Closed Network Privacy Podcast

Closed Ntwrk and The Hated One meet again for another podcast episode! We discus Cwtch, Briar, threat models, and Tails.

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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 involved at the political level

- Signal / Mobile questions - Graphene OS & Calyx OS

- Nextcloud

- The Hated One's Youtube challenges

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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/

900 Missouri residents who ‘snitched’ on lockdown rule-breakers fear retaliation after details leaked online.

Some people are now concerned that they will face consequences for ‘snitching’ on coronavirus rulebreakers in St Louis County, Missouri.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/coronavirus-missouri-lockdown-breakers-details-online-st-louis-county-a9497271.html

## Privacy Respecting Applications I Use

**Note Taking - Standard Notes**

https://standardnotes.com

**Web Browsers - Firefox, Brave Browser & TOR**

FireFox Extensions:

uBlock Origin - Finally, an efficient wide-spectrum content blocker. Easy on CPU and memory.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/

Bypass Paywalls Clean - Bypass Paywalls of (custom) news sites

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/bypass-paywalls-clean/

HTTPS Everywhere - Encrypt the web! HTTPS Everywhere is a Firefox extension to protect your communications by enabling HTTPS encryption automatically on sites that are known to support it, even when you type URLs or follow links that omit the https: prefix

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/https-everywhere/

**VPN (Virtual Private Network) Applications**

Proton VPN

https://protonvpn.com

iVPN

https://www.ivpn.net

Mac OS - Texting Using Google Messages on CalyxOS / Texty (Paid App via Apple)

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/texty-for-google-messages/id1538996043?mt=12

**Chat & Communication Tools**

Signal - Requires Phone Number

https://signal.org

Session - Doesn't Require Phone Number

https://getsession.org

**

2FA / TOTP (Time-based one-time password)**

- Bitwarden

The Bitwarden Authenticator is an alternative solution to dedicated authentication apps like Authy, which you can use to verify your identity for websites and apps that use Two-step Login. The Bitwarden Authenticator generates 6-digit Time-based One-time Passwords (TOTPs) using SHA-1 and rotates them every 30 seconds.

https://bitwarden.com/help/authenticator-keys/

Authy - Google Authenticator (I recommend not using them)

Aegis - Available in the Fdroid Store

https://getaegis.app

**Email Service Providers**

-Lavabit

https://lavabit.com

-ProtonMail

https://protonmail.com

-Tutanota

https://tutanota.com

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- 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 portable HD 

- SD Card USB dongle to flash Umbrel onto - https://getumbrel.com/

- Benefits of running a full bitcoin node

- When you run a Bitcoin node, you bolster security and enhance your privacy. Also, running a node enables you to prove that nobody manipulates the network or changes the rules.

- Creating transactions with your Bitcoin node can enhance security by eliminating or reducing the need to expose private keys. 

- What's more, running a Bitcoin node enables you to complete and broadcast transactions from it, thereby avoiding services that can compromise personal information. A node eliminates the use of a block explorer in verifying a transaction status. A block explorer allows a third party to track transaction history while linking it to an IP address. Thus, it can leak physical location details, Bitcoin balance, and financial counterparties. Running a Bitcoin node can help you avoid such issues.

Key Senators Have Voted For The Anti-Encryption EARN IT Act

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/02/key-senators-have-voted-anti-encryption-earn-it-act

- Join The Self Hosting Blog Matrix Server - 

Download the "Element App" - https://element.io/get-started#download

Self Hosting Blog Matrix Server - https://matrix.to/#/#theselfhostingblog:matrix.org

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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 - 

Simple Login / MySudo - email aliases, phone number and text

Email - ProtonMail / Tutanota

Notes - Standard Notes - Skiff.org

Use two factor authentication - Authy - Bitwarden - Yubikey

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A Bug in iOS 15 Is Leaking User Browsing Activity in Real Time

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/01/safari-and-ios-bug-reveals-your-browsing-activity-and-id-in-real-time/

Pegasus attacks in El Salvador: spyware used to target journalists and activists

https://www.accessnow.org/pegasus-el-salvador-spyware-targets-journalists/

Topics - 

- Apple Wallet and Personal Data Storage 

- Public Health will start gathering Canadians' cellphone location data

- Canadian Surveillance Concerns 

- NON KYC Bitcoin

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Great blog with self hosting articles and guides

https://theselfhostingblog.com/

KYC / AML Bitcoin Options

https://twitter.com/econoalchemist/status/1483247933877223424?s=20

New sensitive breach: "ShockGore", a site for sharing graphic content of gore and animal cruelty was breached in Aug 2020. Data included email, IP, unsalted SHA1 hashes and private messages, many asking for depraved material. 36% already in @haveibeenpwned

 https://haveibeenpwned.com

Tweet Reference - https://twitter.com/haveibeenpwned/status/1483955633045258240?s=20

Opinion: It’s dangerously stupid to put your state ID in your Apple Wallet 

- https://thenextweb.com/news/dangerously-stupid-state-id-in-your-apple-wallet

Public Health will start gathering Canadians' cellphone location data

- https://www.rebelnews.com/public_health_will_start_gathering_canadians_cell_phone_location_data

Mobile Phone Update, Censorship - TOR & Decentralization 

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Topics:

 - CalyxOS & GrapheneOS - Profiles on device to Compartmentalize different profiles and separate app data from each other.

 - Russia is actively trying to stop access to TOR. They've restricted access to the TOR project website and ISPs are trying blocking access. There is a call to help by setting up TOR relays, bridges and exit nodes.

https://news.yahoo.com/russia-ratchets-internet-crackdown-block-104416983.html

Breaking News: Twitter is Censoring News Of The Ghislaine Maxwell Trial?!

@TrackerTrial - Suspended

@NancyTracker - Suspende

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jdJxMoGizI

A lot of people getting kicked off twitter and moving to GETTR - what you should know before downloading GETTR

https://talkliberation.substack.com/p/gettr-app-report

- Self Hosting Guides

https://theselfhostingblog.com/

-- EFF and the state of NY

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/01/standing-privacy-new-york-state

Data Broker companies are selling location data even when the user has opted out of consent to sell location information.

Article Reference: 

https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dgmqz/huq-location-data-opt-out-no-consent

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/meta-builds-tool-stop-spread-revenge-porn-rcna7231

DarkFi - https://dark.fi/manifesto.html

This manifesto I discovered from - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhb6v1TXQJw&ab_channel=NaomiBrockwell

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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If you want to purchase Bitcoin we recommend Strike - (not a referral link) - https://strike.me/en/

Register an anonymous eSIM and pay for it with Crypto - https://silent.link/

Podcast References:

US education software company exposed personal data of 1.2M students - 

https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/22/smarterselect-exposed-millions-student-data/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACvzO1YSdT3sDyR-K2P4OupoYD5B5rHHdXsJoF_QM931lQfqAHSJ72YpbY-SUGLWwj1luidAu30iHO-nxQ-VQYaUuvQFJifGZHaLpQI2Td3_ceUPdo1n_79Y8rhTeCwNsAfKnsH6jcuyIL1rPsuzFvASkoH2Gooc70otTYhbRfkR

U.S. lawmakers call for privacy legislation after Reuters report on Amazon lobbying - 

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-lawmakers-call-privacy-legislation-after-reuters-report-amazon-lobbying-2021-11-22/

Chat control: The latest EU plans to outlaw encryption and introduce telecommunications surveillance -

https://mailbox.org/en/post/chat-control-the-latest-eu-plans-to-outlaw-encryption-and-introduce-telecommunications-surveillance?nl

This Software Could be Spying on NYC Students - https://www.nyclu.org/en/news/software-could-be-spying-nyc-students

- 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 NEED TO USE YOUR REAL NAME. I want everyone to get into the habit of using garbage info. You can easily keep track of all these accounts inside your Password manager, I suggest using KeypassXC or Bitwarden for a cloud password manager.

- Using VPNs can greatly reduce your tracking vector and increase surveillance from your ISP

- Create separate email accounts or at a minimum eamil aliases for these Nyms. The next step would also be to have separate names and associating phone numbers.

- Phone number sources: 

- MySudo

- Google Voice

- Twilio - Mike Bazzel link - https://inteltechniques.com/blog/2021/10/15/the-privacy-security-osint-show-episode-238/

- Email Services:

- Simple Login - https://simplelogin.io/

- Protonamil - Create aliases - https://protonmail.com/

- Tutanota Email - aliases - https://protonmail.com/

- MySudo (can also handle phone numbers) - https://mysudo.com/

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Consider Donations to FOSS Applications and Projects:

- Donated to Signal (tax deductible) - https://signal.org/en/donate/

- Became a CalyxOS Sustainer - 5g unlimited data hotspot (750 a year, 236 dollars was tax deductible

New Developments:

- I'm on Twitter - https://twitter.com/ClosedNtwrk

Ted Talk - Glenn Greenwald: Why privacy matters - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcSlowAhvUk

Email Services I use:

Tutanota - https://tutanota.com/

Proton Mail - https://protonmail.com/

Farady Bags I use - They Accept Crypto - https://godarkbags.com/

Calyx Institute - https://calyxinstitute.org/

Podcast 2.0 apps - https://podcastindex.org/apps

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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 digital life becomes sovereign. 

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Podcast Resources

Zero Knowledge Services where you have the keys, they don't but if you lose the keys you lose your data.

- Tresorit - https://tresorit.com/

- Mega - https://mega.io/

- Icedrive - https://icedrive.net/

- Pcloud - https://www.pcloud.com/

- Proton Drive - https://protonmail.com/blog/proton-drive-early-access/

What Closed Ntwrk uses - Nextcloud - https://nextcloud.com/

Encrypt your files with the open source application call "Cryptomator" https://cryptomator.org/

Editorial resources referenced in the podcast regarding Apple users paying a premium for flights and hotels:

        https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304458604577488822667325882

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-18595347

https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/mac-users-pay-more-than-pc-users-says-orbitz/

https://abcnews.go.com/Travel/mac-users-higher-hotel-prices-orbitz/story?id=16650014