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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! 

📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO
• Notesnook: https://notesnook.com/

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https://youtu.be/I9ibGRNjK3E

⏱️ 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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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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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—leave thoughts below!

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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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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!

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https://youtu.be/sLa8SS0wMSs

⏱️ 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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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!

📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO
• John's Website: https://johnozbay.com/
• Cryptee: https://crypt.ee/

⏱️ 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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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!

📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO
• John's Website: https://johnozbay.com/
• Cryptee: https://crypt.ee/

⏱️ 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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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)

📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO
• NextcloudPi: 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

⏱️ 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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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.

📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO
• Jonah's Blog: https://www.jonaharagon.com/posts/apple-is-incredibly-salty-about-the-digital-markets-act/

⏱️ 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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What are backdoors? How should we define them? What is spyware? Google privacy sandbox & Manifest v3, and many other fun discussions!

📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO
• Our Apple Backdoor Video: https://youtu.be/j1GszWH1kQM
• China 'Backdoor': https://securityaffairs.com/5889/security/china-made-us-military-chip-security-backdoor-or-debugging-functionality.html
• Apple Privacy Forum Thread: https://discuss.techlore.tech/t/stop-saying-apple-respests-user-privacy/6652

⏱️ 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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