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Techlore Talks Interview: Welcoming back John Ozbay on Techlore Talks for Part 1 of discussing many important digital rights concepts! The unexpected challenges of developing open source software, finding & reporting vulnerabilities, security of big tech companies like Google/Apple, progressive web apps, new EU tech developments with the DMA, marketing in privacy, and so much more! John is an old interview favorite and we're thrilled to have him back on!
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Interview intro
00:01:26 John & Henry catching up
00:02:58 Cryptee updates since our last interview
00:04:58 What are the challenges of releasing features like MFA?
00:10:44 Google's vulnerability Cryptee discovered & reported
00:15:54 Why does Cryptee have Google login, is it private?
00:22:58 What tech are journalists using to stay safe?
00:29:00 More privacy information on Google sign in
00:32:06 How has Cryptee improved its security?
00:33:04 Global events and their impact on digital rights services
00:41:04 Why does Cryptee use Cloudflare?
00:42:14 How is Cryptee serverless? What does that mean?
00:46:56 Privacy tools that don't require user trust
00:49:26 Starting with some positive Apple discussions
00:54:04 If hardening breaks a service, does that mean it's unsafe?
01:01:20 Apple's Advanced Data Protection
01:02:28 iCloud E2EE vs Crypte E2EE
01:05:42 iCloud metadata vs Cryptee metadata
01:08:04 Exploits vs backdoors & Apple's security approach
01:12:02 Apple's Lockdown Mode vs Google's Advanced Protection Program
01:14:04 Bizarre marketing tactics in the privacy & security space
01:15:38 Broadly speaking: Differences between Apple & Google security?
01:20:12 Apple, EU, PWAs, user control, etc.
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Links:
Part 2: Coming Soon
Original interview:
John's Website: https://johnozbay.com/
Cryptee: https://crypt.ee/
Sending a massive thanks to John for his time coming on the podcast! ❤️


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Techlore Talks Interview: James Sundquist, a volunteer community manager and documentation manager for NextcloudPi. NextcloudPi is a preinstalled, preconfigured Nextcloud instance to make Nextcloud easier to use! Join us as we talk about data ownership, Nextcloud, privacy and security.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Interview Preview
01:08 About James & About NextcloudPi
03:04 The Nextcloud Conference!
03:58 Options for NextcloudPi Installation
07:26 Nextcloud Privacy & Security
10:26 Future of NextcloudPi
12:34 Having Real Interactions!
14:26 James' Personal Privacy & Security Journey
19:43 What James Believes Are Pivotal Privacy Changes
25:14 Nextcloud E2EE Status
27:06 Final Closing Points!
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To learn more about NextcloudPi you can visit: https://nextcloudpi.com
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NextcloudPi Docs: https://docs.nextcloudpi.com
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James' Panel Discussion on "How to Contribute?":
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Episode #18. Apple's unexpected response to Europe's DMA, sideloading, default web browsers, more browser engines, and more! Apple really dropped the ball and showed everyone their cards.
Jonah's Blog: https://www.jonaharagon.com/posts/apple-is-incredibly-salty-about-the-digital-markets-act/
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro to Apple DMA
01:05 Alternative App Stores / 'Sideloading'
11:55 Alternative browser engines...
17:00 Option for third-party browsers
19:32 Apple's annoying situation *they* created
27:50 Third-party contactless payments
29:44 Why is this happening? Is regulation bad? What's next?
36:52 Final Words
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Episode #17. What are backdoors? How should we define them? What is spyware? Google privacy sandbox & Manifest v3, and more!
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00:00 What are backdoors, intentional vs non-intentional?
14:26 How do we define spyware? What's the issue of calling everything spyware?
20:42 Wickr Died, & no one cares?
22:48 Google's 'Privacy' Sandbox & Manifest v3
27:58 Is it harmful when companies advertise 'privacy'?
34:48 Facebook's E2EE vs Telegram's E2EE
38:14 Signal Messenger Usernames.....WHEN?
42:06 Our Personal YouTube channels
45:02 On video editing and our experiences creating content
47:28 Final Words
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Episode #16. The government collects data & metadata from Apple & Google push notifications, exciting announcements from the Tor Project, Simple Tools sold out, my involvement at the Bitwarden open source security conference, and more!
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00:00 Government spying on push notifications
16:06 Tor Project Announcements
23:14 Simple Tools Sells Out
28:50 Henry Bitwarden Conference Talk
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Episode #15. Apple dealing with green messages via RCS and what it means for you, Signal messenger usernames, accusations against Tuta (previously Tutanota), and more!
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:04 Apple RCS, E2EE, security, and more!
05:08 Signal usernames and other signal discussions
09:04 Final iMessage chats & contact key verification
11:54 Accusations against Tuta
18:16 Sending love to the brilliant people behind services
19:28 Hidden Signal features
22:06 WhatsApp competing with messengers
23:14 New forum themes! (And rambles about Craigslist)
30:20 Insomnia cookies 🍪
32:10 Mullvad x Tailscale integration and my experience
33:56 Our favorite fast food
39:02 Forum updates!!
39:40 Final words
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