Josh, from Side of Burritos

Josh, from Side of Burritos

SIGNAL JAM // EPISODE 007 // Josh, from Side of Burritos Original Air Date: 2026-04-27 This episode we chat with Josh about his YouTube channel, Side of Burritos, his podcast, In the Shell, and his privacy-respecting podcast host, Yellowball. We also discuss what he’s working on these days, his thoughts about privacy in 2026, the impacts of politics on privacy, and more. / / / – – SHOW NOTES – – / / / In this episode: Side of Burritos // https://sideofburritos.com/ [https://sideofburritos.com/] In the Shell // https://intheshellpodcast.com/ [https://intheshellpodcast.com/] Yellowball // https://yellowball.fm/ [https://yellowball.fm/] Josh’s forthcoming project, Salted Harbor // https://saltedharbor.com/ [https://saltedharbor.com/] / / / – – HOW TO REACH US – – / / / Email: Proton // signaljampodcast@proton.me [signaljampodcast@proton.me] Tuta // signaljam@tutamail.com [signaljam@tutamail.com] Our Domain // hello@signaljam.me [hello@signaljam.me] (PGP key [https://signaljam.me/hello-signaljamme-publickey.asc]) Note: Only Proton-to-Proton and Tuta-to-Tuta emails are automatically end-to-end-encrypted. Consider using our PGP public key below if you use another service. Messenger apps: Signal // signaljam.01 [https://signal.me/#eu/dj4MmNwFGQc1FV_ZiitrJSb2kVNTfR-gAyxYuI-hqPGEyoIcd6xB2oEQBDLSHPfI] [more coming soon] Social Media: Bluesky // bsky.app/profile/signaljam.me [https://bsky.app/profile/signaljam.me] Lemmy // lemmy.ml/c/signaljam [https://lemmy.ml/c/signaljam] Mastodon // mstdn.social/@signaljam [https://mstdn.social/@signaljam] X // x.com/signaljampod [https://x.com/signaljampod]

Privacy 101: Chat Apps & Email

SIGNAL JAM // EPISODE 006 // Privacy 101: Chat Apps and Email Original Air Date: 2026-03-28 Wrapping up our first batch of Privacy 101 episodes, we discuss the need for encryption in our communications, metadata, and our recommendations. Later, we reflect on the show so far, what we’ve learned, and provide a glimpse of what’s to come in the weeks and months ahead. / / / – – SHOW NOTES – – / / / Updates: • Closing out Privacy 101, for now. • We’re working on a wiki! • Threat model tool is temporarily delayed, but expected to be released within a few months. In this episode: Caesar Cipher // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar_cipher [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar_cipher] Symmetric Encryption // https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/symmetric-encryption [https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/symmetric-encryption] Asymmetric Encryption // https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/ssl/what-is-asymmetric-encryption/ [https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/ssl/what-is-asymmetric-encryption/] Snowden Leaks // https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/06/us-tech-giants-nsa-data [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/06/us-tech-giants-nsa-data] Gmail Scanning // https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/26/534451513/google-says-it-will-no-longer-read-users-emails-to-sell-targeted-ads [https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/26/534451513/google-says-it-will-no-longer-read-users-emails-to-sell-targeted-ads] iOS Default Encryption // https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/27/technology/iphone-locks-out-the-nsa-signaling-a-post-snowden-era-.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/27/technology/iphone-locks-out-the-nsa-signaling-a-post-snowden-era-.html] EFF on the years since Snowden’s leaks // https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/05/10-years-after-snowden-some-things-are-better-some-were-still-fighting [https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/05/10-years-after-snowden-some-things-are-better-some-were-still-fighting] Pentagon Pizza Meter // https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/06/06/what-is-the-pentagon-pizza-theory-eating-away-at-the-internet [https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/06/06/what-is-the-pentagon-pizza-theory-eating-away-at-the-internet] ‘We kill people based on metadata’ // https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV2HDM86XgI&t=1052 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV2HDM86XgI&t=1052] WhatsApp Privacy Policy // https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/privacy-policy [https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/privacy-policy] FBI Lawful Access Document // https://propertyofthepeople.org/document-detail/?doc-id=21114562 [https://propertyofthepeople.org/document-detail/?doc-id=21114562] Signal // https://signal.org/ [https://signal.org/] SimpleX // https://simplex.chat/ [https://simplex.chat/] Threema // https://threema.com/ [https://threema.com/] Session // https://getsession.org/ [https://getsession.org/] Proton // https://proton.me/ [https://proton.me/] Tuta // https://tuta.com/ [https://tuta.com/] PGP // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Good_Privacy [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Good_Privacy] / / / – – HOW TO REACH US – – / / / Email: Proton // signaljampodcast@proton.me [signaljampodcast@proton.me] Tuta // signaljam@tutamail.com [signaljam@tutamail.com] Our Domain // hello@signaljam.me [hello@signaljam.me] (PGP key [https://signaljam.me/hello-signaljamme-publickey.asc]) Messenger apps: Signal // signaljam.01 [https://signal.me/#eu/dj4MmNwFGQc1FV_ZiitrJSb2kVNTfR-gAyxYuI-hqPGEyoIcd6xB2oEQBDLSHPfI] [more coming soon] Social Media: Bluesky // https://bsky.app/profile/signaljam.me [https://bsky.app/profile/signaljam.me] Lemmy // https://lemmy.ml/c/signaljam [https://lemmy.ml/c/signaljam] Mastodon // https://mstdn.social/@signaljam [https://mstdn.social/@signaljam] X // https://x.com/signaljampod [https://x.com/signaljampod]