Your privacy & security questions answered! (Nov '24)

[@techlore]

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:31 Fake Bitwarden ads pushing malware 5:47 iPhones are locking out the cops with auto-restart 13:09 Australia social media ban on under-16s 23:49 What are our thoughts on BlueSky? 32:31 The importance of getting started on your privacy journey 33:53 What would you like to see from Proton in the future? 40:36 Do you get random texts to your MySudo numbers? 44:17 Do you have any advice for protection against a $5 wrench attack? 48:04 What are your thoughts on the recent Brave controversy? 57:27 Become a Techlorian - talking about our new forum membership 59:35 Are there key metrics that you use to evaluate the effectiveness of published audits? 1:06:29 What do you think of Cloudflare’s Warp VPN service? 1:10:25 What are the common risks of having EOL firmware? 1:16:26 How can you protect yourself from ransomware 1:22:24 Is there an ETA on Go Incognito V2? 1:24:12 How do you approach people that are reluctant to change privacy habits? 1:34:26 What recommendations do you have for online shopping privacy payments? 1:41:57 What are your thoughts on the EU Product Liability Directive? 1:45:14 Will you host any WebTunnels to help bypass censorship? 1:47:37 What are your thoughts on privacy & security changes under a Trump presidency? 1:50:29 What options would you recommend for FOSS home security? 1:52:12 Henry’s search for a private robo vacuum 1:54:05 Start of KZbin Q&A questions 1:54:38 Is there hardwired code in Google Pixel devices? 1:59:21 What’s the best password manager? 2:06:47 Do malicious ZIP files instantly infect your device with malware if you download it? 2:07:54 How bad is facial recognition for boarding flights? 2:09:44 What are your thoughts on the cape mobile provider? 2:11:21 Do you do videos for non-tech people? 2:12:53 Have you heard of the Sky Blue encrypted phone company? 2:15:42 What payment options do you allow if I want to support Techlore? 2:17:01 Should you use free financial aspect of privacy tools to promote them? 2:20:27 What are your thoughts on NordPass? 2:26:29 What is the best Linux distribution for privacy? 2:28:09 What is the best way to seperate personal and professional identities? 2:29:18 Privacy Black Friday deals discussion 2:29:59 Is the Proton Unlimited deal worth it? 2:32:22 Should you use a lightweight Linux distro to extend the length of your devices? 2:35:22 Do you recommend ZorinOS or Linux Mint? 2:39:11 What are your thoughts on PopOS 2:40:35 Henry’s experience with QubesOS 2:44:26 Stream Outro

[@will-rt8hx]

Jonah continues to be the voice of reason in this conversation, offering insightful and commendable contributions, KYC under any circumstance is crazy unacceptable. Well done, Jonah.

[@XSpImmaLion]

Happy thanksgivings guys! Holy crap, you are covering some ground... xD I remember when the Q&A was just a couple of questions or so. xD Great stuff, still watching anyways!

[@CoffeeMonster188]

Re-watched! Thank you!

[@latetotheparty7551]

2:08:40 On average, when it comes to the state, things will end badly. At least in the USA, you can refuse the facial processing that goes along with having your boarding pass checked (I've done so recently), and they've been cool with it. Like you said, they have plenty of other accessible footage (and can save it for later) but I don't want to make it any easier for them. XD

[@trustavidity]

The problem I have with the Privacy service is the inability to use a credit card for your funds. I fall into the camp that's able to maximize card rewards and not go into debt. I want to use Privacy to create aliases for payments but I don't want to give up all the rewards I rake in by running everything through a credit card...

[@RandomBoy-d7i]

I am not a vegetarian, but I do admire a lot, people who are. So let's add one more item to the list of reasons why Henry is perfect.

[@roggie77777]

Why would you admire something that is not biologically sound for human beings over the long haul. Human beings cannot live as a vegetarian without supplementation

[@Remembergold]

This auto lockdown feature on iPhones is just apple copying other features from other OS's as usual. They don't innovate, they just copy others. This security feature has been available on Graphene OS for a long time, but the user can select the time before reboot as you mentioned you wish you could on iPhone. Anywhere from 10 minutes to 72 hours

[@latetotheparty7551]

While it is a good step forward their massively invasive AI on the iPhone 16 will pre-empt encryption but most iPhone users don't track that much about the features. So this auto-restart after being idle is a small remedy that won't apply to most. The average person isn't restarting their phone and it's unlikely to be idle unless, like they talked about, it's stolen or some atypical situation where they'd be looking for/deprived of, the phone itself.