐘

  5. 1月10日

    Why F-Droid Still Can't Get on iPhone (FSFE Lawyer Explains)

    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. Topics Covered: The Digital Markets Act explained - how the EU is regulating Big Tech platforms (and what's missing from the law)Interoperability: the "can opener" for competition - why forcing WhatsApp, Apple, and Google to work with smaller apps mattersApple's gatekeeping tactics - billion-euro barriers and why no independent app stores exist on iPhone yetSmall tech vs Big Tech - why 94% of EU software comes from companies with less than 9 employees (and why the DMA forgot them) Links: Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE): https://fsfe.orgFree Software Foundation (FSF US): https://www.fsf.orgPublic Money, Public Code campaign: https://publiccode.eu ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00:00 INTRO 00:01:36 WHAT IS THE FSFE? 00:04:12 LUCAS' ROLE AT FSFE 00:05:44 INTRO TO THE DMA 00:09:45 THOUGHTS ON REGULATION 00:12:47 PUBLIC MONEY, PUBLIC CODE 00:21:25 BREAKDOWN OF THE DMA 00:30:54 DMA ENFORCEMENTS 00:31:44 INTEROPERABILITY 00:36:20 DMA ENFORCEMENTS (CONT'D) 00:38:50 DMA CRITICISMS 00:50:41 USB-C ON IPHONES 00:53:03 APPLE'S "MALICIOUS COMPLIANCE" 00:56:57 UNDERSTANDING THE EU 01:02:12 EU COMMISSION & OTHER ORGANIZATIONS 01:06:58 DMA'S GLOBAL INFLUENCE 01:11:57 BIG TECH + INTERPRETATION OF LAW 01:18:23 OUTRO 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE Keep Techlore Talks independent & growing: https://techlore.tech/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 小時 21 分鐘

  6. 1月6日

    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: Andre (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 lists Topics 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) Links: AFDS Recap Video: https://youtu.be/dr7XSnbyv7w 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE Keep Techlore Talks independent & growing: https://techlore.tech/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    18 分鐘

  7. 1月1日

    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. 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE Keep Techlore Talks independent & growing: https://techlore.tech/support 🔗 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 ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 INTRO 01:27 EARLY YEARS IN JOURNALISM 02:25 LEARNING & WRITING ABOUT TECH 04:28 DIGITAL SOVEREIGNTY 07:08 LOCATION OF DATA/COMPANIES 09:01 THE RULES OF JOURNALISM 10:31 THE ROLE OF JOURNALISM 19:11 INCORRECT ASSUMPTIONS 20:34 HOW TO FIND TRUSTWORTHY NEWS 30:06 IS CONSUMING NEWS EVEN WORTH IT? 34:55 AGE VERIFICATION 45:13 DO PEOPLE CARE ABOUT PRIVACY? 53:18 MARLOES' DIGITAL RIGHTS JOURNEY 55:19 WHAT'S THE END GOAL? 57:53 HOW TO FOLLOW MARLOES 59:06 OUTRO 📰 ABOUT TECHLORE TALKS Deep-dive interviews with experts fighting for digital rights, privacy, and freedom. Hosted by Henry Fisher from Techlore, bringing you insider perspectives on the threats and solutions shaping our digital future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 小時

  8. 10/12/2025

    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. In this interview, we cover: - Google's new Developer Registration Program and what it actually does - Why F-Droid says this is an "extinction event" for open source - How this impacts ALL Android users (not just F-Droid users) - Why app stores like F-Droid exist and why they matter - Concrete actions you can take RIGHT NOW to fight back - What happens next and how developers are responding 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE Keep Techlore Talks independent & growing: https://techlore.tech/support 🔗 TAKE ACTION Keep Android Open (sign the petition): https://keepandroidopen.org F-Droid Website: https://f-droid.org ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 01:45 - Marc's Journey to Open Source 05:27 - App Store Breakdown (Play Store vs F-Droid vs Apple) 10:39 - Malware & App Store Safety 19:26 - Google's Plans for Android (The Threat) 22:44 - How Bad Is This? (Extinction Event) 26:21 - How This Impacts F-Droid 31:35 - Why Regular Users Should Care 39:45 - Effect on Developers 41:29 - What Are The Next Steps? 48:54 - Why Is Google Doing This? 52:58 - Is Anyone Else Stepping Up? 56:35 - What's Next? 1:01:34 - Final Words 📰 ABOUT TECHLORE TALKS Deep-dive interviews with experts fighting for digital rights, privacy, and freedom. Hosted by Henry Fisher from Techlore, bringing you insider perspectives on the threats and solutions shaping our digital future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1 小時 4 分鐘
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關於

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 and development • Surveillance and digital rights • Encryption and data protection • Tech policy and advocacy • Digital sovereignty and freedom Just real conversations with real experts. New episodes released regularly. Subscribe now and join the community fighting for digital freedom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • 創作者
    Techlore
  • 活躍年份
    2022年 - 2026年
  • 單集
    58
  • 分級
    兒童適宜
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    © Techlore, Inc.
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    Techlore Talks

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