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  • Tips for securing the popular FOSS website builder and service: WordPress. With Urban Hacker.


    Watchman Privacy
    β†’ https://watchmanprivacy.com
    β†’ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
    β†’ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2

    Privacy Courses (supports the show)
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof

    Monero Donation (supports the show)
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    Bitcoin Donation (supports the show)
    β†’https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos

    Please subscribe to and rate this podcast wherever you can to help it thrive. Thank you!
    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/@WatchmanPrivacy
    β†’https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy


    #WordPressSecurity #CyberSecurity #WatchmanPrivacy

  • Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Urban Hacker about the infamous XZ backdoor incident by which a key piece of software in the Linux kernel was nearly hijacked. The attacker spent four years slowly ingratiating himself into the small community, which had been selected precisely because it consisted of a single burned-out developer. Follow us as we unravel this bizarre and disturbing story of premeditated digital attack and what it means for free and open-source software and our own cybersecurity.

    Mentioned
    β†’https://urbanhacker.net/a-closer-look-at-the-social-engineering-behind-the-xz-backdoor-part-one/
    β†’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XZ_Utils_backdoor

    Guest Links
    β†’ https://urbanhacker.net/
    β†’ https://twitter.com/realUrbanHacker
    β†’ https://t.me/Realurbanhacker (Telegram)
    β†’ https://tallycoin.app/@realurbanhacker/the-orange-pill-simulator-zzjq3lmF (Urban Hacker’s Bitcoin game)

    Watchman Privacy
    β†’ https://watchmanprivacy.com
    β†’ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
    β†’ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2

    Privacy Courses (supports the show)
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof

    Monero Donation (supports the show)
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    Bitcoin Donation (supports the show)
    β†’https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos

    Please subscribe to and rate this podcast wherever you can to help it thrive. Thank you!
    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/@WatchmanPrivacy
    β†’https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy

    Timeline
    0:00 – Introduction
    2:25 – What is XZ Utils?
    4:17 – How does GitHub work?
    15:15 – Summary of XZ Utils backdoor incident
    18:00 – Social engineering
    21:00 – Technical implementation of the backdoor attack
    28:00 – Potential consequences of this attempted attack
    30:10 – How was it found?
    33:00 – Does this expose a major weakness of FOSS?
    38:25 – Similar supply chain cyber attacks
    43:00 – Final thoughts

    #XZBackDoor #UrbanHacker #WatchmanPrivacy
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  • Gabriel Custodiet speaks for a second time with Jessica Solce, a rising documentary-maker. They discuss her first documentary, No Control, on 3D printed guns and Cody Wilson. They then discuss her upcoming documentary on El Salvador and Nayib Bukele, and finally some thoughts on the documentary industry.

    Previous episode with Jessica Solce
    β†’ Episode 83: https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy:1/DeathAthletic

    Guest Links
    β†’ Be a patron: https://www.deathathletic.com/contact
    β†’ https://www.deathathletic.com
    β†’ https://twitter.com/jessicasolce
    β†’ https://www.encodeproductions.com (Solce's production company)

    El Salvador article referenced
    β†’ https://im1776.com/el-salvador-history/

    Watchman Privacy
    β†’ https://watchmanprivacy.com
    β†’ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
    β†’ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2

    Privacy Courses (supports the show)
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof

    Monero Donation (supports the show)
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    Bitcoin Donation (supports the show)
    β†’https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos

    Please subscribe to and rate this podcast wherever you can to help it thrive. Thank you!
    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/@WatchmanPrivacy
    β†’https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy

    Timeline
    0:00 – Introduction
    2:45 – No Control neutrality a mistake?
    5:40 – What is Project Liberator?
    7:24 – FFL license trolling
    8:35 – NRA says 3D printed guns β€œanathema to guns”
    10:00 – What is the neurosis that gun control people suffer from?
    14:02 – What happens if you fail a federal gun background check?
    15:02 – Weird state gun laws
    16:08 – 3D printed guns internationally
    19:15 – The problem of bullets
    20:10 – Jessica’s interest in El Salvador
    24:45 – Connection to Bitcoin?
    28:05 – Vibe of El Salvador today
    31:00 – Other thoughts on El Salvador
    32:30 – Documentaries Jessica admires
    40:50 – Final thoughts

    #JessicaSolce #NoControlDeathAthletic #WatchmanPrivacy

  • Gabriel Custodiet speaks for a fourth time with cultural analyst and philosopher Jayant Bhandari. Topics include magical thinking, civilization, Christianity in the Third World, and a tour of the world continent by continent.

    Previous episodes with Jayant Bhandari
    β†’ Episode 46: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O4E6387__U
    β†’ Episode 77: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OgtTHzE_sk
    β†’ Episode 84: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pqOVbp0n9A

    Guest Links
    β†’ https://jayantbhandari.com (Use Chrome/Brave if Firefox not working)
    β†’ https://twitter.com/JayantBhandari5
    β†’ https://capitalismandmorality.com/ (as soon as May 25, 2024 in Calgary, Canada)
    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/@CapitalismAndMorality

    Watchman Privacy
    β†’ https://watchmanprivacy.com
    β†’ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
    β†’ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2

    Privacy Courses (supports the show)
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof

    Monero Donation (supports the show)
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    Bitcoin Donation (supports the show)
    β†’https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos

    Please subscribe to and rate this podcast wherever you can to help it thrive. Thank you!
    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/@WatchmanPrivacy
    β†’https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy

    Timeline
    0:00 – Introduction
    1:38 – Influence of Ayn Rand
    3:22 – What is magical thinking?
    8:48 – Is the West really the only civilization...ever?
    13:25 – What is Christianity in the Third World?
    25:30 – Bhopal disaster
    31:12 – Indian practice of sati
    37:10 – Thoughts on VS Naipaul
    39:40 – Indian hospital stories
    42:20 – Stereotype that East Asians are not innovative
    48:00 – China story
    55:12 – What was the Arab Spring really about?
    57:40 – Rapid Fire
    59:30 – Thoughts on Africa
    1:01:50 – Zimbabwe police story
    1:02:35 – Witch doctors in Africa
    1:05:00 – Update on the PIGS countries
    1:07:00 – Jayant’s blueprint for colonization
    1:08:00 – Final thoughts


    #JayantBhandari #India #WatchmanPrivacy

  • Gabriel Custodiet discusses alongside BitcoinQnA and Seth for Privacy the details surrounding the arrest of the Samourai Wallet developers. They then look at how we can protect our own Samourai Wallets in light of various seizures. They conclude by looking at the future of financial privacy.

    Samourai Link
    β†’ https://freesamourai.com/

    Guest Links
    β†’ https://twitter.com/BitcoinQ_A
    β†’ https://bitcoiner.guide/
    β†’ https://twitter.com/sethforprivacy
    β†’ https://sethforprivacy.com/
    β†’ https://foundationdevices.com/



    Resources
    β†’ https://freedom.tech/samourai-to-sparrow/
    β†’ https://twitter.com/L0laL33tz (posting a lot about Samourai Wallet arrest)

    Watchman Privacy
    β†’ https://watchmanprivacy.com
    β†’ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
    β†’ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2

    Privacy Courses (supports the show)
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof

    Monero Donation (supports the show)
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    Please subscribe to and rate this podcast wherever you can to help it thrive. Thank you!
    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/@WatchmanPrivacy
    β†’https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy

    Timeline

    0:00 – Introduction
    5:15 – Summary of allegations against Samourai Wallet
    18:30 – Couldn’t any Bitcoin wallet be an β€œunlicensed money transmission business”?
    22:00 – Unclear language of DoJ statement
    27:24 – Any good things that can come out of trial?
    31:40 – How to support Samourai and TdevD
    32:45 – What should Samourai Wallet users do?
    42:21 – The future of Samourai Wallet’s code and technologies
    46:00 – Alternatives to Samourai Wallet
    51:32 – The bigger picture
    56:50 – Final thoughts

    #SamouraiWallet #FreeSamourai #WatchmanPrivacy

  • Gabriel Custodiet speaks for a second time with Viktor Viksei about the problems of the VPN industry, about how VPNs work, and about one of the few non-sellouts to privacy: IVPN.

    First episode with Viktor (Episode 39): https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy:1/UncomfortableTruthsAboutVPNIndustry:5


    Guest Links
    β†’ https://twitter.com/vonthedock (Viktor Viksei)
    β†’ https://www.ivpn.net/
    β†’ https://www.ivpn.net/blog/

    Watchman Privacy
    β†’ https://watchmanprivacy.com
    β†’ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
    β†’ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2

    Privacy Courses (supports the show)
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof

    Monero Donation (supports the show)
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    Bitcoin Donation (supports the show)
    β†’https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos

    Please subscribe to and rate this podcast wherever you can to help it thrive. Thank you!
    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/@WatchmanPrivacy
    β†’https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy

    Timeline
    0:00 – Introduction
    1:47 – The problem with free VPNs
    4:30 – Your VPN won’t go to jail for you for $5
    6:50 – How bad are the fake VPN review websites?
    10:45 – VPN Industry consolidation
    15:45 – Most important aspects of a VPN
    18:19 – Has IVPN been targeted by VPN juggernauts?
    21:54 – Any trends in VPNs that IVPN is focused on
    25:24 – What is happening at the ground level of a VPN server
    28:35 – How would a 3-letter agency track a VPN user?
    34:00 – How can VPN companies mitigate 3-letter agency tracking?
    39:08 – How can we test if a VPN is working?
    41:10 – WireGuard vs OpenVPN
    44:50 – Is random-generated username and no password of IVPN and Mullvad a problem?
    46:35 – Anti-Tracker of IVPN
    49:30 – Why does torrenting on US VPN servers matter?
    52:38 – Removal of killswitch due to Apple problems
    55:56 – V2Ray: what does it do for us?
    59:22 – VPN discrimination solutions
    1:05:00 – Final thoughts

    #IVPN #VPNIndustry #WatchmanPrivacy

  • Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Jack Rhysider, host of the fabulous Darknet Diaries podcast. They go behind the scenes of Jack’s work routine and aesthetic views. Jack shares the commonalities of his guests, details of his inner drive, his operational security, and his view of the future of cybersecurity.


    Guest Links
    β†’https://darknetdiaries.com/
    β†’Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4XPl3uEEL9hvqMkoZrzbx5
    β†’https://twitter.com/JackRhysider
    β†’Jack’s reading list: https://darknetdiaries.com/books/
    β†’https://www.patreon.com/darknetdiaries

    Attribution
    β†’Image artwork: Urban Hacker (https://twitter.com/realUrbanHacker)
    β†’Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio (all music)

    Watchman Privacy
    β†’ https://watchmanprivacy.com
    β†’ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
    β†’ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2

    Privacy Courses (supports the show)
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof

    Monero Donation (supports the show)
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    Please subscribe to and rate this podcast wherever you can to help it thrive. Thank you!
    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/@WatchmanPrivacy
    β†’https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy

    Timeline
    0:00 – Introduction
    3:52 – How did Jack Rhysider distinguish Darknet Diaries from other shows?
    5:45 – Inflection point of Darknet Diaries
    7:38 – Jack’s perfectionism with podcasting
    9:05 – How Jack organizes his narrative note-taking
    11:16 – Promotion secrets of Darknet Diaries
    13:45 – Jack’s work routine
    15:33 – Getting the most out of guests
    17:08 – Visual style of Darknet Diaries
    20:19 – Rapid fire questions
    27:12 – Weirdest way Jack found a guest
    29:12 – What do all of his guests have in common
    31:55 – How may guests requests does Jack get these days
    34:18 – Jack’s other favorite hacker stories
    36:01 – Jack’s operational security
    40:23 – How does Jack communicate with guests
    41:32 – Has anyone come after Jack Rhysider?
    44:04 – Jack’s biggest failure with Darknet Diaries
    45:14 – Dealing with guests’ terrible microphones
    46:41 – How much does Jack cut form episodes?
    47:55 – How much does Jack care about Bitcoin and Monero?
    49:55 – Jack’s recent move to monthly release: impact on show
    51:14 – What’s the solution for protecting logins?
    56:07 – Fears of the future of technology
    58:40 – Final thoughts

    #DarknetDiaries #JackRhysider #WatchmanPrivacy

  • Gabriel Custodiet speaks with MaxBitBuyBit, a Bitcoin creator behind the brand Ungovernable Misfits.

    Guest Links
    β†’https://ungovernablemisfits.com/
    β†’Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/58fLzau7Vag4cKp5J02AiX
    β†’https://twitter.com/MaxBitbuybit
    β†’https://twitter.com/BitBuyBitPod

    Watchman Privacy
    β†’ https://watchmanprivacy.com
    β†’ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
    β†’ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2

    Privacy Courses (supports the show)
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof

    Monero Donation (supports the show)
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    Please subscribe to and rate this podcast wherever you can to help it thrive. Thank you!
    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/@WatchmanPrivacy
    β†’https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy

  • Gabriel Custodiet talks to Mike from Coincards.com. This service allows you to buy gift cards for popular franchises with bitcoin, monero, and other crypto. Gabriel asks all the basic questions, the privacy and legal questions, and the more interesting questions: how to live off of gift cards, behind-the-scenes of the gift card industry, gift card suspicion, gift card privacy, and the future of gift cards.


    Guest Links
    β†’https://coincards.com/ (Use Tor Browser)
    β†’https://twitter.com/CoinCards
    β†’https://twitter.com/astupidmoose (Mike’s personal Twitter)


    Watchman Privacy
    β†’ https://watchmanprivacy.com
    β†’ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
    β†’ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2

    Privacy Courses (supports the show)
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof

    Monero Donation (supports the show)
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    Please subscribe to and rate this podcast wherever you can to help it thrive. Thank you!
    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/@WatchmanPrivacy
    β†’https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy

    Timeline

    0:00 – Introduction
    1:42 – What do we have to give up to use CoinCards.com
    2:35 – Any problems with Tor Browser?
    3:35 – Are you using BTCPay Server?
    4:15 – Do you vet UTXOs?
    4:50 – Do you reject transactions for any reason?
    5:48 – Data retention policy
    7:10 – Do companies know their cards came from Coin Cards?
    9:50 – Rapid fire of basic features of Coin Cards
    12:50 – How do we use digital gift card in physical store?
    13:40 – Origins of Coin Cards (getting permission from gift card companies)
    16:00 – What did you do with Bitcoin in the early days?
    17:00 – Coin Cards guerrilla marketing
    18:15 – Comparison to competitors
    19:38 – Limitations of jurisdictions
    21:58 – What wallet set up do you use?
    23:30 – How do live on gift cards
    24:30 – Problems with VISA gift cards
    26:42 – Privacy problems of using gift cards
    28:30 – Companies that ban for using gift cards (Amazon)
    30:32 – Will gift cards get regulated?
    31:40 – How much of β€œcircular economy” BTC/XMR end with services like yours?
    34:27 – Has there been a decline in Bitcoin use in last ten years?
    37:00 – Percent of gift cards that have errors
    37:15 – Future of Coin Cards
    37:40 – Final thoughts


    #WatchmanPrivacy #CoinCards #BitcoinGiftCards #Monero

  • Gabriel Custodiet talks to Paul Rosenberg for the third time. They discuss the original cryptography movement, skepticism of the Ross Ulbricht case, how the Dark Ages ended slavery, Christian anarchy, and the biological future of humanity.

    Guest Links
    β†’Paul Rosenberg's website: https://www.freemansperspective.com

    Previous episodes with Paul Rosenberg
    β†’Episode 16: https://youtu.be/JRcS6fvukzA
    β†’Episode 54: https://youtu.be/WCU9f_9s120

    Watchman Privacy
    β†’ https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests)
    β†’ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
    β†’ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2

    Privacy Courses (supports the show)
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof

    Monero Donation (supports the show)
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    Please subscribe to and rate this podcast wherever you can to help it thrive. Thank you!
    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/@WatchmanPrivacy
    β†’https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy

    Timeline

    0:00 – Introduction
    1:08 – Original cryptography movement
    4:35 – The universe favors encryption
    9:10 – Cryptography and the government
    11:50 – Cryptography resources
    15:30 – What Julian Assange means to humanity
    18:09 – Significance of BitTorrent
    18:55 – Insight into VPN industry
    22:30 – Questionable aspects of Ross Ulbricht case
    26:10 – The Dark Ages: why were they significant?
    31:45 – Resources for the Dark Ages
    33:45 – Are Christianity and Judaism anarchic religions?
    37:30 – Paul’s new book, Post-Primate Society
    41:05 – Evolutionary psychology hijacking the mind
    45:50 – How damaging would an EMP be?
    48:25 – Final thoughts


    #WatchmanPrivacy #PaulRosenberg #FreemansPerspective #Cryptography

  • Gabriel Custodiet talks to Stoic.xmr (Michael Fitzgerald) about his book The Monero Standard. After covering some of the bare basics of money and the fiat system, they discuss the differences between the Bitcoin and Monero community and whether Bitcoin and Monero are even the point...

    Guest Links
    β†’https://monerostandard.com/
    β†’https://twitter.com/TheStoicCoiner
    β†’https://www.youtube.com/@moneromagazine

    Getting into Monero – start here
    β†’https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwwPwsAnQGY

    Watchman Privacy
    β†’ https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests)
    β†’ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
    β†’ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2

    Privacy Courses (supports the show)
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof

    Monero Donation (supports the show)
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    Please subscribe to and rate this podcast wherever you can to help it thrive. Thank you!
    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/@WatchmanPrivacy
    β†’https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy

    Timeline

    0:00 – Introduction
    1:26 – What is fiat and how bad has it been for us?
    4:16 – Does intrinsic value exist regarding money; what is Monero’s value?
    6:48 – Weird objects used as money
    10:30 – What is inflation?
    13:32 – Differences between Bitcoin and Monero communities
    15:40 – Spending over savings
    17:35 – Getting to the most important question
    18:08 – Bitcoin taint
    20:22 – Would Stoic.xmr support a better privacy coin than Monero?
    21:46 – Mass adoption in Monero
    22:40 – Does supply cap really matter that much?
    23:40 – Final thoughts


    #WatchmanPrivacy #MoneroStandard #StoicXMR #Monero

  • Gabriel Custodiet talks to Max Tannahill about Bitcoin privacy, Monero, and phone privacy. Max is a dedicated and well respected experimenter with wallets and the practical tools that the limousine crypto class would never sully themselves with. As such, Max’s views on these topicsβ€”such as Monero as the best layer 2 for Bitcoin and the damage of Taproot and Covenantsβ€”come from the thoughtful mind of a rare actual user of these digital technologies.

    If you’re new to Bitcoin, watch these first (in order)
    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz1-uiQZUUQ
    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FNUKkrG_9A
    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztHq8YXpw9I
    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OmYqq7BPSw
    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSf0_To8GmE


    Guest Links
    β†’ https://twitter.com/maxtannahill

    References
    β†’ https://twitter.com/pokkst
    β†’ https://twitter.com/fluffypony
    β†’ https://twitter.com/reardencode
    β†’ https://t.me/monerujounderground (Monero Telegram)
    β†’ https://t.me/SovereignBitcoiner (Telegram group; Monero friendly)
    β†’ https://foundationdevices.com/envoy/ (Envoy Wallet)
    β†’ https://stackwallet.com/ (The 'if iPhone' wallet)

    Watchman Privacy
    β†’ https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests)
    β†’ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
    β†’ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2

    Privacy Courses (supports the show)
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof

    Monero Donation (supports the show)
    β†’8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy

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    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/@WatchmanPrivacy
    β†’https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy

    Timeline

    0:00 – Introduction
    0:54 – Intro to Max Tannahill and traditional financial surveillance
    6:30 – Privacy problems of Singapore and global cities
    9:36 – Max’s crypto-based privacy phone business Mamushi
    13:00 – CalyxOS and microG
    18:03 – Telegram a mistake for privacy/freedom communities?
    21:05 – Fundamental problem of phones = NFC and GPS
    26:30 – Traditional finance tools for freedom
    29:50 – Other privacy coins
    33:00 – Max’s Monero tools
    36:20 – Dubai forbids Monero
    39:40 – Monero as layer 2 of Bitcoin
    42:20 – Monero’s big fat problem
    45:05 – Monero resources
    47:14 – Rapid Fire
    50:45 – What value does Bitcoin have?
    52:00 – What happened to SovrynBitcoin website?
    52:37 – Before BIP39 how did people back up funds?
    53:28 – What is Taproot?
    56:21 – Core developers vs real users of Bitcoin
    58:38 – What are Covenants and CTV?
    1:07:00 – Wallets besides Samourai and Sparrow
    1:08:38 – Atomic swaps (and Samourai Wallet)
    1:13:41 – Max isn’t concerned about fee rates
    1:16:00 – Final thoughts


    #WatchmanPrivacy #MaxTannahill #Monero #Bitcoin

  • Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Ragnar Lifthrasir about the upcoming Bitcoin and Monero event: Finney Forum, and some other topics.

    Guest Links
    β†’ https://finneyforum.com/
    β†’ https://ragnarly.com/media/
    β†’ https://twitter.com/RagnarLif

    Watchman Privacy
    β†’ https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests)
    β†’ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
    β†’ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2

    Privacy Courses (supports the show)
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof

    Monero Donation (supports the show)
    β†’8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy

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    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/@WatchmanPrivacy
    β†’https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy

    Timeline

    0:00 – Introduction
    0:50 – Introduction to Ragnar Lifthrasir
    2:30 – How did Guns N Bitcoin differ from normie Bitcoin conferences?
    4:15 – Details of Finney Forum
    9:22 – Privacy registration
    11:52 – Monero most used payment method
    13:36 – Spending versus savings
    16:06 – Final thoughts


    #WatchmanPrivacy #FinneyForum #RagnarLifthrasir #GunsandBitcoin

  • Gabriel Custodiet talks Bitcoin mining with a major player in self-mining. This is the best introduction to the who, why, what, and how of mining. As always, with no compromise on self-sovereignty, ownership, no KYC, and privacy.

    Guest Links
    β†’ https://diverter.hostyourown.tools/mining-for-the-streets/ (Diverter’s original article)
    β†’ https://twitter.com/Diverter_NoKYC
    β†’ https://paynym.is/+diverter

    References
    β†’ https://www.econoalchemist.com/post/home-mining-for-non-kyc-bitcoin
    β†’ https://upstreamdata.com/products-services/bitcoin-mining-loadcenters/black-box/
    β†’ https://upstreamdata.com/upstreamdata-diy-blackbox/
    β†’ https://kaboomracks.com/buying-mining-equipment/ (happens via Telegram)
    β†’ https://minefarmbuy.com/
    β†’ https://www.blockwaresolutions.com
    β†’ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pod256-bitcoin-mining-news-analysis/id1657814571
    β†’ https://t.me/HomeMiningWizards (Helpful Telegram group for amateurs)
    β†’ https://twitter.com/CoinHeated (ASIC immersion)
    β†’https://twitter.com/zbomstaz (single board ASIC)

    Watchman Privacy
    β†’ https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests)
    β†’ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
    β†’ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2

    Privacy Courses (supports the show)
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof

    Monero Donation (supports the show)
    β†’8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy

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    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/@WatchmanPrivacy
    β†’https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy

    Timeline

    0:00 – Introduction
    1:15 – Explanation of Bitcoin mining
    6:06 – What is the power of miners in Bitcoin ecosystem?
    12:00 – Examples of mining censorship
    17:40 – Brief history of Bitcoin mining
    24:45 – Inevitable regulation of Bitcoin mining due to blatant money transmission
    31:22 – Government bans of Bitcoin mining
    36:37 – Geopolitics of Bitcoin ASIC machines
    41:25 – What is the Bitcoin Mining Council?
    45:45 – Price of electricity differs widely around the world
    50:00 – Discouraged from self mining?
    56:45 – What is cloud mining and mining hosting?
    1:04:00 – Are mined bitcoin untainted?
    1:09:22 – Summary of self-mining
    1:10:10 – Setting up electricity
    1:16:20 – Limit to how many ASICs you can run in house?
    1:21:21 – Sound and heat suppression
    1:27:20 – Places to buy ASIC in person?
    1:29:55 – Ways to buy an ASIC
    1:34:34 – Best ASIC to buy
    1:40:00 – Buying ASIC privately
    1:44:42 – Which mining pool to join
    1:49:50 – Mining altcoins
    1:51:45 – Mining resources
    1:56:10 – Final thoughts


    #WatchmanPrivacy #BitcoinMining #DiverterNoKYC

  • Gabriel Custodiet appropriates (hopefully commodifies) the famous Frankfurt School essay "The Culture Industry" as a way to examine how consumerism contaminates us: and what we can do about it.

    Watchman Privacy
    β†’ https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests)
    β†’ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
    β†’ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2

    Privacy Courses (supports the show)
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof

    Monero Donation (supports the show)
    β†’8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy

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    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/@WatchmanPrivacy
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  • Gabriel Custodiet shares some of the best moments of 2023 from The Watchman Privacy Podcast.

    Watchman Privacy
    β†’ https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests)
    β†’ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
    β†’ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2

    Privacy Courses (supports the show)
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof

    Monero Donation (supports the show)
    β†’8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy

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    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/@WatchmanPrivacy
    β†’https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy

    Timeline

    0:00 – Introduction
    2:21 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S8cDdeu50k
    4:32 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hAtO8-Wzcg
    7:48 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCU9f_9s120
    11:58 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6_ekCO_gfc
    18:32 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fByagxDetVI
    27:20 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x9NJ1dyYTU
    33:03 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBOrmtD4ZA4
    40:08 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwwPwsAnQGY
    45:24 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSf0_To8GmE
    49:21 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt7fP8qBoHw
    52:27 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbtN6wJqK1M
    56:30 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kes3oDPpNqE
    58:17 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O4E6387__U
    59:55 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPMqPrysoJs
    1:02:26 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Srqya9hrmpY
    1:07:05 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztHq8YXpw9I
    1:12:02 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk3JeMahWx4


    #WatchmanPrivacy #DigitalPrivacy #CyberSecurity

  • Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Urban Hacker about a smattering of digital privacy topics: Tor versus VPNs, Kodi and digital media servers, Bitcoin and Monero, Samourai Wallet stack, sandboxing, phone privacy, and GrapheneOS.

    Previous episodes with Urban Hacker on Tor
    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbtN6wJqK1M
    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-Vpb3xVtEA

    Mentioned
    β†’ https://urbanhacker.net/bitcoin-dust-horizon/ (The Dust Horizon)
    β†’ https://urbanhacker.net/badass-media-center-for-your-tv/ (Media server intro)

    Guest Links
    β†’ https://urbanhacker.net/
    β†’ https://twitter.com/realUrbanHacker
    β†’ https://t.me/Realurbanhacker (Telegram)
    β†’ https://tallycoin.app/@realurbanhacker/the-orange-pill-simulator-zzjq3lmF (Urban Hacker’s Bitcoin game)


    Watchman Privacy
    β†’ https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests)
    β†’ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
    β†’ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2

    Privacy Courses (supports the show)
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof

    Monero Donation (supports the show)
    β†’8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy

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    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/@WatchmanPrivacy
    β†’https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy

    Timeline

    0:00 – Beginning
    0:42 – Tor versus VPNs
    10:43 – What is Urban Hacker’s stack
    12:25 – Using bitcoin on a daily basis
    14:30 – Rolling physical dice for Bitcoin private keys
    18:07 – What is Samourai Wallet Sentinel?
    20:18 – Luke and Ocean Mining debacle
    24:58 – Bitcoin and Monero and altcoin mining
    26:09 – Bitcoin transaction cost depends on byte size, not amount of sats
    29:07 – The Dust Horizon
    31:09 – When do you use Bitcoin versus Monero?
    31:22 – Private media servers, TVs, Kodi
    36:48 – What is sandboxing? Also, GrapheneOS and phone privacy.
    46:25 – Final thoughts from Urban Hacker

    #WatchmanPrivacy #TorVPNs #CyberSecurity #BitcoinPrivacy

  • Gabriel Custodiet speaks for a second time with the anarchist philosopher Doug Casey. And once again they discuss topics Doug Casey rarely comments on: how anarchy holds up to foreign empires, what Doug would refuse to sell on darknet marketplaces, whether the will to power isn’t a better ethic to follow, the morality of investing in β€œdefense” stocks, and jury nullification.

    Guest Links
    β†’ https://www.amazon.com/Totally-Incorrect-Conversations-Doug-Casey/dp/0988285134
    β†’ https://internationalman.com (recommend the newsletter)
    β†’ https://highgroundseries.com/
    β†’ https://www.amazon.com/Crisis-Investing-Rest-Douglas-Casey/dp/1559721774
    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/@DougCaseysTake

    Watchman Privacy
    β†’ https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests)
    β†’ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
    β†’ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2

    Privacy Courses (supports the show)
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof

    Monero Donation (supports the show)
    β†’8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy

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    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/@WatchmanPrivacy
    β†’https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy

    Timeline

    0:00 – Introduction
    0:17 – How do you know the non-aggression principle is correct?
    5:25 – Isn’t the will to power more natural?
    7:36 – How would anarchy hold up to ambitions of other imperial governments?
    11:31 – Would Doug Casey have any limits to his darknet marketplace?
    15:30 – Is it moral to invest in war stocks?
    19:15 – Jury nullification
    21:50 – Upcoming book β€˜Terrorist’
    23:45 – Final thoughts


    #WatchmanPrivacy #DougCasey #SilkRoad #JuryNullification

  • Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Zelko of RoninDojo and Samourai Wallet. They unpack the crazy politics in the Bitcoin community: from the fuzzy β€œred lines” of Bitcoin companies, to the gradual diminishment of Bitcoin’s cypherpunk origins, to FOSS gaslighting and the recent Ocean Mining censorship. Oh, and Bitcoin is not for Progressives.

    If you’re new to Bitcoin, watch these first (in order)
    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz1-uiQZUUQ
    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FNUKkrG_9A
    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztHq8YXpw9I
    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OmYqq7BPSw
    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSf0_To8GmE

    Zelko and RoninDojo
    β†’ https://ronindojo.io/
    β†’ https://twitter.com/BTCxZelko
    β†’ https://twitter.com/RoninDojoNode
    β†’ https://www.podpage.com/citadeldispatch/citadel-dispatch-e026-using/ (Node comparison)

    Samourai Wallet
    β†’ https://samouraiwallet.com/
    β†’ https://twitter.com/samouraiwallet
    β†’ https://t.me/SamouraiWallet (Telegram group)
    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPY-5SR-jPQ (Bitcoin: An Experiment in Anarchism)

    Watchman Privacy
    β†’ https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests)
    β†’ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
    β†’ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2

    Privacy Courses (supports the show)
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
    β†’ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof

    Monero Donation Address (If you can't see the whole string, double click in the middle to select all)
    β†’8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy

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    β†’ https://www.youtube.com/@WatchmanPrivacy
    β†’https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy

    Timeline

    0:00 – Introduction
    0:31 – Bitcoin is like a ship
    5:23 – What are your red lines as a Bitcoin company?
    11:32 – Why did Bitcoin move away from being cypherpunk?
    19:20 – Mass adoption is the poison pill
    24:30 – Software that isn’t FOSS (Free and Open-Source Software)
    40:00 – Bitcoin is not apolitical, nor for Progressives
    45:19 – Savings versus spending
    48:35 – Ocean Mining versus Whirlpool
    1:03:58 – The failure of the Lightning Network
    1:17:07 – Criticism of Samourai Wallet
    1:25:47 – Final Thoughts

    #WatchmanPrivacy #SamouraiWallet #Bitcoin #RoninDojo