Techlore Talks

Welcoming Jón von Tetzchner, CEO of Vivaldi Browser on Techlore Talks to chat about privacy, security, history of Vivaldi, control, open source, federation, and a lot more!

🔗 SOURCES & LINKS
Vivaldi Browser: https://vivaldi.com/

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 Introductions
00:00:56 About Jón & Vivaldi Browser
00:02:00 History of Opera Browser & Vivaldi
00:04:13 Opera and Vivaldi Philosophy Differences 
00:06:26 Vivaldi Browser in Cars
00:09:16 Vivaldi's Target Audience
00:12:25 Vivaldi's Business Model
00:15:14 Prior/Historical Business Models for Browsers
00:17:06 Vivaldi's 1st-Party Privacy Protections
00:20:30 Vivaldi's 3rd-Party Privacy & Security Protections
00:23:23 Vivaldi's Browser Engine & Decision Behind Chromium
00:28:46 Quick Plug
00:29:30 Vivaldi's Open Source/Source Available Model Explained
00:35:19 Vivaldi's Community
00:38:49 Vivaldi's Mastodon Homeserver, Social Networking, & The Fediverse
00:45:54 Vivaldi Security Update Speed
00:47:57 Vivaldi on iOS, WebKit in light of EU regulations, and the Digital Markets Act
00:57:28 Contextual vs Surveillance Ads, FLOC, Manipulation, and Digital monetization
01:03:23 Where to reach Jon & Vivaldi

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Creators and Guests

Host
Henry Fisher
Runner, artist, musician and digital rights activist. Owner of Techlore
Guest
Jón von Tetzchner
Vivaldi Browser

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.

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