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How FediMints could ease onboarding and privacy in Bitcoin w/ Eric Sirion and Matt Odell Jul 10, 2022

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This episode, we're sitting down with Eric Sirion and Matt Odell to chat about FediMints, a fascinating and unusual new proposal that seeks to ease onboarding and privacy on Bitcoin with important trade-offs.

More about Eric Sirion and Matt Odell:

Eric Sirion's guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/eric-sirion/
Matt Odell's guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/odell/

More about FediMints:

Website -- https://fedimint.org/
Github Organization -- https://github.com/fedimint
FediMints Telegram room -- https://t.me/+-AsKtcH4Geo2ZTU0
Citadel Dispatch episode feat. FediMints -- https://citadeldispatch.com/cd45/

Opt Out's Sponsors:

Cake Wallet, an easy to use Monero mobile wallet -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#cake-wallet
LocalMonero, an excellent and privacy-preserving way to buy and sell Monero -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#localmonero
IVPN, an ethical, no-nonsense, non-logging VPN provider -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#ivpn

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Special: Live YouTube Q&A! Jul 02, 2022

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Welcome to the first ever live Q&A on Opt Out! We covered a ton of topics ranging from personal privacy, self-hosting, Bitcoin, Monero, privacy-preserving donations, future plans for the podcast, and much more.

Thank you to all those who joined live, and please let me know if you have any questions or want to dive more deeply into any of the topics we touched on here!

Mentioned resources:

Opt Out's Sponsors:

Cake Wallet, an easy to use Monero mobile wallet -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#cake-wallet
LocalMonero, an excellent and privacy-preserving way to buy and sell Monero -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#localmonero
IVPN, an ethical, no-nonsense, non-logging VPN provider -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#ivpn

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Private messaging via Session w/ Kee Jefferys Apr 17, 2022

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Looking to explore alternatives to Signal and heard of Session, but not sure what sets it apart? This episode, we're sitting down with Kee Jefferys, CTO of Session, to chat about their Session messenger and it's approaches to chat, encryption, and network privacy.

More about Kee Jefferys:

Kee's guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/kee-jefferys/

More about Session:

Website -- https://getsession.org/
Twitter -- https://twitter.com/session_app
Github -- https://github.com/oxen-io
Non-profit behind Session -- https://optf.ngo/
Running an OXEN node -- https://docs.oxen.io/using-the-oxen-blockchain/oxen-service-node-guides/full-service-node-setup-guide

Opt Out's Sponsors:

Cake Wallet, an easy to use Monero mobile wallet -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#cake-wallet
LocalMonero, an excellent and privacy-preserving way to buy and sell Monero -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#localmonero
IVPN, an ethical, no-nonsense, non-logging VPN provider -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#ivpn

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Anonymous SIM cards via Silent.Link Mar 27, 2022

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Have you been struggling to find ways to get a usable and long-lasting phone number without giving up your ID or privacy? This episode, we're sitting down with Silent.Link to chat about their phone number service via eSIMs.

More about Silent.Link:

Website -- https://silent.link/
Twitter -- https://twitter.com/silentlink1
Matrix -- matrix://@support:silent.link
Email -- support@silent.link

Opt Out's Sponsors:

Cake Wallet, an easy to use Monero mobile wallet -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#cake-wallet
LocalMonero, an excellent and privacy-preserving way to buy and sell Monero -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#localmonero
IVPN, an ethical, no-nonsense, non-logging VPN provider -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#ivpn

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Monerotopia conference special w/ Douglas Tuman Mar 25, 2022

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This episode, we're taking a break from the normal structure of Opt Out to focus on a conference I'll be attending and speaking at in April, Monerotopia, and learn more about it from the creator, Douglas Tuman.

More about Douglas Tuman:

Douglas' guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/douglas-tuman/

More about Monerotopia:

April 7th, 2022 – Miami Beach, FL
Website -- https://monerotopia.com/
Buy a ticket ASAP -- https://monerotopia.com/product/majority-ticket/

Supporting Opt Out:

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Self-hosted search via Whoogle w/ Ben Busby Mar 20, 2022

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Looking for a privacy-preserving and light-weight search tool that you can self-host? This episode, we’re sitting down with Ben Busby to chat about his project, Whoogle search.

More about Ben Busby:

Ben’s guest profile – https://optoutpod.com/guests/ben-busby/

More about Whoogle:

Github – https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search
Installing Whoogle – https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search#install
My Whoogle instance – https://search.sethforprivacy.com/

Opt Out’s Sponsors:

Cake Wallet, an easy to use Monero mobile wallet – https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#cake-wallet
LocalMonero, an excellent and privacy-preserving way to buy and sell Monero – https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#localmonero
IVPN, an ethical, no-nonsense, non-logging VPN provider – https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#ivpn

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Taking back your data via Nextcloud w/ Jos Poortvliet Mar 13, 2022

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Looking for a solution to get off of Google or Apple's walled ecosystem and take back control of your data? This episode, we're sitting down with Jos Poortvliet to chat about Nextcloud and the many solutions it has to offer.
More about Jos Poortvliet:

Jos' guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/jos-poortvliet/

More about Nextcloud:

Site - https://nextcloud.com/
Getting started - https://nextcloud.com/yourdata/
Self-hosting guide - https://nextcloud.com/install/#instructions-server
Alternative self-hosting guide - https://diverter.hostyourown.tools/uncle-jims-cloud/
Blog post on Nextcloud encryption - https://nextcloud.com/encryption/
Open job postings at Nextcloud - https://nextcloud.com/jobs/

Opt Out's Sponsors:

Cake Wallet, an easy to use Monero mobile wallet -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#cake-wallet
LocalMonero, an excellent and privacy-preserving way to buy and sell Monero -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#localmonero
IVPN, an ethical, no-nonsense, non-logging VPN provider -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#ivpn

Supporting Opt Out:

Donations -- https://optoutpod.com/about/#donations
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Network privacy via i2p w/ idk and Sadie Mar 06, 2022

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Have you heard about i2p but aren't sure where it fits into your network privacy toolkit? This episode, we're sitting down with Sadie and IDK from i2p to chat about i2p's approach to privacy, it's use-cases, and how it compares to similar tools like the Tor network.
More about idk and Sadie:

idk's guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/idk/
Sadie's guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/sadie-mascis/

More about i2p:

Site -- https://geti2p.net/en/
Source code -- https://i2pgit.org/
Project Twitter -- https://twitter.com/GetI2P
Project Mastodon -- https://mastodon.social/@i2p
Project Reddit -- https://www.reddit.com/r/i2p/

Opt Out's Sponsors:

Cake Wallet, an easy to use Monero mobile wallet -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#cake-wallet
LocalMonero, an excellent and privacy-preserving way to buy and sell Monero -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#localmonero
IVPN, an ethical, no-nonsense, non-logging VPN provider -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#ivpn

Supporting Opt Out:

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Managing passwords via Bitwarden w/ Ryan Luibrand Feb 27, 2022

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Looking for the right tool for password management, but wanting something that's open-source and encrypted by default? This episode, we're sitting down with Ryan Luibrand to chat about Bitwarden and their password manager tool.
More about Ryan Luibrand:

Ryan's guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/ryan-luibrand/

More about Bitwarden:

Website -- https://bitwarden.com/
Roadmap -- https://community.bitwarden.com/t/bitwarden-roadmap/12865
Web3 Blog Mentioned -- https://bitwarden.com/blog/what-the-future-of-web3-means-for-credentials/
Privacy policy -- https://bitwarden.com/privacy/
Pricing -- https://bitwarden.com/pricing/

Opt Out's Sponsors:

Cake Wallet, an easy to use Monero mobile wallet -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#cake-wallet
LocalMonero, an excellent and privacy-preserving way to buy and sell Monero -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#localmonero
IVPN, an ethical, no-nonsense, non-logging VPN provider -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#ivpn

Supporting Opt Out:

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Private search via Startpage w/ Kelly Finnerty Feb 20, 2022

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Have you been considering a more privacy-preserving search engine but not sure where to start? This episode, we're sitting down with Kelly from Startpage to chat about the Startpage search engine, how it works, it's limitations, and more.
More about Kelly Finnerty:

Kelly's guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/kelly-finnerty/

More about Startpage Search:

Website -- https://www.startpage.com/
About Startpage -- https://www.startpage.com/en/about-us
How does Startpage preserve privacy? -- https://www.startpage.com/en/how-startpage-works/
Privacy, Please! blog -- https://www.startpage.com/privacy-please/

More about the Startpage Privacy Protection extension:

Website -- https://add.startpage.com/en/protection
For Chrome/Brave -- https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/startpage-privacy-protect/cdkhedhmncjnpabolpjceohohlefegak?hl=en
For Firefox -- https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/startpage-privacy-protection/

Opt Out's Sponsors:

Cake Wallet, an easy to use Monero mobile wallet -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#cake-wallet
LocalMonero, an excellent and privacy-preserving way to buy and sell Monero -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#localmonero
IVPN, an ethical, no-nonsense, non-logging VPN provider -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#ivpn

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