Privacy & VPN Blog

Jun 2, 2021

Episode 50: Rebecca Wexler

How does technology affect our democracy and government? Host Derek E. Silva joins Rebecca Wexler, Professor of Law at UC Berkeley, School of Law. They take a deep dive into the criminal justice system, the power imbalance caused by predictive technologies, and human rights in the digital age.

May 26, 2021

Episode 49: Dragana Kaurin

What happens when we design with equity in mind? Derek E. Silva joins Dragana Kaurin, a human rights researcher and founder of The Localization Lab, an organization fighting for equal access to information. A deep dive into building the Internet for everyone, and the privacy issues around digital identity.

May 19, 2021

Episode 48: Avichal Garg

Listen to a new episode of Priv8 Podcast! Derek E. Silva joins Avichal Garg, Co-founder and Partner at Electric Capital, an early-stage venture firm. A great conversation on the rise of the creator economy, privacy-first technologies, and the future of programmable money.

May 12, 2021

Episode 47: Kara Swisher

This week we feature a special episode from Priv8's digital privacy summit with The New York Times’ Kara Swisher. She joins Taiwan's Digital Minister Audrey Tang to discuss lessons learned from Taiwan's unique response to the pandemic that successfully protected the population while preserving privacy.

May 5, 2021

Episode 46: Edward Snowden

“Don't stay safe, stay free.

Apr 21, 2021

Episode 45: New Priv8 Podcast with Derek E. Silva

We are excited to share that Follow the White Rabbit is now the Priv8 Podcast with host Derek E. Silva. Join us for a weekly dose of commentary on privacy and technology. Tune in this May for our first episode featuring Edward Snowden's talk from the Priv8 digital privacy summit.

Apr 14, 2021

Episode 44: Bill Barhydt

Go down the rabbit hole with serial entrepreneur Bill Barhydt, Founder and CEO Abra, the digital cash peer-to-peer money transfer network available in over 150 countries. We take a deep dive into the future of banking, how to protect your financial privacy with Bitcoin, and why fungibility is key to the future of crypto.

Apr 6, 2021

Episode 43: Emin Gün Sirer

We go down the rabbit hole with Emin Gün Sirer, Founder and CEO of Ava Labs, the team behind the Avalanche blockchain platform. A leader in peer-to-peer systems, he shares his thoughts on how to build trust, transparency, and privacy with decentralizing technologies.

Mar 31, 2021

Episode 42: Tor Bair

Go down the rabbit hole with Tor Bair, Founder of the Secret Foundation, an organization that supports the adoption of open-source privacy technologies. A great conversation on the effects of Web3 in a digital world, why blockchain is the blueprint for a new economy, and the evolution of privacy.

Mar 17, 2021

Episode 40: Marvin Tong

We go down the rabbit hole with Marvin Tong, co-founder, and CEO of Phala Network. We take a deep dive into how companies can leverage big data, the role of confidential computing, and how Phala is bringing on-chain privacy to the Polkadot ecosystem.