The Watchman Privacy Podcast Gabriel Custodiet

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Urban Hacker about the infamous XZ backdoor incident by which a key piece of software in the Linux kernel was nearly hijacked. The attacker spent four years slowly ingratiating himself into the small community, which had been selected precisely because it consisted of a single burned-out developer. Follow us as we unravel this bizarre and disturbing story of premeditated digital attack and what it means for free and open-source software and our own cybersecurity.
 
Mentioned
→https://urbanhacker.net/a-closer-look-at-the-social-engineering-behind-the-xz-backdoor-part-one/
→https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XZ_Utils_backdoor
 
Guest Links
→ https://urbanhacker.net/
→ https://twitter.com/realUrbanHacker
→ https://t.me/Realurbanhacker (Telegram)
→ https://tallycoin.app/@realurbanhacker/the-orange-pill-simulator-zzjq3lmF (Urban Hacker’s Bitcoin game)
 
Watchman Privacy
→ https://watchmanprivacy.com
→ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
→ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2
 
Privacy Courses (supports the show)
→ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
→ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof
 
Monero Donation (supports the show)
→8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy
 
Bitcoin Donation (supports the show)
→https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos
 
Please subscribe to and rate this podcast wherever you can to help it thrive. Thank you!
→ https://www.youtube.com/@WatchmanPrivacy 
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Timeline
0:00 – Introduction
2:25 – What is XZ Utils?
4:17 – How does GitHub work?
15:15 – Summary of XZ Utils backdoor incident
18:00 – Social engineering
21:00 – Technical implementation of the backdoor attack
28:00 – Potential consequences of this attempted attack
30:10 – How was it found?
33:00 – Does this expose a major weakness of FOSS?
38:25 – Similar supply chain cyber attacks
43:00 – Final thoughts
  #XZBackDoor #UrbanHacker #WatchmanPrivacy

Gabriel Custodiet speaks for a second time with Jessica Solce, a rising documentary-maker. They discuss her first documentary, No Control, on 3D printed guns and Cody Wilson. They then discuss her upcoming documentary on El Salvador and Nayib Bukele, and finally some thoughts on the documentary industry.
 
Previous episode with Jessica Solce
→ Episode 83: https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy:1/DeathAthletic
 
Guest Links
→ Be a patron: https://www.deathathletic.com/contact
→ https://www.deathathletic.com
→ https://twitter.com/jessicasolce
→ https://www.encodeproductions.com (Solce's production company)
 
El Salvador article referenced
→ https://im1776.com/el-salvador-history/
 
Watchman Privacy
→ https://watchmanprivacy.com
→ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
→ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2
 
Privacy Courses (supports the show)
→ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
→ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof
 
Monero Donation (supports the show)
→8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy
 
Bitcoin Donation (supports the show)
→https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos
 
Please subscribe to and rate this podcast wherever you can to help it thrive. Thank you!
→ https://www.youtube.com/@WatchmanPrivacy 
→https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy
 
Timeline
0:00 – Introduction
2:45 – No Control neutrality a mistake?
5:40 – What is Project Liberator? 
7:24 – FFL license trolling
8:35 – NRA says 3D printed guns “anathema to guns”
10:00 – What is the neurosis that gun control people suffer from?
14:02 – What happens if you fail a federal gun background check?
15:02 – Weird state gun laws
16:08 – 3D printed guns internationally
19:15 – The problem of bullets
20:10 – Jessica’s interest in El Salvador
24:45 – Connection to Bitcoin?
28:05 – Vibe of El Salvador today
31:00 – Other thoughts on El Salvador
32:30 – Documentaries Jessica admires
40:50 – Final thoughts
 
#JessicaSolce #NoControlDeathAthletic #WatchmanPrivacy

Gabriel Custodiet speaks for a fourth time with cultural analyst and philosopher Jayant Bhandari. Topics include magical thinking, civilization, Christianity in the Third World, and a tour of the world continent by continent.
 
Previous episodes with Jayant Bhandari
→ Episode 46: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O4E6387__U
→ Episode 77: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OgtTHzE_sk
→ Episode 84: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pqOVbp0n9A
 
Guest Links
→ https://jayantbhandari.com (Use Chrome/Brave if Firefox not working)
→ https://twitter.com/JayantBhandari5
→ https://capitalismandmorality.com/ (as soon as May 25, 2024 in Calgary, Canada)
→ https://www.youtube.com/@CapitalismAndMorality
 
Watchman Privacy
→ https://watchmanprivacy.com
→ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
→ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2
 
Privacy Courses (supports the show)
→ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
→ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof
 
Monero Donation (supports the show)
→8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy
 
Bitcoin Donation (supports the show)
→https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos
 
Please subscribe to and rate this podcast wherever you can to help it thrive. Thank you!
→ https://www.youtube.com/@WatchmanPrivacy 
→https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy
 
Timeline
0:00 – Introduction
1:38 – Influence of Ayn Rand
3:22 – What is magical thinking?
8:48 – Is the West really the only civilization...ever?
13:25 – What is Christianity in the Third World?
25:30 – Bhopal disaster
31:12 – Indian practice of sati
37:10 – Thoughts on VS Naipaul
39:40 – Indian hospital stories
42:20 – Stereotype that East Asians are not innovative
48:00 – China story
55:12 – What was the Arab Spring really about?
57:40 – Rapid Fire
59:30 – Thoughts on Africa
1:01:50 – Zimbabwe police story
1:02:35 – Witch doctors in Africa
1:05:00 – Update on the PIGS countries
1:07:00 – Jayant’s blueprint for colonization
1:08:00 – Final thoughts

#JayantBhandari #India #WatchmanPrivacy

Gabriel Custodiet discusses alongside BitcoinQnA and Seth for Privacy the details surrounding the arrest of the Samourai Wallet developers. They then look at how we can protect our own Samourai Wallets in light of various seizures. They conclude by looking at the future of financial privacy.
 
Samourai Link
→ https://freesamourai.com/
 
Guest Links
→ https://twitter.com/BitcoinQ_A
→ https://bitcoiner.guide/
→ https://twitter.com/sethforprivacy
→ https://sethforprivacy.com/
→ https://foundationdevices.com/

 
Resources
→ https://freedom.tech/samourai-to-sparrow/
→ https://twitter.com/L0laL33tz (posting a lot about Samourai Wallet arrest)
 
Watchman Privacy
→ https://watchmanprivacy.com
→ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
→ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2
 
Privacy Courses (supports the show)
→ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
→ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof
 
Monero Donation (supports the show)
→8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy
 
Please subscribe to and rate this podcast wherever you can to help it thrive. Thank you!
→ https://www.youtube.com/@WatchmanPrivacy 
→https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy
 
Timeline
0:00 – Introduction
5:15 – Summary of allegations against Samourai Wallet
18:30 – Couldn’t any Bitcoin wallet be an “unlicensed money transmission business”?
22:00 – Unclear language of DoJ statement
27:24 – Any good things that can come out of trial?
31:40 – How to support Samourai and TdevD
32:45 – What should Samourai Wallet users do?
42:21 – The future of Samourai Wallet’s code and technologies
46:00 – Alternatives to Samourai Wallet
51:32 – The bigger picture
56:50 – Final thoughts
#SamouraiWallet #FreeSamourai #WatchmanPrivacy

Gabriel Custodiet speaks for a second time with Viktor Viksei about the problems of the VPN industry, about how VPNs work, and about one of the few non-sellouts to privacy: IVPN.
 
First episode with Viktor (Episode 39): https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy:1/UncomfortableTruthsAboutVPNIndustry:5

Guest Links
→ https://twitter.com/vonthedock (Viktor Viksei)
→ https://www.ivpn.net/
→ https://www.ivpn.net/blog/
 
Watchman Privacy
→ https://watchmanprivacy.com
→ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
→ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2
 
Privacy Courses (supports the show)
→ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
→ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof
 
Monero Donation (supports the show)
→8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy
 
Bitcoin Donation (supports the show)
→https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos
 
Please subscribe to and rate this podcast wherever you can to help it thrive. Thank you!
→ https://www.youtube.com/@WatchmanPrivacy 
→https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy
 
Timeline
0:00 – Introduction
1:47 – The problem with free VPNs
4:30 – Your VPN won’t go to jail for you for $5
6:50 – How bad are the fake VPN review websites?
10:45 – VPN Industry consolidation
15:45 – Most important aspects of a VPN
18:19 – Has IVPN been targeted by VPN juggernauts?
21:54 – Any trends in VPNs that IVPN is focused on
25:24 – What is happening at the ground level of a VPN server
28:35 – How would a 3-letter agency track a VPN user?
34:00 – How can VPN companies mitigate 3-letter agency tracking?
39:08 – How can we test if a VPN is working?
41:10 – WireGuard vs OpenVPN
44:50 – Is random-generated username and no password of IVPN and Mullvad a problem?
46:35 – Anti-Tracker of IVPN
49:30 – Why does torrenting on US VPN servers matter?
52:38 – Removal of killswitch due to Apple problems
55:56 – V2Ray: what does it do for us?
59:22 – VPN discrimination solutions
1:05:00 – Final thoughts
 
#IVPN #VPNIndustry #WatchmanPrivacy

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Jack Rhysider, host of the fabulous Darknet Diaries podcast. They go behind the scenes of Jack’s work routine and aesthetic views.  Jack shares the commonalities of his guests, details of his inner drive, his operational security, and his view of the future of cybersecurity.

Guest Links
→https://darknetdiaries.com/
→Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4XPl3uEEL9hvqMkoZrzbx5 
→https://twitter.com/JackRhysider
→Jack’s reading list: https://darknetdiaries.com/books/
→https://www.patreon.com/darknetdiaries
 
Attribution
→Image artwork: Urban Hacker (https://twitter.com/realUrbanHacker)
→Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio (all music)
 
Watchman Privacy
→ https://watchmanprivacy.com
→ https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy
→ https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2
 
Privacy Courses (supports the show)
→ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin
→ https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/hackproof
 
Monero Donation (supports the show)
→8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy
 
Please subscribe to and rate this podcast wherever you can to help it thrive. Thank you!
→ https://www.youtube.com/@WatchmanPrivacy 
→https://odysee.com/@WatchmanPrivacy
 
Timeline
0:00 – Introduction
3:52 – How did Jack Rhysider distinguish Darknet Diaries from other shows?
5:45 – Inflection point of Darknet Diaries
7:38 – Jack’s perfectionism with podcasting
9:05 – How Jack organizes his narrative note-taking
11:16 – Promotion secrets of Darknet Diaries
13:45 – Jack’s work routine
15:33 – Getting the most out of guests
17:08 – Visual style of Darknet Diaries
20:19 – Rapid fire questions
27:12 – Weirdest way Jack found a guest
29:12 – What do all of his guests have in common
31:55 – How may guests requests does Jack get these days
34:18 – Jack’s other favorite hacker stories
36:01 – Jack’s operational security
40:23 – How does Jack communicate with guests
41:32 – Has anyone come after Jack Rhysider?
44:04 – Jack’s biggest failure with Darknet Diaries
45:14 – Dealing with guests’ terrible microphones
46:41 – How much does Jack cut form episodes?
47:55 – How much does Jack care about Bitcoin and Monero?
49:55 – Jack’s recent move to monthly release: impact on show
51:14 – What’s the solution for protecting logins?
56:07 – Fears of the future of technology
58:40 – Final thoughts
 
#DarknetDiaries #JackRhysider #WatchmanPrivacy