Closed Network Privacy Podcast

Simon Walsh
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Privacy and security podcast focused on the everyday person and using simple tools and techniques to become a smaller target for online attacks. Learn to protect yourself using VPNs, DeGoogled phones, VPNs, TOR, end to end encrypted communications, and techniques to help become more private online. Visit the website for more information: https://closednetwork.io

  1. 20H AGO

    Episode 52 - Opsec Fail - Epstein Files - Why Decentralized Systems Are a Threat to Power Networks

    Show Notes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-52-opsec-fail-epstein-files-why-decentralized-systems-are-a-threat-to-power-networks-age-verify-is-coming-to-everything/177 Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/ BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.net Thank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetwork Michael Bates - Privacy Bad AssDavid - Privacy Bad AssInferno Potato - Privacy Bad AssTK - Privacy Bad AssDavid - Privacy Bad AssVO - Privacy Bad AssMrMilkMustache - Privacy SupporterHutch - Privacy AdvocateTOP LIGHTNING BOOSTERS !!!! THANK YOU !!! @bon@sn@x@fireflygowartime@unkown@anonymousBBB - Buy Me. A Coffee - $30.00Thank You To Our Moderators:Unintelligentseven - Follow on NOSTR primal.net/p/npub15rp9gyw346fmcxgdlgp2y9a2xua9ujdk9nzumflshkwjsc7wepwqnh354d MaddestMax - Follow on NOSTR primal.net/p/npub133yzwsqfgvsuxd4clvkgupshzhjn52v837dlud6gjk4tu2c7grqq3sxavt Join Our CommunityClosed Network Forum - https://forum.closednetwork.io Join Our Matrix Channels! Main - https://matrix.to/#/#closedntwrk:matrix.org Off Topic - https://matrix.to/#/#closednetworkofftopic:matrix.org SimpleX Group Chat - https://smp9.simplex.im/g#SRBJK7JhuMWa1jgxfmnOfHz7Bl5KjnKUFL5zy-Jn-j0 Join Our Mastodon server! https://closednetwork.social Follow Simon On The SocialsMastodon - https://closednetwork.social/@simon NOSTR - Public Address - npub186l3994gark0fhknh9zp27q38wv3uy042appcpx93cack5q2n03qte2lu2 - primal.net/simon Twitter / X - @ClosedNtwrk Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/closednetworkpodcast/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@closednetwork Email - simon@closednetwork.io Apple rolls out age-verification tools worldwide to comply with growing web of child safety lawshttps://techcrunch.com/2026/02/24/apple-rolls-out-age-verification-tools-worldwide-to-comply-with-growing-web-of-child-safety-laws/ iOS 26.3—Update Now Warning Issued To All iPhone Usershttps://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2026/02/13/ios-263-update-now-warning-issued-to-all-iphone-users/ Using the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20700, an attacker could execute arbitrary code. “Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals on versions of iOS before iOS 26,” Apple said on its support page. iOS 26.4 Beta - End-To-End RCS Encryption For Messageshttps://www.macrumors.com/guide/ios-26-4-beta-features/#:~:text=End%2Dto%2DEnd%20RCS%20Encryption%20for%20Messages Popular password managers fall short of “zero-knowledge” claimshttps://cyberinsider.com/popular-password-managers-fall-short-of-zero-knowledge-claims/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLJ_sLr72-g Watch Out: Your Friends Might Be Sharing Your Number With ChatGPThttps://www.pcmag.com/news/watch-out-your-friends-might-be-sharing-your-number-with-chatgpt?test_uuid=04IpBmWGZleS0I0J3epvMrC&test_variant=A BitLocker, the FBI, and the Illusion of Controlhttps://cryptomator.org/blog/2026/02/15/bitlocker-fbi-and-the-illusion-of-control/ Google patches first Chrome zero-day exploited in attacks this yearhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-patches-first-chrome-zero-day-exploited-in-attacks-this-year/ the watchers: how openai, the US government, and persona built an identity surveillance machine that files reports on you to the fedshttps://vmfunc.re/blog/persona TL;DR: discord's KYC provider (persona) is very naked, very poorly secured federal intelligence outfit, and also a siphon for openai data for them and their partners like worldcoin The most interesting part (for me) is that it legit crosschecks a discord ID check (actually involves checking your face, IP, device signature, etc....) against chainanlysis dossiers for any partial matches to devices/people/accounts/names involved with tracked crypto addresses. So, if chainalysis gets a device signature, and then you verify your discord on the same device (yielding the same signature), both FinCEN, Chainalysis, OpenAI, and basically everyone now knows your crypto tx your device sig your real identity Bill Summary: SB26-051 – Age Attestation on Computing Devices Purpose: SB26-051 requires operating system providers (such as mobile device platforms) to implement an age attestation system that signals a user’s age bracket to apps in order to enhance protections for minors. What the Bill Requires1. Operating System Providers Must: Provide an accessible interface at account setup requiring the account holder to enter the user’s birth date or age.Generate an “age signal” that communicates the user’s age bracket (not exact age) to applications in a covered app store.Provide developers access to this age signal through a real-time API.Share only the minimum amount of information necessary to comply.Not share the age signal with third parties except as required by the bill. 2. Application Developers Must:Request the age signal when the app is downloaded and launched.Treat the age signal as knowledge of the user’s age range across all platforms and access points.If they have clear and convincing evidence that a user’s age differs from the signal, they must rely on that updated information.Not request more information than necessary.Not share the age signal with third parties except as required by the bill.Enforcement & PenaltiesIf violated: Up to $2,500 per minor per negligent violationUp to $7,500 per minor per intentional violationEnforced through civil action by the Colorado Attorney GeneralIn Simple TermsThe bill creates a standardized age-verification signal built into device operating systems. Instead of each app independently collecting age data, the operating system provides an age bracket to apps — while limiting unnecessary data sharing. The goal is to: Strengthen protections for minorsLimit excessive data collectionCreate a consistent age-verification framework across apps

    1h 35m

  2. JAN 31

    Episode 51 - Snoop On Them As They Snoop On us

    Show Notes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-51-snoop-on-them-as-they-snoop-on-us/174 Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/ BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.net Thank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetwork Michael Bates - Privacy Bad AssDavid - Privacy Bad AssInferno Potato - Privacy Bad AssTK - Privacy Bad AssDavid - Privacy Bad AssVO - Privacy Bad AssRichard G. - Privacy Bad AssMrMilkMustache - Privacy SupporterHutch - Privacy AdvocateTOP LIGHTNING BOOSTERS !!!! THANK YOU !!! @bon@sn@x@fireflygowartime@unkown@anonymousBBB - Buy Me. A Coffee - $30.00Thank You To Our Moderators:Unintelligentseven - Follow on NOSTR primal.net/p/npub15rp9gyw346fmcxgdlgp2y9a2xua9ujdk9nzumflshkwjsc7wepwqnh354d MaddestMax - Follow on NOSTR primal.net/p/npub133yzwsqfgvsuxd4clvkgupshzhjn52v837dlud6gjk4tu2c7grqq3sxavt Join Our CommunityClosed Network Forum - https://forum.closednetwork.io Join Our Matrix Channels! Main - https://matrix.to/#/#closedntwrk:matrix.org Off Topic - https://matrix.to/#/#closednetworkofftopic:matrix.org SimpleX Group Chat - https://smp9.simplex.im/g#SRBJK7JhuMWa1jgxfmnOfHz7Bl5KjnKUFL5zy-Jn-j0 Join Our Mastodon server! https://closednetwork.social Follow Simon On The SocialsMastodon - https://closednetwork.social/@simon NOSTR - Public Address - npub186l3994gark0fhknh9zp27q38wv3uy042appcpx93cack5q2n03qte2lu2 - primal.net/simon Twitter / X - @ClosedNtwrk Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/closednetworkpodcast/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@closednetwork Email - simon@closednetwork.io

    1h 30m

  3. JAN 7

    Episode 50 - Digital Dictatorships - Velvet Glove Coup

    Show Notes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-50-digital-dictatorships-velvet-glove-coup/170 Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/ BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.net Thank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetwork Michael Bates - Privacy Bad AssDavid - Privacy Bad AssDaniel J Martin - Privacy Bad AssTK - Privacy Bad AssDavid - Privacy Bad AssMrMilkMustache - Privacy SupporterHutch - Privacy AdvocateTOP LIGHTNING BOOSTERS !!!! THANK YOU !!! @bon@sn@x@fireflygowartime@unkown@anonymousThank You To Our Moderators:Unintelligentseven - Follow on NOSTR primal.net/p/npub15rp9gyw346fmcxgdlgp2y9a2xua9ujdk9nzumflshkwjsc7wepwqnh354d MaddestMax - Follow on NOSTR primal.net/p/npub133yzwsqfgvsuxd4clvkgupshzhjn52v837dlud6gjk4tu2c7grqq3sxavt Join Our CommunityClosed Network Forum - https://forum.closednetwork.io Join Our Matrix Channels! Main - https://matrix.to/#/#closedntwrk:matrix.org Off Topic - https://matrix.to/#/#closednetworkofftopic:matrix.org SimpleX Group Chat - https://smp9.simplex.im/g#SRBJK7JhuMWa1jgxfmnOfHz7Bl5KjnKUFL5zy-Jn-j0 Join Our Mastodon server! https://closednetwork.social Follow Simon On The SocialsMastodon - https://closednetwork.social/@simon NOSTR - Public Address - npub186l3994gark0fhknh9zp27q38wv3uy042appcpx93cack5q2n03qte2lu2 - primal.net/simon Twitter / X - @ClosedNtwrk Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/closednetworkpodcast/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@closednetwork Email - simon@closednetwork.io

    1h 26m
  4. Episode 49 - Interview With Zach w/ Developing Coze JS - Encryption, & Cryptography Chat

    11/22/2025

    Episode 49 - Interview With Zach w/ Developing Coze JS - Encryption, & Cryptography Chat

    Show Notes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-49-interview-with-zach-w-developing-coze-js-encryption-cryptography-chat/168 Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/ BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.net Thank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetwork Michael Bates - Privacy Bad AssDavid - Privacy Bad AssDaniel J Martin - Privacy Bad AssTK - Privacy Bad AssDavid - Privacy Bad AssMrMilkMustache - Privacy SupporterHutch - Privacy AdvocateTOP LIGHTNING BOOSTERS !!!! THANK YOU !!! @bon@somealphabeticcharacters@basedpotato@Turquoise Panda@wartime@Grounded-GridThank You To Our Moderators:Unintelligentseven - Follow on NOSTR primal.net/p/npub15rp9gyw346fmcxgdlgp2y9a2xua9ujdk9nzumflshkwjsc7wepwqnh354d MaddestMax - Follow on NOSTR primal.net/p/npub133yzwsqfgvsuxd4clvkgupshzhjn52v837dlud6gjk4tu2c7grqq3sxavt Join Our CommunityClosed Network Forum - https://forum.closednetwork.io Join Our Matrix Channels! Main - https://matrix.to/#/#closedntwrk:matrix.org Off Topic - https://matrix.to/#/#closednetworkofftopic:matrix.org SimpleX Group Chat - https://smp9.simplex.im/g#SRBJK7JhuMWa1jgxfmnOfHz7Bl5KjnKUFL5zy-Jn-j0 Join Our Mastodon server! https://closednetwork.social Follow Simon On The SocialsMastodon - https://closednetwork.social/@simon NOSTR - Public Address - npub186l3994gark0fhknh9zp27q38wv3uy042appcpx93cack5q2n03qte2lu2 - primal.net/simon Twitter / X - @ClosedNtwrk Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/closednetworkpodcast/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@closednetwork Email - simon@closednetwork.io Follow Zach - https://github.com/ZamicolCoze JS - https://github.com/Cyphrme/CozeJS

    2h 34m

  5. 11/07/2025

    Episode 48 - Chilling with The Hated One - Solidarity In Privacy & Freedom Tech

    Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/ BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.net Thank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetwork Michael Bates - Privacy Bad AssDavid - Privacy Bad AssDaniel J Martin - Privacy Bad AssTK - Privacy Bad AssDavid - Privacy Bad AssMrMilkMustache - Privacy SupporterHutch - Privacy AdvocateTOP LIGHTNING BOOSTERS !!!! THANK YOU !!! @bon@somealphabeticcharacters@basedpotato@Turquoise Panda@wartime@Grounded-GridThank You To Our Moderators: Unintelligentseven - Follow on NOSTR primal.net/p/npub15rp9gyw346fmcxgdlgp2y9a2xua9ujdk9nzumflshkwjsc7wepwqnh354d MaddestMax - Follow on NOSTR primal.net/p/npub133yzwsqfgvsuxd4clvkgupshzhjn52v837dlud6gjk4tu2c7grqq3sxavt Closed Network Forum - https://forum.closednetwork.io Join Our Matrix Channels! Main - https://matrix.to/#/#closedntwrk:matrix.org Off Topic - https://matrix.to/#/#closednetworkofftopic:matrix.org Join Our Mastodon server! https://closednetwork.social Follow Simon On The Socials Mastodon - https://closednetwork.social/@simon NOSTR - Public Address - npub186l3994gark0fhknh9zp27q38wv3uy042appcpx93cack5q2n03qte2lu2 - primal.net/simon Twitter / X - @ClosedNtwrk Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/closednetworkpodcast/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@closednetwork Email - simon@closednetwork.io --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- That Hated One and Simon Open conversation and catching up on the state of privacy tech, bills, legislation and authoritarianism. The hated one youTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjr2bPAyPV7t35MvcgT3W8Q The Hated One Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thehatedone

    2h 16m

  6. 10/01/2025

    Episode 47 - I Don’t Need Permission - You Can Just Do Things

    ** SHOWNOTES ** ⁠https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-47-i-dont-need-permission-you-can-just-do-things/163⁠ Website / Donations / Support - ⁠https://closednetwork.io/support/⁠ BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.net Thank You Patreons! - ⁠https://www.patreon.com/closednetwork⁠ Michael Bates - Privacy Bad AssDavid - Privacy Bad AssDaniel J Martin - Privacy Bad AssTK - Privacy Bad Ass David - Privacy Bad AssMrMilkMustache - Privacy SupporterHutch - Privacy AdvocateTOP LIGHTNING BOOSTERS !!!! THANK YOU !!! @bon @somealphabeticcharacters@basedpotato @Turquoise Panda@wartime@Grounded-GridThank You To Our Moderators:Unintelligentseven - Follow on NOSTR ⁠primal.net/p/npub15rp9gyw346fmcxgdlgp2y9a2xua9ujdk9nzumflshkwjsc7wepwqnh354d⁠MaddestMax - Follow on NOSTR ⁠primal.net/p/npub133yzwsqfgvsuxd4clvkgupshzhjn52v837dlud6gjk4tu2c7grqq3sxavt⁠ Closed Network Forum - ⁠https://forum.closednetwork.io⁠ Join Our Matrix Channels!Main - ⁠https://matrix.to/#/#closedntwrk:matrix.org⁠Off Topic - ⁠https://matrix.to/#/#closednetworkofftopic:matrix.org⁠ Join Our Mastodon server!⁠https://closednetwork.social⁠Follow Simon On The SocialsMastodon - ⁠https://closednetwork.social/@simon⁠NOSTR - Public Address - npub186l3994gark0fhknh9zp27q38wv3uy042appcpx93cack5q2n03qte2lu2 - ⁠primal.net/simon⁠Twitter / X - ⁠@ClosedNtwrk⁠ Instagram - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/closednetworkpodcast/⁠ YouTube - ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@closednetwork⁠Email - ⁠simon@closednetwork.io⁠

    1h 12m
  7. Episode 46 - Not perfect but good enough. Be your own algorithm.

    07/26/2025

    Episode 46 - Not perfect but good enough. Be your own algorithm.

    Show Notes - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-46-not-perfect-but-good-enough-be-your-own-algorithm/159 Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/ BTC Lightning Donations - https://closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.net Thank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetwork Michael Bates - Privacy Bad AssRichard G. - Privacy Bad AssDaniel J Martin - Privacy Bad AssTK - Privacy Bad Ass David - Privacy Bad AssMrMilkMustache - Privacy SupporterHutch - Privacy AdvocateCici - Privacy AdvocateTOP LIGHTNING BOOSTERS !!!! THANK YOU !!! @bon @somealphabeticcharacters@basedpotato Thank You To Our Moderators:Unintelligentseven - Follow on NOSTR primal.net/p/npub15rp9gyw346fmcxgdlgp2y9a2xua9ujdk9nzumflshkwjsc7wepwqnh354dMaddestMax - Follow on NOSTR primal.net/p/npub133yzwsqfgvsuxd4clvkgupshzhjn52v837dlud6gjk4tu2c7grqq3sxavt Closed Network Forum - https://forum.closednetwork.io Join Our Matrix Channels!Main - https://matrix.to/#/#closedntwrk:matrix.orgOff Topic - https://matrix.to/#/#closednetworkofftopic:matrix.org Join Our Mastodon server!https://closednetwork.socialFollow Simon On The SocialsMastodon - https://closednetwork.social/@simonNOSTR - Public Address - npub186l3994gark0fhknh9zp27q38wv3uy042appcpx93cack5q2n03qte2lu2 - primal.net/simonTwitter / X - @ClosedNtwrk Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/closednetworkpodcast/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@closednetworkEmail - simon@closednetwork.io

    1h 23m
  8. Episode 45 - From The Woods - Reclaim Your Media

    04/28/2025

    Episode 45 - From The Woods - Reclaim Your Media

    SHOWNOTES - https://forum.closednetwork.io/t/episode-45-from-the-woods-reclaim-your-media/148 Website / Donations / Support - https://closednetwork.io/support/ BTC Lightning Donations - closednetwork@getalby.com / simon@primal.net Thank You Patreons! - https://www.patreon.com/closednetwork Michael Bates - Privacy Bad AssRichard G. - Privacy Bad AssDaniel J Martin - Privacy Bad AssTK - Privacy Bad Ass David - Privacy Bad AssMrMilkMustache - Privacy SupporterHutch - Privacy AdvocateCici - Privacy AdvocateTOP LIGHTNING BOOSTERS !!!! THANK YOU !!! @bon - 35,801 sats@wartime - 666 sats@d0n14d 500 sats@niko - 200 satsThank You To Our Moderators:Unintelligentseven - Follow on NOSTR primal.net/p/npub15rp9gyw346fmcxgdlgp2y9a2xua9ujdk9nzumflshkwjsc7wepwqnh354dMaddestMax - Follow on NOSTR primal.net/p/npub133yzwsqfgvsuxd4clvkgupshzhjn52v837dlud6gjk4tu2c7grqq3sxavt Closed Network Forum - https://forum.closednetwork.io Join Our Matrix Channels!Main - https://matrix.to/#/#closedntwrk:matrix.orgOff Topic - https://matrix.to/#/#closednetworkofftopic:matrix.org Join Our Mastodon server!https://closednetwork.socialFollow Simon On The SocialsMastodon - https://closednetwork.social/@simonNOSTR - Public Address - npub186l3994gark0fhknh9zp27q38wv3uy042appcpx93cack5q2n03qte2lu2 - primal.net/simonTwitter / X - @ClosedNtwrk Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/closednetworkpodcast/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@closednetworkEmail - simon@closednetwork.io

    47 min
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Privacy and security podcast focused on the everyday person and using simple tools and techniques to become a smaller target for online attacks. Learn to protect yourself using VPNs, DeGoogled phones, VPNs, TOR, end to end encrypted communications, and techniques to help become more private online. Visit the website for more information: https://closednetwork.io

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