Closed Network Privacy Podcast
A privacy and security podcast aimed at everyday people who want to reduce their online exposure. It covers practical tools like VPNs, TOR, and end-to-end encrypted messaging, along with techniques such as using deGoogled phones. The goal is to help listeners become smaller targets for cyber attacks. More information is available on the show's website.
Episodes
Episode 60 - Let's Talk On Reticulum / W Guest Qbit
Show Notes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-60-lets-talk-on-reticulum-w-guest-qbit/202Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.netClosed Network Podcast Dispatch Feed - https://feeds.yellowball.fm/q0ZxyeThank You Patreons & Direct Supporters! - You Keep The Show Going!Support Me On Patreon - ht
Episode 59 - Collect First, Justify Later
Show Notes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-59-collect-first-justify-later/199Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.netThank You Patreons & Direct Supporters! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetworkhttps://xmrchat.com/closednetworkDirect Support - https://closednetwork.ioSubscribe Without Pa
Episode 58 - The Price Of Being Watched
Show Notes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-58-the-price-of-being-watched/198Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.netThank You Patreons & Direct Supporters! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetworkhttps://xmrchat.com/closednetworkDirect Support - https://closednetwork.ioSubscribe Without Pat
Episode 57 - Age Verification Is Becoming Digital Border Control
Show Notes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-57-age-verification-is-becoming-digital-border-control/192Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.netThank You Patreons & Direct Supporters! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetworkhttps://xmrchat.com/closednetworkDirect Support - https://closednetwor
Episode 56 - When the Gatekeepers Fail: EU Age App Cracked in 2 Minutes, HR 8250, Palantir Pressure, Signal Notification Leaks, and Taking AI Local
Full Shownotes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-56-when-the-gatekeepers-fail-eu-age-app-cracked-in-2-minutes-hr-8250-palantir-pressure-signal-notification-leaks-and-taking-ai-local/188Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.netThank You Patreons & Direct Supporters! - https://www.patreon.com/c
Episode 55 - My issues with Ubuntu - The Architecture of an Identity-Gated Internet
Show Notes -Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.netThank You Patreons & Direct Supporters! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetworkSubscribe Without Patreon - https://closednetwork.io/#/portal/signupMichael Bates - Privacy Bad AssDavid - Privacy Bad AssTK - Privacy Bad AssDavid - Privacy Bad AssTryin
Episode 54 - Why The iPhone Is the Most Surveilled Device on the Planet
Acess the blog article and podcast - https://closednetwork.io/why-the-iphone-is-the-most-surveilled-device-on-the-planet/Show Notes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-54-why-the-iphone-is-the-most-surveilled-device-on-the-planet/179Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.netThank You Patreons &
Episode 53 - Locked Out: How Governments and Google Are Closing the Open Internet
Show Notes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-53-locked-out-how-governments-and-google-are-closing-the-open-internet/178Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.ioBTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.netThank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetworkMichael Bates - Privacy Bad AssDavid - Privacy Bad AssTK - Privacy Bad AssDavid - Priva
Episode 52 - Opsec Fail - Epstein Files - Why Decentralized Systems Are a Threat to Power Networks
Show Notes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-52-opsec-fail-epstein-files-why-decentralized-systems-are-a-threat-to-power-networks-age-verify-is-coming-to-everything/177Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.netThank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetworkMichael Bates - Privacy Bad A
Episode 51 - Snoop On Them As They Snoop On us
Show Notes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-51-snoop-on-them-as-they-snoop-on-us/174Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.netThank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetworkMichael Bates - Privacy Bad AssDavid - Privacy Bad AssInferno Potato - Privacy Bad AssTK - Privacy Bad AssDavid
Episode 50 - Digital Dictatorships - Velvet Glove Coup
Show Notes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-50-digital-dictatorships-velvet-glove-coup/170Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.netThank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetworkMichael Bates - Privacy Bad AssDavid - Privacy Bad AssDaniel J Martin - Privacy Bad AssTK - Privacy Bad As
Episode 49 - Interview With Zach w/ Developing Coze JS - Encryption, & Cryptography Chat
Show Notes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-49-interview-with-zach-w-developing-coze-js-encryption-cryptography-chat/168Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.netThank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetworkMichael Bates - Privacy Bad AssDavid - Privacy Bad AssDaniel J Martin - Priv
Episode 48 - Chilling with The Hated One - Solidarity In Privacy & Freedom Tech
Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.netThank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetworkMichael Bates - Privacy Bad AssDavid - Privacy Bad AssDaniel J Martin - Privacy Bad AssTK - Privacy Bad AssDavid - Privacy Bad AssMrMilkMustache - Privacy SupporterHutch - Privacy AdvocateTOP LIGHTNING BOOS
Episode 47 - I Don’t Need Permission - You Can Just Do Things
** SHOWNOTES **https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-47-i-dont-need-permission-you-can-just-do-things/163Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.netThank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetworkMichael Bates - Privacy Bad AssDavid - Privacy Bad AssDaniel J Martin - Privacy Bad AssTK -
Episode 46 - Not perfect but good enough. Be your own algorithm.
Show Notes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-46-not-perfect-but-good-enough-be-your-own-algorithm/159Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/BTC Lightning Donations - https://closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.netThank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetworkMichael Bates - Privacy Bad AssRichard G. - Privacy Bad AssDaniel J Martin - Privacy Bad
Episode 45 - From The Woods - Reclaim Your Media
SHOWNOTES - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-45-from-the-woods-reclaim-your-media/148 Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.netThank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetworkMichael Bates - Privacy Bad AssRichard G. - Privacy Bad AssDaniel J Martin - Privacy Bad AssTK - Privacy Bad Ass
Episode 44 - Signal Me Br0
**ShowNotes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-44-signal-me-br0/147Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.netThank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetworkMichael Bates - Privacy Bad AssRichard G. - Privacy Bad AssDaniel J Martin - Privacy Bad AssTK - Privacy Bad Ass David - Privacy Ba
Episode 43 - Spy Network Rising: Why Apple, the FBI, and the UK Want Your Keys
SHOWNOTES: - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-43-spy-network-rising-why-apple-the-fbi-and-the-uk-want-your-keys/145Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.netThank You Patreons! -https://www.patreon.com/closednetworkMichael Bates - Privacy Bad AssRichard G. - Privacy Bad AssDaniel J Martin - Privacy
Episode 42 - DeepSeek AI OH MY
ShowNotes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/cn-episode-42-deepseek-ai-oh-my/142Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.netThank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetworkMichael Bates - Privacy Bad AssRichard G. - Privacy Bad AssDaniel J Martin - Privacy Bad AssTimothy K. - Privacy AdvocateHutch
Episode 41 - GrapheneOS Setup, 2025 Goals, KOSA, & More
Episode 41 Shownotes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-41-grapheneos-setup-2025-goals-kosa-more/135WHATS UP PRIVACY HOOLIGANS !!!!!ShowNotes -Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.comThank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetworkMichael Bates - Privacy Bad AssRichard G. - Privacy Bad AssDaniel J Martin
Episode 40 - ANOM for Me But Not For Thee
ShowNotes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-40-anom-for-me-but-not-for-thee/128Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.comThank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetworkMichael Bates - Privacy Bad AssRichard G. - Privacy Bad AssDaniel J Martin - Privacy Bad AssTimothy K. - Privacy AdvocateHutch - Privacy
Episode 39 - Conversation With The Hated One - AI, GrapheneOS, Brax Phone, The Future
Show Notes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-39-conversation-with-the-hated-one-ai-grapheneos-brax-phone-the-future/114Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.comThank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetworkMichael Bates - Privacy Bad AssRichard G. - Privacy Bad AssTimothy K. - Privacy AdvocateHutch - P
Episode 38 - Protocols not Platforms - NOSTR, BTC, SimpleX
Closed Network podcast Episode 38 -
Show Notes Click Here! - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-38-protocols-not-platforms/111
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Michael Bates - Privacy Bad AssRichard G. - Privacy Bad AssTOP LIGHTNING BOOSTERS !!!!
Episode 37 - Collect It All, So We Can Know It All
Closed Network podcast Episode 37 -Surveillance, KYC, Data Breaches and Shennanigans
* * * Show Notes Click Here! - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-37-collect-it-all-so-we-can-know-it-all/106
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Episode 36 - MODPOD - Moderators Guest Show
Closed Network podcast Episode 36 - MODPOD - Moderators Interviews
Show notes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-36-modpod-moderators-guest-show/100
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Episode 35 - Chat control - Privacy Health Check - Show me ID
Closed Network podcast Episode 35 - Mid year Privacy Check -
* * * Show Notes Click Here! - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-35-privacy-health-check-news-and-privacy/99
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Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass
Richard G. - Privacy Bad Ass
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Episode 34 - Michael's 2 Year Privacy Journey with GrapheneOS, Linux, Tactics & Banter
Closed Network podcast Episode 33 - Let's Talk About V4V - NOSTR - Podcasting 2.0
* * * Show Notes Click Here! - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-34-michaels-2-year-privacy-journey-with-grapheneos-linux-tactics-banter/80
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Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass
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Episode 33 -Samourai Wallet Arrests, Section 702 & Privacy Impacts
Closed Network podcast Episode 33 - Let's Talk About V4V - NOSTR - Podcasting 2.0
* * * Show Notes Click Here! - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-33-samourai-wallet-arrests-section-702-privacy-impacts/75
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Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass
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Episode 32 - Be A Superfreak
Closed Network podcast Episode 33 - Be A Superfreak - Signature Reduction - Delete OneSelf
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Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass
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Episode 31 - Identity Redacted - Own Your Networks & Data
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Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass
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Episode 30 - No Reasonable Expectation Of Privacy - Third Party Doctrine
Closed Network podcast Episode 30 - Your Data & The Third Party Doctrine
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Episode 29 - Matt Hill w/ Start9 - Not Your Server, Not Your Data
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Episode 28 - Conversation With a Millenial & Zoomer About GrapheneOS
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Episode 27 - Agency of Technology - Become a Hacker
Agency Of Technology - Become A Hacker
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Episode 26 - Amazon Anon Shopping - TOR - Security - UK Privacy -
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Episode 25 - This is informative and unfortunate - GrapheneOS convo w/ The Hated One
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Episode 24 - 'The Privacy Threesome' With The Hated One & Side Of Burritos
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Topics:
- General Banter - What current projects or res
Episode 23 - 'The Hated One' comes back for a fireside & bourbon conversation with Simon
Closed Network Privacy Podcast - 'That Hated One" comes back for a fireside & bourbon conversation with Simon
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Episode 22 - Privacy Discussion With My Mom - Switched To GrapheneOS / Garmin / Nextcloud
Closed Network Privacy & Security Podcast
This week I sit down with my mom who has spent the last year transitioning away from using Apple iPhone / Apple Watch to using a Google Pixel 6 with GrapheneOS and a Garmin watch. She discusses her journey and challenges in her privacy adventure.
Topics We Discuss On This Episode: Privacy.com, Bitwarden, GrapheneOS, Garmin, Nextcloud, MySudo
Visit http
Episode 21 - Conversation with Josh (Side Of Burritos) From YouTube
This episode I had the pleasure of hanging out with Josh from the (Side Of Burritos) YouTube channel. He has several videos on the De-Googled Android ROM - GrapheneOS.
Josh's Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/SideOfBurritos
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Episode 20 - Keeping a pulse and having a plan. It's cool & fun to be different.
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I mistakenly said "episode 21" I meant "Episode 20" ... My Bad.
Entering a season where we will be spending time with friends and family, let's talk about Privacy & Security.
** This episode
Episode 19 - Malicious Apps - Note Taking - Ente.io - Photo Management & Fitness Tracking
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Facebook logins compromised from 400 identified apps across Google Play & Apple App Store - https://about.fb.com/news/2022/10/protecting-people-from-malicious-account-compromise-apps/
Note Taking Applications: Standard Notes, Joplin, Skiff, Nextcloud, Logseq (Currently Apple Only)
Photo Man
Episode 18 - INVISIV PGPP + GrapheneOS + MySudo = Most Private Phone? - Ente.io - Self Hosting & More
In this episode on the Closed Network Privacy Podcast I talk about how I've setup a Google Pixel 3a XL that I purchased in cash and then setup PGPP by INVISIV for a more private focused phone. I also talk about Bitwarden updates with SimplLogin and Fastmail integration as well as exploring Ente.io which is a new photo and video backup service I have been using.
Website: https://closednetwork.io
Su
Episode 17 - Masked Purchase Strategy, Own Your Domain, iOS VPN Leaks & More
Full Notes & Episodes At: https://closednetwork.io/podcast/episode-17-masked-purchase-strategy-own-your-domain-ios-vpn-leaks-more/
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Correction on Tornado Cash
Tornado Cash was a DeFi app for mixing Ethereum. I said on the previous episode that it was for Bitcoin but I want to be clear that it was being used for Ethereum mixing. E
Episode 16 - GrapheneOS - PGPP - IMSI - Privacy - New Tools - New Website - Tornado Cash
Episode 16 catches us up to the newest changes for Closed Network. New website, new domain but same great taste!
Website - https://closednetwork.io
Closed Network Private Search - Searx - Closedsearch.io / search.closednetwork.io
New Matrix room for listeners to link up: https://matrix.to/#/#closedntwrk:matrix.org
Store will be coming online in September - Need to setup a new BTC
Episode 15 - With "The Hated One - Donations vs. Sponsor, Mobile OS Security, Bitcoin, Listener Questions & More
This episode is a collaborative podcast with the YouTube Personality "The Hated One". This is our third episode together and we discuss sponsored content versus listener supported, Graphene OS is the most secure phone OS, Bitcoin & the challenges of Blockchain, listener feedback and the challenge of decentralized services. Come along for the conversation!
- We need the freedom to point out the
Episode 14 - Mobile Phone Update - Proton Buys Simple Login - Utah Privacy Legislation
Mobile Phone Update - Back to using GrapheneOS. Challenges in self hosting, ProtonMail Buys SimpleLogin.
Facebook users angry after accounts locked for no reason
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-60959811
Utah To Become The Fourth State to Pass Privacy Legislatio
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/utah-to-become-the-fourth-state-to-pass-5622298/
ProtonMail Buys SimpleLogin
https://fossbytes.com/p
Episode 13 - Threat Modeling, Hacking Tails and Peer-to-Peer Decentralization / W The Hated One
Closed Ntwrk and The Hated One meet again for another podcast episode! We discus Cwtch, Briar, threat models, and Tails.
Subscribe to The Hated One on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjr2bPAyPV7t35MvcgT3W8Q
Ways You Can Support The Podcast -
Direct Donations and tips on our support page
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Dow
Episode 12 - Collab with "The Hated One" YouTube Personality
I had the pleasure of speaking with "The Hated One" the popular YouTube personality that has been making videos for several years about privacy, mass surveillance and geo political issues. In this episode we cover the following topics:
- Why privacy matters
- Paying for privacy
- Privacy optimism
- Challenges of self hosting
- The Hated One's peer-to-peer Utopia
- Being an activist, getting
Episode 11 - Security Tips - Apps I Use - 2FA - TOTP
In a time where there are more attacks than ever on your digital accounts, it's important to know how to protect yourself against malware, phising attacks, and SIM highjacking. This threat can be greatly reduced by using 2FA or two-factor authentication.
Twitter 2FA text service was secretly helping governments locate people, obtain call logs
https://9to5mac.com/2022/02/09/twitter-2fa-text-privacy
Episode 10 - Digital Sovereignty With Bitcoin & Self Hosting
- Why it is important to be vigilant about your digital logins and who has access to them.
- Relationships that don't end well, business relationships and disgruntled friends or family membe
- How to setup your own self hosting server and why
- Don't be intimidated to run a server. It's easier than you may think.
- Rasberry Pi
- Power adapter
- SD Card
- 4 TB external port
Episode 9 - Data Privacy Day - Privacy RUNDOWN
Data Privacy Day - January 28, 2022
Browsing Safely - TOR, Brave Browser with TOR, Ublock Origin, Privacy Badger
Using a VPN to secure traffic on public networks - iVPN, Proton VPN are wha tI use
Password Manager - Yes, I will continue talking about them - I use Bitwarden
Encrypted Communications - Signal, Threema, Session, Matrix
Cloud Server - Nextcloud Server - Let's talk about this - 
Episode 8 - Data Breaches & Privacy - Pixel Pro & 6 - NON KYC BTC -
Topics -
- Apple Wallet and Personal Data Storage
- Public Health will start gathering Canadians' cellphone location data
- Canadian Surveillance Concerns
- NON KYC Bitcoin
Way You Can Support The Podcast -
Direct Donations and tips on our support page
https://www.closedntwrk.com/support/
Download a Podcast 2.0 app. We recommend Breez or Fountain. You can load them up w
Episode 7 - The State Of Internet Censorship - Mobile Updates & News
Mobile Phone Update, Censorship - TOR & Decentralization
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Direct Donations and tips on our support page
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Download a Podcast 2.0 app. We recommend Breez or Fountain. You can load them up with Bitcoin / Sats and stream sats to the podcast.
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Episode 6 - Let's Talk Privacy, Mobile Phones and Bitcoin
Join us for a laid back conversation with my brother Michael. We discuss mobile phones, Linux, privacy and of course Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Kick back and relax and hangout while we have some pointed conversations around Michael's experience using CalyxOS on a Google Pixel 4 XL and his journey to a more private digital life.
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Episode 5 - Privacy & Compartmentalization - Using Aliases / Mobile Phone separation
- Separation of personal identity from other identities online. These are referred to as pseudonyms or Nyms. It is important to create different online Nyms to protect your personal identity and reduce your attack vectors. Create different accounts to use for social media, online shopping profiles (Use Privacy.com for purchases) and any other web service or streaming service accounts. YOU DO NOT N
Episode 4 - Surveillance Capitalism - Why & How To Protect Your Data - Nextcloud
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In this episode we discuss the reasons of why to protect your data including your personal cloud files. We discuss different open source and paid alternatives to store your most precious files, photos, contacts and more. Privacy is not inherent with the internet, the more you can control and manage the more your digita
Episode 3 - Practical Steps To Be More Private And Secure
In this episode I talk about some very simple and practical applications and techniques to start safeguarding your personal information. These can be implemented on day 1 of your privacy journey.
I discuss the following:
- Securing purchasing transactions with the use of https://privacy.com
- Implementing "sudo" profiles with virtual phone numbers, email and text using https://mysudo.com
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Episode 2 - iPhone to de-Googled Phones - GrapheneOS
In this episode I have a conversation with my brother about his journey switching from an iPhone to a Google Pixel running a de-Googled operating system called GrapheneOS. We discuss the challenges and new found excitement for unplugging from the corporate marketing engine. We touch on the switch to Linux from Mac OS and what is holding us both back for certain use cases.
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Episode 1 - Podcast Introduction - Privacy, Security, Mobile Devices and Your Identity
Hello, my name is Simon and this is my first podcast on privacy and security. My goal is to cover a lot in a short episode on what types of topics I will be covering so you will know if this is the type of podcast you will be interested in. If you want to know more about how to protect your data and your identity then come along for the first bumpy road of this journey with me.
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