Henry Fisher of Techlore talks to Vishnu about privacy, surveillance, and the future of the internet.

They discuss why it’s never too late to leave Big Tech, how age verification and online surveillance are reshaping our lives, and why this is the best moment to take control. Henry also shares how he has personally grown up along with Techlore over a decade and his plans for the future.

This is a pragmatic, optimistic conversation about fighting for a better internet without losing your sanity.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:57 Why privacy matters to Henry

02:42 How late is too late?

07:34 Techlore's origin story

11:33 Using YouTube to spread privacy

15:21 Threat modelling

18:58 Henry's threat model

22:19 Team behind Techlore

23:24 Techlore forum shut down

25:01 Techlore's business

31:30 Content consumption

34:45 Content creation

36:36 Facing the worst on the Internet

43:26 Influences on world view

45:48 Gratitude

46:50 Artificial Intelligence

57:03 Dystopia

1:03:16 Parenting

1:10:26 Improving privacy

1:14:43 Helping privacy tools

1:17:09 Compromising privacy

1:20:00 Rapid fire

1:24:18 Techlore's future

1:26:12 Henry's hope

Links:

Website: https://techlore.tech

Twitter: https://x.com/techloreinc

BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/techlore.tech

YouTube: / @techlore

PeerTube: https://techlore.tv

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