My Privacy Help: Recent Episodes
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Everything we do online is stored on someone else’s computer. Reclaim control of your data, your privacy, your life with Faris & Gordon from https://myprivacy.help
- Reclaim your privacy: https://myprivacy.help
- Bitcoin Basics podcast: https://bitcoinbasics.help
“Just how much privacy is your VPN giving you? Who are you trying to be private from? Is there a better VPN solution than all these third-party services? Perhaps you don’t even need to use a VPN!”
Show page: https://myprivacy.help/9
podcast #selfhost #vpn
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Start
01:05 Why use a VPN?
02:43 Your VPN is not as private as you think
04:12 Who are you being private from?
05:31 What does your VPN provider know about you?
08:32 What is a better VPN solution?
09:58 myprivacy.help plugfest
SHOW NOTES:
ProtonMail Amends Its Policy After Giving Up an Activist’s Data: https://wired.com/story/protonmail-amends-policy-after-giving-up-activists-data
Ask us anything: https://myprivacy.help/ask
ATTRIBUTION:
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DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as investment, legal, tax or any other professional advice. Do your own research and seek professional advice. At times products and services may be recommended but these are opinions based upon experiences and not endorsements. We take no liability for out-of-date or inaccurate information, software bugs, manufacturing errors, technology misuse or any issues involving third parties. Visit https://myprivacy.help to stay up-to-date with our podcast, free newsletter, video guides, social media and other resources.
- Reclaim your privacy: https://myprivacy.help
- Bitcoin Basics podcast: https://bitcoinbasics.help
“Can you have both privacy & convenience while online, protecting your personal data & using your phone? Why is most tech very convenient but not very private? What are the alternatives? Using a browser vs using an app? WTF is GrapheneOS?”
Show page: https://myprivacy.help/8
privacy #phone #grapheneos
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Start
00:57 Intro
04:37 Convenience of Big Tech
06:37 Alternatives to Big Tech
07:42 Browser vs App
11:03 Can you use your phone privately?
14:11 myprivacy.help plug
SHOW NOTES:
GrapheneOS: https://grapheneos.org
Ask us anything: https://myprivacy.help/ask
ATTRIBUTION:
* Beat provided by https://freebeats.io | Produced By White Hot
DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as investment, legal, tax or any other professional advice. Do your own research and seek professional advice. At times products and services may be recommended but these are opinions based upon experiences and not endorsements. We take no liability for out-of-date or inaccurate information, software bugs, manufacturing errors, technology misuse or any issues involving third parties. Visit https://myprivacy.help to stay up-to-date with our podcast, free newsletter, video guides, social media and other resources.
- Reclaim your privacy: https://myprivacy.help
- Bitcoin Basics podcast: https://bitcoinbasics.help
“What’s the real difference between data security & data privacy? VPNs may not be offering you any data privacy. What’s the most private VPN solution? How to setup your own VPN. Self-hosting what?!?”
Show page: https://myprivacy.help/7
privacy #selfhost #cybersecurity
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Start
02:03 Offline privacy vs security
04:09 Online privacy vs security
08:08 Your VPN does not give you any privacy
11:40 Your own VPN is the best VPN
12:45 How to setup your own VPN?
14:44 AT&T SIM-swap scandal
15:52 mprivacy.help self-hosting
SHOW NOTES:
Alerts: https://cyware.com/cyber-security-news-articles
SIM Swap Scam: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIM_swap_scam
* Ask us anything: https://myprivacy.help/ask
ATTRIBUTION:
* Beat provided by https://freebeats.io | Produced By White Hot
DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as investment, legal, tax or any other professional advice. Do your own research and seek professional advice. At times products and services may be recommended but these are opinions based upon experiences and not endorsements. We take no liability for out-of-date or inaccurate information, software bugs, manufacturing errors, technology misuse or any issues involving third parties. Visit https://myprivacy.help to stay up-to-date with our podcast, free newsletter, video guides, social media and other resources.
- Reclaim your privacy: https://myprivacy.help
- Bitcoin Basics podcast: https://bitcoinbasics.help
“MediBank Private (Australian health insurance) is just another major data leak so how can you best protect your personal data? What are 3 free things you can do right now to improve your cybersecurity & privacy?”
Show page: https://myprivacy.help/6
MediBank #DataBreach #CyberSecurity
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Start
01:57 Medibank Private data leak
03:27 Government’s response
05:56 Preventing against data leaks
08:39 How to check if your details have been leaked
11:21 Why setup & use your own domain
12:47 How to minimise data leak risks
15:38 Why use email aliases & password managers
18:40 What to do after a data leak
20:26 How to prioritize my personal data
22:01 3 free things you can do right now
23:10 myprivacy.help plugs
SHOW NOTES:
Optus Data Breach: https://myprivacy.help/2
Have I Been Pwned: https://haveibeenpwned.com
Alerts: https://cyware.com/cyber-security-news-articles
Private Email: https://ref.fm/u20408576
Bitwarden Password Manager: https://bitwarden.com
Ask us anything: https://myprivacy.help/ask
ATTRIBUTION:
* Beat provided by https://freebeats.io | Produced By White Hot
DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as investment, legal, tax or any other professional advice. Do your own research and seek professional advice. At times products and services may be recommended but these are opinions based upon experiences and not endorsements. We take no liability for out-of-date or inaccurate information, software bugs, manufacturing errors, technology misuse or any issues involving third parties. Visit https://myprivacy.help to stay up-to-date with our podcast, free newsletter, video guides, social media and other resources.
- Reclaim your privacy: https://myprivacy.help
- Bitcoin Basics podcast: https://bitcoinbasics.help
“LastPass has been hacked (again?) so what happened, what should you do, why should users of Dashlane, 1Password & others care, what are 2 better password managers & general password best practices.”
Show page: https://myprivacy.help/5
lastpass #infosec #passwords
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Start
00:50 Intro
02:24 Why use a password manager?
06:15 What happened to LastPass?
08:47 What was leaked?
11:33 The LastPass vault
14:25 Password strength
16:30 What should LastPass users do?
20:45 Similar LastPass alternatives
21:40 Open source solutions
23:15 DIY password manager?
24:35 KeePassXC
25:54 Bitwarden
27:37 Self-hosted Bitwarden
29:45 myprivacy.help plugfest
SHOW NOTES:
Security Now Podcast: https://grc.com/securitynow.htm
Password strength: https://bitwarden.com/password-strength/
What is self-hosting? #1: https://myprivacy.help/3
KeyPassXC: https://keepassxc.org
* Ask us anything: https://myprivacy.help/ask
ATTRIBUTION:
* Beat provided by https://freebeats.io | Produced By White Hot
DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as investment, legal, tax or any other professional advice. Do your own research and seek professional advice. At times products and services may be recommended but these are opinions based upon experiences and not endorsements. We take no liability for out-of-date or inaccurate information, software bugs, manufacturing errors, technology misuse or any issues involving third parties. Visit https://myprivacy.help to stay up-to-date with our podcast, free newsletter, video guides, social media and other resources.
- Reclaim your privacy: https://myprivacy.help
- Bitcoin Basics podcast: https://bitcoinbasics.help
“What’s self-hosting (continued)? What data is stored with 3rd parties? Why self-host? What’s a Virtual Private Server (VPS)? Self-hosting best practices. Self-hosting alternatives & practical solutions. Can you DIY?”
Show page: https://myprivacy.help/4
privacy #opsec #selfhosting
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Start
00:54 Intro
02:05 Self-hosting (Faris)
04:00 Storing data w/ 3rd parties
06:42 Self-hosting options
09:20 Virtual Private Server
11:21 Self-hosting practical solution
12:56 Self-hosting ideal solution
14:39 Can you DIY?
SHOW NOTES:
What is self-hosting? #1 https://myprivacy.help/3
Ask us anything: https://myprivacy.help/ask
ATTRIBUTION:
* Beat provided by https://freebeats.io | Produced By White Hot
DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as investment, legal, tax or any other professional advice. Do your own research and seek professional advice. At times products and services may be recommended but these are opinions based upon experiences and not endorsements. We take no liability for out-of-date or inaccurate information, software bugs, manufacturing errors, technology misuse or any issues involving third parties. Visit https://myprivacy.help to stay up-to-date with our podcast, free newsletter, video guides, social media and other resources.
What's self-hosting? Privacy & security concerns? Comparisons with the cloud. How to get started? Costs?
Was Optus hacked or did they leave the front door open? What happened, what data was leaked, what should you do, what are the long-term consequences, what lessons we can all learn & privacy best practices?
In our very first episode we explain what is privacy, why we're doing this, how to achieve true privacy, who is Faris, who is Gordon & ultimately what this podcast is about