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 seth@optoutpod.com 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 about his journey to Linux and CalyxOS, security and privacy in cryptocurrency, our thoughts on the privacy implications of vaccine mandates, and much more.More about Chris Blec:Chris Blec's guest profile -- https://www.optoutpod.com/guests/chris-blec/Defi Watch -- https://defiwatch.net/Proof of Decentralization podcast -- https://anchor.fm/proof-of-decentralizationChris Blec's recommended tools to Opt Out:Privacy.com, a payment card aliasing service -- https://privacy.com/Simple Login, an email aliasing service -- https://simplelogin.io/Catch-all email addresses via ProtonMail -- https://protonmail.com/support/knowledge-base/catch-all/This week's project to help you Opt Out - Teddit:Teddit -- https://teddit.netGit -- https://codeberg.org/teddit/tedditMy public Teddit instance -- https://teddit.sethforprivacy.comOpt Out's Sponsors:Cake Wallet, an easy to use Monero mobile wallet -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#cake-walletLocalMonero, an excellent and privacy-preserving way to buy and sell Monero -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#localmoneroIVPN, an ethical, no-nonsense, non-logging VPN provider -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#ivpnSupporting Opt Out:Donations -- https://optoutpod.com/about/#donationsLeave a review on your favorite podcast platform, if possible!Share it with your friends, family, and other communities!Support the show

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 -- https://system76.com/aboutPop_OS! -- https://pop.system76.com/Pop_OS! chat -- https://chat.pop-os.orgSystem76 open firmware -- https://github.com/system76/firmware-openThe System76 Lemur Pro, my laptop -- https://system76.com/laptops/lemurMore about Coreboot:Docs -- https://doc.coreboot.org/Jeremy Soller's recommended tools to Opt Out:Tor browser, and easy to use anonymous web browser -- https://www.torproject.org/BitcoinFirefox, a FOSS and privacy-preserving browser -- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/My recommended Firefox hardening guide -- https://chrisx.xyz/blog/yet-another-firefox-hardening-guide/Opt Out's Sponsors:Cake Wallet, an easy to use Monero mobile wallet -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#cake-walletLocalMonero, an excellent and privacy-preserving way to buy and sell Monero -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#localmoneroIVPN, an ethical, no-nonsense, non-logging VPN provider -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#ivpnSupporting Opt Out:Donations -- https://optoutpod.com/about/#donationsLeave a review on your favorite podcast platform, if possible!Share it with your friends, family, and other communities!Support the show

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 -- https://slides.com/nethemba/my-top-30-sovereignty-appsLiberation.Travel website -- https://liberation.travel/The mission of Liberation.Travel -- https://liberation.travel/the-mission-of-liberation-travel/Pavol Lupták's recommended tools to Opt Out:Incognito, a privacy-centric exchange platform -- https://incognito.org/Session, a metadata-reduced Signal fork -- https://getsession.org/Purism Librem 14, a security-first Linux laptop - https://puri.sm/products/librem-14/QubesOS, a privacy-preserving and security-focused Linux distro -- https://www.qubes-os.org/CalyxOS, a privacy-centric de-Googled Android OS -- https://calyxos.org/Monero, a privacy-preserving cryptocurrency that functions as digital cash -- https://www.getmonero.org/This week's project to help you Opt Out - Monero:Website -- https://getmonero.orgMore info on Monero -- https://www.monerooutreach.org/gallery/know-monero.htmlWhy we need Monero -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8quGD9W7B2I and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq6w03E2DS4Cake Wallet, an easy to use Monero mobile wallet -- https://cakewallet.com/LocalMonero, an excellent and privacy-preserving way to buy and sell Monero -- https://localmonero.coHow to buy Monero -- https://www.monerooutreach.org/how-to-buy-monero.htmlHow to run a Monero node -- https://sethforprivacy.com/guides/run-a-monero-node/How to mine Monero -- https://sethforprivacy.com/guides/mining-monero/Github -- https://github.com/monero-project/moneroOpt Out's Sponsors:Cake Wallet, an easy to use Monero mobile wallet -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#cake-walletLocalMonero, an excellent and privacy-preserving way to buy and sell Monero -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#localmoneroIVPN, an ethical, no-nonsense, non-logging VPN provider -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#ivpnSupporting Opt Out:Donations -- https://optoutpod.com/about/#donationsSupport the show

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://optoutpod.com/guests/alex-localmonero/More about LocalMonero:LocalMonero's website -- https://localmonero.coLocalMonero onion address -- http://nehdddktmhvqklsnkjqcbpmb63htee2iznpcbs5tgzctipxykpj6yrid.onion/LocalMonero i2p address -- http://lm.i2p/LocalMonero Reddit --  https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalMoneroLocalMonero Telegram -- https://t.me/LocalMoneroLocalMonero Forum -- https://forums.localmonero.co/More about AgoraDesk:AgoraDesk's website -- https://agoradesk.comAgoraDesk onion address -- http://2jopbxfi2mrw6pfpmufm7smacrgniglr7a4raaila3kwlhlumflxfxad.onion/AgoraDesk i2p address -- http://agoradesk.i2p/AgoraDesk Reddit -- https://www.reddit.com/r/AgoraDeskAgoraDesk Telegram -- https://t.me/AgoraDeskOpt Out's Sponsors:Cake Wallet, an easy to use Monero mobile wallet -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#cake-walletLocalMonero, an excellent and privacy-preserving way to buy and sell Monero -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#localmoneroIVPN, an ethical, no-nonsense, non-logging VPN provider -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#ivpnSupporting Opt Out:Donations -- https://optoutpod.com/about/#donationsLeave a review on your favorite podcast platform, if possible!Share it with your friends, family, and other communities!Support the show

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 -- https://github.com/cake-tech/cake_walletOpt Out's Sponsors:Cake Wallet, an easy to use Monero mobile wallet -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#cake-walletLocalMonero, an excellent and privacy-preserving way to buy and sell Monero -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#localmoneroIVPN, an ethical, no-nonsense, non-logging VPN provider -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#ivpnSupporting Opt Out:Donations -- https://optoutpod.com/about/#donationsLeave a review on your favorite podcast platform, if possible!Share it with your friends, family, and other communities!Support the show

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 tools to Opt Out:uBlock Origin, an ad and tracker blogging browser plugin -- https://github.com/gorhill/uBlockGNU/Linux, specifically Debian and Debian-based distributions -- https://www.debian.org/Ubuntu, an easy-to-use Linux distro based on Debian -- https://ubuntu.com/Tor and Tor browser, and easy to use anonymous web browser -- https://www.torproject.org/Tails, a portable operating system that protects against surveillance and censorship -- https://tails.boum.org/Signal, an easy-to-use end-to-end encrypted messenger -- https://signal.org/This week's project to help you Opt Out - Threema:Threema's website -- https://threema.ch/enComparing Threema with other popular messengers -- https://threema.ch/en/messenger-comparisonThreema source code -- https://threema.ch/en/open-sourceOpt Out's Sponsors:Cake Wallet, an easy to use Monero mobile wallet -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#cake-walletLocalMonero, an excellent and privacy-preserving way to buy and sell Monero -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#localmoneroIVPN, an ethical, no-nonsense, non-logging VPN provider -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#ivpnSupporting Opt Out:Donations -- https://optoutpod.com/about/#donationsLeave a review on your favorite podcast platform, if possible!Share it with your friends, family, and other communities!Support the show

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.pdfJuraj'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.ioTrezor, 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/uBlockThis week's project to help you Opt Out - NewPipe:Website -- https://newpipe.net/Where to get NewPipe -- https://newpipe.net/#downloadGitHub repository -- https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/My recommendation -- https://sethforprivacy.com/posts/switching-to-calyxos/#newpipe-for-youtubeOpt Out's Sponsors:Cake Wallet, an easy to use Monero mobile wallet -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#cake-walletLocalMonero, an excellent and privacy-preserving way to buy and sell Monero -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#localmoneroIVPN, an ethical, no-nonsense, non-logging VPN provider -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#ivpnSupporting Opt Out:Donations -- https://optoutpod.com/about/#donationsLeave a review on your favorite podcast platform, if possible!Share it with your friends, family, and other communities!Support the show

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-AndroidThis week's project to help you Opt Out - Nitter:More info on Nitter (Github) -- https://github.com/zedeus/nitterA list of public instances -- https://github.com/zedeus/nitter/wiki/InstancesDiverter'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-walletLocalMonero, an excellent and privacy-preserving way to buy and sell Monero -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#localmoneroIVPN, an ethical, no-nonsense, non-logging VPN provider -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#ivpnSupporting Opt Out:Donations -- https://optoutpod.com/about/#donationsLeave a review on your favorite podcast platform, if possible!Share it with your friends, family, and other communities!Support the show

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.ioSignal, 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-walletLocalMonero, an excellent and privacy-preserving way to buy and sell Monero -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#localmoneroIVPN, an ethical, no-nonsense, non-logging VPN provider -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#ivpnSupporting Opt Out:Donations -- https://optoutpod.com/about/#donationsLeave a review on your favorite podcast platform, if possible!Share it with your friends, family, and other communities!Support the show

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.htmlThreat modeling -- https://thenewoil.xyz/threatmodel.htmlThe New Oil videos on PeerTube -- https://peertube.thenewoil.xyz/video-channels/thenewoil/videosThe Surveillance Report podcast, where Nathan is co-host -- https://techlore.tech/sr.htmlNathan'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-a788ad8507d3Running your own PeerTube instance -- https://docs.joinpeertube.org/install-any-osThe 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-walletLocalMonero, an excellent and privacy-preserving way to buy and sell Monero -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#localmoneroIVPN, an ethical, no-nonsense, non-logging VPN provider -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#ivpnSupporting Opt Out:Donations -- https://optoutpod.com/about/#donationsLeave a review on your favorite podcast platform, if possible!Share it with your friends, family, and other communSupport the show