Signal Jam

Signal Jam

Signal Jam is a podcast about regaining and maintaining privacy in the face of pervasive corporate and government surveillance. Co-hosts, Jay and Michael, discuss practical steps that anyone can take toward achieving that outcome— no matter how 'tech-savvy' they may be.

Episodes

  1. Privacy 101: Chat Apps & Email

    MAR 28

    Privacy 101: Chat Apps & Email

    SIGNAL JAM // EPISODE 006 // Privacy 101: Chat Apps and Email Original Air Date: 2026-03-28 Wrapping up our first batch of Privacy 101 episodes, we discuss the need for encryption in our communications, metadata, and our recommendations. Later, we reflect on the show so far, what we’ve learned, and provide a glimpse of what’s to come in the weeks and months ahead. / / / – – SHOW NOTES – – / / / Updates: • Closing out Privacy 101, for now. • We’re working on a wiki! • Threat model tool is temporarily delayed, but expected to be released within a few months. In this episode: Caesar Cipher // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar_cipher Symmetric Encryption // https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/symmetric-encryption Asymmetric Encryption // https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/ssl/what-is-asymmetric-encryption/ Snowden Leaks // https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/06/us-tech-giants-nsa-data Gmail Scanning // https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/26/534451513/google-says-it-will-no-longer-read-users-emails-to-sell-targeted-ads iOS Default Encryption // https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/27/technology/iphone-locks-out-the-nsa-signaling-a-post-snowden-era-.html EFF on the years since Snowden’s leaks // https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/05/10-years-after-snowden-some-things-are-better-some-were-still-fighting Pentagon Pizza Meter // https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/06/06/what-is-the-pentagon-pizza-theory-eating-away-at-the-internet ‘We kill people based on metadata’ // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV2HDM86XgI&t=1052 WhatsApp Privacy Policy // https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/privacy-policy FBI Lawful Access Document // https://propertyofthepeople.org/document-detail/?doc-id=21114562 Signal // https://signal.org/ SimpleX // https://simplex.chat/ Threema // https://threema.com/ Session // https://getsession.org/ Proton // https://proton.me/ Tuta // https://tuta.com/ PGP // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Good_Privacy / / / – – HOW TO REACH US – – / / / Email: Proton // signaljampodcast@proton.me Tuta // signaljam@tutamail.com Our Domain // hello@signaljam.me (PGP key) Messenger apps: Signal // signaljam.01 [more coming soon] Social Media: Bluesky // https://bsky.app/profile/signaljam.me Lemmy // https://lemmy.ml/c/signaljam Mastodon // https://mstdn.social/@signaljam X // https://x.com/signaljampod

  2. Priviacy 101: Web Browsers and Search Engines

    JAN 16

    Priviacy 101: Web Browsers and Search Engines

    SIGNAL JAM // EPISODE 005 // Privacy 101: Web Browsers and Search Engines Original Air Date: 2026-01-16 Continuing our ‘Privacy 101’ series, we discuss the risks to digital privacy when browsing the web, and how selecting a better web browser can mitigate some of those concerns. Later, we briefly discuss private search engines. / / / – – SHOW NOTES – – / / / Intro: The History of Internet Tracking and the Battle for Privacy // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKmO1nPGrVc In this episode: Cookies // https://www.malwarebytes.com/cybersecurity/computer/what-are-tracking-cookies JavaScript Tracking // https://isosecu.com/blog/can-you-be-tracked-trough-javascript Canvas Fingerprinting // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canvas_fingerprinting WebGL Fingerprinting // https://medium.com/@datajournal/webgl-fingerprinting-60893a9ca382 Web Beacons // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_beacon Meta Pixel // https://developers.facebook.com/docs/meta-pixel/get-started Browser Fingerprinting Research Article // https://doi.org/10.1145/3696410.3714548 Do Not Track // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_Not_Track Global Privacy Control // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Privacy_Control Extensions: NoScript // https://noscript.net uBlock Origin // https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock Browsers: Firefox // https://www.firefox.com Mullvad Browser // https://mullvad.net/en/browser LibreWolf // https://librewolf.net TOR // https://www.torproject.org Brave // https://brave.com Search Engines: DuckDuckGo // https://duckduckgo.com StartPage // https://www.startpage.com / / / – – HOW TO REACH US – – / / / Email: Proton // signaljampodcast@proton.me Tuta // signaljam@tutamail.com Our Domain // hello@signaljam.me [PGP key and fingerprint below] Note: Only Proton-to-Proton and Tuta-to-Tuta emails are automatically end-to-end-encrypted. 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    40 min
  3. Privacy 101: VPNs and DNS

    12/03/2025

    Privacy 101: VPNs and DNS

    SIGNAL JAM // EPISODE 004 // Privacy 101: VPNs and DNS Original Air Date: 2025-12-02 In this episode, we discuss the privacy vulnerabilities VPNs mitigate and how DNS configurations further enhance our privacy experience. Plus, we talk about our preferred service providers, test a couple of others, and chat about our general strategies in these areas. / / / – – SHOW NOTES – – / / / Updates: The Threat Model tool we're working on is nearing release, but we want your help testing it! Reach out to us to receive a private link to try it out. In this episode: Mullvad VPN - https://mullvad.net/en ProtonVPN - https://protonvpn.com/ NymVPN - https://nym.com/ IVPN - https://www.ivpn.net/en/ Mullvad Browser - https://mullvad.net/en/browser Safing - https://safing.io/ NextDNS - https://nextdns.io/ AdGuard DNS - https://adguard-dns.io/en/welcome.html ControlD - https://controld.com/ Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Act 2015 - https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2015A00039/asmade/text Five Eyes - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Eyes 14 Eyes - https://web.archive.org/web/20180301173928/https://theintercept.com/2018/03/01/nsa-global-surveillance-sigint-seniors/ Mixnet - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mix_network Accrescent - https://accrescent.app/ GL.iNet - https://www.gl-inet.com/ AmneziaWG - https://docs.amnezia.org/documentation/amnezia-wg/ / / / – – CHAT WITH US – – / / / Proton-to-Proton and Tuta-to-Tuta emails are automatically end-to-end-encrypted. Signal: signaljam.01 Proton: signaljampodcast@proton.me Tuta: signaljam@tutamail.com Standard Email: hello@signaljam.me [PGP key and fingerprint below] -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- mQINBGh5NcYBEACqgoKV/G2atTyKhrDe7FIB+n0KEVWijFXGWRKNZVm/47bCVosn 2RaMADab6Z/5eoBkSM7Ihd9GIjFcEZ1B0lYacSt0HDq52OmYpJanRyvX2LiOvuEs htu6FKERYuGWWSEB2+AaSlUss/FDlJ/Ba/JqDmj9we9P0+BX7TsM1vuLcvB+xlQ9 SQdB0110KqM1WvxRgTkoA7/ilOaC2DCPrRXO9hU+pWcL6MGBjgGrbh/+3s51aWN2 cJOcgOf6imKrPoAmkQ9ANwXJUkyyopt1Fm2is2tddVrOzmI2bria7ovmY4UcM7hN OubA6pprx2VI3kY1tjtTopRAMjfp5hI5t9ecWAwq+tjBzEFeTqXj38eUeI5qa+Ob ZsVvkxxlCwC0G1PUo2/MsUz5IBp/NsXH/ve3ktAJgeftpnkO7iS0D//sTY8iHgOm Tc+RwUaGn1cwjei+LPQoTLn8UsLwqf1S8YQOQSlAKcMvNDckPZihDiVv2uroEc6T ztnLTF96UM2eU+azSGO9rvqxv1DBTm4arjtFwpXI1B9PnEUCfy9WgW5vc5bpXd5X M0HVceU/knmMEvYsE1qGwlX0jPeiUxiOcV+nGGJRvVoPnLPSZHR2NQAd4JxMiF24 yVYmyvIjXRwPaht8642+yWHzBEBvBdxxXrPv9QHDXAwRmV+qZcHBiR/MJQARAQAB tB9TaWduYWwgSmFtIDxoZWxsb0BzaWduYWxqYW0ubWU+iQJUBBMBCAA+FiEEKMnk 1Y/hxTW5HUjfAfUgwVd6C64FAmh5NcYCGwMFCQeGHzsFCwkIBwIGFQoJCAsCBBYC AwECHgECF4AACgkQAfUgwVd6C67tmA/+Ja0mjL65gMgtVYoeftczTTM2OjD+vdsA MghvLn8nuVSyhZ+y7lkXT3icP4LFPb4sf/n/7BHJUfm0WhIvsw2gAR2lVPgYKSGR lCugTBJEHV0Bwyg+ftnrdgXExBb72X1CTZEStDFpiWk5D+ZF1Esv4lTPLKR7gIzW hygmbxpcfVfjteznnq4w9yXTgbfzf7jYGavhPH02XJBiAyj1CvxoJYSGiIgAEBtb BSJgEHtioO0jZvNYasf0vu8DDUL2kQBsfty+SgnWQBir9op5Voq/Hx9YEuS6v6v4 uo3Me06APv3r44OAPJLEBQ/vet4qC11wONAKUN834+0nqCbZFuV/+lXtTCXjwzxe HNGGWzTM1McQrpOdkEEEM4JsJruba7PkElCuFfTH+4a/MP3znwsB0pEHAD4a/UEH IRprqaAdTyzmlCEVtYYY+SaoDlnCiNN7sX8bkW0IwmOQZLkNB6o0ZC5Tmo4dfvpS e89fXxSDrPR0jfxN+C3tRDj0SQehxWeo3foyAOO1V5bf+BGpCHbhqy6Y2c997/jq 6Yu4Udgl1wVk2cCCz/3g8pXVudan79g2+Zay0t33R9refbHLyRtBQwtnLOtlLrKM XGoiC7wO2+8ZXab93NBOpRLPLqjtyakzoEQ0bM4kjiEWaJnfghb2nknRpXxbVh7S JkQJFRLkAf+5Ag0EaHk1xgEQAMh0we57EWIjG7qI9BS4OQqaoD3HoEwb4q8q+HSZ YVXj5+waGxVOwdtpTj7zO68FVNw+jaAQ4PXfztxAQI+Vm0jzed43t9y0T/T68gg/ I+q/RqfQsC45HqB+VWT1PRQuCllQXr+/bK7sfQol3KIeeeAkPkEwh2CBTO6UwrLZ 0jXmJvipVn1R28Jww9ZMCEY9L68NJLy+sfEzzpmP/AZOl1fUrFVu3SEF++UNbStj juDXKQu+eHwM9cq6Op6h/i04lpy9J9mJ/fvvPqBbGFwdZ9cpzf2jRj9jR28Hhu4U VKy3Z8vHiUFiFXxN88wR5ZeXGpjj8WydqxD9afcwK6yzz1QD03108zLg8sMoyUvC c9/RzQHRAe5WTYlw92YgpNQTpULgVVpMhkcmVJWSBImS0Nhw79KKaQzSm+cXDfbo 39XV+hAKDo/mVOh2anwcoyKPui1cR7/x0CKVjqBVm+DAdxNpOc9qxmbVsq0RjN3Z gAb5oE0lmkQgTtn2EETygWYXBCYvyuO/okiuhnUaT6Kjyl8o91EoRlk7ioV6izTQ WrvX9aD4UuavTaH++cadMJyyP34BJNWfP4YUhnhaL4sowoY0egwAVhKggIsaHwXd LatP5JB2TU6rWsdTTt3m2sx8z3ii3InBqW/kbfKTNul+pufXh0z9xtuY/2PPkhzv 9js3ABEBAAGJAjwEGAEIACYWIQQoyeTVj+HFNbkdSN8B9SDBV3oLrgUCaHk1xgIb DAUJB4YfOwAKCRAB9SDBV3oLrsFOD/9RON4UdjlH5qrkWEl00HTHUeC3mhh2fE+V nGkK0UYg0V/Hvpz+EH6dprT2DPnDgfmpPP0Y2diofG1zw4yf8CtjNBkTvZ1gdnqE 9xE6nxAsFgSkogjoeLpvKWT61wEJ3Z0JMaohMQwHg66KsRItI0iw6IAVPJgSw1/L f8OCSFdmHoturlqk+o5g2zfRqYlRBhBqvUfhqCMdvZtlhfTM7Pm17IJdMGML9/kz B9mR0jir9pOQpd7tjIBwih3dBR/1+WtBytzzQdwCj1lAQOwHmdq5u+9PvLATTTAz 56GR8BHOTSh39mJsWBGdr6FGWl68Vb7y3w1Wg3m/EstUm5F1e7AwSRiN80BHX3qP an27Bm+rUZb5sONd+whwQoaQMRTNYS8bROWo0NPtEfZufoWPfQRgrjvBjhXPQu+C 8uO4YPcvMGc6Ei0hiqNVvy7eB9oWd4cRKTahOaI66qGYgIjQBun0fVH7RYzjnnD6 aQt+Px4YyUUlmYjjq8LX9XIO1DY1eNmSJhjsrmE87W+mWdjfg4QFdgbvE+H6BvR9 t7GxdsMsgNhXuXeC1C2u6KAMrrb6Jm8kKfvGwfvWq8niM9ovEYbzJZAKCTHQ6d27 MOwu/FLQ+XKEHAFSumm4wot/eZfnpRVBh9thpQSUHDzrhbc6p2ypmIjMZ4/JrFsb M53SJNumDA== =hgHi -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Fingerprint: 28C9 E4D5 8FE1 C535 B91D 48DF 01F5 20C1 577A 0BAE

    42 min
  4. Privacy 101: Threat Modeling

    08/16/2025

    Privacy 101: Threat Modeling

    SIGNAL JAM // EPISODE 003 // Privacy 101: Threat Modeling Original Air Date: 2025-08-16 In this episode, Michael discusses the importance of threat models in our privacy journey, and breaks down a simple process to start your own. / / / – – SHOW NOTES – – / / / Intro: The Daily Show - “Edward Snowden” - S24E155 Updates: • Website is live! • Subscribe to our RSS feed for updates, or follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X, and Lemmy (links on our site). • Participate in Signal Jam by submitting an article for publication on our blog. Details on signaljam.me/participate In this episode: Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Threat Modeling Process // https://www.eff.org/document/surveillance-self-defense-threat-modeling Interested in testing our forthcoming Threat Model Tool? Send us an email. / / / – – CHAT WITH US – – / / / Proton-to-Proton and Tuta-to-Tuta emails are automatically end-to-end-encrypted. Signal: signaljam.01 Proton: signaljampodcast@proton.me Tuta: signaljam@tutamail.com Standard Email: hello@signaljam.me [PGP key and fingerprint below] -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- mQINBGh5NcYBEACqgoKV/G2atTyKhrDe7FIB+n0KEVWijFXGWRKNZVm/47bCVosn 2RaMADab6Z/5eoBkSM7Ihd9GIjFcEZ1B0lYacSt0HDq52OmYpJanRyvX2LiOvuEs htu6FKERYuGWWSEB2+AaSlUss/FDlJ/Ba/JqDmj9we9P0+BX7TsM1vuLcvB+xlQ9 SQdB0110KqM1WvxRgTkoA7/ilOaC2DCPrRXO9hU+pWcL6MGBjgGrbh/+3s51aWN2 cJOcgOf6imKrPoAmkQ9ANwXJUkyyopt1Fm2is2tddVrOzmI2bria7ovmY4UcM7hN OubA6pprx2VI3kY1tjtTopRAMjfp5hI5t9ecWAwq+tjBzEFeTqXj38eUeI5qa+Ob ZsVvkxxlCwC0G1PUo2/MsUz5IBp/NsXH/ve3ktAJgeftpnkO7iS0D//sTY8iHgOm Tc+RwUaGn1cwjei+LPQoTLn8UsLwqf1S8YQOQSlAKcMvNDckPZihDiVv2uroEc6T ztnLTF96UM2eU+azSGO9rvqxv1DBTm4arjtFwpXI1B9PnEUCfy9WgW5vc5bpXd5X M0HVceU/knmMEvYsE1qGwlX0jPeiUxiOcV+nGGJRvVoPnLPSZHR2NQAd4JxMiF24 yVYmyvIjXRwPaht8642+yWHzBEBvBdxxXrPv9QHDXAwRmV+qZcHBiR/MJQARAQAB tB9TaWduYWwgSmFtIDxoZWxsb0BzaWduYWxqYW0ubWU+iQJUBBMBCAA+FiEEKMnk 1Y/hxTW5HUjfAfUgwVd6C64FAmh5NcYCGwMFCQeGHzsFCwkIBwIGFQoJCAsCBBYC AwECHgECF4AACgkQAfUgwVd6C67tmA/+Ja0mjL65gMgtVYoeftczTTM2OjD+vdsA MghvLn8nuVSyhZ+y7lkXT3icP4LFPb4sf/n/7BHJUfm0WhIvsw2gAR2lVPgYKSGR lCugTBJEHV0Bwyg+ftnrdgXExBb72X1CTZEStDFpiWk5D+ZF1Esv4lTPLKR7gIzW hygmbxpcfVfjteznnq4w9yXTgbfzf7jYGavhPH02XJBiAyj1CvxoJYSGiIgAEBtb BSJgEHtioO0jZvNYasf0vu8DDUL2kQBsfty+SgnWQBir9op5Voq/Hx9YEuS6v6v4 uo3Me06APv3r44OAPJLEBQ/vet4qC11wONAKUN834+0nqCbZFuV/+lXtTCXjwzxe HNGGWzTM1McQrpOdkEEEM4JsJruba7PkElCuFfTH+4a/MP3znwsB0pEHAD4a/UEH IRprqaAdTyzmlCEVtYYY+SaoDlnCiNN7sX8bkW0IwmOQZLkNB6o0ZC5Tmo4dfvpS e89fXxSDrPR0jfxN+C3tRDj0SQehxWeo3foyAOO1V5bf+BGpCHbhqy6Y2c997/jq 6Yu4Udgl1wVk2cCCz/3g8pXVudan79g2+Zay0t33R9refbHLyRtBQwtnLOtlLrKM XGoiC7wO2+8ZXab93NBOpRLPLqjtyakzoEQ0bM4kjiEWaJnfghb2nknRpXxbVh7S JkQJFRLkAf+5Ag0EaHk1xgEQAMh0we57EWIjG7qI9BS4OQqaoD3HoEwb4q8q+HSZ YVXj5+waGxVOwdtpTj7zO68FVNw+jaAQ4PXfztxAQI+Vm0jzed43t9y0T/T68gg/ I+q/RqfQsC45HqB+VWT1PRQuCllQXr+/bK7sfQol3KIeeeAkPkEwh2CBTO6UwrLZ 0jXmJvipVn1R28Jww9ZMCEY9L68NJLy+sfEzzpmP/AZOl1fUrFVu3SEF++UNbStj juDXKQu+eHwM9cq6Op6h/i04lpy9J9mJ/fvvPqBbGFwdZ9cpzf2jRj9jR28Hhu4U VKy3Z8vHiUFiFXxN88wR5ZeXGpjj8WydqxD9afcwK6yzz1QD03108zLg8sMoyUvC c9/RzQHRAe5WTYlw92YgpNQTpULgVVpMhkcmVJWSBImS0Nhw79KKaQzSm+cXDfbo 39XV+hAKDo/mVOh2anwcoyKPui1cR7/x0CKVjqBVm+DAdxNpOc9qxmbVsq0RjN3Z gAb5oE0lmkQgTtn2EETygWYXBCYvyuO/okiuhnUaT6Kjyl8o91EoRlk7ioV6izTQ WrvX9aD4UuavTaH++cadMJyyP34BJNWfP4YUhnhaL4sowoY0egwAVhKggIsaHwXd LatP5JB2TU6rWsdTTt3m2sx8z3ii3InBqW/kbfKTNul+pufXh0z9xtuY/2PPkhzv 9js3ABEBAAGJAjwEGAEIACYWIQQoyeTVj+HFNbkdSN8B9SDBV3oLrgUCaHk1xgIb DAUJB4YfOwAKCRAB9SDBV3oLrsFOD/9RON4UdjlH5qrkWEl00HTHUeC3mhh2fE+V nGkK0UYg0V/Hvpz+EH6dprT2DPnDgfmpPP0Y2diofG1zw4yf8CtjNBkTvZ1gdnqE 9xE6nxAsFgSkogjoeLpvKWT61wEJ3Z0JMaohMQwHg66KsRItI0iw6IAVPJgSw1/L f8OCSFdmHoturlqk+o5g2zfRqYlRBhBqvUfhqCMdvZtlhfTM7Pm17IJdMGML9/kz B9mR0jir9pOQpd7tjIBwih3dBR/1+WtBytzzQdwCj1lAQOwHmdq5u+9PvLATTTAz 56GR8BHOTSh39mJsWBGdr6FGWl68Vb7y3w1Wg3m/EstUm5F1e7AwSRiN80BHX3qP an27Bm+rUZb5sONd+whwQoaQMRTNYS8bROWo0NPtEfZufoWPfQRgrjvBjhXPQu+C 8uO4YPcvMGc6Ei0hiqNVvy7eB9oWd4cRKTahOaI66qGYgIjQBun0fVH7RYzjnnD6 aQt+Px4YyUUlmYjjq8LX9XIO1DY1eNmSJhjsrmE87W+mWdjfg4QFdgbvE+H6BvR9 t7GxdsMsgNhXuXeC1C2u6KAMrrb6Jm8kKfvGwfvWq8niM9ovEYbzJZAKCTHQ6d27 MOwu/FLQ+XKEHAFSumm4wot/eZfnpRVBh9thpQSUHDzrhbc6p2ypmIjMZ4/JrFsb M53SJNumDA== =hgHi -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Fingerprint: 28C9 E4D5 8FE1 C535 B91D 48DF 01F5 20C1 577A 0BAE

    18 min
  5. Privacy 101: Passwords, 2FA, and Passkeys

    07/25/2025

    Privacy 101: Passwords, 2FA, and Passkeys

    SIGNAL JAM // EPISODE 2 // Privacy 101: Passwords, 2FA, and Passkeys Original Air Date: 2025-07-25 In this episode, we discuss securing your digital accounts with strong passwords, using password managers, two factor authentication, and passkeys. / / / – – SHOW NOTES – – / / / Intro: The Office - 'WUPHF.com' - S07E09 Updates: Chat with us on Signal! Find our handle below or on the website. In this episode: PASSWORD MANAGERS Bitwarden - https://bitwarden.com KeePassXC - https://keepassxc.org 1Password - https://1password.com SOFTWARE 2FA APPS Bitwarden Authenticator (Android, iOS) - https://bitwarden.com/products/authenticator Aegis (Android) - https://getaegis.app Ente Authenticator (multi-platform) - https://ente.io/auth SECRETS MANAGEMENT Superbacked - https://superbacked.com HARDWARE 2FA KEYS Yubikey - https://www.yubico.com Nitrokey - https://www.nitrokey.com OnlyKey - https://onlykey.io NOTE: We are not affiliated with any of the software or providers above. These recommendations are made solely on our own experience and/or good-faith suggestions. Please, do your own research and compare options that are suitable for your threat model and personal preferences. / / / – – CHAT WITH US – – / / / Proton-to-Proton and Tuta-to-Tuta emails are automatically end-to-end-encrypted. Signal: signaljam.01 Proton: signaljampodcast@proton.me Tuta: signaljam@tutamail.com Standard Email: hello@signaljam.me [PGP key and fingerprint below] -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- mQINBGh5NcYBEACqgoKV/G2atTyKhrDe7FIB+n0KEVWijFXGWRKNZVm/47bCVosn 2RaMADab6Z/5eoBkSM7Ihd9GIjFcEZ1B0lYacSt0HDq52OmYpJanRyvX2LiOvuEs htu6FKERYuGWWSEB2+AaSlUss/FDlJ/Ba/JqDmj9we9P0+BX7TsM1vuLcvB+xlQ9 SQdB0110KqM1WvxRgTkoA7/ilOaC2DCPrRXO9hU+pWcL6MGBjgGrbh/+3s51aWN2 cJOcgOf6imKrPoAmkQ9ANwXJUkyyopt1Fm2is2tddVrOzmI2bria7ovmY4UcM7hN OubA6pprx2VI3kY1tjtTopRAMjfp5hI5t9ecWAwq+tjBzEFeTqXj38eUeI5qa+Ob ZsVvkxxlCwC0G1PUo2/MsUz5IBp/NsXH/ve3ktAJgeftpnkO7iS0D//sTY8iHgOm Tc+RwUaGn1cwjei+LPQoTLn8UsLwqf1S8YQOQSlAKcMvNDckPZihDiVv2uroEc6T ztnLTF96UM2eU+azSGO9rvqxv1DBTm4arjtFwpXI1B9PnEUCfy9WgW5vc5bpXd5X M0HVceU/knmMEvYsE1qGwlX0jPeiUxiOcV+nGGJRvVoPnLPSZHR2NQAd4JxMiF24 yVYmyvIjXRwPaht8642+yWHzBEBvBdxxXrPv9QHDXAwRmV+qZcHBiR/MJQARAQAB tB9TaWduYWwgSmFtIDxoZWxsb0BzaWduYWxqYW0ubWU+iQJUBBMBCAA+FiEEKMnk 1Y/hxTW5HUjfAfUgwVd6C64FAmh5NcYCGwMFCQeGHzsFCwkIBwIGFQoJCAsCBBYC AwECHgECF4AACgkQAfUgwVd6C67tmA/+Ja0mjL65gMgtVYoeftczTTM2OjD+vdsA MghvLn8nuVSyhZ+y7lkXT3icP4LFPb4sf/n/7BHJUfm0WhIvsw2gAR2lVPgYKSGR lCugTBJEHV0Bwyg+ftnrdgXExBb72X1CTZEStDFpiWk5D+ZF1Esv4lTPLKR7gIzW hygmbxpcfVfjteznnq4w9yXTgbfzf7jYGavhPH02XJBiAyj1CvxoJYSGiIgAEBtb BSJgEHtioO0jZvNYasf0vu8DDUL2kQBsfty+SgnWQBir9op5Voq/Hx9YEuS6v6v4 uo3Me06APv3r44OAPJLEBQ/vet4qC11wONAKUN834+0nqCbZFuV/+lXtTCXjwzxe HNGGWzTM1McQrpOdkEEEM4JsJruba7PkElCuFfTH+4a/MP3znwsB0pEHAD4a/UEH IRprqaAdTyzmlCEVtYYY+SaoDlnCiNN7sX8bkW0IwmOQZLkNB6o0ZC5Tmo4dfvpS e89fXxSDrPR0jfxN+C3tRDj0SQehxWeo3foyAOO1V5bf+BGpCHbhqy6Y2c997/jq 6Yu4Udgl1wVk2cCCz/3g8pXVudan79g2+Zay0t33R9refbHLyRtBQwtnLOtlLrKM XGoiC7wO2+8ZXab93NBOpRLPLqjtyakzoEQ0bM4kjiEWaJnfghb2nknRpXxbVh7S JkQJFRLkAf+5Ag0EaHk1xgEQAMh0we57EWIjG7qI9BS4OQqaoD3HoEwb4q8q+HSZ YVXj5+waGxVOwdtpTj7zO68FVNw+jaAQ4PXfztxAQI+Vm0jzed43t9y0T/T68gg/ I+q/RqfQsC45HqB+VWT1PRQuCllQXr+/bK7sfQol3KIeeeAkPkEwh2CBTO6UwrLZ 0jXmJvipVn1R28Jww9ZMCEY9L68NJLy+sfEzzpmP/AZOl1fUrFVu3SEF++UNbStj juDXKQu+eHwM9cq6Op6h/i04lpy9J9mJ/fvvPqBbGFwdZ9cpzf2jRj9jR28Hhu4U VKy3Z8vHiUFiFXxN88wR5ZeXGpjj8WydqxD9afcwK6yzz1QD03108zLg8sMoyUvC c9/RzQHRAe5WTYlw92YgpNQTpULgVVpMhkcmVJWSBImS0Nhw79KKaQzSm+cXDfbo 39XV+hAKDo/mVOh2anwcoyKPui1cR7/x0CKVjqBVm+DAdxNpOc9qxmbVsq0RjN3Z gAb5oE0lmkQgTtn2EETygWYXBCYvyuO/okiuhnUaT6Kjyl8o91EoRlk7ioV6izTQ WrvX9aD4UuavTaH++cadMJyyP34BJNWfP4YUhnhaL4sowoY0egwAVhKggIsaHwXd LatP5JB2TU6rWsdTTt3m2sx8z3ii3InBqW/kbfKTNul+pufXh0z9xtuY/2PPkhzv 9js3ABEBAAGJAjwEGAEIACYWIQQoyeTVj+HFNbkdSN8B9SDBV3oLrgUCaHk1xgIb DAUJB4YfOwAKCRAB9SDBV3oLrsFOD/9RON4UdjlH5qrkWEl00HTHUeC3mhh2fE+V nGkK0UYg0V/Hvpz+EH6dprT2DPnDgfmpPP0Y2diofG1zw4yf8CtjNBkTvZ1gdnqE 9xE6nxAsFgSkogjoeLpvKWT61wEJ3Z0JMaohMQwHg66KsRItI0iw6IAVPJgSw1/L f8OCSFdmHoturlqk+o5g2zfRqYlRBhBqvUfhqCMdvZtlhfTM7Pm17IJdMGML9/kz B9mR0jir9pOQpd7tjIBwih3dBR/1+WtBytzzQdwCj1lAQOwHmdq5u+9PvLATTTAz 56GR8BHOTSh39mJsWBGdr6FGWl68Vb7y3w1Wg3m/EstUm5F1e7AwSRiN80BHX3qP an27Bm+rUZb5sONd+whwQoaQMRTNYS8bROWo0NPtEfZufoWPfQRgrjvBjhXPQu+C 8uO4YPcvMGc6Ei0hiqNVvy7eB9oWd4cRKTahOaI66qGYgIjQBun0fVH7RYzjnnD6 aQt+Px4YyUUlmYjjq8LX9XIO1DY1eNmSJhjsrmE87W+mWdjfg4QFdgbvE+H6BvR9 t7GxdsMsgNhXuXeC1C2u6KAMrrb6Jm8kKfvGwfvWq8niM9ovEYbzJZAKCTHQ6d27 MOwu/FLQ+XKEHAFSumm4wot/eZfnpRVBh9thpQSUHDzrhbc6p2ypmIjMZ4/JrFsb M53SJNumDA== =hgHi -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Fingerprint: 28C9 E4D5 8FE1 C535 B91D 48DF 01F5 20C1 577A 0BAE

    36 min
  6. Introducing Signal Jam!

    07/17/2025

    Introducing Signal Jam!

    SIGNAL JAM // EPISODE 1 // Introducing Signal Jam! Original Air Date: 2025-07-17 In the inaugural episode, we introduce co-hosts Jay and Michael, talk about our entry into the privacy space, and what we hope to accomplish with the podcast. / / / – – CHAT WITH US – – / / / Proton-to-Proton and Tuta-to-Tuta emails are automatically end-to-end-encrypted. Proton: signaljampodcast@proton.me Tuta: signaljam@tutamail.com Standard Email: hello@signaljam.me [PGP key and fingerprint below] -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- mQINBGh5NcYBEACqgoKV/G2atTyKhrDe7FIB+n0KEVWijFXGWRKNZVm/47bCVosn 2RaMADab6Z/5eoBkSM7Ihd9GIjFcEZ1B0lYacSt0HDq52OmYpJanRyvX2LiOvuEs htu6FKERYuGWWSEB2+AaSlUss/FDlJ/Ba/JqDmj9we9P0+BX7TsM1vuLcvB+xlQ9 SQdB0110KqM1WvxRgTkoA7/ilOaC2DCPrRXO9hU+pWcL6MGBjgGrbh/+3s51aWN2 cJOcgOf6imKrPoAmkQ9ANwXJUkyyopt1Fm2is2tddVrOzmI2bria7ovmY4UcM7hN OubA6pprx2VI3kY1tjtTopRAMjfp5hI5t9ecWAwq+tjBzEFeTqXj38eUeI5qa+Ob ZsVvkxxlCwC0G1PUo2/MsUz5IBp/NsXH/ve3ktAJgeftpnkO7iS0D//sTY8iHgOm Tc+RwUaGn1cwjei+LPQoTLn8UsLwqf1S8YQOQSlAKcMvNDckPZihDiVv2uroEc6T ztnLTF96UM2eU+azSGO9rvqxv1DBTm4arjtFwpXI1B9PnEUCfy9WgW5vc5bpXd5X M0HVceU/knmMEvYsE1qGwlX0jPeiUxiOcV+nGGJRvVoPnLPSZHR2NQAd4JxMiF24 yVYmyvIjXRwPaht8642+yWHzBEBvBdxxXrPv9QHDXAwRmV+qZcHBiR/MJQARAQAB tB9TaWduYWwgSmFtIDxoZWxsb0BzaWduYWxqYW0ubWU+iQJUBBMBCAA+FiEEKMnk 1Y/hxTW5HUjfAfUgwVd6C64FAmh5NcYCGwMFCQeGHzsFCwkIBwIGFQoJCAsCBBYC AwECHgECF4AACgkQAfUgwVd6C67tmA/+Ja0mjL65gMgtVYoeftczTTM2OjD+vdsA MghvLn8nuVSyhZ+y7lkXT3icP4LFPb4sf/n/7BHJUfm0WhIvsw2gAR2lVPgYKSGR lCugTBJEHV0Bwyg+ftnrdgXExBb72X1CTZEStDFpiWk5D+ZF1Esv4lTPLKR7gIzW hygmbxpcfVfjteznnq4w9yXTgbfzf7jYGavhPH02XJBiAyj1CvxoJYSGiIgAEBtb BSJgEHtioO0jZvNYasf0vu8DDUL2kQBsfty+SgnWQBir9op5Voq/Hx9YEuS6v6v4 uo3Me06APv3r44OAPJLEBQ/vet4qC11wONAKUN834+0nqCbZFuV/+lXtTCXjwzxe HNGGWzTM1McQrpOdkEEEM4JsJruba7PkElCuFfTH+4a/MP3znwsB0pEHAD4a/UEH IRprqaAdTyzmlCEVtYYY+SaoDlnCiNN7sX8bkW0IwmOQZLkNB6o0ZC5Tmo4dfvpS e89fXxSDrPR0jfxN+C3tRDj0SQehxWeo3foyAOO1V5bf+BGpCHbhqy6Y2c997/jq 6Yu4Udgl1wVk2cCCz/3g8pXVudan79g2+Zay0t33R9refbHLyRtBQwtnLOtlLrKM XGoiC7wO2+8ZXab93NBOpRLPLqjtyakzoEQ0bM4kjiEWaJnfghb2nknRpXxbVh7S JkQJFRLkAf+5Ag0EaHk1xgEQAMh0we57EWIjG7qI9BS4OQqaoD3HoEwb4q8q+HSZ YVXj5+waGxVOwdtpTj7zO68FVNw+jaAQ4PXfztxAQI+Vm0jzed43t9y0T/T68gg/ I+q/RqfQsC45HqB+VWT1PRQuCllQXr+/bK7sfQol3KIeeeAkPkEwh2CBTO6UwrLZ 0jXmJvipVn1R28Jww9ZMCEY9L68NJLy+sfEzzpmP/AZOl1fUrFVu3SEF++UNbStj juDXKQu+eHwM9cq6Op6h/i04lpy9J9mJ/fvvPqBbGFwdZ9cpzf2jRj9jR28Hhu4U VKy3Z8vHiUFiFXxN88wR5ZeXGpjj8WydqxD9afcwK6yzz1QD03108zLg8sMoyUvC c9/RzQHRAe5WTYlw92YgpNQTpULgVVpMhkcmVJWSBImS0Nhw79KKaQzSm+cXDfbo 39XV+hAKDo/mVOh2anwcoyKPui1cR7/x0CKVjqBVm+DAdxNpOc9qxmbVsq0RjN3Z gAb5oE0lmkQgTtn2EETygWYXBCYvyuO/okiuhnUaT6Kjyl8o91EoRlk7ioV6izTQ WrvX9aD4UuavTaH++cadMJyyP34BJNWfP4YUhnhaL4sowoY0egwAVhKggIsaHwXd LatP5JB2TU6rWsdTTt3m2sx8z3ii3InBqW/kbfKTNul+pufXh0z9xtuY/2PPkhzv 9js3ABEBAAGJAjwEGAEIACYWIQQoyeTVj+HFNbkdSN8B9SDBV3oLrgUCaHk1xgIb DAUJB4YfOwAKCRAB9SDBV3oLrsFOD/9RON4UdjlH5qrkWEl00HTHUeC3mhh2fE+V nGkK0UYg0V/Hvpz+EH6dprT2DPnDgfmpPP0Y2diofG1zw4yf8CtjNBkTvZ1gdnqE 9xE6nxAsFgSkogjoeLpvKWT61wEJ3Z0JMaohMQwHg66KsRItI0iw6IAVPJgSw1/L f8OCSFdmHoturlqk+o5g2zfRqYlRBhBqvUfhqCMdvZtlhfTM7Pm17IJdMGML9/kz B9mR0jir9pOQpd7tjIBwih3dBR/1+WtBytzzQdwCj1lAQOwHmdq5u+9PvLATTTAz 56GR8BHOTSh39mJsWBGdr6FGWl68Vb7y3w1Wg3m/EstUm5F1e7AwSRiN80BHX3qP an27Bm+rUZb5sONd+whwQoaQMRTNYS8bROWo0NPtEfZufoWPfQRgrjvBjhXPQu+C 8uO4YPcvMGc6Ei0hiqNVvy7eB9oWd4cRKTahOaI66qGYgIjQBun0fVH7RYzjnnD6 aQt+Px4YyUUlmYjjq8LX9XIO1DY1eNmSJhjsrmE87W+mWdjfg4QFdgbvE+H6BvR9 t7GxdsMsgNhXuXeC1C2u6KAMrrb6Jm8kKfvGwfvWq8niM9ovEYbzJZAKCTHQ6d27 MOwu/FLQ+XKEHAFSumm4wot/eZfnpRVBh9thpQSUHDzrhbc6p2ypmIjMZ4/JrFsb M53SJNumDA== =hgHi -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Fingerprint: 28C9 E4D5 8FE1 C535 B91D 48DF 01F5 20C1 577A 0BAE

    21 min

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Signal Jam is a podcast about regaining and maintaining privacy in the face of pervasive corporate and government surveillance. Co-hosts, Jay and Michael, discuss practical steps that anyone can take toward achieving that outcome— no matter how 'tech-savvy' they may be.