Privacy Guides Panel

Nate Bartram and Jonah Aragon have been advocating for privacy for a long time. Their sites, The New Oil and Privacy Guides, have a ton of fabulous resources for anyone interested in guarding their data and defending their digital rights. Ever wonder what it's like being a privacy advocate in an increasingly privacy-hostile world? Today, I'll take you behind the scenes of these sites and into the brains of two top-notch privacy warriors.

Interview Notes

Privacy Guides: https://www.privacyguides.org/ 

The New Oil: https://thenewoil.org/ 

Critical Thinking 101: https://ghost.thenewoil.org/critical-thinking-101/

This Week in Privacy podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-privacy/id1726826455 

Privacy Advocate Toolbox: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/activism/ 

Smartphone privacy guides: https://www.privacyguides.org/videos/2026/02/04/smartphone-security-course-lesson-1-beginners-2/ 

Further Info

My book: https://fdsd.me/book 

My newsletter: https://fdsd.me/newsletter 

Support the mission: https://fdsd.me/support 

Give the gift of privacy and security: https://fdsd.me/coupons 

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Table of Contents

0:00:18: Intro

0:02:11: Why did you get into privacy?

0:07:44: What's the most enduring privacy myth?

0:14:13: Do you find people dislike the answer "it depends"?

0:16:50: How would you describe your target audience?

0:22:00: How do you evaluate privacy products?

0:27:59: What products have you unrecommended and why?

0:34:27: What are major privacy red flags?

0:43:09: What product do you use that you do not recommend to others?

0:48:05: How will you handle age checks or repeal of Section 230?

0:55:09: Who do you look to for privacy advice?

1:04:22: What's next for you guys?

1:08:30: Wrap-up

1:10:46: Patron podcast preview

1:11:24: Looking ahead