Techlore

By Techlore.TV

Someone's making decisions about your digital life without asking. Techlore helps you take them back: privacy, security, and digital rights, made simple enough for anyone. Hosted by Henry Fisher.... more

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The podcast currently has 73 episodes available.

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August 20, 2026 Is age verification really the solution?
61% of Americans want tighter social media oversight, but is age verification really the solution? What do you think?
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3min
August 19, 2026Is Mullvad Really Better Than Other VPNs? - Techlore Office Hours Live
Welcome to Techlore Office Hours - your weekly chance to get privacy, security, and digital rights questions answered live! This is unscripted, real-time discussion about what you're dealing with, so welcome in and bring any questions you have!
🎯 HOW IT WORKS:
Submit questions in advance: https://techlore.palform.app/ask
Techlorians (members) get questions answered first
Everyone can watch and participate in live chat
Questions answered live every Friday at 10am PT
💬 BECOME A TECHLORIAN:
Get priority answers + Signal community access + my private RSS feed + more: https://techlore.tech/#/portal
📌 TODAY'S AGENDA:
Kicking off this new format & announcements!
Open discussion in live chat
Updates on what's happening at Techlore
⏰ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Welcome and Introduction to Office Hours
02:53 Community Engagement and Q&A Format
05:51 Discussion on VPNs: Windscribe vs. Mullvad
09:08 Understanding Password Managers: KeePassXC vs. Strongbox
12:01 Exploring Cloud Storage Options and Security
14:48 Navigating Data Privacy and Online Services
17:57 Self-Hosting vs. Managed Services: Pros and Cons
20:48 Regulation and User Rights in the Digital Space
44:32 Exploring File Storage Options
45:54 Navigating Privacy on iOS
49:58 Freezing Credit and Banking Apps
52:50 Email Privacy Challenges
55:12 Understanding Email Aliases
57:05 The Complexity of Self-Hosting
01:00:56 Apple's Privacy Practices
01:10:09 VPN Performance and Options
01:27:37 Navigating Privacy Tools and Services
01:32:22 Compartmentalizing Digital Identities
01:34:22 Evaluating VPNs and Their Ecosystems
01:39:26 The Importance of Backup Systems
01:43:54 Skepticism Towards New Privacy Solutions
01:44:18 Understanding Digital Footprints
01:45:12 Password Management: Digital vs. Analog
01:46:27 The Role of Data Deletion Services
01:49:41 The Evolution of Android Privacy
01:52:44 Clarifying Email Alias Services
01:55:34 The Complexity of Password Managers
01:57:25 The Debate on Piracy and Digital Ownership
#techlore #OfficeHours #LiveQA
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2h 7min
August 19, 2026 How To Check What Any Website Is Doing With Your Data
You can look up exactly which companies are getting your data from any website for free, in about a minute. But the tool everyone's sharing right now, DecryptAds, has a blind spot big enough that Facebook comes back clean. Here are three tools that actually show you what a site is doing to stop data brokers, tested on a real healthcare provider.
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🔗 SOURCES & LINKS
• DecryptAds: https://decryptads.com/
• Blacklight: https://themarkup.org/blacklight
• All Tools: https://tools.techlore.tech/
🔎 RELATED VIDEOS
https://youtu.be/SsQsGCo-uXU
https://youtu.be/vBTP8cSxIVc
📨 Stay ahead of the news without doom-scrolling. Surveillance Report covers what matters in privacy, security, and digital rights. Weekly, free: https://techlore.tech/#/portal/signup
🔐 MORE FROM TECHLORE
• Test your privacy & security gaps: https://quiz.techlore.tech/
• Close the gaps with the right tools: https://tools.techlore.tech/
• Compare dozens of VPNs side by side: https://vpn.techlore.tech/
• Learn everything from the ground up: https://techlore.tech/go-incognito-course/
• Support Techlore, Join our Signal Group: https://techlore.tech/support/
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 INTRO
00:28 TOOL 1: DECRYPTADS
01:56 TOOL 2: BLACKLIGHT
03:02 TOOL 3: BROWSERS/EXTENSIONS
03:36 SO WHAT? WHY DO THESE MATTER?
04:50 OUR SPONSOR: ADDY.IO
06:22 LET'S FIX THIS STUFF!
06:50 THE THREE PEOPLE WHO FAILED US
#trackers #advertising #privacy
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10min
August 19, 2026 Signal without a phone number?
New commits hint it could be coming and it may be paid. Still just speculation. Would you pay for it?
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2min
August 15, 2026 California Built a Delete Button for Your Data - Here's How It Works (Cal Privacy Interview)
California created a free service that deletes your personal information from over 600 registered data brokers. Tom Kemp, Executive Director of the California Privacy Protection Agency (Cal Privacy), breaks down how the DROP system actually works, why data brokers face fines of up to $40 million a day for non-compliance, what to do if you live outside California, and more.
🔗 SOURCES & LINKS
• Cal Privacy: https://cppa.ca.gov
• DROP: https://privacy.ca.gov
• California Safe at Home Program: https://www.sos.ca.gov/registries/safe-home
🔎 RELATED VIDEOS
https://youtu.be/CWi82YljpPw
https://youtu.be/DlLl3CZoyKM
📨 Stay ahead of the news without doom-scrolling. Surveillance Report covers what matters in privacy, security, and digital rights. Weekly, free: https://techlore.tech/#/portal/signup
🔐 MORE FROM TECHLORE
• Test your privacy & security gaps: https://quiz.techlore.tech/
• Close the gaps with the right tools: https://tools.techlore.tech/
• Compare dozens of VPNs side by side: https://vpn.techlore.tech/
• Learn everything from the ground up: https://techlore.tech/go-incognito-course/
• Support Techlore, Join our Signal Group: https://techlore.tech/support/
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 INTRO
00:01:44 CPPA VS. CAL PRIVACY
00:02:52 TOM'S BACKGROUND
00:04:39 CAL PRIVACY RELATIONSHIP WITH BIG TECH
00:07:38 CAL PRIVACY INSPIRATION
00:12:23 THE PRIVACY PARADOX
00:15:15 CALIFORNIA'S APPROACH VS. OTHERS
00:18:04 UPCOMING BROWSER REQUIREMENTS
00:19:15 DELETE REQUEST AND OPT-OUT PLATFORM (DROP)
00:26:08 HOW DROP WORKS
00:28:05 DROP VS. DATA REMOVAL SERVICES
00: 37:14 WHO RUNS THE DROP TECH?
00:39:43 DATA SECURITY & INFRASTRUCTURE
00:46:14 LEAVING OR CUSTOMIZING DROP
00:46:46 TIMING
00:47:33 DATA BROKER REGISTRY
00:49:41 DATA BROKER REACTION
00:51:36 WHY IS THIS RETROACTIVE?
00:54:45 HOW TO ADVOCATE WHERE YOU ARE
00:57:50 FEDERAL PRIVACY REGULATION
01:00:12 HOW TO UTILIZE YOUR RIGHTS & TOOLS
01:04:14 FINAL THOUGHTS
#databrokers #dataremoval #digitalprivacy
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1h 8min
August 13, 2026 Signal's Largest Updates in Years Are Finally Here
Signal just shipped its largest set of updates in years: A second phone can finally be a linked device, automatic key verification is rolling out alongside safety numbers, and there are commits hinting at registration without a phone number. I also cover Google hosting rival app stores in the Play Store after its Epic loss, a fake Wi-Fi network on a Delta flight, a Reuters poll showing most Americans want tighter social media oversight, and Meta joining the list of companies whose AI agents ran their own attacks.
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🔗 SOURCES & LINKS
• Sources, Podcast & Shownotes: https://techlore.tech/signals-biggest-update-in-years-plus-rival-app-stores-arrive-in-the-play-store/
🔎 RELATED VIDEOS
https://youtu.be/xANRk2prWDg
📨 Stay ahead of the news without doom-scrolling. Surveillance Report covers what matters in privacy, security, and digital rights. Weekly, free: https://techlore.tech/#/portal/signup
🔐 MORE FROM TECHLORE
• Test your privacy & security gaps: https://quiz.techlore.tech/
• Close the gaps with the right tools: https://tools.techlore.tech/
• Compare dozens of VPNs side by side: https://vpn.techlore.tech/
• Learn everything from the ground up: https://techlore.tech/go-incognito-course/
• Support Techlore, Join our Signal Group: https://techlore.tech/support/
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 WELCOME TO SURVEILLANCE REPORT
00:57 3 BIG SIGNAL UPDATES
06:56 GOOGLE PLAY THIRD-PARTY APP STORES
10:48 'MILE HIGH HACKERS'
12:08 OUR SPONSOR: EASYOPTOUTS!
14:02 COMMENTARY ON SOCIAL MEDIA BANS
18:04 MORE ROGUE AI AGENT HACKING
21:54 DEFENSE BULLETIN: DATA BREACHES
27:02 DEFENSE BULLETIN: THREATS
32:42 DEFENSE BULLETIN: FOSS+
#signal #socialmediaban #techlore
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41min
August 12, 2026 Did The Steam Deck Breach Hit You? Here's What To Do
Steam Deck and Framework owners both got caught in data breaches, but the plot twist is neither company was actually hacked. Both leaked through upstream vendors most customers have never heard of, exposing names, emails, phone numbers, and home addresses. Here's exactly what to do if you were affected, step by step. From phishing to aliasing to password management.
📨 Stay ahead of the news without doom-scrolling. Surveillance Report covers what matters in privacy, security, and digital rights. Weekly, free: https://techlore.tech/#/portal/signup
🔗 SOURCES & LINKS
• Tools: https://tools.techlore.tech/
• Proton Kickback Link: https://go.getproton.me/SH1Iq
• Proton Standard Link: https://proton.me/pass
• Steam Breach Info: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/valve-notifies-steam-hardware-customers-of-a-data-breach/
• Framework Breach Info: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/07/computer-maker-framework-notifies-all-customers-of-a-data-breach/
🔎 RELATED VIDEOS
https://youtu.be/R13NHqWxZx8
🔐 MORE FROM TECHLORE
• Test your privacy & security gaps: https://quiz.techlore.tech/
• Close the gaps with the right tools: https://tools.techlore.tech/
• Compare dozens of VPNs side by side: https://vpn.techlore.tech/
• Learn everything from the ground up: https://techlore.tech/go-incognito-course/
• Support Techlore, Join our Signal Group: https://techlore.tech/support/
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 INTRO
00:36 STEAM HARDWARE DATA BREACH
01:38 FRAMEWORK DATA BREACH
02:42 HOW YOU CAN BEAT DATA BREACHES
07:18 SUMMARY OF STEPS & FINAL THOUGHTS
#steam #framework #leak
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10min
August 01, 2026 The Password Manager that Redefined KeePass (Strongbox Interview)
Once you use Strongbox, a community favorite KeePass client, it's hard to use anything else. Alex Logan is the VP of Engineering at Applause, the company behind Strongbox. He dives into why KeePass syncing works differently than cloud-based password managers, how Strongbox's sync tries to close that gap, what the Applause acquisition actually changed, the open source nuance that trips people up, and whether a Windows or Android client is ever coming.
🔗 SOURCES & LINKS
• Strongbox: https://strongboxsafe.com/
• Strongbox Subreddit: https://reddit.com/r/strongbox
• KeePass: https://keepass.info/
• Have I Been Pwned: https://haveibeenpwned.com
🔎 RELATED VIDEOS
https://youtu.be/OSXB5oT-1sM
https://youtu.be/0bwWR9mQATY
📨 Stay ahead of the news without doom-scrolling. Surveillance Report covers what matters in privacy, security, and digital rights. Weekly, free: https://techlore.tech/#/portal/signup
🔐 MORE FROM TECHLORE
• Test your privacy & security gaps: https://quiz.techlore.tech/
• Close the gaps with the right tools: https://tools.techlore.tech/
• Compare dozens of VPNs side by side: https://vpn.techlore.tech/
• Learn everything from the ground up: https://techlore.tech/go-incognito-course/
• Support Techlore, Join our Signal Group: https://techlore.tech/support/
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 INTRO
02:47 OVERVIEW OF PASSWORD MANAGERS
04:50 3 TYPES OF PASSWORD MANAGERS
08:50 PASSWORD SYNCING
11:23 SERVERS + APPLE iCLOUD
13:13 KEEPASS CLIENT INCONSISTENCY + GAPS
19:12 NEXTCLOUD SYNC
19:59 WIFI SYNC
21:17 iCLOUD ADVANCED DATA PROTECTION (ADP)
23:01 STRONGBOX TARGET USER
25:11 AUTOFILL
29:34 BROWSER SUPPORT
30:34 BROWSER EXTENSION SECURITY
32:57 APP CONNECTIONS
35:10 SAFETY & ANALYTICS CONCERNS
40:57 OPEN SOURCE
43:19 BROADENING STRONGBOX'S HORIZONS
46:06 THE STRONGBOX TEAM
47:54 STRONGBOX ACQUISITION
51:34 PAYING FOR OPEN SOURCE + PRICING
56:24 WHAT'S NEXT? + HOW TO FOLLOW
#passwordmanager #keepass #onlinesecurity
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59min
August 01, 2026 The AI Hacking Scandal That Keeps On Giving...
OpenAI's rogue AI agent turned out to have hacked more than Hugging Face, and the more details come out, the less impressive it seems. Then Anthropic came forward with its own disclosure: three companies accessed during testing, two of which had no idea. Plus Iran-linked hackers burrowing into dozens of US water and energy systems, an activist facing a felony for wiping his GrapheneOS phone at the border with a duress password, and thousands of private Claude chats and Artifacts turning up indexed on Google. An AI-heavy week, with the usual data breaches, threats, and FOSS+ updates.
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🔗 SOURCES & LINKS
• Sources, Podcast & Shownotes: https://techlore.tech/openais-hacking-story-got-worse-plus-iran-in-us-water-systems-a-felony-for-wiping-a-phone/
🔎 RELATED VIDEOS
https://youtu.be/r2MyE33t7SQ
📨 Stay ahead of the news without doom-scrolling. Surveillance Report covers what matters in privacy, security, and digital rights. Weekly, free: https://techlore.tech/#/portal/signup
🔐 MORE FROM TECHLORE
• Test your privacy & security gaps: https://quiz.techlore.tech/
• Close the gaps with the right tools: https://tools.techlore.tech/
• Compare dozens of VPNs side by side: https://vpn.techlore.tech/
• Learn everything from the ground up: https://techlore.tech/go-incognito-course/
• Support Techlore, Join our Signal Group: https://techlore.tech/support/
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 INTRO TO SURVEILLANCE REPORT
00:45 HIGHLIGHT: ROGUE AI
07:14 THEY'RE ATTACKING WATER
09:32 THE GRAPHENE PHONE WIPING CASE
15:00 OUR SPONSOR: DAWARICH
16:48 CLAUDE AI CHATS MADE PUBLIC
18:30 DEFENSE BULLETIN: DATA BREACHES
23:30 DEFENSE BULLETIN: THREATS
27:56 DEFENSE BULLETIN: FOSS+
#claudeai #openai #ainews
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33min
July 29, 2026 Meet Firefox Nova: A First Look at the New Design
Firefox just shipped its biggest redesign in six years, and it's already live in Nightly. I put regular Firefox side-by-side with the new Nova UI to show you what's changed: rounded tabs, a reworked settings menu, Kit, the return of Compact Mode, and a few hidden gems most people are going to miss.
🔗 SOURCES & LINKS
• Learn more about the release: https://www.firefox.com/en-US/whatsnext/
🔎 RELATED VIDEOS
https://youtu.be/zPqsIGALt7s
https://youtu.be/dwFSytu_JUw
📨 Stay ahead of the news without doom-scrolling. Surveillance Report covers what matters in privacy, security, and digital rights. Weekly, free: https://techlore.tech/#/portal/signup
🔐 MORE FROM TECHLORE
• Test your privacy & security gaps: https://quiz.techlore.tech/
• Close the gaps with the right tools: https://tools.techlore.tech/
• Compare dozens of VPNs side by side: https://vpn.techlore.tech/
• Learn everything from the ground up: https://techlore.tech/go-incognito-course/
• Support Techlore, Join our Signal Group: https://techlore.tech/support/
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 INTRO
00:20 CORE REDESIGN CHANGES
03:58 OTHER CHANGES
05:26 FINAL THOUGHTS
#firefox #browser #walkthrough
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7min

FAQs about Techlore:

How many episodes does Techlore have?

The podcast currently has 73 episodes available.