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A Bitcoiner's journey towards privacy w/ BitcoinQnA Nov 28, 2021

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Wondering what drives normal people to focus on FOSS? This episode, we're sitting down with QnA to chat about his journey towards privacy through Bitcoin and the impact of FOSS along the way.
More about QnA:

QnA's guest profile -- https://www.optoutpod.com/guests/bitcoin-qna/
QnA's full list of recommended tools -- https://bitcoiner.guide/toolkit/

QnA's recommended tools to Opt Out:

FOUNDATION devices, a FOSS-first company producing the Passport, a Bitcoin hardware wallet -- https://foundationdevices.com/
Samourai Wallet, a privacy-preserving Android wallet -- https://samouraiwallet.com/
Pop_OS!, an easy to use Linux OS -- https://pop.system76.com/
StarLabs, a Linux-first laptop company -- https://starlabs.systems/
Threema, an end-to-end encrypted messenger, similar to Signal -- https://threema.ch/en/
Yunohost, a FOSS platform for simplified self-hosting -- https://yunohost.org/
Matrix, the protocol -- https://matrix.org/
Element, a cross-platform Matrix chat client -- https://element.io
Mullvad, a well-known and non-logging VPN provider -- https://mullvad.net/en/

This week's project to help you Opt Out - Pop_OS!:

Website -- https://pop.system76.com/
My episode with Jeremy Soller from System76 -- https://www.optoutpod.com/coreboot-foss-firmware-pop_os-and-system76-w-jeremy-soller-special/

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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Personal responsibility in privacy, FOSS funding models, and Bitcoin w/ Matt Odell Nov 13, 2021

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Wondering why FOSS and privacy have become such a focus for Matt Odell and Citadel Dispatch, or wanting to learn more about FOSS in general? This episode, we're sitting down with Matt Odell for a bit of a different show where we focus on listener questions around FOSS, privacy, FOSS community ethos, and his journey towards privacy.
More about Matt Odell:

Matt Odell's guest profile -- https://www.optoutpod.com/guests/odell/
Matt's podcast, Citadel Dispatch -- https://citadeldispatch.com
Matt's recommended tools -- https://citadeldispatch.com/help/

Matt Odell's recommended tools to Opt Out:

CalyxOS, a privacy-centric de-Googled Android OS -- https://calyxos.org/
Signal, an easy-to-use end-to-end encrypted messenger -- https://signal.org/
Aegis OTP, a FOSS 2-factor Android app -- https://getaegis.app/
Threema, an end-to-end encrypted messenger, similar to Signal -- https://threema.ch/en/
Matrix, the protocol -- https://matrix.org/
Element, a cross-platform Matrix chat client -- https://element.io
Pop_OS!, an easy to use Linux OS -- https://pop.system76.com/
System76, a Linux-first and FOSS-first hardware company -- https://system76.com/
Tor browser, and easy to use anonymous web browser -- https://www.torproject.org/
Samourai Wallet, a privacy-preserving Android wallet -- https://samouraiwallet.com/
Sparrow wallet, a privacy-friendly and fully-featured desktop Bitcoin wallet -- https://sparrowwallet.com/
Muun, a self-custody Bitcoin and Lightning wallet -- https://muun.com/
F-Droid, an open-source-only Android app store -- https://f-droid.org/en/
Tutanota, an encrypted email host -- https://tutanota.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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Balancing privacy with mental health, plus second realms w/ j43 Oct 31, 2021

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Wondering how to find the right balance of privacy and convenience, or struggling with the mental strain of a journey towards personal privacy? This episode, we're sitting down with j43 to chat about the mental strain that can be caused by a journey towards privacy, and a deeper look at parallel economies or "second realms".
More about j43:

j43's guest profile -- https://www.optoutpod.com/guests/j43/

j43's recommended ways to Opt Out:

Use HTTPS only!
Blocking trackers, at DNS/IP whenever possible
Blending into the noise, having a portion of your digital identity that looks more "normal" to corporations and 3rd parties
DYOR and find a good VPN provider that you trust
Don't rely 100% on Tor for privacy alone

This week's project to help you Opt Out - Nextcloud:

Site -- https://nextcloud.com/
Self-hosting -- https://nextcloud.com/install/#instructions-server
Self-hosting via my Docker Compose project -- https://github.com/sethforprivacy/self-hosted-services
Self-hosting via Yunohost -- https://diverter.hostyourown.tools/uncle-jims-cloud/
Davx for syncing calendar/contacts with mobile -- https://f-droid.org/en/packages/at.bitfire.davdroid/

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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Global surveillance, VPNs, and Tor w/ Smuggler Oct 17, 2021

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Wondering how global surveillance could realistically work, or how VPNs can play a role in your privacy? This episode, we're sitting down with Smuggler to chat about global surveillance, a realistic look at VPNs (and Tor!), and his journey as a cypherpunk.
More about Smuggler:

Smuggler's guest profile -- https://www.optoutpod.com/guests/smuggler/
Cypherpunk Bitstream Podcast -- https://taz0.org/bitstream/
Smuggler's blog -- https://opaque.link/
Smuggler's paper on global surveillance -- https://opaque.link/post/2011-06-16-global-spying/

Smuggler's recommended tools to Opt Out:

Cash
Glasses and mask for physical privacy
Face-to-face meetings
Shipping containers as a Faraday cage
Voice masking technology

This week's project to help you Opt Out - Whoogle:

Github -- https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search
My instance: https://search.sethforprivacy.com
My instance on Tor: http://nuifgsnbb2mcyza74o7illtqmuaqbwu4flam3cdmsrnudwcmkqur37qd.onion
Setting it as your primary search instance -- https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search#set-whoogle-as-your-primary-search-engine

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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Transitioning to Linux and CalyxOS w/ Chris Blec Oct 05, 2021

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NOTE: Apologies for the audio issues in this one, there was packet loss on Chris's side that only was apparent once we finished. If you have questions about a specific question please email me at seth@optoutpod.com or reach out on Twitter and I'll do my best to clarify it!
Wondering what it's like to take the dive and switch to Linux and CalyxOS at once? How does the recent push for vaccine mandates impact our journey towards privacy? This episode, we're sitting down with Chris Blec to chat about his journey to Linux and CalyxOS, security and privacy in cryptocurrency, our thoughts on the privacy implications of vaccine mandates, and much more.
More about Chris Blec:

Chris Blec's guest profile -- https://www.optoutpod.com/guests/chris-blec/
Defi Watch -- https://defiwatch.net/
Proof of Decentralization podcast -- https://anchor.fm/proof-of-decentralization

Chris Blec's recommended tools to Opt Out:

Privacy.com, a payment card aliasing service -- https://privacy.com/
Simple Login, an email aliasing service -- https://simplelogin.io/
Catch-all email addresses via ProtonMail -- https://protonmail.com/support/knowledge-base/catch-all/

This week's project to help you Opt Out - Teddit:

Teddit -- https://teddit.net
Git -- https://codeberg.org/teddit/teddit
My public Teddit instance -- https://teddit.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

Supporting Opt Out:

Donations -- https://optoutpod.com/about/#donations
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Coreboot, FOSS firmware, Pop_OS!, and System76 w/ Jeremy Soller Sep 30, 2021

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Have you been thinking about switching to Linux for your daily driver, or wondering what Coreboot or open-source firmware are? This episode, we're sitting down with Jeremy Soller to chat about System76, the company that makes my laptop (among others) and are behind Pop_OS!, a user-friendly Linux distribution.
More about Jeremy Soller:

Jeremy Soller's guest profile -- https://www.optoutpod.com/guests/jeremy-soller/

More about System76:

Website -- https://system76.com/
About System76 -- https://system76.com/about
Pop_OS! -- https://pop.system76.com/
Pop_OS! chat -- https://chat.pop-os.org
System76 open firmware -- https://github.com/system76/firmware-open
The System76 Lemur Pro, my laptop -- https://system76.com/laptops/lemur

More about Coreboot:

Docs -- https://doc.coreboot.org/

Jeremy Soller's recommended tools to Opt Out:

Tor browser, and easy to use anonymous web browser -- https://www.torproject.org/
Bitcoin
Firefox, a FOSS and privacy-preserving browser -- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/
My recommended Firefox hardening guide -- https://chrisx.xyz/blog/yet-another-firefox-hardening-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

Supporting Opt Out:

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Cryptoanarchy and freedom w/ Pavol Lupták Sep 19, 2021

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What is crypto-anarchy? How can I opt out if my country has become too authoritarian or dangerous to remain in? This episode, we're sitting down with Pavol Lupták to chat about what crypto-anarchy is and why permanent residencies can be a way to physically (and financially) opt out of broken systems.
More about Pavol Lupták:

Pavol Lupták's guest profile -- https://www.optoutpod.com/guests/pavol-luptak/
A slideshow on Pavol's top 30 mobile tools for privacy -- https://slides.com/nethemba/my-top-30-sovereignty-apps
Liberation.Travel website -- https://liberation.travel/
The mission of Liberation.Travel -- https://liberation.travel/the-mission-of-liberation-travel/

Pavol Lupták's recommended tools to Opt Out:

Incognito, a privacy-centric exchange platform -- https://incognito.org/
Session, a metadata-reduced Signal fork -- https://getsession.org/
Purism Librem 14, a security-first Linux laptop - https://puri.sm/products/librem-14/
QubesOS, a privacy-preserving and security-focused Linux distro -- https://www.qubes-os.org/
CalyxOS, a privacy-centric de-Googled Android OS -- https://calyxos.org/
Monero, a privacy-preserving cryptocurrency that functions as digital cash -- https://www.getmonero.org/

This week's project to help you Opt Out - Monero:

Website -- https://getmonero.org
More info on Monero -- https://www.monerooutreach.org/gallery/know-monero.html
Why we need Monero -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8quGD9W7B2I and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq6w03E2DS4
Cake Wallet, an easy to use Monero mobile wallet -- https://cakewallet.com/
LocalMonero, an excellent and privacy-preserving way to buy and sell Monero -- https://localmonero.co
How to buy Monero -- https://www.monerooutreach.org/how-to-buy-monero.html
How to run a Monero node -- https://sethforprivacy.com/guides/run-a-monero-node/
How to mine Monero -- https://sethforprivacy.com/guides/mining-monero/
Github -- https://github.com/monero-project/monero

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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Sponsor Special w/ Alex from LocalMonero and AgoraDesk Sep 15, 2021

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What's the best way to buy and sell Monero while maintaining personal privacy? This episode, we're sitting down with Alex, co-founder of LocalMonero, the newest sponsor of Opt Out.
More about Alex:

Alex's guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/alex-localmonero/

More about LocalMonero:

LocalMonero's website -- https://localmonero.co
LocalMonero onion address -- http://nehdddktmhvqklsnkjqcbpmb63htee2iznpcbs5tgzctipxykpj6yrid.onion/
LocalMonero i2p address -- http://lm.i2p/
LocalMonero Reddit -- https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalMonero
LocalMonero Telegram -- https://t.me/LocalMonero
LocalMonero Forum -- https://forums.localmonero.co/

More about AgoraDesk:

AgoraDesk's website -- https://agoradesk.com
AgoraDesk onion address -- http://2jopbxfi2mrw6pfpmufm7smacrgniglr7a4raaila3kwlhlumflxfxad.onion/
AgoraDesk i2p address -- http://agoradesk.i2p/
AgoraDesk Reddit -- https://www.reddit.com/r/AgoraDesk
AgoraDesk Telegram -- https://t.me/AgoraDesk

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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Sponsor Special w/ Vik Sharma from Cake Wallet Sep 15, 2021

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Wondering what mobile Monero wallet I use and recommend and why I chose to take Cake Wallet on as a sponsor? This episode, we're sitting down with Vik Sharma, owner of Cake Wallet, the newest sponsor of Opt Out.
More about Vik Sharma:

Vik's guest profile -- https://www.optoutpod.com/guests/vik-sharma/

More about Cake Wallet:

Website -- https://cakewallet.com
Reddit -- https://www.reddit.com/r/cakewallet/
Telegram -- https://t.me/cakewallet_bot
Twitter -- https://twitter.com/cakewallet
Github -- https://github.com/cake-tech/cake_wallet

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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Decentralized and censorship-resistant messaging platforms w/ Sean O'Brien Sep 06, 2021

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Wondering what alternatives are available for Twitter or similar centralized and censored services? This episode, we're sitting down with Sean O'Brien to chat about the need for decentralized and censorship-resistant micro-blogging and short messaging platforms.
More about Sean O'Brien:

Sean O'Brien's guest profile -- https://www.optoutpod.com/guests/sean-obrien/
Panquake -- https://panquake.com/
Talk Liberation newsletter -- https://talkliberation.substack.com/

Sean O'Brien's recommended tools to Opt Out:

uBlock Origin, an ad and tracker blogging browser plugin -- https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock
GNU/Linux, specifically Debian and Debian-based distributions -- https://www.debian.org/
Ubuntu, an easy-to-use Linux distro based on Debian -- https://ubuntu.com/
Tor and Tor browser, and easy to use anonymous web browser -- https://www.torproject.org/
Tails, a portable operating system that protects against surveillance and censorship -- https://tails.boum.org/
Signal, an easy-to-use end-to-end encrypted messenger -- https://signal.org/

This week's project to help you Opt Out - Threema:

Threema's website -- https://threema.ch/en
Comparing Threema with other popular messengers -- https://threema.ch/en/messenger-comparison
Threema source code -- https://threema.ch/en/open-source

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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