As someone who went straight into the deep end of ‘Snowden-level’ privacy and security and got burned out due to the inconvenience, I completely agree with your re-evaluation and I hope this spell good things for the channel and the community going forwards.
Wow this is great news. The new direction of the channel sounds amazing. I had commented in a previous video something very similar to what you explained now regarding striking a balance between privacy and convenience. Really looking forward to the new episodes in the coming months. Thank you for sharing all of this invaluable information with the world. Godspeed.
Great to have you back. I really look forward to your upcoming content! The balance of security/convenience is sometimes hard to find but my experience has certainly lead me to realize that if you are not Edward Snowden, keeping a reasonable level of convenience actually brings a broader and more frequent use of security. I totally agree with where you are going with your content. Great job!
I think your new startup idea is fascinating and definitely something I’ve pondered about. It will be interesting to see the MVP you develop and how much complexity you can abstract away from general user experience.
I wish you could keep with super niche videos and I hope to see some form time to time, but yea absolutely understandable, and I think many many people do need state threat level security, but they don't want to, sad
#GlobalWalkOut If we _all_ leave together, BigTech and BigBiz and _independent_ creators/entrepreneurs will begin to listen. I had to leave my family for almost 20 years to get them to be nice to me. After 20 years, I could tell that they were truly sorry. It was worth it.
Been here almost since your firefox episodes, and i completely agree with this new direction. Even if i really care about privacy I knew the niche stuff was not sustainable for me, my setup, or my work. So i fell a bit off. I do think having this more mainstream, accesible and convenient approach to privacy is what we should strive for and push regulators and companies to give us. Glad to have you back!
I just found your channel and have been binge watching your videos for a day straight. Looking forward to your next videos. Will you consider publishing on Odysee?
Welcome back! I've only recently gotten more into privacy but it seems, as with any such niche, hobby, or what have you, that what one implements will vary wildly based on lifestyle, in which convenience plays a huge role. As you said, I'm not Snowden, so I don't _need _ a hardware key 2FA for any of my accounts, but I starting using it (and not leaving my Yubikey in my personal laptop) because it's an easy enough inconvenience to deal with. I do leave the one in issued with my work laptop but I keep that in the house and not in the car so it's less likely to be stolen. That being said, I do want to pursue a career in criminal law so having such practices habituated early could pay dividends down the line. I like how you took honest stock of your website and interests, and have changed your aim towards that of digital succession planning. I've learned a lot from your videos and look forward to seeing how else you progress.
thank god Sun your back. not seeing you publish in more than a month I tough COVID hit you bad this time. I have one question: so in case I want to contibute to your research I have to donate next month?
Hey, guess I should have published earlier to let everyone know I am well… sorry about that. Thanks for considering contributing! Have you looked into Liberapay? Liberapay is a great alternative to Patreon for donations. sunknudsen.com/donate
Hey Sun. Great to see you back. I'm glad you found the balance you were looking for/needed. I was one of those people who started watching your vids from the firefox days till the deep tinfoil Snowden stuff... And had reached a similar conclusion eventually. My threat model was simply not that high. But learning about all these mitigations and countermeasures is something that has always excited me and is something I continue to research in my free time. It has instilled a certain mindset when it comes to dealing with tech that I now wouldn't want to live without. The QR paper backup project was probably one of the coolest project I had ever encountered and beleive it or not ... I had the EXACT SAME plan in mind to try and create an OS (with help from some friends) with no networking capabilities (among other things) that has an intuitive GUI to use those tools in an accessible manner. But the UI that you've created with this app is way beyond what I could've figured out. Thank you for the marvelous work. I hope you continue to develop such projects because even if it's a niche use case... We need tools like these to exist to create a basis for how sensitive data can be managed.
Hey, thanks for your support and happy to see others excited about the problems QR Backup and Superbacked aim at solving. About the OS… very cool! Have you tried Tails? Blessed Tails exists and thankful some hardware (such as some ThinkPads) still allow one to physically remove storage and wireless chips.
Yes I've been using tails to manage credentials for some time now. It's been great at comparmentalizing sensitive use cases. However, I was thinking about something along the lines of a live usb that just boots into a dead simple UI (like your app) for just a handful of tasks, and has networking capabilities disabled in the kernel itself? I'm not an expert in these things and haven't had the time to explore this since I got a full time job. But I hope to see this project grow into something that really takes off.
Hey Sun, good to hear from you. I loved your content so far and it really taught me stuff, but as you said the rabbit hole goes down far too deep and at some point I found myself even been paranoid for no reason at all, given that we don't "actually" need that deep level of privacy. Not being stalked by google and co is pretty much enough for most :) Can't wait for your next wave of content, cheers
Very nice to see you again, i have not the problem with the balance but i know many people have that so i think you should take your time and find it because without balance it will get difficult for you. I wanted to buy a Mac, for reasons you know, it´s important for me that it hasn´t the T2 chip, so what is your Mac?
OMG Sun! Sorry to say, but: FINALLY! I used to love your work in between beginner and intermediate level. It will be awesome to have it back. And also, please, do some pediodical analisys of the market? What are your takes on Apples advances for privacy? Does it really work? Is USB-C more/less secure and the EU enforcement of it is beneficial? All of those day to day things that are practical and influence our everyday choices! I hope you like the idea!
I wanted to know which apps are taking what data even without my permission and on which ips they r sending it too .I have an app called as Airtel and I have given it no permission ,but then it automatically detects the otp's .Can you tell me that how this happens even after giving no permissions. Secondly apps like pubg were banned in India since they were sending data to Chinese ips ,a journalist found that .Can you help me do that .I mean I want to know which of my apps are sending data to Chinese server without my knowledge . BTW ur suggestions for Firefox are too good .I use them .
About bitcoin: I've been reviewing some of your videos and following your guides (I'll send PRs, some need fixing). I completelly agree there are loose ends on the bitcoin community about succsession. Have you seen Seed Signer? Also, there are business that take care of holdings and sucession but I believe you might need to engage with them. They are all based on multisig and holding one of X keys for you.
Hi Sun, there are two crypto companies that already do this: Casa Wallet and Unchained Capital. Please take a look at these, they attempt to make managing multisig wallets easier. You could take some hints from how they work and possibly make your tool better than them :P
Casa Wallet has a paid service where they hold 1 out of 3 keys for you, in case you lose one of them, for example. They also have a guide on how to restore access to your wallet in case they ever go down. Very user friendly in my opinion.
I wonder what happened to the Privacy meet ups. Your product is indeed something that you do not have a suitable solution for at this moment if, in the event of your death, you want to make all your digital data accessible to someone specific or several people. With the necessary shielding and blocking of access while you are alive. I am indeed thinking of a division of the "keys" to the data. Of which one part is in your will and another part is with the person you want to transfer the data to.
Thanks for the suggestion… would have to integrate LBRY into tube-manager (see github.com/sunknudsen/tube-manager) given I manage episode catalogue programatically. Unfortunately, that would require time I don’t have currently.
I am not sure, buddy. RUclips is right there on the convenience ballance. He even mentions 99.99% end up watching on youtube anyways. Would be sad if he dedicated a lot of time to 0.01% of the audience. Maybe when he becomes big enough and have a team working with him, then he can add more competing platforms, right?
As someone who went straight into the deep end of ‘Snowden-level’ privacy and security and got burned out due to the inconvenience, I completely agree with your re-evaluation and I hope this spell good things for the channel and the community going forwards.
Wow this is great news. The new direction of the channel sounds amazing. I had commented in a previous video something very similar to what you explained now regarding striking a balance between privacy and convenience. Really looking forward to the new episodes in the coming months. Thank you for sharing all of this invaluable information with the world. Godspeed.
Feedback such as yours has certainly helped me find balance. Thanks for your support!
I've been seeing and comenting similar stuff on his past videos. I guess there were many of us asking for intermediary stuff huh? :)
Succession planning is so important, I'm glad you're thinking of how to solve it!
Great to have you back. I really look forward to your upcoming content! The balance of security/convenience is sometimes hard to find but my experience has certainly lead me to realize that if you are not Edward Snowden, keeping a reasonable level of convenience actually brings a broader and more frequent use of security. I totally agree with where you are going with your content. Great job!
That for your support… glad I am not alone working at finding balance.
Great to have you back!
Happy to be back!
I think your new startup idea is fascinating and definitely something I’ve pondered about. It will be interesting to see the MVP you develop and how much complexity you can abstract away from general user experience.
I wish you could keep with super niche videos and I hope to see some form time to time, but yea absolutely understandable, and I think many many people do need state threat level security, but they don't want to, sad
Rest assured that I will certainly keep publishing deeper content alongside an increasing amount of more accessible content.
Hey Sun, thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Très heureux de te revoir Sun ! J'ai hâte de voir ce que tu vas sortir dans le futur
Looking forward to those video updates. Thanks for the work you do
This is awesome to hear! I'll definitely be watching for your upcoming advice that balances convenience with privacy/security.
#GlobalWalkOut
If we _all_ leave together, BigTech and BigBiz and _independent_ creators/entrepreneurs will begin to listen. I had to leave my family for almost 20 years to get them to be nice to me. After 20 years, I could tell that they were truly sorry. It was worth it.
@sunknudsen Hey, sun, which laptop do you recommend me to use (except for mac)?
I’ve been terrific , but I haven’t found much channels like yours , I support what you stand by .
Everything sounds awesome. Congrats on the new direction for everything. Can’t wait to see where it goes.
he said I could watch YT on Tor, but I've tried before and after a few times, it no longer worked - got messages that my IP was rejected.
I am so glad for the decision you have made! Looking forward to your new content :)
Been here almost since your firefox episodes, and i completely agree with this new direction. Even if i really care about privacy I knew the niche stuff was not sustainable for me, my setup, or my work. So i fell a bit off. I do think having this more mainstream, accesible and convenient approach to privacy is what we should strive for and push regulators and companies to give us.
Glad to have you back!
Glad to be back and totally agree with your perspective.
the idea with succession is really interesting!
I just found your channel and have been binge watching your videos for a day straight. Looking forward to your next videos. Will you consider publishing on Odysee?
Welcome back!
I've only recently gotten more into privacy but it seems, as with any such niche, hobby, or what have you, that what one implements will vary wildly based on lifestyle, in which convenience plays a huge role. As you said, I'm not Snowden, so I don't _need _ a hardware key 2FA for any of my accounts, but I starting using it (and not leaving my Yubikey in my personal laptop) because it's an easy enough inconvenience to deal with. I do leave the one in issued with my work laptop but I keep that in the house and not in the car so it's less likely to be stolen. That being said, I do want to pursue a career in criminal law so having such practices habituated early could pay dividends down the line.
I like how you took honest stock of your website and interests, and have changed your aim towards that of digital succession planning. I've learned a lot from your videos and look forward to seeing how else you progress.
thank god Sun your back. not seeing you publish in more than a month I tough COVID hit you bad this time. I have one question: so in case I want to contibute to your research I have to donate next month?
Hey, guess I should have published earlier to let everyone know I am well… sorry about that. Thanks for considering contributing! Have you looked into Liberapay? Liberapay is a great alternative to Patreon for donations. sunknudsen.com/donate
Cool! Thank you! Totaly excited for the superbacked app!
love your videos sun
Thanks for the push!
Great move Sun. I think that‘s a good decision. Bring it on!
Hey Sun. Great to see you back. I'm glad you found the balance you were looking for/needed. I was one of those people who started watching your vids from the firefox days till the deep tinfoil Snowden stuff... And had reached a similar conclusion eventually. My threat model was simply not that high. But learning about all these mitigations and countermeasures is something that has always excited me and is something I continue to research in my free time. It has instilled a certain mindset when it comes to dealing with tech that I now wouldn't want to live without.
The QR paper backup project was probably one of the coolest project I had ever encountered and beleive it or not ... I had the EXACT SAME plan in mind to try and create an OS (with help from some friends) with no networking capabilities (among other things) that has an intuitive GUI to use those tools in an accessible manner. But the UI that you've created with this app is way beyond what I could've figured out. Thank you for the marvelous work. I hope you continue to develop such projects because even if it's a niche use case... We need tools like these to exist to create a basis for how sensitive data can be managed.
Side note: what's up with those holographic stickers?
Hey, thanks for your support and happy to see others excited about the problems QR Backup and Superbacked aim at solving. About the OS… very cool! Have you tried Tails? Blessed Tails exists and thankful some hardware (such as some ThinkPads) still allow one to physically remove storage and wireless chips.
Yes I've been using tails to manage credentials for some time now. It's been great at comparmentalizing sensitive use cases. However, I was thinking about something along the lines of a live usb that just boots into a dead simple UI (like your app) for just a handful of tasks, and has networking capabilities disabled in the kernel itself? I'm not an expert in these things and haven't had the time to explore this since I got a full time job. But I hope to see this project grow into something that really takes off.
Let’s go! I’m excited for superbacked since you mentioned it before conceptually.
It’s great to have you back. You have a nice beard!
How is the new venture going???? Still Waiting to hear more about it.
Hey Sun, good to hear from you. I loved your content so far and it really taught me stuff, but as you said the rabbit hole goes down far too deep and at some point I found myself even been paranoid for no reason at all, given that we don't "actually" need that deep level of privacy. Not being stalked by google and co is pretty much enough for most :) Can't wait for your next wave of content, cheers
Very nice to see you again, i have not the problem with the balance but i know many people have that so i think you should take your time and find it because without balance it will get difficult for you. I wanted to buy a Mac, for reasons you know, it´s important for me that it hasn´t the T2 chip, so what is your Mac?
Very excited for this!
let's go! Excited for what's to come
Hey Sun what do you think about Orion Web Browser?
Always cooking something 🤩!!!
i would love that product
Privacy, security, freedom and truth-each one-is a Conspiracy Theory. Didn’t you know that?
OMG Sun! Sorry to say, but: FINALLY! I used to love your work in between beginner and intermediate level. It will be awesome to have it back. And also, please, do some pediodical analisys of the market? What are your takes on Apples advances for privacy? Does it really work? Is USB-C more/less secure and the EU enforcement of it is beneficial? All of those day to day things that are practical and influence our everyday choices! I hope you like the idea!
Define back shortly?
I wanted to know which apps are taking what data even without my permission and on which ips they r sending it too .I have an app called as Airtel and I have given it no permission ,but then it automatically detects the otp's .Can you tell me that how this happens even after giving no permissions.
Secondly apps like pubg were banned in India since they were sending data to Chinese ips ,a journalist found that .Can you help me do that .I mean I want to know which of my apps are sending data to Chinese server without my knowledge .
BTW ur suggestions for Firefox are too good .I use them .
Yoooooo hello again!!! Welcome back.
Hey Mario! Thanks… glad to be back.
About bitcoin: I've been reviewing some of your videos and following your guides (I'll send PRs, some need fixing). I completelly agree there are loose ends on the bitcoin community about succsession. Have you seen Seed Signer? Also, there are business that take care of holdings and sucession but I believe you might need to engage with them. They are all based on multisig and holding one of X keys for you.
good idea
The video you made is very understandable, I like it very much, I hope you can make better content in the future
Hi Sun, there are two crypto companies that already do this: Casa Wallet and Unchained Capital. Please take a look at these, they attempt to make managing multisig wallets easier. You could take some hints from how they work and possibly make your tool better than them :P
Casa Wallet has a paid service where they hold 1 out of 3 keys for you, in case you lose one of them, for example. They also have a guide on how to restore access to your wallet in case they ever go down. Very user friendly in my opinion.
Hey Sun, have you seen the whole drama about Kiwy-_farms?
Lokinet and portmaster
I think we are going to need all the privacy we an get due to the fact of a digital currencyand soon we will be trackec and governed by AI.
I wonder what happened to the Privacy meet ups.
Your product is indeed something that you do not have a suitable solution for at this moment if, in the event of your death, you want to make all your digital data accessible to someone specific or several people.
With the necessary shielding and blocking of access while you are alive.
I am indeed thinking of a division of the "keys" to the data.
Of which one part is in your will and another part is with the person you want to transfer the data to.
You could also sync your Videos to Odysee! Im sure some People would appreciate it.
Thanks for the suggestion… would have to integrate LBRY into tube-manager (see github.com/sunknudsen/tube-manager) given I manage episode catalogue programatically. Unfortunately, that would require time I don’t have currently.
I am not sure, buddy. RUclips is right there on the convenience ballance. He even mentions 99.99% end up watching on youtube anyways. Would be sad if he dedicated a lot of time to 0.01% of the audience. Maybe when he becomes big enough and have a team working with him, then he can add more competing platforms, right?
@@IraeCarvalho i mean there's an easy non-time-consuming feature on odysee that lets you sync your youtube channel to odysee
Make videos on GrapheneOS.
sup
Algorithm.
Esq ish?