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Watchman Privacy

Gabriel Custodiet

Watchman Privacy is a techno-adventure show on privacy tactics and evading technological tyranny. While the podcast has will soon stop, the premium newsletter is the future of the brand.

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All Episodes

01:14:51

43 - Bitcoin and Beyond: An Interview with Max...

Watchman Privacy ·

2022/11/18

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Max Hillebrand about the philosophy behind Bitcoin, as well as proper techniques for using it as it was intended. Along the way they discuss Monero, Max’s appreciation for German economist-philosopher Ludwig von Mises, and Max’s interest in Qubes OS. This conversation at times gets into the depths of Bitcoin, tackling the nature of UTXOs, Bitcoin taint, coin control, privacy holes in the Lightning Network, crossing borders with Bitcoin, and the Wasabi Wallet

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01:38:06

42 - Virtual Mailboxes and South Dakota Nomad...

Watchman Privacy ·

2022/11/10

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Dallas, the creator of the privacy-focused South Dakota virtual mailbox service PrivacyPost.io. They discuss the benefits of virtual mailboxes and the process of South Dakota nomad residency. Becoming an international nomad or even a nomad within the USA is possible for most people, and can provide privacy and security benefits as well as tax and freedom benefits. Dallas, who has been aware of South Dakota’s desirable program for nearly a decade, is the perfect guide in

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41 - Rough Living: Learning Privacy from Homelessness

Watchman Privacy ·

2022/10/21

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with CD, who wrote his book 'Rough Living' about choosing to be homeless for multiple years. They discuss how to blend in in public, how to purchase and use cars privately, where to sleep without attracting attention, and how to acquire one’s necessities without swiping a credit card and without stealing. There is much to learn about privacy from homelessness. Links → https://twitter.com/vagobond → Rough Living: An Urban Survival Manual:

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01:04:04

40 - Don Jeffries on Hidden History

Watchman Privacy ·

2022/10/14

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Don Jeffries, a historian and investigator who does not shy away from looking into conspiracies and challenging the dominant interpretations of world events. They discuss disturbing little known facts about America’s past: from the Constitution to the twentieth century. Links → https://twitter.com/DonJeffries → https://www.donaldjeffries.media → https://www.amazon.com/Donald-Jeffries/e/B004T6NFAS → https://www.rokfin.com/americaunplugged Watchman Privacy →

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01:24:25

39 - Uncomfortable Truths about the VPN Industry with...

Watchman Privacy ·

2022/09/30

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Viktor Viksei from IVPN. This candid and wide-ranging conversation covers some of the dirty secrets of the VPN industry, fundamental questions about how VPNs work and how we can trust them, and pretty much everything else you wanted to know about VPNs. They explore whether IVPN is a good option (hint: it is). Links → https://twitter.com/vonthedock (Viktor Viksei) → https://www.ivpn.net/ → Article Viktor mentions:

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01:10:52

38 - RoninDojo Co-Founders Interview: Hardcore...

Watchman Privacy ·

2022/09/22

Gabriel Custodiet talks to Zelko and S2l1, co-founders of RoninDojo, a privacy-focused Bitcoin node project. This comprehensive discussion covers the origins of the company, the benefits of full nodes, the nuances of running a RoninDojo with a hardcore privacy focus, whirlpooling, the Lightning Network, and Bitcoin privacy broadly. Please watch the previous episode first → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5NMOQp-YMI RoninDojo Links → https://ronindojo.io → https://twitter.com/BTCxZelko (Zelko) →

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37 - Running a Bitcoin Full Node for Privacy

Watchman Privacy ·

2022/09/16

Gabriel Custodiet explains what a Bitcoin full node is, what privacy benefits its grants, and how to run one: specifically a RoninDojo Tanto. RoninDojo Tanto → https://ronindojo.io/en/tanto Full Node Resources → https://bitcoiner.guide/qna/nodes/ → https://unchained.com/blog/what-is-a-bitcoin-node/ → https://bitcoin.org/en/bitcoin-core/ → https://bitcoin.org/en/full-node#what-is-a-full-node Watchman Privacy → https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests) →

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36 - When Privacy Fails: Jon Fitch on Self-Defense

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2022/09/07

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with former UFC fighter Jon Fitch. They discuss techniques for self-defense and the current legal climate that discourages it, among other topics on what ails society. Jon Fitch links → https://jonfitch.net → https://jonfitchknowsnothing.podbean.com → https://jonfitch.gumroad.com → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx0VIwB0oaw (Gabriel on Fitch's show) → https://www.ufcclassaction.com → https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Men-Anthony-Napoleon/dp/1621377288 (Shadow Men book) →

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35 - GL.iNet Interview: Slate AX and Travel Routers

Watchman Privacy ·

2022/08/30

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with a representative of the travel router company GL.iNet about their new Slate AX router, as well as a history of the company and some best practices. Travel routers are small Wi-Fi devices that allow users to easily add a VPN. They have with the ability to protect both the IP and the MAC address of all connected devices. GL.iNet links → https://forum.gl-inet.com → https://github.com/gl-inet → https://twitter.com/GLiNetWiFi Particular GL.iNet routers mentioned (newest

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34 - Edward Snowden's Permanent Record

Watchman Privacy ·

2022/08/17

Gabriel Custodiet reviews and extracts the privacy lessons that can be learned from Edward Snowden's 2019 book 'Permanent Record'. Watchman Privacy → https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2 Bitcoin Privacy Course → https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin Monero Donation Address (If you can't see the whole string, double click in the middle to select

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01:08:49

33 – Seth for Privacy: The Case for Monero and...

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2022/08/03

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with digital privacy specialist Seth for Privacy, host of the Opt Out podcast and contributor to the privacy cryptocurrency Monero. They discuss the prevalence of third-party integration that defines Web 2.0, digital tools to fight online surveillance, the privacy problems of Bitcoin, and browser fingerprinting. Seth for Privacy links → https://sethforprivacy.com/ → https://twitter.com/sethforprivacy → https://optoutpod.com/ → Seth more on Monero vs Bitcoin:

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32 - Dominic Frisby: Shadowpunk

Watchman Privacy ·

2022/07/20

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with investor-author-comedian Dominic Frisby about a variety of things: the classical liberal tradition of Britain, CBDCs, Monero, the history of taxation, the freelance revolution, and whether privacy necessarily leads to evil. Dominic Frisby links → https://frisby.substack.com/ → https://dominicfrisby.com/videos/ → https://www.amazon.com/Dominic-Frisby/e/B00G4A3MM8 Watchman Privacy → https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests) →

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31 - Climate Change Surveillance

Watchman Privacy ·

2022/07/16

Climate change is one of the greatest dangers we face: for our privacy. Gabriel Custodiet surveys the encroachment of climate surveillance, from carbon credits, ESG, to a dystopian article from Al Gore about AI and carbon tracking. Watchman Privacy → https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2 Bitcoin Privacy Course → https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin

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01:52:30

30 - Joshua Sheats of Radical Personal Finance

Watchman Privacy ·

2022/05/05

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Joshua Sheats of the excellent podcast Radical Personal Finance. Topics range from bitcoin, asset protection, and location independent businesses to the war on cash and wealth as a means to expand your privacy toolbox. Bitcoin Privacy Course → http://bitcoinprivacycourse.com Joshua Sheats → https://twitter.com/JoshuaSheats Radical Personal Finance (few of my favourite episodes) →

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29 - Childhood’s End and Surveillance

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2022/04/21

Fiction has much to say about reality. Gabriel Custodiet discusses what the sci-fi classic Childhood's End has to say about the soul-destroying power of surveillance. He then gives a few thoughts for resisting. Watchman Privacy → https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2 Bitcoin Privacy Course → https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin Monero Donation

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01:08:37

28 - Econoalchemist: Home Mining Non-KYC Bitcoin

Watchman Privacy ·

2022/04/12

Mining bitcoin at home may be the purest way to acquire it privately. Gabriel Custodiet talks to home mining guru Econoalchemist about the ins-and-outs of mining bitcoin privately from one’s home. This is one podcast any privacy Bitcoiner does not want to miss. Links for EconoAlchemist Mining Guide → https://www.econoalchemist.com/post/home-mining-for-non-kyc-bitcoin Home Network Mining Privacy Guide → https://www.econoalchemist.com/post/bitcoin-home-mining-network-privacy Twitter →

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01:00:52

27 - BitcoinQnA: Bitcoin Privacy 101

Watchman Privacy ·

2022/04/02

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with one of the premier privacy Bitcoiners: Bitcoin Q+A. This episode offers a great overview of the main ways to acquire and use Bitcoin privately. Bitcoin Q+A Twitter → https://twitter.com/BitcoinQ_A Q+A’s FANTASTIC website → https://bitcoiner.guide → https://bitcoiner.guide/node Concerns with Lightning Network privacy → https://abytesjourney.com/lightning-privacy Foundation Devices – Passport Bitcoin Hardware Wallet → https://foundationdevices.com Watchman

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26 - Privacy Opportunities and Dangers of Bitcoin

Watchman Privacy ·

2022/03/31

Gabriel Custodiet surveys the Bitcoin landscape and describes the hurdles and opportunities it offers for those who want private transactions. Watchman Privacy → https://watchmanprivacy.com (newsletter, consultation requests) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://www.amazon.com/Watchman-Guide-Privacy-Financial-Lifestyle/dp/B08PX7KFS2 Bitcoin Privacy Course → https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin Monero Donation Address (If you can't see the whole string, double click in the middle

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25 - NVK: Bitcoin Hardware Wallets and Coldcard

Watchman Privacy ·

2022/03/12

Gabriel Custodiet speaks to NVK, co-inventor of the Coldcard Bitcoin wallet. They discuss his particularly secure wallet and Bitcoin privacy more broadly. A hardware wallet is a dedicated mini-computer whose entire purpose (both hardware and software) is limited only to crypto transacting. It is thus a more secure way to store crypto, isolated from “hot” internet-connected devices that have much more code, many more features, and consequently many more vulnerabilities. Coldcard Wallets (Bitcoin

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13:24

Announcement: Upcoming Bitcoin Privacy Course

Watchman Privacy ·

2022/03/04

The course may be found at → https://rpf.gumroad.com/l/privatebitcoin

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