This week, I got the pleasure of sitting down with k3tan to chat about privacy, self-hosting, and some of his favorite tools.
More about k3tan:
- k3tan's guest profile --Â https://optoutpod.com/guests/k3tan/
- Blog post on restarting your digital identity -- https://k3tan.com/starting-a-new-digital-identity
- Blog post on self-hosting -- https://k3tan.com/self-hosting
- Recommended FOSS software -- https://k3tan.com/foss
- Privacy learning resources -- https://k3tan.com/learn-about-privacy
- Ministry of Nodes -- https://www.ministryofnodes.com.au/
- A cypherpunk manifesto -- https://www.activism.net/cypherpunk/manifesto.html
k3tan's recommended tools to "opt out":
- Nextcloud, a self-hosted storage, contacts, calendar, and much more FOSS app -- https://nextcloud.com/
- FreeTube, a desktop privacy-preserving YouTube client -- https://freetubeapp.io/
- Privacy Redirect, a browser extension for redirecting to privacy-preserving tools -- https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect
- pfSense, a FOSS router OS -- https://www.pfsense.org/
Other tools mentioned:
- Pop_OS!, an easy to use Linux OS -- https://pop.system76.com/
- Plexus, app recommendations and support info for de-Googled Android -- https://plexus.techlore.tech/
- TimeShift, a Linux backup solution -- https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift
- Invidious, a privacy-preserving YouTube front-end -- https://github.com/iv-org/invidious
This week's project to help you Opt Out - CalyxOS:
- More about CalyxOS -- https://calyxos.org/
- k3tan's recommended apps for CalyxOS -- https://k3tan.com/mobile-phone-apps
- My thoughts on CalyxOS and app recommendations -- https://sethsimmons.me/posts/switching-to-calyxos/
- BitcoinQnA guide to installing CalyxOS -- https://bitcoiner.guide/calyxos/
- Mamushi, a reseller that will flash CalyxOS for you, accepts Bitcoin/Monero -- https://mamushi.io/
Opt Out's Sponsors:
- Cake Wallet, an easy to use Monero mobile wallet -- https://www.optoutpod.com/sponsors/#cake-wallet
- LocalMonero, an excellent and privacy-preserving way to buy and sell Monero -- https://www.optoutpod.com/sponsors/#localmonero
- IVPN, an ethical, no-nonsense, non-logging VPN provider -- https://www.optoutpod.com/sponsors/#ivpn
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