Opt Out
by Seth For Privacy
Latest episode
Escaping the technocracy w/ Gabriel Custodiet and UrbanHacker
Escaping the technocracy w/ Gabriel Custodiet and UrbanHacker
About this podcast
Welcome to Opt Out, where I sit down with passionate people to learn why privacy matters to them, the tools and techniques they’ve found and leveraged, and where we encourage and inspire others towards personal privacy and data-sovereignty.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 48 episodes
- Escaping the technocracy w/ Gabriel Custodiet and UrbanHacker · 58 minIf you’ve ever wanted to dive deeper into personal privacy and security, there’s no better resource out there than Escape the Technocracy. I chat with the creators on why they…
- Making Bitcoin dev great at Bitcoin++ w/ Nifty Nei · 48 minTired of Bitcoin conferences for suits and TradFi bros? Nifty has been making Bitcoin conferences great again with Bitcoin++ for years now, and she’s joining me on Opt Out to…
- The next step for VPNs w/ Carl Dong from Obscura · 1 h 2 minThe VPN paradigm has grown stale, with simple one-party providers being the best available. But what if we could further minimize trust by shift to a two-party hop system?…
- Can AI be private? w/ Marks from OpenSecret · 55 minAI is all the rage, but with it come new privacy questions and concerns. Marks from OpenSecret joins to walk us through how we can have our AI-generated cake and eat it too. More…
- Improving SimpleX w/ Evgeny from SimpleX and Daniel Keller from Flux · 1 h 7 minTwo years after our first episode on SimpleX, we’re back with an update on all they’ve been working on, including a new approach to chat relays with Dan from Flux. More about our…
- An open-source security platform w/ Zach Herbert from Foundation · 1 h 10 minIf you're frustrated by the need for multiple hardware wallets, security keys, two-factor applications, or even phones and looking for an easier way to secure your digital life…
- How Kagi is fixing search w/ Vlad Prelovac · 46 minEver wondered why your Google search results are so bad? Looking for an alternative that puts your interests first instead of an ad company’s? Today we chat with Vlad Prelovac…
- Bitcoin and Ossification w/ Jameson Lopp · 1 h 20 minWe get to the bottom of what ossification is, why it's harmful to Bitcoin to push for premature ossification, and why we need to improve the building blocks available to…
- Proton Wallet w/ Andy Yen · 55 minI sit down with Andy Yen, founder and CEO of Proton, to discuss the release of Proton Wallet, the decision to focus on Bitcoin despite its lack of privacy, why they don't accept…
- SimpleX chat and how privacy aligns with the future of computing w/ Evgeny from SimpleX · 1 h 35 min · Season 3 Episode 2Heard of SimpleX chat and curious what it's all about? This episode, we're sitting down with Evgeny, the founder of SimpleX Chat to talk about SimpleX, privacy, data sovereignty…
- How FediMints could ease onboarding and privacy in Bitcoin w/ Eric Sirion and Matt Odell · 1 h 32 min · Season 3 Episode 1This episode, we're sitting down with Eric Sirion and Matt Odell to chat about FediMints, a fascinating and unusual new proposal that seeks to ease onboarding and privacy on…
- Special: Live YouTube Q&A! · 1 h 42 minWelcome to the first ever live Q&A on Opt Out! We covered a ton of topics ranging from personal privacy, self-hosting, Bitcoin, Monero, privacy-preserving donations, future plans…
- Private messaging via Session w/ Kee Jefferys · 1 h 11 min · Season 2 Episode 14Looking to explore alternatives to Signal and heard of Session, but not sure what sets it apart? This episode, we're sitting down with Kee Jefferys, CTO of Session, to chat about…
- Anonymous SIM cards via Silent.Link · 38 min · Season 2 Episode 13Have you been struggling to find ways to get a usable and long-lasting phone number without giving up your ID or privacy? This episode, we're sitting down with Silent.Link to…
- Monerotopia conference special w/ Douglas Tuman · 43 minThis episode, we're taking a break from the normal structure of Opt Out to focus on a conference I'll be attending and speaking at in April, Monerotopia, and learn more about it…
- Self-hosted search via Whoogle w/ Ben Busby · 59 min · Season 2 Episode 12Looking for a privacy-preserving and light-weight search tool that you can self-host? This episode, we’re sitting down with Ben Busby to chat about his project, Whoogle search…
- Taking back your data via Nextcloud w/ Jos Poortvliet · 1 h 38 min · Season 2 Episode 11Looking for a solution to get off of Google or Apple's walled ecosystem and take back control of your data? This episode, we're sitting down with Jos Poortvliet to chat about…
- Network privacy via i2p w/ idk and Sadie · 1 h 0 min · Season 2 Episode 10Have you heard about i2p but aren't sure where it fits into your network privacy toolkit? This episode, we're sitting down with Sadie and IDK from i2p to chat about i2p's…
- Managing passwords via Bitwarden w/ Ryan Luibrand · 59 min · Season 2 Episode 9Looking for the right tool for password management, but wanting something that's open-source and encrypted by default? This episode, we're sitting down with Ryan Luibrand to chat…
- Private search via Startpage w/ Kelly Finnerty · 54 min · Season 2 Episode 8Have you been considering a more privacy-preserving search engine but not sure where to start? This episode, we're sitting down with Kelly from Startpage to chat about the…
