89 - Notes from an Urban Hacker

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Urban Hacker about a smattering of digital privacy topics: Tor versus VPNs, Kodi and digital media servers, Bitcoin and Monero, Samourai Wallet stack, sandboxing, phone privacy, and GrapheneOS.   Previous episodes with Urban Hacker on Tor → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbtN6wJqK1M → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-Vpb3xVtEA   Mentioned → https://urbanhacker.net/bitcoin-dust-horizon/ (The Dust Horizon) → https://urbanhacker.net/badass-media-center-for-your-tv/ (Media server intro)   Guest Links → https://urbanhacker.net/ → https://twitter.com/realUrbanHacker → https://t.me/Realurbanhacker (Telegram) → https://tallycoin.app/@realurbanhacker/the-orange-pill-simulator-zzjq3lmF (Urban Hacker’s Bitcoin game)   WATCHMAN PRIVACY → https://watchmanprivacy.com (Yes: I offer consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/ CRYPTO DONATIONS →8829DiYwJ344peEM7SzUspMtgUWKAjGJRHmu4Q6R8kEWMpafiXPPNBkeRBhNPK6sw27urqqMYTWWXZrsX6BLRrj7HiooPAy (Monero) →https://btcpay0.voltageapp.io/apps/3JDQDSj2rp56KDffH5sSZL19J1Lh/pos (BTC)   Timeline 0:00 – Beginning 0:42 – Tor versus VPNs 10:43 – What is Urban Hacker’s stack 12:25 – Using bitcoin on a daily basis 14:30 – Rolling physical dice for Bitcoin private keys 18:07 – What is Samourai Wallet Sentinel?  20:18 – Luke and Ocean Mining debacle 24:58 – Bitcoin and Monero and altcoin mining 26:09 – Bitcoin transaction cost depends on byte size, not amount of sats 29:07 – The Dust Horizon 31:09 – When do you use Bitcoin versus Monero? 31:22 – Private media servers, TVs, Kodi 36:48 – What is sandboxing? Also, GrapheneOS and phone privacy. 46:25 – Final thoughts from Urban Hacker   #WatchmanPrivacy #TorVPNs #CyberSecurity #BitcoinPrivacy