010 - Alternatives to Authy, SANS OSINT Summit, and Selling your Soul to CLEAR

03/15/24 • 37 min

The Lockdown - Practical Privacy & Security

In this week's show, I discuss CLEAR's intrusive privacy policy and highlight alternatives to Authy using KeePass, with a privacy friendly solution for scanning QR codes. I also address the common mistakes people make when backing up their MFA codes. Additionally, I share some of the highlights from attending the SANS OSINT Summit in Washington, D.C., and explore various uses for custom domain names. Finally, I touch on the Starbucks app and the benefits of using Tello for pre-paid SIM cards.
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This episode was recorded on March 14, 2024

In this week's episode:

CLEAR Privacy and Selling Souls
Authy discontinues the desktop app from March 19th, 2024
Alternative MFA solutions using KeepassXC and KeepassDX
Storing backup MFA codes in a Veracrypt container
Make sure you keep scanned copies of your credit cards and ID!
Update on the SANS OSINT Summit
Alternative to Mint Mobile with Tello
Using the Starbucks app privately
Custom domain names

Show Links:

CLEAR Security Breach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0I0BTtnMC4
OSINT Combine Free Tools: osintcombine.com/freetools
- Whatsmyname: https://whatsmyname.app/
Tello: https://tello.com/
QR Scanner (PFA) by Secuso Research Group: https://secuso.aifb.kit.edu/english/QR_Scanner.php
Skull Games: https://skullgames.io/
Trace Labs: https://www.tracelabs.org/
Expired Domains: https://www.expireddomains.net/deleted-domains/

"The right to be left alone is indeed the beginning of all freedom."

- Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas

In this week's episode:

CLEAR Privacy and Selling Souls
Authy discontinues the desktop app from March 19th, 2024
Alternative MFA solutions using KeepassXC and KeepassDX
Storing backup MFA codes in a Veracrypt container
Make sure you keep scanned copies of your credit cards and ID!
Update on the SANS OSINT Summit
Alternative to Mint Mobile with Tello
Using the Starbucks app privately
Custom domain names

Show Links:

CLEAR Security Breach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0I0BTtnMC4
OSINT Combine Free Tools: osintcombine.com/freetools
- Whatsmyname: https://whatsmyname.app/
Tello: https://tello.com/
QR Scanner (PFA) by Secuso Research Group: https://secuso.aifb.kit.edu/english/QR_Scanner.php
Skull Games: https://skullgames.io/
Trace Labs: https://www.tracelabs.org/
Expired Domains: https://www.expireddomains.net/deleted-domains/

"The right to be left alone is indeed the beginning of all freedom."

- Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas

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009 - Data Broker Sites and a Conversation with Lawrence Gentilello from Optery

In today's show, I have a conversation with Lawrence Gentilello, the CEO and Founder of Optery, a personal data removal service. Lawrence shares his own experiences with identity theft and what motivated him to start Optery. We also discuss the future of privacy in the United States, Utah's new privacy law, the Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA), and the bare minimum you should be doing to protect and secure your private data.
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This episode was recorded on March 6, 2024

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In this week's episode:

Lawrence's experience with identity theft highlights the importance of a credit freeze
The need for disinformation
A reminder on hunting apps
The future of data privacy and the need for services like Optery
Data privacy in the UK and the existence of search sites like 192.com
Update on next weeks show

Show Links:

Optery website: https://www.optery.com/
PC Magazine Editors Choice Award for Optery: https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/optery
PC Magazine's list of the best personal data removal services: https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-personal-data-removal-services
Utah Consumer Privacy Act (UCPA): https://attorneygeneral.utah.gov/utah-consumer-protection-act-a-new-law-to-protect-online-privacy/

"If privacy is outlawed, only outlaws will have privacy."

- Philip R. Zimmermann, creator of PGP encryption

Next Episode

011 - Living Like a Recluse, Living Trusts, GrapheneOS, and Listener Questions

After escaping to the mountains and living like a recluse for the past few months, I am back. In this week's show, I discuss my latest experiences in purchasing a home and titling in a living trust, along with the potential obstacles with title deeds and mortgage lenders, and avoiding data breaches with utility companies. I also revisit GrapheneOS after using it daily for the past year, and answer listener questions.

In this week's episode: