Techlore Talks

VPNs, Tor, SPN, decentralized VPNs - so many tools! But how do they stack up against each other!? Tune in to this exclusive interview with Safing to answer my (and many of the community's) questions!

🔗 SOURCES & LINKS
SPN vs VPN: https://safing.io/blog/2022/09/06/spn-vs-vpns/
Our Portmaster Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8cTRhGtmcM

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00:00 Introduction
01:43 What is the SPN?
04:50 How does the SPN compare to a traditional VPN?
08:18 Is this all decentralized?
10:04 What phase of development is the SPN in?
11:42 How does the SPN compare to the speed of a VPN?
15:04 Summarizing SPN vs VPN
15:41 Covering SPN's multi-identity system for multiple IP addresses across connections
20:08 Geoblocking perks of the SPN
21:10 How does the SPN compare to Tor?
24:13 Issues with Tor & how Safing attempts to fix some of those issues
26:12 Speed of SPN vs Tor
28:08 Summarizing VPN vs SPN vs Tor
30:28 Integration & history of the Safing ecosystem
34:21 The golden question: Decentralized VPNs - are they legit?!
45:10 Wrapping things up
46:44 Fun announcement for sticking to the end

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How do cognitive dissonance and confirmation bias fit into privacy, security, FOSS, tech, and the world today? You all asked for more free-form, and here it is!

🔗 SOURCES & LINKS
Cognitive Dissonance: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-cognitive-dissonance-2795012
Confirmation Bias: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-a-confirmation-bias-2795024
Growth EQ Podcast on this: https://thegrowtheq.com/how-to-change-your-mind/
Growth EQ on Guru Syndrome: https://thegrowtheq.com/how-to-spot-guru-syndrome-and-what-to-do-about-it/

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Is Facebook finally dying? Is the current ad revenue model possible without invading user data? Can FOSS projects be successful financially? Welcome to the second episode of our new weekly series - Techlore Talks - where we unpack concepts in a free-form discussion.

🔗 SOURCES & LINKS
Our Website: https://techlore.tech

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What's new in iOS 16, iPhone 14, and what does it mean for privacy & security? Welcome to Techlore Talks. Leave feedback, we've love to hear!

🔗 SOURCES & LINKS
Our Website: https://techlore.tech

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction to Techlore Talks

01:00 Our iOS 16 Experiences

02:15 iOS 16 Feature Updates

02:28 iOS 16 Feature Updates - Lock Screen

05:34 iOS 16 Feature Updates - iMessage Updates

08:35 iOS 16 Feature Updates - Web Push Notifications

09:40 Summarizing Our iOS 16 Experience

10:17 iOS 16 Privacy & Security Updates

10:25 iOS 16 Privacy & Security Updates - Patches & iOS 15.7

12:54 iOS 16 Privacy & Security Updates - Lockdown Mode

18:18 iOS 16 Privacy & Security Updates - Safety Check

21:57 iOS 16 Privacy & Security Updates - Rapid Security Response

23:44 iOS 16 Privacy & Security Updates - Passkeys

26:38 iOS 16 Privacy & Security Updates - Private Access Token

30:51 iOS 16 Privacy & Security Updates - Clipboard Access

32:11 iOS 16 Privacy & Security Updates - WiFi Passwords

33:30 iPhone 14

33:55 iPhone 14 - eSIM Only Privacy/Security

39:19 iPhone 14 - Privacy of Satellite Mode

40:39 iPhone 14 - Mini Removal

42:13 iPhone 14 - USB C

45:28 iPhone 14 - Car Crash Detection

48:40 Wrapping Up & Final Thoughts

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How should you or people in your life start their privacy journey? What does the journey look like? Let's ask Carey Parker from Firewalls Don't Dragons!

🔗 SOURCES & LINKS
Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons: https://firewallsdontstopdragons.com/
Dragon Coin Limited Promo: https://firewallsdontstopdragons.com/return-of-the-dragon-coins/

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00:00 Welcome!
00:40 About the podcast & why Carey interviews privacy experts
02:22 Origin story of Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons
04:50 How does privacy & security change with time?
06:59 How does an individual's privacy impact the world's privacy?
10:25 What are Carey's favorite privacy tools?
16:18 How should people start their privacy journey?
20:28 Does Carey recommend or use hardware 2fa keys?
21:47 What's Carey's 'A-ha!' privacy moment? (Aka, his privacy origin story)
26:35 What regrets does Carey have from his privacy journey?
28:11 Why does Carey disable comments on his content?
30:47 What are his recommended books and resources for people to learn about privacy?
35:01 How can people contribute to the privacy fight?
37:14 Where can people connect with Carey?
38:59 Carey's Patreon!

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What goes into developing a private & secure service? Today we sit down with John Ozbay from Cryptee to discuss the inner-workings of their open source tools.

🔗 SOURCES & LINKS
John's Website: https://johnozbay.com/
Cryptee: https://crypt.ee/

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00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:01 Why is Cryptee a web app, rather than offering traditional clients?
00:07:32 What features are offered to give users deniability?
00:09:09 What are the several risks of being reliant on an app store?
00:12:00 How & why is Cryptee built without reliance on any 3rd parties?
00:16:41 Where might users have to sacrifice convenience for security?
00:19:29 What do people compromise with most services?
00:34:07 Is Cryptee for everyone? Who is the service targeted for?
00:46:11 How does Cryptee perform across different browsers?
00:55:54 Why is Cryptee's backend not open source?
01:02:32 Final questions, comments, and summaries

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Why does DNS matter for privacy, security, freedom, and the internet? We are thrilled to bring on John Todd from Quad9 to give us the inside scoop on DNS and how important it is for all of us.

🔗 SOURCES & LINKS
Quad9: https://quad9.net/
Dr Paul Vixie: https://www.farsightsecurity.com/about-farsight-security/team/vixie/
Quad9 Blog: https://quad9.net/news/blog
Quad9 Donation Page: Not a static link. Go to About, then Donate on their site: https://quad9.net/

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00:00 Introduction
00:21 History of Quad9
06:57 What is DNS?
09:48 What is a "recursive" DNS?
13:05 Why does DNS matter?
19:52 DNS & enforcing content policies
20:59 Why should listeners change their default DNS?
23:28 What makes Quad9 different and why should listeners consider Quad9?
24:59 What is Quad9's business/funding model?
29:03 DoH vs DoT
36:35 John Todd's 7 DNS/tech predictions for 2022
37:39 Prediction 2: How can DNS help mitigate or prevent cyberattack?
42:37 DNS stability vs security
44:11 Prediction 6: What does the future of privacy regulation hold?
47:00 Additional thoughts& comments
48:38 Quad9 vs the Courts (and how you can help!)

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We're pleased to present Douglas Tuman from Monero Talk to discuss the future of Monero, Private Money, Digital Cash, Cryptocurrency, Privacy, and more!

🔗 SOURCES & LINKS
Monero Talk
MoneroTopia - go if you can!
Monero Talk Interview with Henry
Douglas Tuman Twitter

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00:00 Introduction
00:51 Why did you run for congress and what was it like?
05:50 Is Bitcoin anonymous?
07:23 Why do people think Bitcoin is anonymous?
09:43 How does Monero differ from Bitcoin?
11:13 Is there incentive to use Bitcoin over Monero for privacy?
12:36 Do you see crypto as a technology or an investment?
14:37 What's your story surrounding Monero?
17:54 Can Bitcoin accomplish what Monero does?
19:55 Are there projects that compete or beat Monero's privacy?
23:12 How does Monero compare to shielded Zcash?
24:45 How can we confirm Monero is safe?
28:54 How are you involved in the Monero world?
31:36 How does privacy fit into the cryptocurrency world?
32:46 Why do you value privacy and why is it important to you?
40:22 What are some of your favorite privacy tools?
44:23 Favorite privacy tools rapid questions!
45:20 What's Monerotopia?
48:04 Final Discussions!

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Session Messenger aims to offer absolute privacy & security to its user's messages, find out how they're attempting to do this in our exclusive interview with Kee Jefferys.

🔗 SOURCES & LINKS
Session: https://getsession.org/
Lokinet: https://lokinet.org/
Oxen: https://oxen.io/
Nathan's Website: https://thenewoil.xyz/

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00:00 Introduction
01:10 History of Session
02:38 Encrypted messaging explained, & its importance in 2021
05:26 Strengths of Session over competitors
07:40 Thoughts on Signal and how Session compares
14:28 Who is Session's target audience?
17:02 What does the future of Session look like?
22:16 What are the drawbacks to Session?
25:00 Loki/Oxen Network explained
27:20 Oxen.io rebranding
28:34 Oxen vs Tor vs I2P vs VPN
33:10 Tor vulnerabilities & concerns
35:36 What does the future of Loki/Oxen look like?
40:18 What are the drawbacks to Loki/Oxen?
41:52 Thoughts on Australia's 'ban' of E2EE
46:30 Final words & conclusion

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Nicholas Merrill, notorious for challenging an FBI Gag Order and founder of the Calyx Institute, a privacy and digital rights organization. Tune in the full-length interview today on Techlore Talks.

🔗 SOURCES & LINKS
Calyx Institute: https://calyxinstitute.org/

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00:00 Introduction
01:40 Internet Service Providers
08:20 Cryptocurrencies
12:08 Origins of the Calyx Institute
28:20 Faith in the US System
33:40 Calyx Institute Projects
51:50 FOSS Business Models
55:00 The FBI Gag Order Story
01:27:45 Thoughts & Similarities to Edward Snowden
01:31:22 Starlink!
01:37:55 Final Words

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