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EPISODE · Jul 16, 2025 · 1H 11M

This Service Deletes Your Digital Past (Redact.dev Interview)

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In this interview, Dan Saltman, CEO and founder of Redact.dev, discusses their approach to data deletion. We dive deep into why people are increasingly concerned about their digital footprints, the technical challenges of building privacy software, why deleting data online is important, data removal services, and Dan's philosophy that "perfect is the enemy of good" when it comes to digital privacy.📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO• https://redact.dev/• https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-saltman/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Introduction to the interview01:00 Daniel Saltman Intro 03:35 Common Use-Cases of Data Deletion Services06:20 Why Bother Deleting Data? Is it even deleted?10:48 How does redact.dev function locally?12:42 Why is redact.dev a desktop program?13:30 Redact vs Jumbo16:46 Privacy & Telemetry practices of Redact.dev?20:30 Does Redact have a relationship with big tech companies?22:16 Are their risks of getting banned for using redact?23:55 Editing Reddit posts vs deleting Reddit posts26:04 Mobile vs Desktop Redact experience29:48 Why is Redact not open source?37:17 Data broker removal services & Redact's approach52:30 Dan's distrust of privacy services56:35 Redact's subscription model & alternatives?01:02:26 Daniel's history & background01:07:08 Future plans and final words🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★

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In this interview, Dan Saltman, CEO and founder of Redact.dev, discusses their approach to data deletion. We dive deep into why people are increasingly concerned about their digital footprints, the technical challenges of building privacy software, why deleting data online is important, data removal services, and Dan's philosophy that "perfect is the enemy of good" when it comes to digital privacy.📱 RESOURCES IN VIDEO• https://redact.dev/• https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-saltman/⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Introduction to the interview01:00 Daniel Saltman Intro 03:35 Common Use-Cases of Data Deletion Services06:20 Why Bother Deleting Data? Is it even deleted?10:48 How does redact.dev function locally?12:42 Why is redact.dev a desktop program?13:30 Redact vs Jumbo16:46 Privacy & Telemetry practices of Redact.dev?20:30 Does Redact have a relationship with big tech companies?22:16 Are their risks of getting banned for using redact?23:55 Editing Reddit posts vs deleting Reddit posts26:04 Mobile vs Desktop Redact experience29:48 Why is Redact not open source?37:17 Data broker removal services & Redact's approach52:30 Dan's distrust of privacy services56:35 Redact's subscription model & alternatives?01:02:26 Daniel's history & background01:07:08 Future plans and final words🎥 VIDEOWatch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLOREKeep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★

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