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Welcoming Arthur Edelstein, developer of privacytests.org on Techlore Talks to chat about his open source browser testing tool, his history with web browser development, privacy & security of web browsers, the future of web browsers, and a lot more!
🔗 SOURCES & LINKS
PrivacyTests: https://privacytests.org/
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introductions
01:04 Arthur's History with PrivacyTests, Tor, Firefox, & Brave
06:26 Was privacytests.org always open source? How does he test?
07:52 What's the scope of the tests run? Why and how does he run them the way he does?
16:42 What browsers surprised Arthur throughout his testing?
18:58 How do his tests work on a technical level? How are sites tracking us?
23:26 PrivacyTests being objective data instead of using recommendations
28:24 Conflict of Interest with Brave
29:50 Will privacytests.org scan browser telemetry someday?
31:18 The privacytests.org contributors
32:02 Which browsers does Arthur use in his life?
33:18 Arthur's experience at Tor & Mozilla
38:18 Which browsers Arthur is excited for in the future
40:38 Why should people care about Chrome's privacy?
44:04 Thoughts on Apple Dropping WebKit & Introducing Web Apps
46:24 Final Words
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🔗 SOURCES & LINKS
PrivacyTests: https://privacytests.org/
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introductions
01:04 Arthur's History with PrivacyTests, Tor, Firefox, & Brave
06:26 Was privacytests.org always open source? How does he test?
07:52 What's the scope of the tests run? Why and how does he run them the way he does?
16:42 What browsers surprised Arthur throughout his testing?
18:58 How do his tests work on a technical level? How are sites tracking us?
23:26 PrivacyTests being objective data instead of using recommendations
28:24 Conflict of Interest with Brave
29:50 Will privacytests.org scan browser telemetry someday?
31:18 The privacytests.org contributors
32:02 Which browsers does Arthur use in his life?
33:18 Arthur's experience at Tor & Mozilla
38:18 Which browsers Arthur is excited for in the future
40:38 Why should people care about Chrome's privacy?
44:04 Thoughts on Apple Dropping WebKit & Introducing Web Apps
46:24 Final Words
🎥 VIDEO
Watch on YouTube
🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE
Keep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★
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