Techlore Talks

Techlore

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. 29 MAR

    Telecom Insider Explains What Your Carrier Actually Sees (Cape Interview)

    David Dunn from privacy-focused cellular carrier Cape talks about how to break 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. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 INTRO 00:01:01 WHAT CELLULAR CARRIERS SEE 00:02:50 THE CONCERNS 00:04:08 ABUSE OF DATA 00:05:28 LTT SIM SWAP ATTACK 00:06:33 PHONE CALL BEHIND-THE-SCENES 00:12:24 CELL TOWER TRIANGULATION & GEOFENCING 00:15:32 LOCATION SERVICES 00:16:25 CALL DATA & SMS RECORDS 00:19:24 SMS VS. EMAIL SECURITY 00:20:23 SIM SWAPPING + IMSI CATCHERS 00:24:09 CELL TOWER TRIANGULATION + GEOFENCING SOLUTIONS 00:26:38 CALL DATA RECORD + SMS SOLUTIONS 00:28:48 WI-FI CALLING 00:30:54 SS7 SIGNALING ATTACK PROTECTION 00:32:25 4G VS. 5G PRIVACY 00:36:34 USER AGENTS + CUSTOM ROMS 00:42:15 DEVICE PROTECTION 00:46:06 CAPE'S APPROACH 00:55:01 MOBILE CORE 00:59:18 CDR DELETION 01:00:06 IMSI ROTATION 01:00:52 OTHER USER CONFIGURABLE OPTIONS 01:04:05 PHONE NUMBER REPUTATION 01:05:29 ISSUES WITH PRIVACY TOOLS 01:08:22 OBSCURA 01:10:48 REGISTRATION 01:13:04 TRUST & VERIFICATION 01:15:37 COMPATIBILITY 01:17:33 AVAILABILITY 01:17:54 ROAMING 01:18:36 LAW ENFORCEMENT REQUESTS 01:21:15 PALANTIR 01:23:25 PROTON PARTNERSHIP 01:25:05 WHO IS CAPE FOR? 01:26:43 TELL US SOMETHING SHOCKING 01:29:28 OUTRO 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE Keep Techlore Talks independent & growing: https://techlore.tech/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ★ Support this podcast ★

    1hr 31min

  2. 21 MAR

    Why This Linux Distro Is Growing Faster Than Ever (Zorin OS Interview)

    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. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 INTRO 00:02:55 ZORIN OS VS. UBUNTU 00:04:14 PACKAGE COMPATIBILITY 00:07:01 OPEN SOURCE? FREE? 00:11:46 BUSINESS MODELS + INCENTIVES 00:14:48 TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC 00:16:00 PRIVACY BY DEFAULT 00:17:51 SECURITY MODEL 00:19:48 WHY UBUNTU? 00:21:16 DESKTOP ENVIRONMENTS 00:25:03 RELEASE SCHEDULE 00:26:26 COMPATABILITY LAYERS 00:28:52 ARM SUPPORT 00:32:32 PROFESSIONAL +CREATIVE SOFTWARE 00:36:43 DEFAULT APP CHOICES 00:39:19 ZORIN GRID 00:42:22 ZORIN EDUCATION 00:43:35 DEVICES + INSTALLATION 00:47:50 ZORIN OS LIMITATIONS 00:50:26 DUAL BOOT 00:51:30 THE ZORIN TEAM 00:52:58 LOCATION 00:53:12 OPEN SOURCE + GIVING BACK 00:56:24 DOWNLOADS 00:59:17 WINDOWS 10 01:01:09 AI 01:07:23 THE FUTURE OF ZORIN OS 01:09:49 MOBILE DEVICES? 01:10:35 HOW TO FOLLOW 01:11:18 OUTRO 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE Keep Techlore Talks independent & growing: https://techlore.tech/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ★ Support this podcast ★

    1hr 12min

  3. 28 FEB

    Ad Blocking, Search Independence, and the Hidden Web | JP Schmetz (Ghostery / Brave Search)

    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." ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00:00 INTRO 00:01:32 ORIGINS WITH GHOSTERY 00:03:15 SEARCH ENGINES + BROWSERS 00:06:32 GHOSTERY'S BROWSER EXTENSION 00:09:09 THE PRIVACY DISCONNECT 00:13:02 REAL WORLD IMPACTS 00:16:03 PRIVACY VARIES BY LOCATION 00:16:47 PAGE BLOCKING + BREAKING 00:24:06 ADAPTATION + TRUST 00:28:48 ROLES AT GHOSTERY + BRAVE 00:29:22 OPEN SOURCE 00:30:38 BRAVE SHIELDS OR GHOSTERY? 00:32:36 SUGGESTED CONFIGURATIONS 00:40:13 WHOTRACKS.ME 00:44:30 WHAT IS A TRACKER? 00:47:39 WHAT ARE THE INCENTIVES? 00:50:31 DOES BLOCKING = NO DATA SHARING? 00:53:50 THE INVESTIGATIVE PROCESS 00:57:27 PRIVATE SEARCH 01:00:11 META SEARCH VS. INDEPENDENT INDEX 01:02:30 CONTEXTUAL VS. TARGETED ADVERTISING 01:06:28 BRAVE SEARCH ADS 01:08:16 INDEXES 01:10:53 AI + SEARCH 01:19:43 WHAT'S NEXT? 01:22:22 PUBLISHING + INCENTIVES + THE FUTURE 01:25:30 HOW TO FOLLOW 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE Keep Techlore Talks independent & growing: https://techlore.tech/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ★ Support this podcast ★

    1hr 27min

  4. 14 FEB

    Why This Password Manager Requires a Private Key (Passbolt Interview)

    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 Bertot about why they optimized Passbolt for teams, how granular permissions prevent credential leaks, and why self-hosting matters for businesses. ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 INTRO 01:20 PASSBOLT TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC 05:52 PASSWORD MANAGER BASICS 06:51 PASSBOLT TYPICAL CUSTOMER 07:41 PASSWORD MANAGER OPTIONS 10:33 ATTACKS ON BUSINESSES 13:17 PASSBOLT BUSINESS MODEL 16:24 SELF-HOSTING 19:22 PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGY 22:09 SUITE VS. FOCUSED PRODUCT 24:12 FEATURE REQUESTS 25:49 EMAIL ALIASING 27:04 PASSKEYS 28:54 MANIFEST V3 + BROWSERS 30:26 PASSKEYS (CONT'D) 33:30 TOTP 36:49 INTEGRATIONS 37:59 TWO PASSWORDS? 42:09 REMY'S FAVORITE PW MANAGER 43:39 COMMON MISTAKES? 44:38 HIDING TOTP SEEDS 46:49 FINAL THOUGHTS 47:30 HOW TO FOLLOW 47:51 OUTRO 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE Keep Techlore Talks independent & growing: https://techlore.tech/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ★ Support this podcast ★

    49 min

  5. 7 FEB

    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. ★ Support this podcast ★

    1hr 4min

  6. 31 JAN

    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. ★ Support this podcast ★

    1hr 15min

  7. 24 JAN

    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. ★ Support this podcast ★

    1hr 53min

  8. 17 JAN

    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. ★ Support this podcast ★

    1hr 9min
See All (62)

About

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

Information

  • Creator
    Techlore
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    62
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Techlore, Inc.
  • Show Website
    Techlore Talks

You Might Also Like