Jordan - Build Tech That Can’t Be Tread On

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of privacy in digital communication and explores the concept of sovereign computing.

Imagine telling a stranger your most personal message so they can walk it across the room to your partner—then watching them copy it into a company database. That’s how most digital communication works today. We unpack why privacy is not secrecy, why “I have nothing to hide” is a trap, and how to build a tech life that works in your interest rather than mining it. We dive into sovereign computing—the practice of choosing tools that resist surveillance and censorship. From the Cypherpunk fram...

People in this episode

Host: Gavin

Guest: Jordan

Topics covered

• digital communication
• privacy
• sovereign computing
• surveillance
• censorship

Keywords

• privacy
• digital communication
• surveillance
• censorship
• sovereign computing
• Cypherpunk

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cypherpunk

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