# Techlore Talks Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-talks-5778657 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-talks-5778657.md RSS feed: https://feeds.transistor.fm/techlore-talks Official site: https://techlore.tech/ Author: Techlore, Inc. Episodes: 74 ## Resource Techlore Talks brings you in-depth conversations with the experts at the forefront of privacy, security, and digital rights. Hosted by Henry Fisher, founder of Techlore and long-time digital rights educator, each episode features meaningful discussions with the people building, researching, and advocating for digital freedom. From cybersecurity researchers and privacy tool developers to open-source advocates and digital rights activists—if they're shaping how we protect ourselves online, they're on this show. Topics include: privacy tools and technologies, cybersecurity threats and defenses, open-source software, surveillance and digital rights, encryption, tech policy, and digital sovereignty. 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Subscribe and join the community at techlore.tech. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/techlore-talks-5778657 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-talks-5778657.md ## Episodes - [Firefox VPN Explained: 50GB Free, No Logging, and How it Compares to Mozilla VPN](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-talks-5778657/firefox-vpn-explained-50gb-free-no-logging-and-how-it-compares-to-mozilla-vpn) — 2026-06-06T17:12:39+00:00 - [App Tracking, Duck AI, the Microsoft Controversy, and the Future of Private Browsing (DuckDuckGo Interview)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-talks-5778657/app-tracking-duck-ai-the-microsoft-controversy-and-the-future-of-private-browsing-duckduckgo-interview) — 2026-05-30T16:00:00+00:00 - [Naomi Brockwell on the Surveillance Accountability Act, Developer Arrests, and Why You Can't Opt Out](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-talks-5778657/naomi-brockwell-on-the-surveillance-accountability-act-developer-arrests-and-why-you-can-t-opt-out) — 2026-05-16T16:00:00+00:00 - [Firefox AI, User Choice, and Partnering with Anthropic: Mozilla VP Interview](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-talks-5778657/firefox-ai-user-choice-and-partnering-with-anthropic-mozilla-vp-interview) — 2026-04-25T16:00:00+00:00 - [Bitwarden on Zero Knowledge Encryption, Open Source Trust, and the LastPass Breach](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-talks-5778657/bitwarden-on-zero-knowledge-encryption-open-source-trust-and-the-lastpass-breach) — 2026-04-18T16:00:00+00:00 - [Age Verification Laws and Free Software: A Legal Expert Tells Us What's Actually at Stake](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-talks-5778657/age-verification-laws-and-free-software-a-legal-expert-tells-us-what-s-actually-at-stake) — 2026-04-14T16:10:04+00:00 - [Organic Maps Co-Founder on Building a Privacy-First Google Maps Alternative | Alexander Borsuk](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-talks-5778657/organic-maps-co-founder-on-building-a-privacy-first-google-maps-alternative-alexander-borsuk) — 2026-04-11T16:00:00+00:00 - [Telecom Insider Explains What Your Carrier Actually Sees (Cape Interview)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-talks-5778657/telecom-insider-explains-what-your-carrier-actually-sees-cape-interview) — 2026-03-29T01:58:42+00:00 - [Why This Linux Distro Is Growing Faster Than Ever (Zorin OS Interview)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-talks-5778657/why-this-linux-distro-is-growing-faster-than-ever-zorin-os-interview) — 2026-03-21T16:00:00+00:00 - [How Ad Blockers Work, Why They Break, and the Future of Private Search (JP Schmetz Interview)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-talks-5778657/how-ad-blockers-work-why-they-break-and-the-future-of-private-search-jp-schmetz-interview) — 2026-02-28T17:00:00+00:00 - [Why This Password Manager Requires a Private Key (Passbolt Interview)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-talks-5778657/why-this-password-manager-requires-a-private-key-passbolt-interview) — 2026-02-14T17:00:00+00:00 - [Why Everyone Should Use an Ad Blocker (AdGuard Interview)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-talks-5778657/why-everyone-should-use-an-ad-blocker-adguard-interview) — 2026-02-07T17:00:00+00:00 - [How Peer-to-Peer Apps Stay Free Forever (Holepunch Interview)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-talks-5778657/how-peer-to-peer-apps-stay-free-forever-holepunch-interview) — 2026-01-31T17:00:00+00:00 - [The Messaging App With No User IDs (SimpleX Interview)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-talks-5778657/the-messaging-app-with-no-user-ids-simplex-interview) — 2026-01-24T17:00:00+00:00 - [It's Time for the VPN Industry to Innovate (Obscura Interview)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-talks-5778657/it-s-time-for-the-vpn-industry-to-innovate-obscura-interview) — 2026-01-17T17:59:50+00:00 - [Why F-Droid Still Can't Get on iPhone (FSFE Lawyer Interview)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-talks-5778657/why-f-droid-still-can-t-get-on-iphone-fsfe-lawyer-interview) — 2026-01-10T17:00:00+00:00 - [Inside Ad Blocking: Interviews from the Ad Filtering Dev Summit](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-talks-5778657/inside-ad-blocking-interviews-from-the-ad-filtering-dev-summit) — 2026-01-06T00:18:51+00:00 - [Is the World Too Dependent on American Tech? (Dutch Journalist Interview)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-talks-5778657/is-the-world-too-dependent-on-american-tech-dutch-journalist-interview) — 2025-12-31T14:50:00+00:00 - [Google’s New Policy is an “Extinction Event” (F-Droid Interview)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-talks-5778657/google-s-new-policy-is-an-extinction-event-f-droid-interview) — 2025-12-10T22:07:27+00:00 - [Why This Security Expert Doesn't Use a Phone (Buskill Interview)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-talks-5778657/why-this-security-expert-doesn-t-use-a-phone-buskill-interview) — 2025-11-22T05:48:23+00:00 - [The Email Provider Google Doesn't Want You to Know About (Fastmail Interview)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-talks-5778657/the-email-provider-google-doesn-t-want-you-to-know-about-fastmail-interview) — 2025-11-19T03:15:16+00:00 - [Why Google Chrome Betrays Your Privacy (Firefox CTO Interview)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-talks-5778657/why-google-chrome-betrays-your-privacy-firefox-cto-interview) — 2025-11-19T03:09:03+00:00 - [Dumb Phones, Privacy, & Digital Minimalism (Jose Briones Interview)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-talks-5778657/dumb-phones-privacy-digital-minimalism-jose-briones-interview) — 2025-10-24T09:46:53+00:00 - [From Coreboot to Qubes: Secure Hardware Deep Dive (NovaCustom Interview)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-talks-5778657/from-coreboot-to-qubes-secure-hardware-deep-dive-novacustom-interview) — 2025-10-10T17:57:59+00:00 - [Session: The Decentralized Signal Alternative (Kee Jefferys Interview)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/techlore-talks-5778657/session-the-decentralized-signal-alternative-kee-jefferys-interview) — 2025-08-30T18:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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