Simon Walsh

Closed Network Privacy Podcast

Technology EN ↓ 58 episodes

Privacy and security podcast focused on the everyday person and using simple tools and techniques to become a smaller target for online attacks. Learn to protect yourself using VPNs, DeGoogled phones, VPNs, TOR, end to end encrypted communications, and techniques to help become more private online. Visit the website for more information: https://closednetwork.io

Author

Simon Walsh

Episodes

Episode 58 - The Price Of Being Watched 15.06.2026 1:48:12

Show Notes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-58-the-price-of-being-watched/198 Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/ BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.net Thank You Patreons & Direct Supporters! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetwork https://xmrchat.com/closednetwork Direct Support - https://closednetwork.io Subscribe Witho...

Episode 57 - Age Verification Is Becoming Digital Border Control 15.05.2026 1:28:59

Show Notes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-57-age-verification-is-becoming-digital-border-control/192 Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/ BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.net Thank You Patreons & Direct Supporters! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetwork https://xmrchat.com/closednetwork Direct Support - https://closedn...

Episode 56 - When the Gatekeepers Fail: EU Age App Cracked in 2 Minutes, HR 8250, Palantir Pressure, Signal Notification Leaks, and Taking AI Local 21.04.2026 1:32:52

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/188 Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/ BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.net Thank You Patreons & Direct Supporters! - https://www.patreon.co...

Episode 55 - My issues with Ubuntu - The Architecture of an Identity-Gated Internet 30.03.2026 1:27:43

Show Notes - Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/ BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.net Thank You Patreons & Direct Supporters! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetwork Subscribe Without Patreon - https://closednetwork.io/#/portal/signup Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass David - Privacy Bad Ass TK - Privacy Bad Ass David - Privacy Bad...

Episode 54 - Why The iPhone Is the Most Surveilled Device on the Planet 16.03.2026 31:06

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/179 Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/ BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.net Thank You Patreons &a...

Episode 53 - Locked Out: How Governments and Google Are Closing the Open Internet 13.03.2026 1:12:55

Show Notes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-53-locked-out-how-governments-and-google-are-closing-the-open-internet/178 Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.net Thank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetwork Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass David - Privacy Bad Ass TK - Privacy Bad Ass David...

Episode 52 - Opsec Fail - Epstein Files - Why Decentralized Systems Are a Threat to Power Networks 27.02.2026 1:34:55

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/177 Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/ BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.net Thank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetwork Michael Bates - Privacy B...

Episode 51 - Snoop On Them As They Snoop On us 31.01.2026 1:29:34

Show Notes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-51-snoop-on-them-as-they-snoop-on-us/174 Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/ BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.net Thank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetwork Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass David - Privacy Bad Ass Inferno Potato - Privacy Bad Ass TK - Privacy Bad As...

Episode 50 - Digital Dictatorships - Velvet Glove Coup 07.01.2026 1:25:46

Show Notes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-50-digital-dictatorships-velvet-glove-coup/170 Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/ BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.net Thank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetwork Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass David - Privacy Bad Ass Daniel J Martin - Privacy Bad Ass TK - Privacy...

Episode 49 - Interview With Zach w/ Developing Coze JS - Encryption, & Cryptography Chat 22.11.2025 2:34:03

Show Notes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-49-interview-with-zach-w-developing-coze-js-encryption-cryptography-chat/168 Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/ BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.net Thank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetwork Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass David - Privacy Bad Ass Daniel J Martin...

Episode 48 - Chilling with The Hated One - Solidarity In Privacy & Freedom Tech 07.11.2025 2:16:29

Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/ BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.net Thank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetwork Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass David - Privacy Bad Ass Daniel J Martin - Privacy Bad Ass TK - Privacy Bad Ass David - Privacy Bad Ass MrMilkMustache - Privacy Supporter Hutch - Privacy Advocate TOP LIGH...

Episode 47 - I Don’t Need Permission - You Can Just Do Things 01.10.2025 1:11:52

** SHOWNOTES ** ⁠https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-47-i-dont-need-permission-you-can-just-do-things/163⁠ Website / Donations / Support - ⁠https://closednetwork.io/support/⁠ BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.net Thank You Patreons! - ⁠https://www.patreon.com/closednetwork⁠ Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass David - Privacy Bad Ass Daniel J Martin - Privacy Bad A...

Episode 46 - Not perfect but good enough. Be your own algorithm. 26.07.2025 1:22:32

Show Notes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-46-not-perfect-but-good-enough-be-your-own-algorithm/159 Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/ BTC Lightning Donations - https://closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.net Thank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetwork Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass Richard G. - Privacy Bad Ass Daniel J Martin - Priva...

Episode 45 - From The Woods - Reclaim Your Media 28.04.2025 46:58

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.net Thank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetwork Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass Richard G. - Privacy Bad Ass Daniel J Martin - Privacy Bad Ass TK - Privacy B...

Episode 44 - Signal Me Br0 03.04.2025 1:27:15

**ShowNotes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-44-signal-me-br0/147 Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/ BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.net Thank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetwork Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass Richard G. - Privacy Bad Ass Daniel J Martin - Privacy Bad Ass TK - Privacy Bad Ass David - Pri...

Episode 43 - Spy Network Rising: Why Apple, the FBI, and the UK Want Your Keys 27.02.2025 1:35:44

SHOWNOTES: - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-43-spy-network-rising-why-apple-the-fbi-and-the-uk-want-your-keys/145 Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/ BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.net Thank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetwork Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass Richard G. - Privacy Bad Ass Daniel J Marti...

Episode 42 - DeepSeek AI OH MY 02.02.2025 1:22:38

ShowNotes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/cn-episode-42-deepseek-ai-oh-my/142 Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/ BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.net Thank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetwork Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass Richard G. - Privacy Bad Ass Daniel J Martin - Privacy Bad Ass Timothy K. - Privacy Advoca...

Episode 41 - GrapheneOS Setup, 2025 Goals, KOSA, & More 08.01.2025 1:19:21

Episode 41 Shownotes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-41-grapheneos-setup-2025-goals-kosa-more/135 WHATS UP PRIVACY HOOLIGANS !!!!! ShowNotes - Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/ BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com Thank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetwork Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass Richard G. - Privacy Bad Ass Daniel...

Episode 40 - ANOM for Me But Not For Thee 01.12.2024 1:48:04

ShowNotes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-40-anom-for-me-but-not-for-thee/128 Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/ BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com Thank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetwork Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass Richard G. - Privacy Bad Ass Daniel J Martin - Privacy Bad Ass Timothy K. - Privacy Advocate Hutch -...

Episode 39 - Conversation With The Hated One - AI, GrapheneOS, Brax Phone, The Future 15.10.2024 3:42:06

Show Notes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-39-conversation-with-the-hated-one-ai-grapheneos-brax-phone-the-future/114 Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/ BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com Thank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetwork Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass Richard G. - Privacy Bad Ass Timothy K. - Privacy Advocate...

Episode 38 - Protocols not Platforms - NOSTR, BTC, SimpleX 27.09.2024 1:51:29

Closed Network podcast Episode 38 - Show Notes Click Here! - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-38-protocols-not-platforms/111 Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/ BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com Thank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetwork Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass Richard G. - Privacy Bad Ass TOP LIGHTNING BOOSTERS...

Episode 37 - Collect It All, So We Can Know It All 14.08.2024 1:34:28

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 Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io Thank You Patreons! - Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass Richard G. - Privacy Bad Ass Support / Patreon / Donations: https://closednetwork.io/sup...

Episode 36 - MODPOD - Moderators Guest Show 01.07.2024 2:27:09

Closed Network podcast Episode 36 - MODPOD - Moderators Interviews Show notes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-36-modpod-moderators-guest-show/100 * * * * * * Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io Thank You Patreons! - Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass Richard G. - Privacy Bad Ass Support / Patreon / Donations: https://closednetwork.io/support/ TOP LIGHTNING BOOSTERS !!!...

Episode 35 - Chat control - Privacy Health Check - Show me ID 20.06.2024 1:36:31

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 Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io Thank You Patreons! - Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass Richard G. - Privacy Bad Ass Support / Patreon / Donations: https://closednetwork.io/support/ BTC Lightning...

Episode 34 - Michael's 2 Year Privacy Journey with GrapheneOS, Linux, Tactics & Banter 30.04.2024 1:51:56

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 Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io Thank You Patreons! - Michael Bates - Privacy Bad Ass Richard G. - Privacy Bad Ass Support / Patreon / Donatio...