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Looking to explore alternatives to Signal and heard of Session, but not sure what sets it apart? This episode, we're sitting down with Kee Jefferys, CTO of Session, to chat about their Session messenger and it's approaches to chat, encryption, and network privacy. More about Kee Jefferys: Kee's guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/kee-jefferys/More about Session: Website -- https://getsession.org/Twitter -- https://twitter.com/session_appGithub -- https://github.com/oxen-ioNon-profit behind Session -- https://optf.ngo/Running an OXEN node -- https://docs.oxen.io/using-the-oxen-blockchain/oxen-service-node-guides/full-service-node-setup-guideOpt 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 (https://optoutpod.com/about/#donations)

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're sitting down with Silent.Link to chat about their phone number service via eSIMs. More about Silent.Link: Website -- https://silent.link/Twitter -- https://twitter.com/silentlink1Matrix -- matrix://@support:silent.linkEmail -- support@silent.linkOpt 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 (https://optoutpod.com/about/#donations)

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 in April, Monerotopia, and learn more about it from the creator, Douglas Tuman. More about Douglas Tuman: Douglas' guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/douglas-tuman/More about Monerotopia: April 7th, 2022 – Miami Beach, FLWebsite -- https://monerotopia.com/Buy a ticket ASAP -- https://monerotopia.com/product/majority-ticket/Supporting 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 (https://optoutpod.com/about/#donations)

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 chat about his project, Whoogle search. More about Ben Busby: Ben’s guest profile – https://optoutpod.com/guests/ben-busby/More about Whoogle: Github – https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-searchInstalling Whoogle – https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search#installMy Whoogle instance – https://search.sethforprivacy.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 communities!Support the show (https://optoutpod.com/about/#donations)

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 sitting down with Jos Poortvliet to chat about Nextcloud and the many solutions it has to offer. More about Jos Poortvliet: Jos' guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/jos-poortvliet/More about Nextcloud: Site - https://nextcloud.com/Getting started - https://nextcloud.com/yourdata/Self-hosting guide - https://nextcloud.com/install/#instructions-serverAlternative self-hosting guide - https://diverter.hostyourown.tools/uncle-jims-cloud/Blog post on Nextcloud encryption - https://nextcloud.com/encryption/Open job postings at Nextcloud - https://nextcloud.com/jobs/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 (https://optoutpod.com/about/#donations)

Have you heard about i2p but aren't sure where it fits into your network privacy toolkit? This episode, we're sitting down with Sadie and IDK from i2p to chat about i2p's approach to privacy, it's use-cases, and how it compares to similar tools like the Tor network. More about idk and Sadie: idk's guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/idk/Sadie's guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/sadie-mascis/More about i2p: Site -- https://geti2p.net/en/Source code -- https://i2pgit.org/Project Twitter -- https://twitter.com/GetI2PProject Mastodon -- https://mastodon.social/@i2pProject Reddit -- https://www.reddit.com/r/i2p/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 (https://optoutpod.com/about/#donations)

Looking for the right tool for password management, but wanting something that's open-source and encrypted by default? This episode, we're sitting down with Ryan Luibrand to chat about Bitwarden and their password manager tool. More about Ryan Luibrand: Ryan's guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/ryan-luibrand/More about Bitwarden: Website -- https://bitwarden.com/Roadmap -- https://community.bitwarden.com/t/bitwarden-roadmap/12865Web3 Blog Mentioned -- https://bitwarden.com/blog/what-the-future-of-web3-means-for-credentials/Privacy policy -- https://bitwarden.com/privacy/Pricing -- https://bitwarden.com/pricing/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 (https://optoutpod.com/about/#donations)

Have you been considering a more privacy-preserving search engine but not sure where to start? This episode, we're sitting down with Kelly from Startpage to chat about the Startpage search engine, how it works, it's limitations, and more. More about Kelly Finnerty: Kelly's guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/kelly-finnerty/More about Startpage Search: Website -- https://www.startpage.com/About Startpage -- https://www.startpage.com/en/about-usHow does Startpage preserve privacy? -- https://www.startpage.com/en/how-startpage-works/Privacy, Please! blog -- https://www.startpage.com/privacy-please/More about the Startpage Privacy Protection extension: Website -- https://add.startpage.com/en/protectionFor Chrome/Brave -- https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/startpage-privacy-protect/cdkhedhmncjnpabolpjceohohlefegak?hl=enFor Firefox -- https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/startpage-privacy-protection/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 (https://optoutpod.com/about/#donations)

Heard about application firewalls and tools like Little Snitch on Mac, but not sure where to start? This episode, we're sitting down with David and Daniel from Safing to chat about their project, Portmaster. More about David Gunnarsson and Daniel Hovie: David's guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/david-gunnarsson/Daniel's guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/daniel-hovie/More about Safing.io and Portmaster: Website -- https://safing.io/Portmaster -- https://safing.io/portmaster/Privacy policy -- https://safing.io/privacy/Safing's business model --https://safing.io/business-model/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 (https://optoutpod.com/about/#donations)

Wanting to get a better grasp of what the Tor network can do for your privacy, and what it can't do? This episode, we're sitting down with Isabela to chat about the Tor network. More about Isabela Bagueros: Isabela's guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/isabela-bagueros/More about Tor: Website -- https://www.torproject.org/Tor Browser -- https://www.torproject.org/download/Community hub -- https://community.torproject.org/Community and bug reports -- https://forum.torproject.org/Tor Snowflake -- https://snowflake.torproject.org/Running a relay -- https://community.torproject.org/relay/Donations -- https://donate.torproject.org/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 (https://optoutpod.com/about/#donations)

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 in April, Bear Arms N' Bitcoin, and learn more about it from the creator, Ragnar. More about Ragnar Lifthasir: Ragnar's guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/ragnar-lifthrasirMore about Bear Arms N' Bitcoin: Website -- https://gunsnbitcoin.com/Early-bird ticket -- https://gunsnbitcoin.com/product/early-bird-ticket/Discounted room rate for the conference -- https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/miaspes-ban-403af73a-e1ce-43d0-b8dd-ca457ce2b596/Supporting 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 (https://optoutpod.com/about/#donations)

Wondering what's coming in the network anonymity and privacy space, or what alternatives are out there for Tor? This episode, we're sitting down with Harry Halpin to chat about the upcoming Nym network. More about Harry Halpin: Harry's guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/harry-halpin/More about the Nym Network: Site -- https://nymtech.net/Getting involved -- https://nymtech.net/get-involved/Comparisons to VPNs, Tor, i2p, etc. -- https://nymtech.net/about/#faqNym Network explorer -- https://sandbox-explorer.nymtech.net/overviewGithub -- https://github.com/nymtechOpt 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 (https://optoutpod.com/about/#donations)