In this bonus episode, our producer B.J. Mendelson sits down with science fiction author and journalist Cory Doctorow. This is a great chat about the current state of the Internet economy, the continuing issues we face in terms of privacy and protecting ourselves from fascists and weirdos, and what actions we can take to address these challenges.

Full show notes and transcript to come.

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Reserve Your Seat

BJ Mendelson and Amanda King are the authors of the upcoming book, "How to Protect Yourself From Fascists and Weirdos." They are designing an email-based course around the topics discussed in the book and on our show. So, if you want more information on how to protect yourself from fascists and weirdos, complete with step-by-step details and tutorials, we recommend reserving a seat for the course.

All you need to do is email us at BJMendelson@Duck.com with "Privacy Course" in the subject line.

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Did You Know?

In this week’s book excerpt, you can hear Roger reference the big Equifax data breach. This book was written in 2017.

On February 26th, 2023, BJ got a $5 rebate from Equifax for this data breach.

You probably did too.

That’s absolutely ridiculous. And further proof that credit reporting agencies shouldn't exist.

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Photo for today's episode provided by Mohammad Danish

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We are giving away all of our tips and strategies to help protect you from fascists and weirdos FOR FREE.

But. We've found some people prefer or need a more 1-1 setting based on their situation.

So, we offer privacy audits where BJ will walk you through each step and recommendation from this show and answer any questions you may have.

You can book a Privacy Audit by emailing BJ at BJMendelson@Duck.com. Make sure to include Privacy Audit in your subject line.

Audits cost $200 and take place over two one-on-one secure video calls via Signal. The first call will walk you through the checklist, and the second call, scheduled for a week later, will see how you're doing with the implementation and answer any remaining questions you may have.