Our privacy expert Cam is here to break down all things metadata. If you've ever wondered what metadata is, how is it created and what does big tech or government agencies want with it - this is the beginners guide for you.

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We've got some huge news! 🎉 The long awaited User Config update has arrived, and Kee is here to tell you all about it.

The date set for most of the features to be switched on is 2023-07-31, so if you've updated and not seen any changes, don't fret.

For more information on the User Config update, check out the release roundup here: https://getsession.org/blog/session-release-roundup-17

Thanks for watching, and stay private!
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Alex is here once again to answer some of your burning questions. This time we're taking a look at the Session related questions that y'all submitted.

If you missed part one check it out here: https://youtu.be/5izj3oE0fbY

Links:
Open Letter: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-65301510
Oxen Tokenomics: https://oxen.io/oxen-tokenomics
Session Monetisation Plan: https://oxen.io/session-the-road-to-monetisation
Lokinet Monetisation Plan: https://oxen.io/blog/lokinet-exit-marketplace-design
Third Party Audit: https://blog.quarkslab.com/audit-of-session-secure-messaging-application.html
Session Litepaper: https://getsession.org/lightpaper/pdf
Session Whitepaper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2002.04609.pdf

https://getsession.org/

0:00 - Intro
0:33 - UK Online Safety Bill
3:43 - Will Session always be free?
7:08 - Why are messages stored for 14 days?
9:40 - Can you install Session on an iPod?
10:20 - How to get people from Whatsapp onto Session?
12:39 - How do we know you're actually private?
15:49 - Outro
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Last week we asked for your burning questions about privacy, and now Alex is here to answer them. This episode answers some of the general questions that you had, and part 2 will answer Session specific questions.

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0:00 - Intro
0:35 - Why should I care about privacy?
1:52 - What are the most secure devices?
4:19 - How do you evaluate projects?
7:04 - Does Google know what you type?
8:34 - What does your ISP know?
11:27 - Are the alternatives to encryption?
13:03 - Outro
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In light of so many recent data leaks/hacks our resident privacy expert, Alex, is here to run through a list of 5 key tips to increase your daily data security.


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Want to learn how to set up a privacy phone? Watch out Recent (2023) set up here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zjr2vVCHtSg

Want more content? Check out our Privacy Experts Reacts series here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwFZfHQ_4hQ

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Chris runs through the set up of our exclusive privacy phone giveaway (entry through our Twitter). The Pixel 7 come set up with the latest Graphene OS and preloaded with Session and a custom Session wallpaper.

Follow along to see our custom privacy phone setup.

Entry into the Giveaway: https://twitter.com/session_app/status/1668404930129072139
Install Graphene OS:
https://grapheneos.org/install/
Download Session:
https://getsession.org/download
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Alex sat down to talk about Amazon acquiring Wickr and shutting down their consumer application, and why Wickr Me users should consider switching to Session.

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Session's development has been a long and fruitful journey, and five years on from when we originally forked Signal, we decided to take a look back. This video tracks Session Desktop's GitHub timeline.

This visualisation was made using Gource: https://gource.io/

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Resident privacy expert Cam takes a look at a variety of scenes which involve themes of privacy and cybersecurity.

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https://oxen.io/
https://lokinet.org/

0:00 - Intro
0:13 - Better Call Saul
3:53 - Captain America: The Winter Soldier
7:17 - Enemy of the State
8:52 - Snowden
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Recently Session, along with other encrypted messaging apps, signed a letter opposing the proposed Online Safety Bill in the UK. We believe this bill represents a clear danger to encryption within the UK and could open the door to indiscriminate surveillance.

Read the Open Letter here: https://getsession.org/blog/open-letter-uk-online-safety-bill
Read the proposed bill here: https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3137

Sign the petition: https://act.eff.org/action/tell-the-uk-s-house-of-lords-protect-end-to-end-encryption-in-the-online-safety-bill-9245a4fd-8ae0-4e46-a90c-ad64f743837e
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