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In this episode, I discuss the challenges facing privacy-focused payment solutions like Privacy.com, exploring alternatives and the troubling rise of KYC requirements across the industry. I dive deep into the Switzerland privacy crisis that’s forcing Proton to consider relocating their infrastructure, and what this means for encrypted email providers globally. I also cover the catastrophic security failure at Tea, a women’s safety app that exposed 72,000 images including government IDs through basic incompetence, leading to harassment campaigns on 4chan.
I wrap up with thoughts on vehicle tracking through DCM/Telematics modules, why buying older vehicles might be the better privacy-conscious choice, and how embracing the stoic lifestyle aligns with both privacy and my own philosophical principles.
In this week’s episode:
- Privacy.com troubles: Account freezes, limited alternatives, and the KYC nightmare
- Switzerland’s surveillance crisis: Why Proton is threatening to leave and relocating to Germany/Norway
- Email provider comparison: Proton vs Tutanota vs Atomic Mail, and understanding intelligence alliances
- Tea app breach: How 72,000 IDs and 1.1 million private messages ended up on 4chan
- Vehicle tracking: DCM modules, telematics, and why your car is spying on you
- Philosophy of privacy: Stoicism, minimalism, and why less is more
Matrix Community Rooms
- Matrix Community Space - https://matrix.to/#/#psysecure:matrix.org
Individual Room Links:
- https://matrix.to/#/#lockdown-general:matrix.org
- https://matrix.to/#/#lockdown-podcast:matrix.org
- https://matrix.to/#/#lockdown-intro:matrix.org
Show Links:
- Privacy.com - https://privacy.com
- Cloaked.com - https://cloaked.com
- Proton Warrant Canary - https://protonvpn.com/blog/transparency-report/
- Climate Activist Arrest - https://proton.me/blog/climate-activist-arrest and https://www.wired.com/story/protonmail-amends-policy-after-giving-up-activists-data/
- Tuta Crypt - https://tuta.com/documents/tuta-crypt-spec.pdf
- Proton elliptic curve cryptography - https://proton.me/blog/elliptic-curve-cryptography
- SimpleLogin - https://simplelogin.io
- HashiCorp Vault - https://www.vaultproject.io
- RAM IS SPYING ON YOU (Cozy Living Machine) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-Y1SUSRqNU
- Meditations by Marcus Aurelius - https://www.amazon.com/Meditations-New-Translation-Modern-Library-ebook/dp/B000FC1JAI
- Marcus Aurelius
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