The Lockdown - Practical Privacy & Security
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Welcome to The Lockdown. Privacy doesn’t have to be all-or-nothing. The inability to attain extreme levels of privacy shouldn’t deter one from taking any protective measures at all. The show is hosted by Ray Heffer, an expert in the field of privacy and cybersecurity, with each episode touching on a range of topics such as data privacy, password management, and secure browsing habits. Tin-foil hats are optional.
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The Lockdown - Practical Privacy & Security
005 - Brave vs Firefox, and When Privacy Goes Wrong
In this week’s show, Ray Heffer gives a farewell to Michael Bazzell's Privacy, Security, and OSINT show. Also, speculation about living in a faraday cage continues, and the reasons Firefox is still better than Brave for privacy and security. Ray also talks about when privacy techniques go wrong, with his lockout from Privacy.com.
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This episode was recorded on November 22nd, 2023
This week's episode:
- Introduction
- Notable mention for Michael Bazzell
- New website and Twitter account
- Why I don't use Brave and the reasons Firefox is still the best option
- When Privacy Techniques Go Wrong
Links mentioned in the show:
MITRE ATT&CK (Credentials from Web Browsers): https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1555/003/
MITRE ATT&CK (Password Managers): https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1555/005/
Tor Project Recommendations: https://support.torproject.org/tbb/tbb-9/
Brave (VPN Services) Issue: https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/33726
Citi Virtual Credit Cards: https://www.cardbenefits.citi.com/Products/Virtual-Account-Numbers
Citi (True Name) Card: https://banking.citi.com/cbol/updatemyname/default.htm
IronVest (Formerly Abine Blur): https://ironvest.com/pricing/
Wise Virtual Card (UK): https://wise.com/gb/virtual-card/
Intro music: The Lockdown
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