Opt Out Escaping the technocracy w/ Gabriel Custodiet and UrbanHacker
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Sep 10, 2025 Gabriel Custodiet, host of the Watchmen Privacy podcast and co-creator of Escape the Technocracy, teams up with UrbanHacker to delve into pressing privacy issues. They highlight the evolution of privacy challenges and emphasize the need for accessible education in cybersecurity. Their discussion also touches on the intersection of digital privacy and cryptocurrency security, urging listeners to embrace minimalist approaches. The duo advocates for personal discipline and exploring hands-on skills to enhance privacy and sovereignty in an increasingly monitored world.
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Privacy Beyond Tech
- Gabriel built Watchmen Privacy to cover neglected topics like physical and jurisdictional privacy and radical privacy tactics.
- He pairs philosophy with practical tactics to give privacy a deeper moral framework.
Hide Your Home Address
- Protect your physical home address and limit sharing to reduce kidnap and extortion risk tied to crypto wealth.
- Use address alternatives and scrub public data to avoid becoming an easy target.
Physical Is The Weak Link
- Digital and physical privacy often live in separate communities that don't talk to each other.
- The weakest link is usually physical exposure, which criminals exploit despite strong digital defenses.
