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"How Secure is Big Tech?" & Other Digital Rights Dilemmas w/ John Ozbay (Part 1)
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Techlore Talks Interview: 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!
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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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Links
John's Website: https://johnozbay.com/
Cryptee: https://crypt.ee/
Sending a massive thanks to John for his time coming on the podcast! ❤️
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