Digital identity, FOSS, and self-hosting w/ k3tan

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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