Escaping the technocracy w/ Gabriel Custodiet and UrbanHacker
If you’ve ever wanted to dive deeper into personal privacy and security, there’s no better resource out there than Escape the Technocracy. I...
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20 of 48 episodesMaking Bitcoin dev great at Bitcoin++ w/ Nifty Nei
Tired of Bitcoin conferences for suits and TradFi bros? Nifty has been making Bitcoin conferences great again with Bitcoin++ for years now,...
The next step for VPNs w/ Carl Dong from Obscura
The VPN paradigm has grown stale, with simple one-party providers being the best available. But what if we could further minimize trust by s...
Can AI be private? w/ Marks from OpenSecret
AI 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...
Improving SimpleX w/ Evgeny from SimpleX and Daniel Keller from Flux
Two 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 rel...
An open-source security platform w/ Zach Herbert from Foundation
If you're frustrated by the need for multiple hardware wallets, security keys, two-factor applications, or even phones and looking for...
How Kagi is fixing search w/ Vlad Prelovac
Ever wondered why your Google search results are so bad? Looking for an alternative that puts your interests first instead of an ad company’...
Bitcoin and Ossification w/ Jameson Lopp
We get to the bottom of what ossification is, why it's harmful to Bitcoin to push for premature ossification, and why we need to improv...
Proton Wallet w/ Andy Yen
I 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 l...
SimpleX chat and how privacy aligns with the future of computing w/ Evgeny from SimpleX
Heard of SimpleX chat and curious what it's all about? This episode, we're sitting down with Evgeny, the founder of SimpleX Chat t...
How FediMints could ease onboarding and privacy in Bitcoin w/ Eric Sirion and Matt Odell
This episode, we're sitting down with Eric Sirion and Matt Odell to chat about FediMints, a fascinating and unusual new proposal that s...
Special: Live YouTube Q&A!
Welcome to the first ever live Q&A on Opt Out! We covered a ton of topics ranging from personal privacy, self-hosting, Bitcoin, Monero, priv...
Private messaging via Session w/ Kee Jefferys
Looking to explore alternatives to Signal and heard of Session, but not sure what sets it apart? This episode, we're sitting down with...
Anonymous SIM cards via Silent.Link
Have 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&a...
Monerotopia conference special w/ Douglas Tuman
This 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...
Self-hosted search via Whoogle w/ Ben Busby
Looking for a privacy-preserving and light-weight search tool that you can self-host? This episode, we’re sitting down with Ben Busby to cha...
Taking back your data via Nextcloud w/ Jos Poortvliet
Looking for a solution to get off of Google or Apple's walled ecosystem and take back control of your data? This episode, we're si...
Network privacy via i2p w/ idk and Sadie
Have you heard about i2p but aren't sure where it fits into your network privacy toolkit? This episode, we're sitting down with Sa...
Managing passwords via Bitwarden w/ Ryan Luibrand
Looking for the right tool for password management, but wanting something that's open-source and encrypted by default? This episode, we...
Private search via Startpage w/ Kelly Finnerty
Have you been considering a more privacy-preserving search engine but not sure where to start? This episode, we're sitting down with Ke...