First published at 05:01 UTC on October 12th, 2019.
Inspired by Snowden, here is another video as part of my ongoing series to show you tools to help you live the modern, privacy-conscious lifestyle. Today I’ll be talking about the data harvesting that happens to all of our purchases, and why cash an…
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Inspired by Snowden, here is another video as part of my ongoing series to show you tools to help you live the modern, privacy-conscious lifestyle. Today I’ll be talking about the data harvesting that happens to all of our purchases, and why cash and crypto are essential.
However, Snowden says that the lack of privacy in Bitcoin and cryptocurrency in general is an existential threat. And Bitcoin core developer Gregory Maxwell, said:
“Bitcoin is often promoted as a tool for privacy, but the only privacy that exists in Bitcoin comes from pseudonymous addresses which are fragile and easily compromised.”
CoinJoin is a tool that can help. I'll show you how to use CoinJoin in Wasabi wallet to make your Bitcoin transactions more private. CoinJoin can also be used with currencies other than bitcoin, so I'll show you how to use CashShuffle, the BCH implementation of CoinJoin in Electron Cash wallet.
Taking back financial control in our lives is essential.
00:00 Why Snowden stopped using credit cards
5:21 Explanation of Bitcoin Transactions and UTXOs
8:57 Explanation of CoinJoin
11:07 How to use CoinJoin with Bitcoin (BTC) in Wasabi Wallet
15:14 How to use CashShuffle with BitcoinCash (BCH) in Electron Cash Wallet
Recommended Books:
Permanent Record - Edward Snowden
https://amzn.to/305negc
What has the government done to our money - Rothbard
https://amzn.to/2KMzmcu
Naomi's Privacy Bag: some of my favorite products to help protect your privacy!
Use the Brave browser! https://brave.com/nao076
USB-C to ethernet adapter:
https://amzn.to/2lOVBoy
Lightening to ethernet adapter:
https://amzn.to/2nWyNns
Faraday bag wallet (signal stopping, to protect your fob, credit card, and phone)
https://amzn.to/2SUkPhu
Data Blocker (if you're charging your phone in an unknown port, use this so that no data is transferred)
https://amzn.to/2SVh0J2
Computer privacy screen (use your computer in public? Keep your information safe!)
https://amzn.to/2SXYHmf
Phone privacy screen..
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