Closed Network Privacy Podcast

Episode 16 catches us up to the newest changes for Closed Network. New website, new domain but same great taste!  Website - https://closednetwork.io Closed Network Private Search - Searx - Closedsearch.io / search.closednetwork.io New Matrix room for listeners to link up:  https://matrix.to/#/#closedntwrk:matrix.org Store will be coming online in September - Need to setup a new BTC Pay Server !! Patreon Launched !! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetwork Follow Me On Twitter - https://twitter.com/closedntwrk I'm trying out a new privacy service called "PGPP by INVISV. - https://invisv.com/articles/pretty-good-phone-privacy.html New Privacy Products - INVISV - PGPP What Is Pretty Good Phone Privacy? Mobile Network Privacy: Mobile Pro and Mobile Core Pretty Good Phone Privacy (PGPP) is a fundamentally new type of service that gives you private mobile connectivity. In traditional mobile networks, you are identifiable by your IMSI, a permanent, globally unique identifier that is stored in your SIM card and sent to mobile towers when your phone is on. Because your IMSI never changes, and your phone connects to towers based on location and signal strength, mobile networks can track who you are and where you are located at all times. Because of this, the IMSI leaves an indelible location history, which has been used by mobile providers and numerous others, for virtually every person on the planet. IMSIs are also targeted and captured by third-party attackers using devices known as IMSI catchers, also known as Stingrays, to track a user’s presence and activity in a given location. Because the IMSI number is tied to the SIM and used during communication with cell towers, it can also be used to track the movements of the user. In that case, the cell towers’ location is used to triangulate your position. Theoretical experiment I"m going to try. Purchase a used Pixel with crypto or cash Register Silent Link eSIM - paid in BTC (after running through Whirlpool) Install PGPP - register with a prepaid debit card in cash after it's been sitting for 3-6 months. Alternatively, one might be able to use a Mint SIM - bought in cash at a Best Buy, and topped up with prepaid cash debit cards. In The News: A Single Flaw Broke Every Layer of Security in MacOS An injection flaw allowed a researcher to access all files on a Mac. Apple issued a fix, but some machines may still be vulnerable. https://www.wired.com/story/a-single-flaw-broke-every-layer-of-security-in-macos/ US Treasury bans Tornado Cash mixer for role in crypto money laundering The Treasury cited the mixer’s links to global money laundering and cybercrime https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/8/23296778/us-treasury-tornado-cash-crypto-mixer-sanctions-ethereum-north-korea

This episode is a collaborative podcast with the YouTube Personality "The Hated One". This is our third episode together and we discuss sponsored content versus listener supported, Graphene OS is the most secure phone OS, Bitcoin & the challenges of Blockchain, listener feedback and the challenge of decentralized services. Come along for the conversation! - We need the freedom to point out the flaws in any product - Privacy is always evolving - Taking listener questions - Why is GrapheneOS so much more secure than other operating systems? - The Hated One and Closed Ntwrk Spar on disagreement over Android privacy - Closed Ntwrk explains the difference between CalyxOS and GrapheneOS - The Hated One and Closed Ntwrk go to war with each other over blockchain and cryptocurrency - Closed Ntwrk defends blockchain decentralization - The Hated One doesn't believe blockchain is the solution - Explaining why Odysee doesn't solve the problem of centralized platforms - We should strive towards a permissionless system without blockchain - Closed Ntwrk calls The Hated one's bullshit on Lightening Network (LOL) The hated One Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/thehatedone Ways You Can Support The Podcast - Direct Donations and tips on our support page https://www.closedntwrk.com/support Follow Me On Twitter - https://twitter.com/closedntwrk Download a Podcast 2.0 app. We recommend Breez or Fountain. You can load them up with Bitcoin / Sats and stream sats to the podcast. https://podcastindex.org/apps - NEWPODCASTAPPS.COM Leave a review for the podcast, you can do this by visiting https://www.closedntwrk.com/reviews/ Reviews are greatly appreciated and of course share the podcast with friends or family

Mobile Phone Update - Back to using GrapheneOS. Challenges in self hosting, ProtonMail Buys SimpleLogin. Facebook users angry after accounts locked for no reason https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-60959811 Utah To Become The Fourth State to Pass Privacy Legislatio https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/utah-to-become-the-fourth-state-to-pass-5622298/ ProtonMail Buys SimpleLogin https://fossbytes.com/protonmail-buys-simplelogin/ https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/08/proton-buys-simplelogin/ - vanceD comes to a close For Those Looking For VanceD Download https://ufile.io/k3t0bspo Pro Tips Of The Week-  Sponsor Block - SponsorBlock for YouTube - Skip Sponsorships https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/sponsorblock-for-youtube/mnjggcdmjocbbbhaepdhchncahnbgone Use Brave or FireFox with the uBlock Origin Extension to watch YouTube without Ads Ways You Can Support The Podcast - Direct Donations and tips on our support page https://www.closedntwrk.com/support/ Follow Me On Twitter - https://twitter.com/closedntwrk Download a Podcast 2.0 app. We recommend Breez or Fountain. You can load them up with Bitcoin / Sats and stream sats to the podcast. https://podcastindex.org/apps - NEWPODCASTAPPS.COM Leave a review for the podcast, you can do this by visiting https://www.closedntwrk.com/reviews/ Reviews are greatly appreciated and of course share the podcast with friends or family

Closed Ntwrk and The Hated One meet again for another podcast episode! We discus Cwtch, Briar, threat models, and Tails. Subscribe to The Hated One on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjr2bPAyPV7t35MvcgT3W8Q Ways You Can Support The Podcast -  Direct Donations and tips on our support page https://www.closedntwrk.com/support/ Follow Me On Twitter - https://twitter.com/closedntwrk Download a Podcast 2.0 app. We recommend Breez or Fountain. You can load them up with Bitcoin / Sats and stream sats to the podcast. https://podcastindex.org/apps - NEWPODCASTAPPS.COM Leave a review for the podcast, you can do this by visiting https://www.closedntwrk.com/reviews/ Reviews are greatly appreciated and of course share the podcast with friends or family

I had the pleasure of speaking with "The Hated One" the popular YouTube personality that has been making videos for several years about privacy, mass surveillance and geo political issues. In this episode we cover the following topics: - Why privacy matters - Paying for privacy - Privacy optimism  - Challenges of self hosting - The Hated One's peer-to-peer Utopia - Being an activist, getting involved at the political level - Signal / Mobile questions - Graphene OS & Calyx OS - Nextcloud - The Hated One's Youtube challenges Please visit The Hated One -- YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheHatedOne Ways You Can Support The Podcast -  Direct Donations and tips on our support page https://www.closedntwrk.com/support/ Follow Me On Twitter - https://twitter.com/closedntwrk Download a Podcast 2.0 app. We recommend Breez or Fountain. You can load them up with Bitcoin / Sats and stream sats to the podcast. https://podcastindex.org/apps - NEWPODCASTAPPS.COM Leave a review for the podcast, you can do this by visiting https://www.closedntwrk.com/reviews/ Reviews are greatly appreciated and of course share the podcast with friends or family

In a time where there are more attacks than ever on your digital accounts, it's important to know how to protect yourself against malware, phising attacks, and SIM highjacking. This threat can be greatly reduced by using 2FA or two-factor authentication. Twitter 2FA text service was secretly helping governments locate people, obtain call logs https://9to5mac.com/2022/02/09/twitter-2fa-text-privacy/ 900 Missouri residents who ‘snitched’ on lockdown rule-breakers fear retaliation after details leaked online. Some people are now concerned that they will face consequences for ‘snitching’ on coronavirus rulebreakers in St Louis County, Missouri. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/coronavirus-missouri-lockdown-breakers-details-online-st-louis-county-a9497271.html ## Privacy Respecting Applications I Use **Note Taking - Standard Notes** https://standardnotes.com **Web Browsers - Firefox, Brave Browser & TOR** FireFox Extensions: uBlock Origin - Finally, an efficient wide-spectrum content blocker. Easy on CPU and memory. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/ Bypass Paywalls Clean - Bypass Paywalls of (custom) news sites https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/bypass-paywalls-clean/ HTTPS Everywhere - Encrypt the web! HTTPS Everywhere is a Firefox extension to protect your communications by enabling HTTPS encryption automatically on sites that are known to support it, even when you type URLs or follow links that omit the https: prefix https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/https-everywhere/ **VPN (Virtual Private Network) Applications** Proton VPN https://protonvpn.com iVPN https://www.ivpn.net Mac OS - Texting Using Google Messages on CalyxOS / Texty (Paid App via Apple) https://apps.apple.com/us/app/texty-for-google-messages/id1538996043?mt=12 **Chat & Communication Tools** Signal - Requires Phone Number https://signal.org Session - Doesn't Require Phone Number https://getsession.org ** 2FA / TOTP (Time-based one-time password)** - Bitwarden The Bitwarden Authenticator is an alternative solution to dedicated authentication apps like Authy, which you can use to verify your identity for websites and apps that use Two-step Login. The Bitwarden Authenticator generates 6-digit Time-based One-time Passwords (TOTPs) using SHA-1 and rotates them every 30 seconds. https://bitwarden.com/help/authenticator-keys/ Authy - Google Authenticator (I recommend not using them) Aegis - Available in the Fdroid Store https://getaegis.app **Email Service Providers** -Lavabit https://lavabit.com -ProtonMail https://protonmail.com -Tutanota https://tutanota.com Ways You Can Support The Podcast -  Direct Donations and tips on our support page https://www.closedntwrk.com/support/ Follow Me On Twitter - https://twitter.com/closedntwrk Download a Podcast 2.0 app. We recommend Breez or Fountain. You can load them up with Bitcoin / Sats and stream sats to the podcast. https://podcastindex.org/apps - NEWPODCASTAPPS.COM Leave a review for the podcast, you can do this by visiting https://www.closedntwrk.com/reviews/ Reviews are greatly appreciated and of course share the podcast with friends or family

- Why it is important to be vigilant about your digital logins and who has access to them. - Relationships that don't end well, business relationships and disgruntled friends or family membe - How to setup your own self hosting server and why - Don't be intimidated to run a server. It's easier than you may think.  - Rasberry Pi  - Power adapter - SD Card - 4 TB external portable HD  - SD Card USB dongle to flash Umbrel onto - https://getumbrel.com/ - Benefits of running a full bitcoin node - When you run a Bitcoin node, you bolster security and enhance your privacy. Also, running a node enables you to prove that nobody manipulates the network or changes the rules. - Creating transactions with your Bitcoin node can enhance security by eliminating or reducing the need to expose private keys.  - What's more, running a Bitcoin node enables you to complete and broadcast transactions from it, thereby avoiding services that can compromise personal information. A node eliminates the use of a block explorer in verifying a transaction status. A block explorer allows a third party to track transaction history while linking it to an IP address. Thus, it can leak physical location details, Bitcoin balance, and financial counterparties. Running a Bitcoin node can help you avoid such issues. Key Senators Have Voted For The Anti-Encryption EARN IT Act https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/02/key-senators-have-voted-anti-encryption-earn-it-act - Join The Self Hosting Blog Matrix Server -  Download the "Element App" - https://element.io/get-started#download Self Hosting Blog Matrix Server - https://matrix.to/#/#theselfhostingblog:matrix.org Way You Can Support The Podcast -  Direct Donations and tips on our support page https://www.closedntwrk.com/support/ Follow Me On Twitter - https://twitter.com/closedntwrk Download a Podcast 2.0 app. We recommend Breez or Fountain. You can load them up with Bitcoin / Sats and stream sats to the podcast. https://podcastindex.org/apps - NEWPODCASTAPPS.COM Leave a review for the podcast, you can do this by visiting https://www.closedntwrk.com/reviews/ Reviews are greatly appreciated and of course share the podcast with friends or family

Data Privacy Day - January 28, 2022 Browsing Safely - TOR, Brave Browser with TOR, Ublock Origin, Privacy Badger Using a VPN to secure traffic on public networks - iVPN, Proton VPN are wha tI use Password Manager - Yes, I will continue talking about them - I use Bitwarden Encrypted Communications - Signal, Threema, Session, Matrix Cloud Server - Nextcloud Server - Let's talk about this -  Simple Login / MySudo - email aliases, phone number and text Email - ProtonMail / Tutanota Notes - Standard Notes - Skiff.org Use two factor authentication - Authy - Bitwarden - Yubikey Way You Can Support The Podcast -  Direct Donations and tips on our support page https://www.closedntwrk.com/support/ Follow Me On Twitter - https://twitter.com/closedntwrk Download a Podcast 2.0 app. We recommend Breez or Fountain. You can load them up with Bitcoin / Sats and stream sats to the podcast. https://podcastindex.org/apps - NEWPODCASTAPPS.COM Leave a review for the podcast, you can do this by visiting https://www.closedntwrk.com/reviews/ Reviews are greatly appreciated and of course share the podcast with friends or family A Bug in iOS 15 Is Leaking User Browsing Activity in Real Time https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/01/safari-and-ios-bug-reveals-your-browsing-activity-and-id-in-real-time/ Pegasus attacks in El Salvador: spyware used to target journalists and activists https://www.accessnow.org/pegasus-el-salvador-spyware-targets-journalists/

Topics -  - Apple Wallet and Personal Data Storage  - Public Health will start gathering Canadians' cellphone location data - Canadian Surveillance Concerns  - NON KYC Bitcoin Way You Can Support The Podcast -  Direct Donations and tips on our support page https://www.closedntwrk.com/support/ Download a Podcast 2.0 app. We recommend Breez or Fountain. You can load them up with Bitcoin / Sats and stream sats to the podcast. https://podcastindex.org/apps - NEWPODCASTAPPS.COM Leave a review for the podcast, you can do this by visiting https://www.closedntwrk.com/reviews/ Reviews are greatly appreciated and of course share the podcast with friends or family Great blog with self hosting articles and guides https://theselfhostingblog.com/ KYC / AML Bitcoin Options https://twitter.com/econoalchemist/status/1483247933877223424?s=20 New sensitive breach: "ShockGore", a site for sharing graphic content of gore and animal cruelty was breached in Aug 2020. Data included email, IP, unsalted SHA1 hashes and private messages, many asking for depraved material. 36% already in @haveibeenpwned  https://haveibeenpwned.com Tweet Reference - https://twitter.com/haveibeenpwned/status/1483955633045258240?s=20 Opinion: It’s dangerously stupid to put your state ID in your Apple Wallet  - https://thenextweb.com/news/dangerously-stupid-state-id-in-your-apple-wallet Public Health will start gathering Canadians' cellphone location data - https://www.rebelnews.com/public_health_will_start_gathering_canadians_cell_phone_location_data

Mobile Phone Update, Censorship - TOR & Decentralization  Way You Can Support The Podcast -  Direct Donations and tips on our support page https://www.closedntwrk.com/support/ Download a Podcast 2.0 app. We recommend Breez or Fountain. You can load them up with Bitcoin / Sats and stream sats to the podcast. https://podcastindex.org/apps - NEWPODCASTAPPS.COM Leave a review for the podcast, you can do this by visiting https://www.closedntwrk.com/reviews/ Reviews are greatly appreciated and of course share the podcast with friends or family. Topics:  - CalyxOS & GrapheneOS - Profiles on device to Compartmentalize different profiles and separate app data from each other.  - Russia is actively trying to stop access to TOR. They've restricted access to the TOR project website and ISPs are trying blocking access. There is a call to help by setting up TOR relays, bridges and exit nodes. https://news.yahoo.com/russia-ratchets-internet-crackdown-block-104416983.html Breaking News: Twitter is Censoring News Of The Ghislaine Maxwell Trial?! @TrackerTrial - Suspended @NancyTracker - Suspende - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jdJxMoGizI A lot of people getting kicked off twitter and moving to GETTR - what you should know before downloading GETTR https://talkliberation.substack.com/p/gettr-app-report - Self Hosting Guides https://theselfhostingblog.com/ -- EFF and the state of NY https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/01/standing-privacy-new-york-state Data Broker companies are selling location data even when the user has opted out of consent to sell location information. Article Reference:  https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dgmqz/huq-location-data-opt-out-no-consent https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/meta-builds-tool-stop-spread-revenge-porn-rcna7231 DarkFi - https://dark.fi/manifesto.html This manifesto I discovered from - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhb6v1TXQJw&ab_channel=NaomiBrockwell