Wondering what drives normal people to focus on FOSS? This episode, we're sitting down with QnA to chat about his journey towards privacy through Bitcoin and the impact of FOSS along the way. More about QnA: QnA's guest profile -- https://www.optoutpod.com/guests/bitcoin-qna/ QnA's full list of recommended tools -- https://bitcoiner.guide/toolkit/ QnA's recommended tools to Opt Out: FOUNDATION devices, a FOSS-first company producing the Passport, a Bitcoin hardware wallet -- https://foundationdevices.com/ Samourai Wallet, a privacy-preserving Android wallet -- https://samouraiwallet.com/ Pop_OS!, an easy to use Linux OS -- https://pop.system76.com/ StarLabs, a Linux-first laptop company -- https://starlabs.systems/ Threema, an end-to-end encrypted messenger, similar to Signal -- https://threema.ch/en/ Yunohost, a FOSS platform for simplified self-hosting -- https://yunohost.org/ Matrix, the protocol -- https://matrix.org/ Element, a cross-platform Matrix chat client -- https://element.io Mullvad, a well-known and non-logging VPN provider -- https://mullvad.net/en/ This week's project to help you Opt Out - Pop_OS!: Website -- https://pop.system76.com/ My episode with Jeremy Soller from System76 -- https://www.optoutpod.com/coreboot-foss-firmware-pop_os-and-system76-w-jeremy-soller-special/ Opt Out's Sponsors: Cake Wallet, an easy to use Monero mobile wallet -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#cake-wallet LocalMonero, an excellent and privacy-preserving way to buy and sell Monero -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#localmonero IVPN, an ethical, no-nonsense, non-logging VPN provider -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#ivpn Supporting Opt Out: Donations -- https://optoutpod.com/about/#donations Leave a review on your favorite podcast platform, if possible! Share it with your friends, family, and other communities! Timestamps: 2:02 QnA introduces himself 4:33 What was it that woke you up to the need for personal privacy? 14:48 What about privacy makes it such an important topic for you today? 19:33 What is a roadblock you've seen people struggle with when it comes to personal privacy? 20:36 How do you motivate or prompt people to get past that roadblock? 25:03 What's something that you feel like almost no one agrees with you on? 40:01 A shoutout to Opt Out's sponsors 41:33 What are some privacy mistakes you've made in the past that you regret? What prompted you to move past them and change your approach? 48:55 How has your time in Bitcoin helped drive an interest in FOSS as a whole? 51:30 What exactly is FOSS, and why is it more than just viewable source code? 57:09 How has your work on education in the Bitcoin privacy space driven you to an interest in broader personal privacy? 1:00:32 What has ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coyZZlV6sQo

Wanting to learn more about mobile privacy, but not sure where to start? This episode, we sat down with Max Tannahill to chat about mobile OSs, surveillance, and cryptocurrency. More about Max: Mamushi, a CalyxOS Pixel retailer -- https://mamushi.io/ Max's Twitter -- https://twitter.com/maxtannahill Blog post on migrating Mamushi from CopperheadOS to CalyxOS -- https://mamushi.io/2021/04/12/departing-from-copperhead/ Ministry of Nodes -- https://www.ministryofnodes.com.au/ Max's recommended tools to Opt Out: Nextcloud, a self-hosted storage, contacts, calendar, and much more FOSS app -- https://nextcloud.com/ Telegram, an encrypted (if using secret chats) messenger -- https://telegram.org/ Threema, an end-to-end encrypted messenger, similar to Signal -- https://threema.ch/en/ ProtonMail, an encrypted and private email service -- https://protonmail.com/ Bitcoin, via Samourai Wallet, a privacy-preserving Android wallet -- https://samouraiwallet.com/ Monero, a privacy-preserving cryptocurrency -- https://www.getmonero.org/ Pop_OS!, an easy to use Linux OS -- https://pop.system76.com/ This week's project to help you Opt Out - Standard Notes: Standard Notes website -- https://standardnotes.com/ Extended Features -- https://standardnotes.com/features Github -- https://github.com/standardnotes/web Opt Out's Sponsors: Cake Wallet, an easy to use Monero mobile wallet -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#cake-wallet LocalMonero, an excellent and privacy-preserving way to buy and sell Monero -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#localmonero IVPN, an ethical, no-nonsense, non-logging VPN provider -- https://optoutpod.com/sponsors/#ivpn Supporting Opt Out: Donations -- https://optoutpod.com/about/#donations Leave a review on your favorite podcast platform, if possible! Share it with your friends, family, and other communities! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LexE1emIRLE

@sethforprivacy shares how as more and more people opt out of KYC ("know-your-customer") exchanges (like @LocalMoneroCo and @bisq_network) and use peer-to-peer exchanges, the better they will get and the more liquidity they will have. Full episode: https://www.optoutpod.com/a-bitcoiners-journey-towards-privacy-w-bitcoinqna/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPLkOtkjyPE

What can I do to help participate and grow parallel economies? @jurbed gives great insight into the easiest way to dive into parallel economies today in this clip from Season 1, Episode 7 of Opt Out. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODAbSkAcjww