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Wondering how you can manage to use Bitcoin privately? This episode, we're sitting down with Samourai Wallet to chat about their incredible FOSS Bitcoin wallet that enables private usage of Bitcoin. More about Samourai: Samourai's guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/samourai-wallet/ More about Samourai Wallet: The site -- https://samouraiwallet.com/ The code -- https://code.sam...

Wondering how to take back control of the data captured by data brokers before you started taking privacy more seriously? This episode, we're sitting down with Rob Shavell, co-founder of DeleteMe to chat about cleaning up the data about you that's been scooped up by data brokers across the internet. Note: There were a few small 1-2s segments where Rob's audio cuts out, but shouldn&a...

Heard about email aliasing but not sure where to start? This episode, we're sitting down with Son from SimpleLogin to chat about email aliasing. More about Son: Son's guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/son/ More about SimpleLogin: Website -- https://simplelogin.io/ Github -- https://github.com/simple-login/app Documentation -- https://simplelogin.io/docs/ Techlore review -- ht...

Wondering why someone decides to do privacy education and research full-time? This episode, we're sitting down with Sun Knudsen to chat about his education and research on privacy, funding in the privacy and FOSS spaces, and a little bit of macOS vs Linux. More about Sun Knudsen: Sun Knudsen's guest profile -- https://www.optoutpod.com/guests/sun-knudsen/ Sun Knudsen's recommended t...

Wanting to find a solid VPN provider, but struggling to break through all of the marketing fluff and grandiose claims? This episode, we're sitting down with Viktor, a member of the IVPN team, the newest sponsor of Opt Out to discuss the ethos behind IVPN, their approach to providing privacy to users, and some of the history of IVPN. More about Viktor: Viktor's guest profile -- https://ww...

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...

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 -- htt...

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.op...

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://t...

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...

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.optoutpo...

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/guest...

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....

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://neh...

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...

Where does privacy fit in to opting out of a broken (or breaking) economy or society? How can we build parallel economies using privacy tools? This episode, we're sitting down Juraj Bednar to chat about his own personal privacy journey, how parallel economies can (and will!) work, and what role Bitcoin plays in building up a parallel economy around us. More about Juraj: Juraj's guest pro...

Ever wondered how you can easily self-host tools, or thought about hosting tools for friends or family to use? This episode, we're sitting down Diverter to chat about his favorite hosting solution, Yunohost, the importance of hosting tools for friends, family, and online communities as "Uncle Jim", and where Bitcoin fits into his toolkit. More about Diverter: Diverter's guest p...

Wondering how you can contribute to FOSS projects without being able to code, or why privacy needs to be the default option in tools you use? This episode, we're sitting down with Justin Ehrenhofer to chat about contributing to FOSS projects as a non-dev, why privacy by default matters, and where Monero fits into his toolkit. More about Justin: Justin's guest profile -- https://www.optou...

Wondering what the difference is between privacy, security, and anonymity and how the three intersect? How about what a threat model is and how to develop one for yourself? This episode, we're sitting down with Nathan from The New Oil to chat about threat modeling, the intersection of privacy, security, and anonymity, and how open-source software is central to opting out of surveillance. More...

Wanting to learn more about mobile privacy, but not sure where to start? This episode, we sat down with Max Tannahill to chat about mobile OSs, surveillance, and cryptocurrency. More about Max: Max's guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/max-tannahill/ Mamushi, a CalyxOS Pixel retailer -- https://mamushi.io/ Max's Twitter -- https://twitter.com/maxtannahill Blog post on migrating...

This week, I got the pleasure of sitting down with k3tan to chat about privacy, self-hosting, and some of his favorite tools. More about k3tan: k3tan's guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/k3tan/ Blog post on restarting your digital identity -- https://k3tan.com/starting-a-new-digital-identity Blog post on self-hosting -- https://k3tan.com/self-hosting Recommended FOSS software -- ht...

This week, I got the pleasure of sitting down with Henry from Techlore to chat about digital minimalism, privacy education, and some of the tools and projects that Henry recommends for taking back control of our privacy and data in an ever increasing world of data capture, tracking, and sharing. More about Henry: Henry's guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/henry/ More about Techlore...

Welcome to Opt Out! I hope you enjoy this short intro which I’m using to introduce the podcast and go ahead and get it published across all major platforms in preparation for our first episode on 6/1. Thanks for listening, and be sure to subscribe on your favorite app or to the RSS feed at https://www.optoutpod.com ! Support the show