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Snake wrapped around a phone.

Joseph Cox, Senior Staff Writer at Motherboard, joins us to talk about the world of encrypted phones.

Books

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The Smart Girl’s Guide to Privacy: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1593276486/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1593276486&linkCode=as2&tag=tunn01-20&linkId=0a8ee2ca846534f77626757288d77e00

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Sources

Creepy surveillance

Encrypted Phones

Attribution

Darknet Diaries is created by Jack Rhysider.

Episode artwork by odibagas.

Audio cleanup by Proximity Sound.

Theme music created by Breakmaster Cylinder. Theme song available for listen and download at bandcamp. Or listen to it on Spotify.

Equipment

Recording equipment used this episode was the Shure SM7B, Zoom Podtrak P4, Sony MDR7506 headphones, and Hindenburg audio editor.



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JACK: I’m mad. I’m honestly really upset about the current state of our mobile phone options. I want privacy and security when it comes to my communication devices, and I often lie to myself and say that’s the single most important feature of a phone. I don’t want anyone eavesdropping on what I do when I’m on my phone, but the reality is, every single thing I do on my phone is being recorded and sent somewhere.

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