Today I sit down with Dan Saltman, CEO and founder of Redact.dev, to discuss 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. Techlore empowers individuals with practical digital privacy knowledge, security tools, and advocacy resources. Discover how to protect your online data and regain control of your digital identity. Guest Information: • https://redact.dev/ • https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-saltman/ Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction to the interview 01:00 Daniel Saltman Intro 03:35 Common Use-Cases of Data Deletion Services 06:20 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 Jumbo 16:46 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 posts 26:04 Mobile vs Desktop Redact experience 29:48 Why is Redact not open source? 37:17 Data broker removal services & Redact's approach 52:30 Dan's distrust of privacy services 56:35 Redact's subscription model & alternatives? 01:02:26 Daniel's history & background 01:07:08 Future plans and final words — Keep Techlore Independent: • Become a Techlorian: https://discuss.techlore.tech/s • Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/techlore • YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6KfncB4OV6Vug4o_bzijg/join • Affiliate Links: https://techlore.tech/affiliates • All Support Methods: https://techlore.tech/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
