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 and development
• Surveillance and digital rights
• Encryption and data protection
• Tech policy and advocacy
• Digital sovereignty and freedom
Just real conversations with real experts. New episodes released regularly. Subscribe now and join the community fighting for digital freedom.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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 and development
• Surveillance and digital rights
• Encryption and data protection
• Tech policy and advocacy
• Digital sovereignty and freedom
Just real conversations with real experts. New episodes released regularly. Subscribe now and join the community fighting for digital freedom.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 perspective, and asks hard questions about age verification, digital sovereignty, news consumption, the rules & role of journalism, and more.
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• NRC: https://www.nrc.nl
• Twitter/X: https://x.com/MarloesdeK
• Marloes' Age Verification article: https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/04/19/het-hoofdpijndossier-van-de-porno-industrie-controleren-hoe-oud-je-bezoekers-zijn-a4196562
• Marloes' Tornado Cash article: https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/03/25/hoe-een-rus-uit-amstelveen-met-zijn-cryptomixer-voor-de-rechter-in-den-bosch-belandt-a4194203
• Marloes' Birthday of the Cookie article: https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/10/11/hoe-het-internet-een-geheugen-kreeg-a4868671
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 INTRO
01:27 EARLY YEARS IN JOURNALISM
02:25 LEARNING & WRITING ABOUT TECH
04:28 DIGITAL SOVEREIGNTY
07:08 LOCATION OF DATA/COMPANIES
09:01 THE RULES OF JOURNALISM
10:31 THE ROLE OF JOURNALISM
19:11 INCORRECT ASSUMPTIONS
20:34 HOW TO FIND TRUSTWORTHY NEWS
30:06 IS CONSUMING NEWS EVEN WORTH IT?
34:55 AGE VERIFICATION
45:13 DO PEOPLE CARE ABOUT PRIVACY?
53:18 MARLOES' DIGITAL RIGHTS JOURNEY
55:19 WHAT'S THE END GOAL?
57:53 HOW TO FOLLOW MARLOES
59:06 OUTRO
📰 ABOUT TECHLORE TALKS
Deep-dive interviews with experts fighting for digital rights, privacy, and freedom. Hosted by Henry Fisher from Techlore, bringing you insider perspectives on the threats and solutions shaping our digital future.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.