My Privacy Help

MyPrivacy.Help

Everything we do online is stored on someone else’s computer. Reclaim control of your data, your privacy, your life with Faris & Gordon from https://myprivacy.help

Episodes

  1. How private is your VPN? | MyPrivacy.Help (9)

    12/04/2023

    How private is your VPN? | MyPrivacy.Help (9)

    * Reclaim your privacy: https://myprivacy.help * Bitcoin Basics podcast: https://bitcoinbasics.help --> “Just how much privacy is your VPN giving you? Who are you trying to be private from? Is there a better VPN solution than all these third-party services? Perhaps you don’t even need to use a VPN!” Bitchute: xxxxx --> Show page: https://myprivacy.help/9 #podcast #selfhost #vpn TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Start 01:05 Why use a VPN? 02:43 Your VPN is not as private as you think 04:12 Who are you being private from? 05:31 What does your VPN provider know about you? 08:32 What is a better VPN solution? 09:58 myprivacy.help plugfest SHOW NOTES: * ProtonMail Amends Its Policy After Giving Up an Activist’s Data: https://wired.com/story/protonmail-amends-policy-after-giving-up-activists-data * Ask us anything: https://myprivacy.help/ask ATTRIBUTION: * Beat provided by https://freebeats.io | Produced By White Hot DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as investment, legal, tax or any other professional advice. Do your own research and seek professional advice. At times products and services may be recommended but these are opinions based upon experiences and not endorsements. We take no liability for out-of-date or inaccurate information, software bugs, manufacturing errors, technology misuse or any issues involving third parties. Visit https://myprivacy.help to stay up-to-date with our podcast, free newsletter, video guides, social media and other resources.

    12 min
  2. Privacy vs Security Explained | MyPrivacy.Help (7)

    12/02/2023

    Privacy vs Security Explained | MyPrivacy.Help (7)

    * Reclaim your privacy: https://myprivacy.help * Bitcoin Basics podcast: https://bitcoinbasics.help --> “What’s the real difference between data security & data privacy? VPNs may not be offering you any data privacy. What’s the most private VPN solution? How to setup your own VPN. Self-hosting what?!?” Bitchute: xxxxx --> Show page: https://myprivacy.help/7 #privacy #selfhost #cybersecurity TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Start 02:03 Offline privacy vs security 04:09 Online privacy vs security 08:08 Your VPN does not give you any privacy 11:40 Your own VPN is the best VPN 12:45 How to setup your own VPN? 14:44 AT&T SIM-swap scandal 15:52 mprivacy.help self-hosting SHOW NOTES: * Alerts: https://cyware.com/cyber-security-news-articles * SIM Swap Scam: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIM_swap_scam * Ask us anything: https://myprivacy.help/ask ATTRIBUTION: * Beat provided by https://freebeats.io | Produced By White Hot DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as investment, legal, tax or any other professional advice. Do your own research and seek professional advice. At times products and services may be recommended but these are opinions based upon experiences and not endorsements. We take no liability for out-of-date or inaccurate information, software bugs, manufacturing errors, technology misuse or any issues involving third parties. Visit https://myprivacy.help to stay up-to-date with our podcast, free newsletter, video guides, social media and other resources.

    19 min
  3. Medibank hack & protecting yourself against data leaks | MyPrivacy.Help (6)

    12/02/2023

    Medibank hack & protecting yourself against data leaks | MyPrivacy.Help (6)

    * Reclaim your privacy: https://myprivacy.help * Bitcoin Basics podcast: https://bitcoinbasics.help --> “MediBank Private (Australian health insurance) is just another major data leak so how can you best protect your personal data? What are 3 free things you can do right now to improve your cybersecurity & privacy?” Bitchute: xxxxx --> Show page: https://myprivacy.help/6 #MediBank #DataBreach #CyberSecurity TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Start 01:57 Medibank Private data leak 03:27 Government’s response 05:56 Preventing against data leaks 08:39 How to check if your details have been leaked 11:21 Why setup & use your own domain 12:47 How to minimise data leak risks 15:38 Why use email aliases & password managers 18:40 What to do after a data leak 20:26 How to prioritize my personal data 22:01 3 free things you can do right now 23:10 myprivacy.help plugs SHOW NOTES: * Optus Data Breach: https://myprivacy.help/2 * Have I Been Pwned: https://haveibeenpwned.com * Alerts: https://cyware.com/cyber-security-news-articles * Private Email: https://ref.fm/u20408576 * Bitwarden Password Manager: https://bitwarden.com * Ask us anything: https://myprivacy.help/ask ATTRIBUTION: * Beat provided by https://freebeats.io | Produced By White Hot DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as investment, legal, tax or any other professional advice. Do your own research and seek professional advice. At times products and services may be recommended but these are opinions based upon experiences and not endorsements. We take no liability for out-of-date or inaccurate information, software bugs, manufacturing errors, technology misuse or any issues involving third parties. Visit https://myprivacy.help to stay up-to-date with our podcast, free newsletter, video guides, social media and other resources.

    25 min
  4. The Lastpass Larceny | MyPrivacy.Help (5)

    12/01/2023

    The Lastpass Larceny | MyPrivacy.Help (5)

    * Reclaim your privacy: https://myprivacy.help * Bitcoin Basics podcast: https://bitcoinbasics.help --> “LastPass has been hacked (again?) so what happened, what should you do, why should users of Dashlane, 1Password & others care, what are 2 better password managers & general password best practices.” Bitchute: xxxxx --> Show page: https://myprivacy.help/5 #lastpass #infosec #passwords TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Start 00:50 Intro 02:24 Why use a password manager? 06:15 What happened to LastPass? 08:47 What was leaked? 11:33 The LastPass vault 14:25 Password strength 16:30 What should LastPass users do? 20:45 Similar LastPass alternatives 21:40 Open source solutions 23:15 DIY password manager? 24:35 KeePassXC 25:54 Bitwarden 27:37 Self-hosted Bitwarden 29:45 myprivacy.help plugfest SHOW NOTES: * Security Now Podcast: https://grc.com/securitynow.htm * Password strength: https://bitwarden.com/password-strength/ * What is self-hosting? #1: https://myprivacy.help/3 * KeyPassXC: https://keepassxc.org * Ask us anything: https://myprivacy.help/ask ATTRIBUTION: * Beat provided by https://freebeats.io | Produced By White Hot DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as investment, legal, tax or any other professional advice. Do your own research and seek professional advice. At times products and services may be recommended but these are opinions based upon experiences and not endorsements. We take no liability for out-of-date or inaccurate information, software bugs, manufacturing errors, technology misuse or any issues involving third parties. Visit https://myprivacy.help to stay up-to-date with our podcast, free newsletter, video guides, social media and other resources.

    32 min
  5. What is self-hosting? #2 | MyPrivacy.Help (4)

    12/01/2023

    What is self-hosting? #2 | MyPrivacy.Help (4)

    * Reclaim your privacy: https://myprivacy.help * Bitcoin Basics podcast: https://bitcoinbasics.help --> “What’s self-hosting (continued)? What data is stored with 3rd parties? Why self-host? What’s a Virtual Private Server (VPS)? Self-hosting best practices. Self-hosting alternatives & practical solutions. Can you DIY?” Bitchute: xxxxx --> Show page: https://myprivacy.help/4 #privacy #opsec #selfhosting TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Start 00:54 Intro 02:05 Self-hosting (Faris) 04:00 Storing data w/ 3rd parties 06:42 Self-hosting options 09:20 Virtual Private Server 11:21 Self-hosting practical solution 12:56 Self-hosting ideal solution 14:39 Can you DIY? SHOW NOTES: * What is self-hosting? #1 https://myprivacy.help/3 * Ask us anything: https://myprivacy.help/ask ATTRIBUTION: * Beat provided by https://freebeats.io | Produced By White Hot DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as investment, legal, tax or any other professional advice. Do your own research and seek professional advice. At times products and services may be recommended but these are opinions based upon experiences and not endorsements. We take no liability for out-of-date or inaccurate information, software bugs, manufacturing errors, technology misuse or any issues involving third parties. Visit https://myprivacy.help to stay up-to-date with our podcast, free newsletter, video guides, social media and other resources.

    17 min
  6. Optus data breach | MyPrivacy.Help (2)

    09/28/2022

    Optus data breach | MyPrivacy.Help (2)

    * Ask us anything: https://myprivacy.help/ask * Bitcoin Basics Help: https://bitcoinbasics.help “Was Optus hacked or did they leave the front door open? What happened, what data was leaked, what should you do, what are the long-term consequences, what lessons we can all learn & privacy best practices?” Video: https://bitchute.com/video/op7GnLZbZZZG Show page: https://myprivacy.help/2 #privacy #optushack #opsec TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Start 00:48 Gordon’s background 05:56 Optus’s front door left open 08:22 What happened? 10:55 What data was leaked? 12:22 What are the consequences? 14:17 What should you do? 17:48 Why did Optus store IDs? 20:00 Was metadata leaked? 21:57 Equifax Protect 24:42 What lessons can be learned? 27:16 Personal risk mitigation 32:01 How about moving to another provider? SHOW NOTES: * Optus blog: https://optus.com.au/about/media-centre/media-releases/2022/09/optus-notifies-customers-of-cyberattack * Check your Optus data: https://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/optus_sept_2022_breach * Email leaked? https://haveibeenpwned.com * Privacy rule changes: https://reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australia-plans-privacy-rule-changes-after-optus-cyber-attack-2022-09-26 * Optus’ privacy past: https://zdnet.com/article/optus-gained-exemption-to-store-metadata-unencrypted * Fastmail private email: https://ref.fm/u20408576 * Bitwarden password manager: https://bitwarden.com ATTRIBUTION: * Beat provided by https://freebeats.io | Produced By White Hot DISCLAIMER: This content is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as investment, legal, tax or any other professional advice. Do your own research and seek professional advice. At times products and services may be recommended but these are opinions based upon our experiences and not endorsements. We take no liability for out-of-date or inaccurate information, software bugs, manufacturing errors, technology misuse or any issues involving third parties. Visit https://myprivacy.help to stay up-to-date with our podcast, free newsletter, video guides, social media and other resources.

    38 min

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Everything we do online is stored on someone else’s computer. Reclaim control of your data, your privacy, your life with Faris & Gordon from https://myprivacy.help