How PrivacyTests Works - Arthur Edelstein Interview

Welcoming Arthur Edelstein, developer of 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! Our Patreon: Our Forum: Techlore Talks Podcast & RSS: Timestamps: 00:00 Introductions 01:04 Arthur’s History with PrivacyTests, Tor, Firefox, & Brave 06:26 Was 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 scan browser telemetry someday? 31:18 The 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 🔐 Our Website: 🕵 Go Incognito Course - to learn about privacy: 🏫 Techlore Coaching - to get direct support: 💻 Techlore Forum - to connect with other advocates: 🦣 Mastodon - to stay updated: @techlore We cannot provide our content without our Patrons, huge thanks to: Afonso, Boori, BRIGHTSIDE, Casper, Clark, Cyclops, Eldarix, JohnnyO, Jon, kevin, Larry, love your content, NotSure, Poaclu, x 🧡 Join them on Patreon: 💖 Our Other Support Methods: #privacytests #privacy #techlore