Opt Out

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 profile -- https://www.optoutpod.com/guests/juraj-bednar/
• "The Second Realm", by Smuggler and XYZ -- https://anarplex.net/hosted/files/secondrealm/secondrealm.pdf

Juraj's recommended tools to Opt Out:

• Signal, an easy-to-use end-to-end encrypted messenger -- https://signal.org/
• PGP/GPG, an encryption method commonly used for email and other communications -- https://protonmail.com/blog/what-is-pgp-encryption/
• Matrix, the protocol -- https://matrix.org/
• Element, a cross-platform Matrix chat client -- https://element.io
• Trezor, an open-source cryptocurrency hardware wallet -- https://trezor.io/
• Tor browser, and easy to use anonymous web browser -- https://www.torproject.org/
• Obscura Cam, a privacy-centric camera app -- https://guardianproject.info/apps/obscuracam/
• uBlock Origin, an ad and tracker blogging browser plugin -- https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock

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

• Website -- https://newpipe.net/
• Where to get NewPipe -- https://newpipe.net/#download
• GitHub repository -- https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/
• My recommendation -- https://sethforprivacy.com/posts/switching-to-calyxos/#newpipe-for-youtube

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
• Leave a review on your favorite podcast platform, if possible!
• Share it with your friends, family, and other communities!

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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 profile -- https://www.optoutpod.com/guests/diverter/
• As easy as P, G, P -- https://diverter.hostyourown.tools/as-easy-ators-pgp/
• Becoming "Uncle Jim" -- https://diverter.hostyourown.tools/becoming-uncle-jim/
• Protecting Your Bitcoin Identity (BANB2020 Presentation) -- https://diverter.hostyourown.tools/protecting-your-bitcoin-identity/

Diverter's recommended tools to Opt Out:

• Bitwarden, a FOSS password manager -- https://bitwarden.com/
• Standard Notes, an encrypted-by-default notes app that is free and open-source -- https://standardnotes.com/
• Open Keychain, a PGP key management app (Android-only) -- https://www.openkeychain.org/
• Signal, an easy-to-use end-to-end encrypted messenger -- https://signal.org/
• Threema, an end-to-end encrypted messenger, similar to Signal -- https://threema.ch/en/
• TesserCubeDV, a keyboard with integrated PGP support (Android-only) -- https://github.com/secretestsquirrel/TessercubeDV-Android

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

• More info on Nitter (Github) -- https://github.com/zedeus/nitter
• A list of public instances -- https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/Instances
• Diverter's Nitter instance -- https://nitter.usethetools.org/
• Fritter, an Android app for using Nitter -- https://fritter.cc/

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
• Leave a review on your favorite podcast platform, if possible!
• Share it with your friends, family, and other communities!

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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.optoutpod.com/guests/justin-ehrenhofer/
• MAGIC grants, a non-profit -- https://www.magicgrants.org/

Justin's recommended tools to Opt Out:

• OBS, a FOSS recording/streaming tool -- https://obsproject.com/
• KeePassXC, a FOSS password manager -- https://keepassxc.org/
• Bitwarden, a FOSS password manager -- https://bitwarden.com/
• Matrix, the protocol - https://matrix.org/
• Element, a cross-platform Matrix chat client - https://element.io
• Signal, an easy-to-use end-to-end encrypted messenger -- https://signal.org/
• Threema, an end-to-end encrypted messenger, similar to Signal -- https://threema.ch/en/
• Flarum, a self-hosted forum/Reddit alternative -- https://flarum.org/
• Nextcloud, a self-hosted storage, contacts, calendar, and much more FOSS app -- https://nextcloud.com/
• ProtonMail, an encrypted and private email service -- https://protonmail.com/

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

• Bitwarden -- https://bitwarden.com/
• Bitwarden Server -- https://bitwarden.com/help/article/install-on-premise/

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
• Leave a review on your favorite podcast platform, if possible!
• Share it with your friends, family, and other communities!

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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 about Nathan:

• Nathan's guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/nathan-bartram/
• The New Oil website -- https://thenewoil.xyz/index.html
• Threat modeling -- https://thenewoil.xyz/threatmodel.html
• The New Oil videos on PeerTube -- https://peertube.thenewoil.xyz/video-channels/thenewoil/videos
• The Surveillance Report podcast, where Nathan is co-host -- https://techlore.tech/sr.html

Nathan's recommended tools to Opt Out:

• Nextcloud, a self-hosted storage, contacts, calendar, and much more FOSS app -- https://nextcloud.com/
• ProtonMail, an encrypted and private email service -- https://protonmail.com/
• QubesOS, a privacy-preserving and security-focused Linux distro (not for Linux beginners, more advanced) -- https://www.qubes-os.org/
• DD-WRT, a Linux-based router firmware -- https://dd-wrt.com/
• Bitwarden, an easy to use password manager -- https://bitwarden.com/
• KeePass, a basic and local password manager -- https://keepass.info/
• Simple Login, an email aliasing service - https://simplelogin.io/
• Privacy.com, a payment card aliasing service - https://privacy.com/
• MySudo, a phone aliasing service - https://mysudo.com/

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

• PeerTube, a federated video platform -- https://joinpeertube.org/
• What is PeerTube? A short video explainer -- https://framatube.org/videos/watch/217eefeb-883d-45be-b7fc-a788ad8507d3
• Running your own PeerTube instance -- https://docs.joinpeertube.org/install-any-os
• The New Oil PeerTube instance -- https://peertube.thenewoil.xyz/
• Opt Out Podcast PeerTube instance -- https://videos.optoutpod.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
• Leave a review on your favorite podcast platform, if possible!
• Share it with your friends, family, and other commun

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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 Mamushi from CopperheadOS to CalyxOS -- https://mamushi.io/2021/04/12/departing-from-copperhead/
• Ministry of Nodes -- https://www.ministryofnodes.com.au/

Max's recommended tools to Opt Out:

• Nextcloud, a self-hosted storage, contacts, calendar, and much more FOSS app -- https://nextcloud.com/
• Telegram, an encrypted (if using secret chats) messenger -- https://telegram.org/
• Threema, an end-to-end encrypted messenger, similar to Signal -- https://threema.ch/en/
• ProtonMail, an encrypted and private email service -- https://protonmail.com/
• Bitcoin, via Samourai Wallet, a privacy-preserving Android wallet -- https://samouraiwallet.com/
• Monero, a privacy-preserving cryptocurrency -- https://www.getmonero.org/
• Pop_OS!, an easy to use Linux OS -- https://pop.system76.com/

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

• Standard Notes website -- https://standardnotes.com/
• Extended Features -- https://standardnotes.com/features
• Github -- https://github.com/standardnotes/web

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
• Leave a review on your favorite podcast platform, if possible!
• Share it with your friends, family, and other communities!

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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 -- https://k3tan.com/foss
• Privacy learning resources -- https://k3tan.com/learn-about-privacy
• Ministry of Nodes -- https://www.ministryofnodes.com.au/
• A cypherpunk manifesto -- https://www.activism.net/cypherpunk/manifesto.html

k3tan's recommended tools to "opt out":

• Nextcloud, a self-hosted storage, contacts, calendar, and much more FOSS app -- https://nextcloud.com/
• FreeTube, a desktop privacy-preserving YouTube client -- https://freetubeapp.io/
• Privacy Redirect, a browser extension for redirecting to privacy-preserving tools -- https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect
• pfSense, a FOSS router OS -- https://www.pfsense.org/

Other tools mentioned:

• Pop_OS!, an easy to use Linux OS -- https://pop.system76.com/
• Plexus, app recommendations and support info for de-Googled Android -- https://plexus.techlore.tech/
• TimeShift, a Linux backup solution -- https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift
• Invidious, a privacy-preserving YouTube front-end -- https://github.com/iv-org/invidious

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

• More about CalyxOS -- https://calyxos.org/
• k3tan's recommended apps for CalyxOS -- https://k3tan.com/mobile-phone-apps
• My thoughts on CalyxOS and app recommendations -- https://sethforprivacy.com/posts/switching-to-calyxos/
• BitcoinQnA guide to installing CalyxOS -- https://bitcoiner.guide/calyxos/
• Mamushi, a reseller that will flash CalyxOS for you, accepts Bitcoin/Monero -- https://mamushi.io/

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
• Leave a review on your favorite podcast platform, if possible!
• Share it with your friends, family, and other communities!

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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:

• Main website - https://techlore.tech/
• Videos - https://techlore.tech/videos.html 
• Surveillance Report - https://surveillancereport.tech/
• Techlore Matrix community - https://matrix.to/#/+techlore-official:matrix.org

Henry's recommended tools to opt out:

• Simple Login, an email aliasing service - https://simplelogin.io/
• Privacy.com, a payment card aliasing service - https://privacy.com/
• MySudo, a phone aliasing service - https://mysudo.com/

This week's project to help you opt out - Matrix:

• More about Matrix, the protocol - https://matrix.org/
• Element, a cross-platform Matrix chat client - https://element.io
• A quick guide to joining the Monero Matrix homeserver via Element - https://forum.monero.space/d/79-how-to-join-the-monero-core-team-matrix-server-web
• Installing your own Synapse server for Matrix (ADVANCED) - https://upcloud.com/community/tutorials/install-matrix-synapse/

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
• Leave a review on your favorite podcast platform, if possible!
• Share it with your friends, family, and other communities!

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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!

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