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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 -- 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://sethforprivacy.com/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://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

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Chapters

1. Digital identity, FOSS, and self-hosting w/ k3tan (00:00:00)

2. k3tan's introduction (00:00:35)

3. What was it that woke you up to the need for personal privacy? (00:01:35)

4. What pushed you to start doing privacy and self-hosting education? (00:06:42)

5. One of my favorite articles of yours is how you'd start your digital identity over -- would you mind walking us through that and why each of the steps is important for people to consider? (00:09:45)

6. This week I'm pointing our listeners to CalyxOS as a project to help them opt out -- any advice or pointers you'd give them about switching to CalyxOS? (00:17:19)

7. Why is free, open-source software an important distinction and focus? (00:23:03)

8. How do you vet or verify a FOSS project for your own use? (00:24:54)

9. What made self-hosting a focus of yours, and why is it important that people host their own tools? (00:28:04)

10. With self-hosting, data loss can be a lot larger of an issue -- how do you handle backups? (00:34:27)

11. What are some of the other tools you use regularly to opt out that you’d recommend others take a look at? (00:39:25)

12. Where does Bitcoin fall into your toolkit? Why is cryptocurrency a vital piece of opting out? (00:46:38)

13. What advice would you give to someone starting to realize the need for personal privacy? (00:49:37)

14. Where can listeners find or interact with you? (00:52:48)

15. This weeks project to help you Opt Out - CalyxOS (00:53:28)

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