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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. New episodes released regularly. Subscribe and join the community at techlore.tech.

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Firefox VPN Explained: 50GB Free, No Logging, and How it Compares to Mozilla VPN

Jun 06, 2026 51m Transcript

Firefox now has a free built-in VPN with 50GB of bandwidth per month. In this interview, Henry sits down with Ajit Varma, Head of Firefox at Mozilla, to break down exactly how it works, what Mozilla…

App Tracking, Duck AI, the Microsoft Controversy, and the Future of Private Browsing (DuckDuckGo Interview)

May 30, 2026 1h 24m Transcript

Most people know DuckDuckGo as a search engine, but they're also creating a full privacy ecosystem covering a browser, VPN, data broker removal, and app tracking protection. In this Techlore Talks…

Naomi Brockwell on the Surveillance Accountability Act, Developer Arrests, and Why You Can't Opt Out

May 16, 2026 57m Transcript

The federal government doesn't need a warrant to buy your location data, your financial records, or your private information from data brokers. The Surveillance Accountability Act wants to change…

Firefox AI, User Choice, and Partnering with Anthropic: Mozilla VP Interview

Apr 25, 2026 1h 3m Transcript

AI is everywhere - including Firefox. But, unlike most services, Mozilla allows you to turn it off completely. In this interview, Henry sits down with Adam Fishman, Mozilla's VP of Product, to cover…

Bitwarden on Zero Knowledge Encryption, Open Source Trust, and the LastPass Breach

Apr 18, 2026 1h 1m Transcript

Most people think their passwords are safe. Most people are wrong. Henry sits down with Ryan Luibrand, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Bitwarden, to cover why open source changes the trust…

Age Verification Laws and Free Software: A Legal Expert Tells Us What's Actually at Stake

Apr 14, 2026 57m Transcript

Age verification laws are spreading fast, but most coverage is either panic or dismissal, with very little clarity on what these laws actually say, who they apply to, or what they mean for free…

Organic Maps Co-Founder on Building a Privacy-First Google Maps Alternative | Alexander Borsuk

Apr 11, 2026 1h 4m Transcript

Every time you open Google Maps, it knows where you are, what you searched, how long you stayed, and where you went next. Organic Maps collects none of that. In this interview, Henry sits down with…

Telecom Insider Explains What Your Carrier Actually Sees (Cape Interview)

Mar 29, 2026 1h 31m Transcript

Most people think turning off location services protects them from being tracked. It doesn't. In this interview, David Dunn from privacy-focused cellular provider Cape breaks down what carriers…

Why This Linux Distro Is Growing Faster Than Ever (Zorin OS Interview)

Mar 21, 2026 1h 12m Transcript

Artyom Zorin, co-founder and lead developer of Zorin OS, explains why this Linux distribution is seeing explosive growth, its user-friendly approach, business models & incentives, privacy, open…

How Ad Blockers Work, Why They Break, and the Future of Private Search (JP Schmetz Interview)

Feb 28, 2026 1h 27m Transcript

Most ad blockers start by blocking everything—then you become tech support for friends & family when pages break. Henry interviewed JP Schmetz, founder of Brave Search and CEO of Ghostery, about…

Why This Password Manager Requires a Private Key (Passbolt Interview)

Feb 14, 2026 48m Transcript

Most password managers use your master password as the encryption key—which means it can be phished and brute-forced. Passbolt uses a random private key instead. Henry interviewed co-founder Remy…

Why Everyone Should Use an Ad Blocker (AdGuard Interview)

Feb 07, 2026 1h 4m Transcript

Ad blockers have broad permissions to intercept all your web traffic—which means you need to know which ones to trust. Henry interviewed the CTO and co-founded of AdGuard about why they pivoted from…

How Peer-to-Peer Apps Stay Free Forever (Holepunch Interview)

Jan 31, 2026 1h 15m Transcript

Peer-to-peer networks have no servers—just devices talking directly to each other. Henry interviewed Mathias Buus Madsen, CEO of Holepunch, about how BitTorrent handled 40 million users without…

The Messaging App With No User IDs (SimpleX Interview)

Jan 24, 2026 1h 53m Transcript

SimpleX Chat is the only messaging network where users have no identifiers—no phone numbers, no usernames, no user IDs at all. Henry interviewed founder Evgeny Poberezkin about how unidirectional…

It's Time for the VPN Industry to Innovate (Obscura Interview)

Jan 17, 2026 1h 9m Transcript

You don't have to trust Obscura—you just have to trust that not both Obscura and Mullvad are compromised. Henry sat down with Carl, former Bitcoin Core developer and founder of Obscura VPN, to…

Why F-Droid Still Can't Get on iPhone (FSFE Lawyer Interview)

Jan 10, 2026 1h 20m Transcript

The Digital Markets Act is a can opener for Big Tech's walled gardens, forcing Apple, Google, and Microsoft to open their platforms whether they like it or not. Henry sat down with Lucas Lasota from…

Inside Ad Blocking: Interviews from the Ad Filtering Dev Summit

Jan 06, 2026 18m Bonus

This special compilation episode brings together exclusive interviews from the Ad Filtering Dev Summit (AFDS) in October 2024. Henry sat down with developers and leaders from AdGuard, Brave, and the…

Is the World Too Dependent on American Tech? (Dutch Journalist Interview)

Dec 31, 2025 59m Transcript

This is a different kind of Techlore Talks. Henry sits down with Marloes de Koning, a Dutch tech reporter from NRC. This wide-ranging conversation explores tech policy from a journalist's…

Google’s New Policy is an “Extinction Event” (F-Droid Interview)

Dec 10, 2025 1h 4m Transcript

Google just announced a policy that could kill F-Droid and open source app distribution on Android. Marc Prud'hommeaux from F-Droid's Board of Directors calls it an "extinction event"—here's why that…

Why This Security Expert Doesn't Use a Phone (Buskill Interview)

Nov 22, 2025 1h 2m Transcript

Even with encryption and 2FA, if someone steals your logged-in laptop, you're compromised. Michael Altfield created Buskill - an open source USB "dead man switch" - to solve this analog attack…

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