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  • Privacy Dilemmas: Education, Toxicity, PWAs & More w/ John Ozbay [Part 2]

    Welcoming back John Ozbay on Techlore Talks for Part 2 of discussing many important digital rights concepts! Progressive Web Apps, new features, properly educating users, toxicity in the privacy community, Cryptee's professional target demographic, and what's next for Cryptee! John is an old interview favorite and we're thrilled to have him back on!

    Part 1: https://youtu.be/JsWCSHYY9FU

    Original interview: https://youtu.be/FWqxnY8GOUA
    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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    00:00 Interview Intro

    00:58 PWAs, educating users, new features, and more!
    12:20 Toxicity in the privacy community & what needs to change
    33:44 Henry's personal Cryptee usage and how its evolved
    38:04 Cryptee's pro target demographic
    47:30 What's next for Cryptee?
    #johnozbay #techlore #cryptee

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  • IPVanish VPN Review: Is it Worth Your Time?

    IPVanish is a popular VPN with claims of improving your security, privacy, and anonymity. Is it worth buying? Find out in this Techlore video review of the service, evaluating its Security, Speed, Privacy, Settings, Usage, and Stability. Subscribe & Like for more unbiased reviews of VPN services!

    IPVanish Link: https://www.ipvanish.com/

    VPN Review Protocol: https://techlore.tech/vpn.html

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    #ipvanish #vpn #techlore

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  • TorGuard VPN Review: Is It Honestly Worth Buying?

    TorGuardVPN is a popular VPN with claims of improving your security, privacy, and anonymity. Is it worth buying? Find out in this Techlore video review of the service, evaluating its Security, Speed, Privacy, Settings, Usage, and Stability. Subscribe & Like for more unbiased reviews of VPN services!

    TorGuard Website: https://torguard.net/index.php

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    Correction:

    • 8 Simultaneous devices, not 5.
    • 1st-party DNS servers are there! My mistake.
    • If you're interested in learning about EVERYTHING you need to know about security, privacy, and anonymity--check out Go Incognito, a free and in-depth course taking you from start to finish: https://techlore.tech/goincognito.html

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    • All your privacy & security questions answered!

      Going to do my best to answer questions today for all of you, December 2023. Patrons & people on our forum will have priority on the thread: https://discuss.techlore.tech/t/livestream-q-a-all-your-privacy-security-questions-answered/6537

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    • Your privacy & security questions answered! (Apr '24)

      Going to do our best to answer privacy, security, digital rights, and personal questions for all of you for April 2024. Patrons & people on our forum will have priority on the thread: https://discuss.techlore.tech/t/q-a-livestream-your-privacy-security-questions-answered-apr-24/8276

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      0:00 Stream Intro

      3:39 Is there any Kingdom Hearts game you want to play again?
      6:04 How should you use NextDNS with Mullvad on iOS?
      10:21 Why don’t you use Liberapay?
      11:24 Is it a security concern that Proton Pass doesn’t encrypt email aliases
      16:29 How does VPN Accelerator by ProtonVPN work?
      19:03 What are your opinions on Floorp browser going proprietary?
      25:41 What are your thoughts on CalDAV & CardDAV clients like Radicale & Fantastical?
      28:38 Will there ever be an anonymous bitcoin swapping tool? (Samourai Wallet discussion)
      32:15 Do you have any plans to further grow Techlore?
      33:23 What is one main thing that everyone could do to increase their privacy?
      35:16 What is the best way to obtain Monero in a sanctioned country?
      39:17 Is it okay to use accounts on a degoogled phone?
      40:28 What is the best way to use a Mac without logging into an Apple ID?
      43:18 What would you do if you were president for privacy & security?
      51:07 What advice do you have for removing your information from people searching websites?
      53:45 What’s your opinion on TPM concerning privacy & security?
      56:26 What happened between TheNewOil & Techlore?
      57:04 What DNS encryption is the best for circumventing censorship?
      1:00:28 What is the best privacy redirection service?
      1:01:47 How do you avoid dark patterns on the web?
      1:03:57 Online dating app privacy recommendations & location spoofing
      1:08:22 Does using a configured NextDNS on Android make you more fingerprint-able?
      1:12:50 How do you obtain your apps on your Android devices?
      1:14:33 What features do you think will be added from Standard Notes to Proton?
      1:18:12 Do you prefer larger or smaller privacy companies to make products?
      1:21:06 What are your opinions on Brave not working on Android without Google Play Services?
      1:24:47 Should you use prepaid or registered SIMs?
      1:26:11 Henry’s new email strategy
      1:27:58 Why is ProtonMail’s search is hit or miss?
      1:30:58 What do you think of Debian?
      1:33:51 What are your thoughts on AirVPN?
      1:34:45 What are your thoughts on Samsung Secure Folders?
      1:36:40 When do you think that Bitwarden will release their new app redesign?
      1:37:31 How can you be sure that E2EE apps are secure?
      1:39:45 How do you block ads on Chrome for iOS?
      1:41:06 Search Engine Discussion
      1:41:47 What do you think of ente? (their auth app and photos)
      1:43:04 What are your opinions on Cloaked?
      1:43:24 What’s the Raivo 2FA app situation?
      1:45:05 Can AdGuard be trusted?
      1:45:55 What’s the difference between DNS adblocking and a normal adblocker?
      1:48:16 End of stream conclusion

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    • Your privacy & security questions answered! (Mar '24)

      0Going to do our best to answer privacy, security, digital rights, and personal questions for all of you for March 2024. Patrons & people on our forum will have priority on the thread: https://discuss.techlore.tech/t/q-a-livestream-your-privacy-security-questions-answered-mar-24/7887

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      00:00 Introduction

      01:30 What can you use for private mobile payments on Android?
      05:58 What are the privacy implications of Apple Pay?
      08:15 Linux backdoor discussion
      23:14 What do you recommend for generating usernames?
      25:33 What are your thoughts on WhatsApp interoperability due to the DMA?
      28:15 What sort of privacy services & products do you think we are missing out on?
      33:16 Will Techlore start selling phone hardware?
      33:45 Discussion about the DOJ suing Apple and alternate phone hardware
      35:07 Will you start using Proton Pass over Keepass?
      41:07 What are the impacts of the DOJ filing a lawsuit against Apple?
      46:31 What privacy respecting app do you use for organising your life and GTD?
      50:23 What are your opinions on the Huawei App Store?
      54:37 Should you self host your own email?
      58:05 Start of YouTube Livestream chat Q&A
      58:44 How do you know to download trustworthy open source software?
      1:02:58 Should you run Mullvad on your VPN router?
      1:03:46 What are your thoughts on the new Punkt phone?
      1:05:41 What are your thoughts on YouTuber privacy products?
      1:10:54 Is 2FA worth the time?
      1:11:27 Further discussion about the Huawei App Store and alternative app-stores
      1:12:49 What are your opinions on Mullvad having servers they own vs rent?
      1:15:36 What are your opinions on iCloud Private Relay and Advanced Data Protection?
      1:20:16 Stream outro & Techlore updates

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    • Your privacy & security questions answered! (Feb '24)

      Going to do our best to answer privacy, security, digital rights, and personal questions for all of you for February 2024. Patrons & people on our forum will have priority on the thread: https://discuss.techlore.tech/t/q-a-livestream-your-privacy-security-questions-answered-feb-24/7453

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      00:00 Livestream Intro

      1:45 Are there any downsides to the new Signal beta?
      4:36 What are the differences between local vs synced passkeys?
      7:13 Should you add your email to Have I Been Pwned?
      9:32 Why does Henry dislike NetNewsWire?
      13:37 What would you do if Ente Auth, Aegis or 2FAS got bought or ceased working?
      14:40 Are there any modern cars that don’t have internet connectivity?
      18:55 Does using a Software Passkey have the same level of security as using a Security Key as a Passkey?
      22:55 What do you recommend for end-to-end encrypted cloud services?
      29:10 What are your thoughts on Proton dropping features from their free VPN?
      32:43 Is it a bad idea to install an extension in Mullvad Browser?
      37:20 When erasing your digital footprint, what can be done with websites or services that had shut down and can no longer be accessed?
      40:44 Is LineageOS with GApps better for privacy than stock android?
      44:30 Shoutout to DivestOS for reaching their fundraising goal!
      45:21 Why you should contribute to the services that you use!
      48:02 Can you use a passkey WITH a security key?
      49:48 Does Bitwarden notify you about data breaches?
      51:54 Should you use a password manager?
      52:35 What are the concerns with sharing your Signal username?
      57:41 How would you recommend setting up an offsite backup?
      1:00:00 Have you tried other NAS systems?
      1:03:01 Why does Bitwarden have trouble autofilling on Android and why you shouldn’t use LastPass
      1:06:07 How secure are IOT devices on your LAN network?
      1:10:37 Discussion about how Vizio TVs collect a bunch of data
      1:13:48 Why we lose faith in new products such as Instagram threads
      1:16:03 Why people should vote with their wallets!
      1:17:09 How do you tell which privacy blogs are reliable?
      1:20:18 Does the Punkt allow you to link a secondary device?
      1:23:22 What are your thoughts on HEY email?
      1:26:41 Discussion about Threads having an algorithmic feed at launch
      1:27: 18 Why big organisations and governments should adopt open platforms such as Mastodon
      1:29:11 Why we are not fans of Bluesky
      1:33:54 Easy Redirects Extension discussion
      1:34:03 DNS redirection using NextDNS discussion
      1:37:46 Does Signal do moderation of groups?
      1:38:22 What do you think of the Elk mastodon client?
      1:40:03 What do you think of Fastmail?
      1:42:09 What are your thoughts on the LightPhone II or the Sunbeam F1?
      1:44:40 Alternatives to dumbphones (Custom ROMs and minimal launchers)
      1:45:08 Modern phones are getting too big!
      1:46:08 What do you think about Proton launching new services?
      1:47:08 Why Henry likes the iPhone Mini
      1:47:48 Modern phones are getting too big! (Continued)
      1:51:11 What do you use in the Proton ecosystem?
      1:53:17 Our thoughts on Proton Pass
      1:54:52 Is Go Incognito still relevant in 2024? Should you wait for V2?
      1:56:07 Livestream Outro

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    • VPNs vs DNS - Which Keeps You The Safest?

      Ultimate guide covering the pros/cons of DNS and VPN providers (and sometimes both!) and different possible configurations you can explore to maximize your privacy and security online. Also showcasing custom DNS configurations in relationship with a VPN!

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      00:00 VPN or DNS?!

      00:10 What Are DNS Providers?
      02:14 What are VPN Providers?
      03:38 VPN vs DNS
      04:30 Your VPN's DNS and What You Should Use
      08:26 So what should you do?
      #VPN #DNS #privacy

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    • Signal Usernames Have Arrived!

      Signal messenger usernames are finally here, available in beta, and coming soon to the public! Here's what they look like, what you can expect, how to utilize one, what it means for your Signal phone number, how to hide your phone number, your contact privacy, and more! I know I'm hyped, so I'm super excited to get this out 🎉

      Techlore forum thread on Signal usernames: https://discuss.techlore.tech/t/keep-your-phone-number-private-with-signal-usernames/7339

      Signal blog on usernames: https://signal.org/blog/phone-number-privacy-usernames/

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      00:00 Signal introducing usernames!

      02:34 Quick note on phone number visibility
      03:32 Usernames vs profiles
      04:14 How this impacts Signal workflows
      05:54 Technical limitations
      06:24 Final thoughts and giving Signal love!
      #signal #privacy #messenger

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    • Escape Big Tech With NextcloudPi - James Sundquist Interview

      NextcloudPi is a preinstalled, preconfigured Nextcloud instance to make Nextcloud easier to use! James Sundquist is a volunteer community manager and documentation manager for NextcloudPi, and an admin for the Nextcloud community (https://help.nextcloud.com)

      To learn more about NextcloudPi you can visit: https://nextcloudpi.com

      Techlore Nextcloud Conference Coverage: https://youtu.be/kUkVPC5Kyvg
      NextcloudPi Docs: https://docs.nextcloudpi.com
      James' "You Can Contribute to Open Source!" Lightning Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe1O2XyqtBM
      James' Panel Discussion on "How to Contribute?": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju23ZKUYsXk
      NextcloudPi Lightning Talk (2022): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P3k8Mmdr6M

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      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!
      #nextcloudpi #nextcloud #techlore

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