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Signal Jam

Signal Jam

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 Signal Jam is a podcast about regaining and maintaining privacy in the face of pervasive corporate and government surveillance. Co-hosts, Jay and Michael, discuss practical steps that anyone can take toward achieving that outcome— no matter how 'tech-savvy' they may be.© 2026 Signal Jam Politics & Government
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  • Josh, from Side of Burritos

    Josh, from Side of Burritos
    Apr 27 2026

    SIGNAL JAM // EPISODE 007 // Josh, from Side of Burritos



    Original Air Date: 2026-04-27



    This episode we chat with Josh about his YouTube channel, Side of Burritos, his podcast, In the Shell, and his privacy-respecting podcast host, Yellowball. We also discuss what he’s working on these days, his thoughts about privacy in 2026, the impacts of politics on privacy, and more.



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    In this episode:



    Side of Burritos // https://sideofburritos.com/

    In the Shell // https://intheshellpodcast.com/

    Yellowball // https://yellowball.fm/

    Josh’s forthcoming project, Salted Harbor // https://saltedharbor.com/



    / / / – – HOW TO REACH US – – / / /



    Email:


    Proton // signaljampodcast@proton.me

    Tuta // signaljam@tutamail.com

    Our Domain // hello@signaljam.me (PGP key)


    Note: Only Proton-to-Proton and Tuta-to-Tuta emails are automatically end-to-end-encrypted. Consider using our PGP public key below if you use another service.


    Messenger apps:


    Signal // signaljam.01

    [more coming soon]


    Social Media:


    Bluesky // bsky.app/profile/signaljam.me

    Lemmy // lemmy.ml/c/signaljam

    Mastodon // mstdn.social/@signaljam

    X // x.com/signaljampod
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  • Privacy 101: Chat Apps & Email

    Privacy 101: Chat Apps & Email
    Mar 28 2026
    SIGNAL JAM // EPISODE 006 // Privacy 101: Chat Apps and EmailOriginal Air Date: 2026-03-28Wrapping up our first batch of Privacy 101 episodes, we discuss the need for encryption in our communications, metadata, and our recommendations. Later, we reflect on the show so far, what we’ve learned, and provide a glimpse of what’s to come in the weeks and months ahead./ / / – – SHOW NOTES – – / / /Updates:• Closing out Privacy 101, for now.• We’re working on a wiki!• Threat model tool is temporarily delayed, but expected to be released within a few months.In this episode:Caesar Cipher // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar_cipherSymmetric Encryption // https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/symmetric-encryptionAsymmetric Encryption // https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/ssl/what-is-asymmetric-encryption/Snowden Leaks // https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/06/us-tech-giants-nsa-dataGmail Scanning // https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/26/534451513/google-says-it-will-no-longer-read-users-emails-to-sell-targeted-adsiOS Default Encryption // https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/27/technology/iphone-locks-out-the-nsa-signaling-a-post-snowden-era-.htmlEFF on the years since Snowden’s leaks // https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/05/10-years-after-snowden-some-things-are-better-some-were-still-fightingPentagon Pizza Meter // https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/06/06/what-is-the-pentagon-pizza-theory-eating-away-at-the-internet‘We kill people based on metadata’ // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV2HDM86XgI&t=1052WhatsApp Privacy Policy // https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/privacy-policyFBI Lawful Access Document // https://propertyofthepeople.org/document-detail/?doc-id=21114562Signal // https://signal.org/SimpleX // https://simplex.chat/Threema // https://threema.com/Session // https://getsession.org/Proton // https://proton.me/Tuta // https://tuta.com/PGP // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Good_Privacy/ / / – – HOW TO REACH US – – / / /Email:Proton // signaljampodcast@proton.meTuta // signaljam@tutamail.comOur Domain // hello@signaljam.me (PGP key)Messenger apps:Signal // signaljam.01[more coming soon]Social Media:Bluesky // https://bsky.app/profile/signaljam.meLemmy // https://lemmy.ml/c/signaljamMastodon // https://mstdn.social/@signaljamX // https://x.com/signaljampod
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    31 mins
  • Priviacy 101: Web Browsers and Search Engines

    Priviacy 101: Web Browsers and Search Engines
    Jan 16 2026
    SIGNAL JAM // EPISODE 005 // Privacy 101: Web Browsers and Search EnginesOriginal Air Date: 2026-01-16Continuing our ‘Privacy 101’ series, we discuss the risks to digital privacy when browsing the web, and how selecting a better web browser can mitigate some of those concerns. Later, we briefly discuss private search engines./ / / – – SHOW NOTES – – / / /Intro: The History of Internet Tracking and the Battle for Privacy // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKmO1nPGrVcIn this episode:Cookies // https://www.malwarebytes.com/cybersecurity/computer/what-are-tracking-cookiesJavaScript Tracking // https://isosecu.com/blog/can-you-be-tracked-trough-javascriptCanvas Fingerprinting // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canvas_fingerprintingWebGL Fingerprinting // https://medium.com/@datajournal/webgl-fingerprinting-60893a9ca382Web Beacons // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_beaconMeta Pixel // https://developers.facebook.com/docs/meta-pixel/get-startedBrowser Fingerprinting Research Article // https://doi.org/10.1145/3696410.3714548Do Not Track // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_Not_TrackGlobal Privacy Control // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Privacy_ControlExtensions:NoScript // https://noscript.netuBlock Origin // https://github.com/gorhill/uBlockBrowsers:Firefox // https://www.firefox.comMullvad Browser // https://mullvad.net/en/browserLibreWolf // https://librewolf.netTOR // https://www.torproject.orgBrave // https://brave.comSearch Engines:DuckDuckGo // https://duckduckgo.comStartPage // https://www.startpage.com/ / / – – HOW TO REACH US – – / / /Email:Proton // signaljampodcast@proton.meTuta // signaljam@tutamail.comOur Domain // hello@signaljam.me [PGP key and fingerprint below]Note: Only Proton-to-Proton and Tuta-to-Tuta emails are automatically end-to-end-encrypted. Consider using our PGP public key below if you use another service.Messenger apps:Signal // signaljam.01[more coming soon]Social Media:Bluesky // bsky.app/profile/signaljam.meLemmy // lemmy.ml/c/signaljamMastodon // mstdn.social/@signaljamX // x.com/signaljampod-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----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...
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