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 -- https://www.optoutpod.com/guests/odell/Matt's podcast, Citadel Dispatch -- https://citadeldispatch.comMatt's...

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.optoutpod.com/guests/j43/j43's recommended ways to Opt Out: Use HTTPS only!Blocking trackers, at DNS/IP whenever...

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://taz0.org/bitstream/Smuggler's blog -- https://opaque.link/Smuggler's paper on global surveillance --...

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 [email protected] 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 vaccine mandates impact our journey towards privacy? This episode, we're sitting down with Chris Blec to chat...

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.optoutpod.com/guests/jeremy-soller/More about System76: Website -- https://system76.com/About System76 --...

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/guests/pavol-luptak/A slideshow on Pavol's top 30 mobile tools for privacy --...

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.comReddit -- https://www.reddit.com/r/cakewallet/Telegram -- https://t.me/cakewallet_botTwitter -- https://twitter.com/cakewalletGithub --...

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://www.optoutpod.com/guests/alex/More about LocalMonero: LocalMonero's website -- https://localmonero.coLocalMonero onion address -- http://nehdddktmhvqklsnkjqcbpmb63htee2iznpcbs5tgzctipxykpj6yrid.onion/LocalMonero i2p address -- http://lm.i2p/LocalMonero Reddit -- ...

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 -- https://panquake.com/Talk Liberation newsletter -- https://talkliberation.substack.com/ Sean O'Brien's recommended...

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 --...

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 --...

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...

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: Getting in contact -- https://thenewoil.xyz/links.htmlThe New Oil website --...

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: Mamushi, a CalyxOS Pixel retailer -- https://mamushi.io/Max's Twitter -- https://twitter.com/maxtannahillBlog 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...

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 blog -- https://k3tan.com/ k3tan's Twitter -- https://twitter.com/_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 --...

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 Techlore: Main website - https://techlore.tech/ Videos - https://techlore.tech/videos.html  Surveillance Report - https://techlore.tech/sr.html Techlore Matrix community -...

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 www.optoutpod.com! As a reminder, donations for Opt Out will only be accepted via Monero, a privacy-preserving cryptocurrency — to donate, simply use the OpenAlias [email protected] in your favorite...