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Welcoming back for the second time...Abdullah Attah from Notesnook to discuss his open source note-taking solution, how they function behind-the-scenes, upcoming features, long-term sustainability, and more!

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 Video intro

00:01:00 Abdullah and Notesnook introduction

00:01:48 What's new for Notesnook since we last spoke?

00:03:34 Where is Notesnook based out of? Jurisdiction?

00:04:36 Where is user data stored?

00:05:22 New Privacy features in Notesnook v3

00:11:02 New features in Notesnook v3

00:15:58 What's their target demographic? Still the same?

00:21:36 Are they considering AI? Privacy?

00:24:22 Challenges of E2EE

00:26:36 Have syncing issues been fixed?

00:29:04 How has the journey of going open source been?

00:32:10 Skiff, Notesnook sustainability & longevity...?

00:39:32 Developing web apps vs native clients

00:51:44 Notesnook as a text editor? (programming)

00:53:14 What the community wants vs Notesnook's vision

00:58:56 Integrations and what's next for Notesnook?

01:01:18 Closing thoughts and goodbyes!

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Episode #20. New research with evidence that some data removal services are not effective! Let's unpack the research, talk about the results, and what it means for those of you wanting control of their data. We also discuss Proton Wallet, Monero & Mobilecoin delistings, and a lot more!

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Timestamps:

0:00:00 Introducing Techlore Talks 20!

0:00:50 Explaining data removal research

0:12:53 Data Removal Services we've used

0:18:34 Exploring new solutions for people

0:26:18 Some more details on data removal services

0:32:02 Proton Wallet updated thoughts

0:53:18 Monero & mobilcoin Binance delisting

0:58:42 Microsoft Authenticator Overwrites TOTP accounts?

1:03:00 MacOS Sequoia Updates 

1:07:44 Framework laptops in the wild

1:10:56 Using Matrix for internal Techlore workflow

1:14:58 Outro

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Synology just held their event in Taiwan for 2024 releasing E2EE security cameras without a required subscription, Active Protect for enterprise customers, AI features, and more! Thanks to Synology for flying us out, and thanks you all for watching!

YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a05my9OegME

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Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

00:40 Start of interview

01:00 Event recap

02:20 Prosumer Highlights

04:30 AI Requirements

05:30 AI De-identification

06:50 Backup solutions explained

09:06 Why are they migrating to a subscription?

10:28 Expansion and upgradeability 

11:10 Camera integration with Synology ecosystem

11:38 Cloud security & data safety

12:56 Camera Cloud Pricing Explained

14:26 New Camera Features

15:20 Camera software platforms

15:50 Why is Synology launching new operating systems?

18:12 DSM & Product refreshes and future products

20:16 Why beestation?

21:56 Beestation reliability

22:36 Beestation file suite

23:00 Future synology products 

23:44 Closing Words

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Episode #19. Computex, Synology, Apple, AI, and more catching up on Techlore Talks! It's been a while since the last podcast episode and we're excited to be back for episode 19!

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Timestamps:

00:00 Taiwan/Computex Adventures with AI

08:20 Synology Event Recap

19:28 Apple WWDC

34:44 Final Words

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In this interview, we chat with Hanna Bozakov, press officer at Tuta (formerly Tutanota), a leading secure email service provider. Dive deep into the world of end-to-end encryption, user privacy, and how Tuta fights for your right to communicate confidentially.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Coming up

00:31 Introduction

00:58 Guest introduction

01:35 What is Tuta’s origin story?

05:51 What is the issue with Gmail?

08:15 What are the challenges with email?

10:20 Is there a benefit to using Tuta with non Tuta contacts?

12:51 How can you secure email with non Tuta contacts?

15:27 Is Tutanota dead?

18:05 How does Tuta’s encryption work?

20:12 Does post-quantum encryption apply retroactively?

22:08 What is Tuta Drive?

23:42 What is the long term vision for Tuta?

25:16 How do Tuna’s push notifications work?

25:58 Why does Tuta have a focus on F-Droid?

30:17 Why does Tuta use renewable energy?

32:48 What happened with Tutu’s German court case?

39:32 Why do you value privacy?

40:37 Why does Germany care so much about privacy?

44:26 Conclusion of interview

45:14 Wrap-up and Outro

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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!

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Timestamps:

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?

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John's Website: https://johnozbay.com/

Cryptee: https://crypt.ee/

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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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John's Website: https://johnozbay.com/

Cryptee: https://crypt.ee/

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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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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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Timestamps:

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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