#185 - Guy Kawasaki - "Everyone Has Something to Hide | Apple & Canva Chief Evangelist on Privacy, Signal, and Protecting Your Freedom 📱🔐

About this episode

Guy Kawasaki discusses the importance of privacy and freedom in the digital age, sharing insights from his latest book and career experiences.

Guy Kawasaki - "Everyone Has Something to Hide" | Apple Evangelist & Canva Chief on Privacy, Signal, and Protecting Your Freedom 📱🔐 Guy Kawasaki evangelized the Macintosh. He's Canva's Chief Evangelist. He's written 18 books. Now at 71, Guy Kawasaki says this might be his most important book yet — because it's not about making money. It's about protecting yours. What You'll Learn: The "billboard test" — would you be okay seeing every text you've sent on a highway billboard? Why WhatsApp isn't as secure as you think (and what metadata really reveals) How Signal differs from every other messaging app Why Guy gave this book away for free The $12.95 book that launched his writing career What he'd tell a college grad entering the workforce today Why working at Zippy's might be better than Goldman Sachs Power Quote: "Everybody has something to hide — not because they've done something wrong, but because privacy equals freedom." — Guy Kawasaki Timestamps: 📱 0:00 - Introduction 🔐 2:30 - Why Guy pivoted to writing about privacy 🧪 6:15 - The billboard test for your text messages 📊 10:00 - WhatsApp vs Signal: metadata is the real danger 💰 15:30 - Why he gave this book away for…

People in this episode

Host: Joe Ciccarone

Guest: Guy Kawasaki

Topics covered

• privacy
• technology
• communication
• freedom
• writing
• career advice

Keywords

• privacy
• Guy Kawasaki
• Signal
• WhatsApp
• freedom
• writing
• career advice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Apple, Canva

Products: WhatsApp, Signal

Books & works: If You Want to Write

Places: Oahu

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