Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Welcome to Techlore Office Hours - your weekly chance to get privacy, security, and digital rights questions answered live! This is unscripted, real-time discussion about what you're dealing with, so welcome in and bring any questions you have!
🎯 HOW IT WORKS:
1. Submit questions in advance: https://techlore.palform.app/ask
2. Techlorians (members) get questions answered first
3. Everyone can watch and participate in live chat
4. Questions answered live every Friday at 10am PT
💬 BECOME A TECHLORIAN:
Get priority answers + Signal community access + my private RSS feed + more: https://techlore.tech/#/portal
📌 TODAY'S AGENDA:
- Kicking off this new format & announcements!
- Open discussion in live chat
- Updates on what's happening at Techlore
⏰ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00:00 Intro & stream setup
0:03:27 Pre-recorded premiere plan for next week (no stream)
0:04:13 Q: What can privacy-respecting age verification look like?
0:10:20 Q: GrapheneOS + keeping invasive apps — dual phone vs. profiles?
0:16:10 Q: What would "Techlore 2" look like?
0:21:09 Q: Thoughts on dumb phones?
0:22:01 Q: Thoughts on /e/OS?
0:23:22 Self-hosting rabbit hole — Invoice Ninja, YOURLS, Postiz, status page demo
0:29:49 Q: PostmarketOS and mobile Linux — are we there yet?
0:32:10 Q: Obtanium vs. F-Droid vs. Aurora Store
0:36:15 Q: Virtual cards + fake billing address — does your bank betray you?
0:38:52 Q: Which Windows edition should you use?
0:41:00 Discord alternatives — Stoat (formerly Revolt) and Fluxer
0:44:44 Colorado OS-level age verification law
0:49:44 Q: WhatsApp interoperability — what it actually means
0:57:10 Q: Henry's background — programming or media?
1:00:47 Q: eSIM recommendations for traveling to the US
1:02:34 Q: Data deletion services — DeleteMe, Easy Opt-Outs, Consumer Reports
1:13:50 E2E encryption limits — when your device is the weakest link
1:18:54 Q: Patreon alternatives — Ghost + Stripe + Monero memberships explained
#techlore #OfficeHours #LiveQA
Welcome to Techlore Office Hours - your weekly chance to get privacy, security, and digital rights questions answered live! This is unscripted, real-time discussion about what you're dealing with, so welcome in and bring any questions you have!
🎯 HOW IT WORKS:
1. Submit questions in advance: https://techlore.palform.app/ask
2. Techlorians (members) get questions answered first
3. Everyone can watch and participate in live chat
4. Questions answered live every Friday at 10am PT
💬 BECOME A TECHLORIAN:
Get priority answers + Signal community access + my private RSS feed + more: https://techlore.tech/#/portal
📌 TODAY'S AGENDA:
- Kicking off this new format & announcements!
- Open discussion in live chat
- Updates on what's happening at Techlore
⏰ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00:00 Intro & stream setup
0:03:27 Pre-recorded premiere plan for next week (no stream)
0:04:13 Q: What can privacy-respecting age verification look like?
0:10:20 Q: GrapheneOS + keeping invasive apps — dual phone vs. profiles?
0:16:10 Q: What would "Techlore 2" look like?
0:21:09 Q: Thoughts on dumb phones?
0:22:01 Q: Thoughts on /e/OS?
0:23:22 Self-hosting rabbit hole — Invoice Ninja, YOURLS, Postiz, status page demo
0:29:49 Q: PostmarketOS and mobile Linux — are we there yet?
0:32:10 Q: Obtanium vs. F-Droid vs. Aurora Store
0:36:15 Q: Virtual cards + fake billing address — does your bank betray you?
0:38:52 Q: Which Windows edition should you use?
0:41:00 Discord alternatives — Stoat (formerly Revolt) and Fluxer
0:44:44 Colorado OS-level age verification law
0:49:44 Q: WhatsApp interoperability — what it actually means
0:57:10 Q: Henry's background — programming or media?
1:00:47 Q: eSIM recommendations for traveling to the US
1:02:34 Q: Data deletion services — DeleteMe, Easy Opt-Outs, Consumer Reports
1:13:50 E2E encryption limits — when your device is the weakest link
1:18:54 Q: Patreon alternatives — Ghost + Stripe + Monero memberships explained
#techlore #OfficeHours #LiveQA
