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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Even with encryption and 2FA, if someone steals your logged-in laptop, you're compromised. Michael Altfield created Buskill - an open source USB "dead man switch" - to solve this analog attack vector. In this interview, you’ll hear about the real incidents that inspired it, the advocacy work that fueled it, and the collaborative engineering efforts that turned it into a practical tool for protecting sensitive data. 📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO: • https://tech.michaelaltfield.net/ • https://buskill.in/ • https://github.com/BusKill Timestamps: 00:00:00 INTRO 00:01:43 WHAT GOT YOU INTO SECURITY? 00:02:32 WHEN DID YOU GET INTO SECURITY? 00:03:31 WHAT IS A DEAD MAN SWITCH? 00:04:33 WHY DID YOU DEVELOP BUSKILL? 00:06:25 WHEN DID YOU START MAKING BUSKILL CABLES? 00:06:42 HAS THE PRODUCT CHANGED SINCE THEN? 00:07:42 WHO ELSE IS BUSKILL FOR? 00:09:08 WHAT OPTIONS CAN BE TRIGGERED? 00:10:53 IS IT POSSIBLE TO TRIGGER A FALSE OR ALTERNATIVE ENVIRONMENT? 00:12:16 CAN YOU WIPE ON WINDOWS OR MACOS? 00:13:40 LINUX INSTALL OPTIONS 00:14:16 MACOS & WINDOWS INSTALL OPTIONS 00:14:25 CAN THIS BE DONE ON MOBILE? 00:16:39 REAL-WORLD BUSKILL EXAMPLES 00:18:13 BUSKILL COMMUNITY 00:19:17 BUSKILL + OPEN SOURCE 00:19:44 STL FILES + 3D PRINTING 00:20:38 IS IT GOOD TO CREATE IT YOURSELF? 00:20:50 INTERDICTION 00:21:42 EDWARD SNOWDEN ON INTERDICTION 00:23:24 OTHER ACQUISITION METHODS 00:25:13 NOVACUSTOM PARTNERSHIP 00:26:00 BUSKILL + NICHE LINUX DISTROS 00:26:57 QUBES DOM0 00:28:27 UBUNTU & TAILS 00:30:02 DOES BUSKILL SUPPORT CHROMEBOOKS? 00:31:19 GETTING INVOLVED IN PRIVACY + ADVOCACY 00:33:05 HOW PRIVACY IS VIEWED WORLDWIDE 00:36:55 PERSONAL CHALLENGES WITH PRIVACY 00:39:11 GO-TO PRIVACY & SECURITY TIPS 00:40:11 BUSKILL + SECURITY KEYS? 00:43:06 SECURITY THROUGH OBSCURITY 00:45:25 CLOUD-BASED PASSWORD MANAGERS 00:46:09 LIVING WITHOUT A PHONE 00:51:57 CAN IT GET WORSE? 00:53:18 PROPRIETARY BROADBAND 00:58:49 WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT NOVACUSTOM? 01:00:56 OUTRO — Keep Techlore Independent: • Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/techlore • YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join • All Support Methods: https://techlore.tech/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ricardo Signes, Chief Engineer at Fastmail, explains why Gmail's email experience has become increasingly fragmented, and what it would take to actually fix the decades-old IMAP protocol that powers most of the internet. We dive deep into JMAP (the modern replacement Gmail won't adopt), privacy-by-design vs. encryption theater, and the hidden trade-offs between convenience and security that no one talks about. If you've noticed your email client feeling broken, this interview reveals why. 📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO: • Fastmail: https://fastmail.com • Fastmail Values Statement: https://fastmail.com/about/values • Cyrus IMAP/JMAP Server (open source): https://www.cyrusimap.org/ • JMAP Standard (RFC 8620): https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8620 • Web Push Standard (RFC 8030): https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8030 • Signal (for encrypted messaging): https://signal.org • Fastmail Data Transparency Report: https://fastmail.com/about/transparency Timestamps: 0:00:00 INTRO 00:01:36 WHAT DRAWS YOU TO FASTMAIL? 00:03:29 FASTMAIL VALUES & PHILOSOPHY 00:08:49 FASTMAIL TARGET USER 00:12:43 LACK OF NATIVE E2EE 00:16:16 WILL EMAIL EVER BE PRIVATE? 00:18:23 FASTMAIL E2EE OPTIONS 00:23:43 FASTMAIL CLIENT OPTIONS 00:26:18 FASTMAIL INTEGRATIONS 00:29:49 BEING GOOD INTERNET CITIZENS 00:33:13 BAD INTERNET CITIZENS 00:38:26 JMAP & OTHER EMAIL PROTOCOLS 00:48:15 REAL-WORLD BENEFITS OF JMAP 00:53:07 ISSUES WITH GMAIL ON IOS 00:56:06 LACK OF E2EE FOR EMAIL WITH ADP 00:57:29 DOES JMAP MAKE E2EE EASIER? 01:00:43 FASTMAIL + OPEN SOURCE 01:10:48 PROTECTIONS AGAINST BAD ACTORS 01:14:46 PHONE NUMBER REQUIREMENTS 01:22:55 AUSTRALIAN JURISDICTION 01:25:55 THE FASTMAIL TEAM 01:28:45 PRODUCTIVITY-FOCUSED EMAIL CLIENTS 01:34:27 FASTMAIL + IMAP 01:35:49 WHY THE NAME "FASTMAIL"? 01:38:27 IS JMAP WHY FASTMAIL IS SO FAST? 01:42:03 FASTMAIL'S IDEAL AVATAR + FUTURE PLANS 01:46:25 HOW TO FOLLOW RICARDO + FASTMAIL 01:48:03 OUTRO — Keep Techlore Independent: • Become a Techlorian: https://discuss.techlore.tech/s • Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/techlore • YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join • Affiliate Links: https://techlore.tech/affiliates • All Support Methods: https://techlore.tech/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When you sign into Chrome, Google collects your entire browsing history to build behavioral profiles for targeted ads. In this interview, Firefox CTO Bobby Holley breaks down why Mozilla maintains Gecko as an independent engine, how Firefox approaches privacy differently from Google and Apple, and why the stakes for browser independence are higher than ever. Timestamps: 00:00 INTRO 01:24 CTO DAY IN THE LIFE 03:34 STICKING WITH GECKO OVER CHROMIUM 06:33 COMPETING ON PRIVACY 09:06 PRIVACY IN FIREFOX 21:03 INSPIRATION FROM THE TOR PROJECT 22:57 WHAT USERS GAIN FROM FIREFOX 26:56 THE BEST FIREFOX CONFIGURATION 29:59 MANIFEST V2 VS. V3 + AD BLOCKING 30:53 MAINTAINING MANIFEST V2 32:26 UBLOCK ORIGIN BY DEFAULT? 33:46 FIREFOX'S APPROACH TO AI 39:14 GECKO ON IOS? 42:25 FEELINGS ABOUT THE DMA IN EUROPE 43:53 WINDOWS DEFAULT BROWSER BEHAVIOR 44:52 DMA ENGINE CHOICE PROVISIONS 45:13 BEING THE DEFAULT BROWSER ON LINUX 46:52 NEW THREATS TO PRIVACY 50:33 HOW TO FOLLOW BOBBY & FIREFOX 51:47 OUTRO — Keep Techlore Independent: • Become a Techlorian: https://discuss.techlore.tech/s • Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/techlore • YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join • Affiliate Links: https://techlore.tech/affiliates • All Support Methods: https://techlore.tech/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Techlore Talks episode, I sit down with Jose Briones to explore whether dumb phones really offer better privacy and how digital minimalism can transform your relationship with technology. Jose breaks down practical strategies for reducing screen time, the importance of device segmentation, and why mindset, not just hardware, matters most. Whether you're considering a dumb phone or looking to reclaim your focus, this conversation will challenge how you think about your devices. Techlore empowers individuals with practical digital privacy knowledge, security tools, and advocacy resources to protect your data and reclaim your digital identity. 📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO: • https://josebriones.org/ • https://www.dumbphones.org/ • https://www.youtube.com/c/josebriones • Jose's interview of Henry: https://josebriones.substack.com/p/building-better-digital-habits Timestamps: 00:00:00 INTRO 00:01:24 DUMBPHONES + PRIVACY & DIGITAL RIGHTS 00:03:56 WHY ARE DUMBPHONES BETTER FOR PRIVACY? 00:05:48 DUMBPHONES VS. MINIMAL SMARTPHONES 00:08:57 ADOPTING THE MINDSET 00:13:41 ADJUSTING FOR ONLINE WORK 00:18:21 HANDLING MISMATCHED EMOTIONS 00:22:40 ARE OFFLINE ACTIVITIES IMPORTANT? 00:26:12 FINDING A BALANCE WITH ONLINE WORK REQUIREMENTS 00:30:16 DIGITAL MINIMALISM + HARDWARE 00:35:21 DEVICES & WHERE TO START 00:39:42 ENCRYPTED COMMUNICATION 00:44:19 WHEN OUR CHOICES IMPACT OTHERS 00:48:33 ARE WE ANTI-TECHNOLOGY? 00:51:36 HENRY'S IDEAL PHONE 00:54:41 CONTENT CREATION & CONSUMPTION 00:57:44 HOW CAN PEOPLE FIND YOU? 00:59:29 OUTRO — Keep Techlore Independent: • Become a Techlorian: https://discuss.techlore.tech/s • Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/techlore • YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join • Affiliate Links: https://techlore.tech/affiliates • All Support Methods: https://techlore.tech/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wessel Klein Snakenborg, founder of NovaCustom, joins me to discuss building privacy-focused laptops with CoreBoot firmware, Intel Management Engine disabling, and full Linux compatibility. We dive deep into their custom hardware approach, Qubes OS certification, supply chain security, and why they chose to compete directly with Big Tech on hardware quality while maintaining complete user control. Techlore empowers individuals with practical digital privacy knowledge, security tools, and advocacy resources. Discover how to protect your online data and regain control of your digital identity. 📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO: • https://novacustom.com/ • https://doc.qubes-os.org/en/latest/index.html Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction & What Nova Custom Does 01:00 Company Origins & The Meaning Behind "Nova Custom" 02:35 Extensive Hardware Customization Options 03:40 Operating System Choices & Linux Focus 04:40 CoreBoot Firmware & Security Features 06:15 Target Audience & Market Positioning 08:45 Security Features vs Other Linux Laptop Makers 10:00 Intel Management Engine: Privacy vs Security 12:00 Supply Chain Security & Anti-Tamper Solutions 15:45 Global Expansion & Shipping Worldwide 16:40 CoreBoot Benefits & Outsourcing Development 19:20 Operating System Installation & No-OS Options 21:45 Repairability & 7-Year Parts Guarantee 23:20 Hardware Business Challenges & Manufacturing 25:40 Future AMD Support & OpenSIL Framework 27:45 ARM vs Intel Performance Comparisons 33:00 Qubes OS Compatibility & Certification 37:00 Review Unit Discussion: 16-inch vs 14-inch 39:20 Desktop Environment Limitations in Qubes 41:45 Custom Hardware Features & Laser Engraving 47:20 BusKill Partnership & Security Accessories 48:20 Future Plans: New Firmware & Product Expansion 51:00 Favorite Privacy Tools & Secure Communication 54:20 Contact Information & Where to Find Nova Custom 57:00 Closing Thoughts & Support Information — Keep Techlore Independent: • Become a Techlorian: https://discuss.techlore.tech/s • Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/techlore • YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join • Affiliate Links: https://techlore.tech/affiliates • All Support Methods: https://techlore.tech/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frank Karlitschek, CEO and founder of Nextcloud, joins me to discuss the evolution from OwnCloud to Nextcloud, the challenges of building sustainable open-source businesses, and why digital sovereignty matters more than ever. We dive deep into Nextcloud Hub 10's new end-to-end encryption features, AI capabilities, and Frank's vision for competing with Big Tech while maintaining user privacy. Techlore empowers individuals with practical digital privacy knowledge, security tools, and advocacy resources. Discover how to protect your online data and regain control of your digital identity. 📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO: • https://nextcloud.com/team/ • https://x.com/fkarlitschek • https://mastodon.social/@Karlitschek Timestamps: 00:00 INTRODUCTION 00:51 - INTRO TO FRANK 01:08 - LIFE BEFORE NEXTCLOUD 03:15 - ORIGINS OF OWNCLOUD 05:51 - FROM OWNCLOUD TO NEXTCLOUD 08:45 - STATE OF OWNCLOUD 09:20 - STRUCTURE OF NEXTCLOUD 10:23 - OPEN SOURCE + PROFIT? 13:21 - NEXTCLOUD FREE VS. PAID 16:43 - NEXTCLOUD COMPETITORS 18:20 - SELF-HOSTING CHALLENGES 22:54 - THIRD PARTY HOSTING 25:18 - END-TO-END ENCRYPTION 32:24 - NEXTCLOUD HUB 10 35:59 - AI PUSHBACK 42:51 - NEXTCLOUD AI MODELS 44:30 - RECOMMENDED LLM 45:13 - FEATURE DEVELOPMENT PLAN 47:28 - NEXTCLOUD COMMUNITY 50:36 - #1 SELF-HOSTING MISTAKE 51:19 - FAVORITE FOSS PROJECT 52:27 - FAVORITE LINUX DISTRO & DE 53:49 - WHAT'S NEXT? 54:51 - MOST EXCITING TECH? 56:53 - MOST SCARED ABOUT? — Keep Techlore Independent: • Become a Techlorian: https://discuss.techlore.tech/s • Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/techlore • YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join • Affiliate Links: https://techlore.tech/affiliates • All Support Methods: https://techlore.tech/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Viktor Vescei from IVPN gives us a brutally honest VPN interview. He admits you can't truly verify no-logs claims, explains why most audits are "snapshots in time," and reveals why IVPN shut down their affiliate program due to industry-wide misinformation. This is an insider's perspective on what's really broken in the VPN industry and how to actually evaluate providers. Techlore empowers individuals with practical digital privacy knowledge, security tools, and advocacy resources. Discover how to protect your online data and regain control of your digital identity. 📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO: • https://www.ivpn.net/ Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:54 - Viktor's background & journey to IVPN 00:04:47 - IVPN's 15-year history 00:07:33 - VPN company ownership & acquisition attempts 00:11:24 - IVPN's brutally honest blog 00:12:56 - White labeling in the VPN industry 00:15:55 - VPN use cases beyond privacy 00:19:04 - Using a VPN for streaming? 00:20:17 - Compartmentalization techniques 00:21:32 - Normalizing VPN usage 00:22:27 - Privacy vs. streaming compatibility 00:25:32 - Websites blocking VPN users 00:29:04 - VPN technology deep dive 00:30:11 - Are VPN comparison charts useful? 00:34:29 - VPN jurisdiction & the "eyes" debate 00:42:09 - Multi-hop VPN connections 00:44:38 - Threat modeling for VPNs 00:45:30 - Picking a VPN server location 00:48:44 - Transparency reports & warrant canaries 00:52:04 - VPN logging: the uncomfortable truth 00:54:42 - Why VPN audits are "snapshots in time" 00:55:28 - Diskless servers explained 00:57:17 - System transparency project 01:00:09 - Being an open source VPN 01:01:54 - VPN payment methods (cash & Monero) 01:06:09 - Simultaneous device limits 01:09:58 - WireGuard history & privacy issues 01:14:34 - First-party vs. rented servers 01:19:35 - Sponsors & affiliate program problems 01:32:15 - VPN provider relationships behind the scenes 01:35:04 - Acquiring Safing (Portmaster) 01:37:08 - DNS filtering plans 01:38:39 - Firewalls (Safing Portmaster integration) 01:40:50 - Safing SPN network 01:42:05 - IVPN's 2025 roadmap 01:44:33 - Outro — Keep Techlore Independent: • Become a Techlorian: https://discuss.techlore.tech/s • Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/techlore • YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join • Affiliate Links: https://techlore.tech/affiliates • All Support Methods: https://techlore.tech/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I sit down with Dan Saltman, CEO and founder of Redact.dev, to discuss their approach to data deletion. We dive deep into why people are increasingly concerned about their digital footprints, the technical challenges of building privacy software, why deleting data online is important, data removal services, and Dan's philosophy that "perfect is the enemy of good" when it comes to digital privacy. Techlore empowers individuals with practical digital privacy knowledge, security tools, and advocacy resources. Discover how to protect your online data and regain control of your digital identity. Guest Information: • https://redact.dev/ • https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-saltman/ Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction to the interview 01:00 Daniel Saltman Intro 03:35 Common Use-Cases of Data Deletion Services 06:20 Why Bother Deleting Data? Is it even deleted? 10:48 How does redact.dev function locally? 12:42 Why is redact.dev a desktop program? 13:30 Redact vs Jumbo 16:46 Privacy & Telemetry practices of Redact.dev? 20:30 Does Redact have a relationship with big tech companies? 22:16 Are their risks of getting banned for using redact? 23:55 Editing Reddit posts vs deleting Reddit posts 26:04 Mobile vs Desktop Redact experience 29:48 Why is Redact not open source? 37:17 Data broker removal services & Redact's approach 52:30 Dan's distrust of privacy services 56:35 Redact's subscription model & alternatives? 01:02:26 Daniel's history & background 01:07:08 Future plans and final words — Keep Techlore Independent: • Become a Techlorian: https://discuss.techlore.tech/s • Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/techlore • YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join • Affiliate Links: https://techlore.tech/affiliates • All Support Methods: https://techlore.tech/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.