Opt Out

Opt Out

Welcome to Opt Out, where I sit down with passionate people to learn why privacy matters to them, the tools and techniques they’ve found and leveraged, and where we encourage and inspire others towards personal privacy and data-sovereignty.

48 episodes Opt Out Updated 2026-05-15
48 episodes in Opt Out
2025-09-10

Escaping the technocracy w/ Gabriel Custodiet and UrbanHacker

If you’ve ever wanted to dive deeper into personal privacy and security,…
2025-06-29

Making Bitcoin dev great at Bitcoin++ w/ Nifty Nei

Tired of Bitcoin conferences for suits and TradFi bros? Nifty has been m…
2025-03-30

The next step for VPNs w/ Carl Dong from Obscura

The VPN paradigm has grown stale, with simple one-party providers being …
2025-03-27

Can AI be private? w/ Marks from OpenSecret

AI is all the rage, but with it come new privacy questions and concerns.…
2025-01-24

Improving SimpleX w/ Evgeny from SimpleX and Daniel Keller from Flux

Two years after our first episode on SimpleX, we’re back with an update …
2024-12-16

An open-source security platform w/ Zach Herbert from Foundation

If you're frustrated by the need for multiple hardware wallets, sec…
2024-11-23

How Kagi is fixing search w/ Vlad Prelovac

Ever wondered why your Google search results are so bad? Looking for an …
2024-11-14

Bitcoin and Ossification w/ Jameson Lopp

We get to the bottom of what ossification is, why it's harmful to B…
2024-07-31

Proton Wallet w/ Andy Yen

I sit down with Andy Yen, founder and CEO of Proton, to discuss the rele…
2023-02-27

SimpleX chat and how privacy aligns with the future of computing w/ Evge…

Heard of SimpleX chat and curious what it's all about? This episode…
2022-07-10

How FediMints could ease onboarding and privacy in Bitcoin w/ Eric Sirio…

This episode, we're sitting down with Eric Sirion and Matt Odell to…
2022-07-03

Special: Live YouTube Q&A!

Welcome to the first ever live Q&A on Opt Out! We covered a ton of t…
2022-04-17

Private messaging via Session w/ Kee Jefferys

Looking to explore alternatives to Signal and heard of Session, but not …
2022-03-27

Anonymous SIM cards via Silent.Link

Have you been struggling to find ways to get a usable and long-lasting p…
2022-03-25

Monerotopia conference special w/ Douglas Tuman

This episode, we're taking a break from the normal structure of Opt…
2022-03-20

Self-hosted search via Whoogle w/ Ben Busby

Looking for a privacy-preserving and light-weight search tool that you c…
2022-03-13

Taking back your data via Nextcloud w/ Jos Poortvliet

Looking for a solution to get off of Google or Apple's walled ecosy…
2022-03-06

Network privacy via i2p w/ idk and Sadie

Have you heard about i2p but aren't sure where it fits into your ne…
2022-02-27

Managing passwords via Bitwarden w/ Ryan Luibrand

Looking for the right tool for password management, but wanting somethin…
2022-02-20

Private search via Startpage w/ Kelly Finnerty

Have you been considering a more privacy-preserving search engine but no…
2022-02-13

Application firewalls w/ David and Daniel from Safing.io

Heard about application firewalls and tools like Little Snitch on Mac, b…
2022-02-06

Network privacy via Tor w/ Isabela Bagueros from the Tor Project

Wanting to get a better grasp of what the Tor network can do for your pr…
2022-02-02

Bear Arms N' Bitcoin conference special w/ Ragnar Lifthasir

This episode, we're taking a break from the normal structure of Opt…
2022-01-30

Privacy-preserving networks w/ Harry Halpin from Nym

Wondering what's coming in the network anonymity and privacy space,…