Techlore Talks

When you sign into Chrome, Google collects your entire browsing history to build behavioral profiles for targeted ads. In this interview, Firefox CTO Bobby Holley breaks down why Mozilla maintains Gecko as an independent engine, how Firefox approaches privacy differently from Google and Apple, and why the stakes for browser independence are higher than ever.


⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 INTRO
01:24 CTO DAY IN THE LIFE
03:34 STICKING WITH GECKO OVER CHROMIUM
06:33 COMPETING ON PRIVACY
09:06 PRIVACY IN FIREFOX
21:03 INSPIRATION FROM THE TOR PROJECT
22:57 WHAT USERS GAIN FROM FIREFOX
26:56 THE BEST FIREFOX CONFIGURATION
29:59 MANIFEST V2 VS. V3 + AD BLOCKING
30:53 MAINTAINING MANIFEST V2
32:26 UBLOCK ORIGIN BY DEFAULT?
33:46 FIREFOX'S APPROACH TO AI
39:14 GECKO ON IOS?
42:25 FEELINGS ABOUT THE DMA IN EUROPE
43:53 WINDOWS DEFAULT BROWSER BEHAVIOR
44:52 DMA ENGINE CHOICE PROVISIONS
45:13 BEING THE DEFAULT BROWSER ON LINUX
46:52 NEW THREATS TO PRIVACY
50:33 HOW TO FOLLOW BOBBY & FIREFOX
51:47 OUTRO

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Creators and Guests

Host
Henry Fisher
Runner, artist, musician and digital rights activist. Owner of Techlore
Guest
Bobby Holley
Firefox
Editor
Tori
Techlore

What is Techlore Talks?

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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