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Episode 22 – Privacy Discussion With My Mom – Switched To GrapheneOS / Garmin / Nextcloud

Closed Network Privacy & Security Podcast This week I sit down with my mom who has spent the last year transitioning away from using Apple iPhone / Apple Watch to using a Google Pixel 6 with GrapheneOS and a Garmin watch. She discusses her journey and challenges in her privacy adventure. Topics We Discuss On…

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Episode 21 – A Conversation with Josh (Side Of Burritos) From YouTube

In this episode I had the pleasure of hanging out with Josh from the (Side Of Burritos) YouTube channel. He has several videos on the De-Googled Android ROM – GrapheneOS. Josh’s Youtube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/c/SideOfBurritos Join Our Matrix Server: https://matrix.to/#/#closedntwrk:matrix.orgJoin Our Matrix Off-Topic Channel – https://matrix.to/#/#closednetworkofftopic:matrix.org This podcast is possible because of our supporter/producers: Patreon:Richard…

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Episode 20 – Keeping a pulse and having a plan. It’s cool & fun to be different.

For all resources and support please visit https://closednetwork.io Follow on Twitter @ClosedNtwrk Entering a season where we will be spending time with friends and family, let’s talk about Privacy & Security. It’s hard not to talk about politics when it comes to “Privacy” related matters. A war on centralized services and content moderation. Turkey’s New…

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Episode 19 – Malicious Apps – Note Taking – Ente.io – Photo Management & Fitness Tracking

For all resources and support please visit https://closednetwork.io Follow on Twitter @ClosedNtwrk Facebook logins compromised from 400 identified apps across Google Play & Apple App Store – https://about.fb.com/news/2022/10/protecting-people-from-malicious-account-compromise-apps/ Note Taking Applications: Standard Notes, Joplin, Skiff, Nextcloud, Logseq (Currently Apple Only) Photo Management: I’ve been using Ente (https://ente.io) for the last couple of weeks and it…

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Top Privacy Podcasts

The below podcasts are some of the top privacy podcasts that I have enjoyed. This list is purely my own list for listeners of the podcast to expand their knowledge base. The Privacy, Security, and OSINT Show Opt Out Podcast Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons Darknet Diaries The Watchman Privacy Podcast Hacked Podcast

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Episode 18 – INVISV PGPP + GrapheneOS + MySudo = Most Private Phone? – Ente.io – Self Hosting & More

In this episode on the Closed Network Privacy Podcast I talk about how I’ve setup a Google Pixel 3a XL that I purchased in cash and then setup PGPP by INVISIV for a more private focused phone. I also talk about Bitwarden updates with SimplLogin and Fastmail integration as well as exploring Ente.io which is…

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Episode 17 – Masked Purchase Strategy, Own Your Domain, iOS VPN Leaks & More

Correction on Tornado CashTornado Cash was a DeFi app for mixing Ethereum. I said on the previous episode that it was for Bitcoin but I want to be clear that it was being used for Ethereum mixing. Essentially the system worked using smart contracts to send and receive ethereum.When you deposit your funds, it issues…

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Episode 16 – GrapheneOS – PGPP – IMSI – Privacy – New Tools – New Website – Tornado Cash

Episode 16 catches us up to the newest changes for Closed Network. New website, new domain but same great taste! Website – https://closednetwork.io Closed Network Private Search – Searx – Closedsearch.io / search.closednetwork.io New Matrix room for listeners to link up:  https://matrix.to/#/#closedntwrk:matrix.org Store will be coming online in September – Need to setup a new BTC…

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Take Control Of Online Purchases and Subscriptions

How to make online purchases shielding your identity from potential scams and sites that have data leaks. I recently discussed this as well as a few other topics on Episode 3 of the podcast. I felt that it If you have been looking for a way to reduce your exposure to the leak or breach…

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Episode 15 – With “The Hated One – Donations vs. Sponsor, Mobile OS Security, Bitcoin, Listener Questions & More

This episode is a collaborative podcast with the YouTube Personality “The Hated One”. This is our third episode together and we discuss sponsored content versus listener supported, Graphene OS is the most secure phone OS, Bitcoin & the challenges of Blockchain, listener feedback and the challenge of decentralized services. Come along for the conversation! –…

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