Jack Recider

but I feel like we need a better system to help us, the regular people out there. When we get in this situation, private information is not a thing of the past. We still need our privacy, but I think what might help is just better tools to stay private in general. You want my address?

but I feel like we need a better system to help us, the regular people out there. When we get in this situation, private information is not a thing of the past. We still need our privacy, but I think what might help is just better tools to stay private in general. You want my address?

Oh, sorry, I only give out my proxy address, a post box that receives mail for me, opens the letters, and then sends me pictures of those letters. You want my phone number? Oh, sorry, I only give out burner phone numbers. You want my social security number? Um, no. I don't give that out to anyone. Oh, what? It's for my security clearance? Sorry, that's not even a safe place to give it.

Oh, sorry, I only give out my proxy address, a post box that receives mail for me, opens the letters, and then sends me pictures of those letters. You want my phone number? Oh, sorry, I only give out burner phone numbers. You want my social security number? Um, no. I don't give that out to anyone. Oh, what? It's for my security clearance? Sorry, that's not even a safe place to give it.

Didn't you hear about what happened to John Brennan? These pieces of information on us are important that they remain out of the public view. Yet time and time again, they get into the public view. And it's not just from doxing. Data breaches, companies sharing your data, or you just giving your information to the wrong people.

Didn't you hear about what happened to John Brennan? These pieces of information on us are important that they remain out of the public view. Yet time and time again, they get into the public view. And it's not just from doxing. Data breaches, companies sharing your data, or you just giving your information to the wrong people.

I mean, for instance, I had to give my social security number to buy Bitcoin. And now the CEO of that company that I gave my social to is in prison. So who knows where my data went? So I think we're way overdue for a better system to protect our most important data. I think we need to stop giving it out to just anyone who asks for it.

I mean, for instance, I had to give my social security number to buy Bitcoin. And now the CEO of that company that I gave my social to is in prison. So who knows where my data went? So I think we're way overdue for a better system to protect our most important data. I think we need to stop giving it out to just anyone who asks for it.

I mean, I was at the store buying bananas the other day and they were asking for my phone number and my zip code and all this stuff. I think there needs to be fewer situations where we need to provide it. I think we need to be less reliant on our private information as a way to authenticate it's really us. And I think we need a way to recover from situations where it's been completely exposed.

I mean, I was at the store buying bananas the other day and they were asking for my phone number and my zip code and all this stuff. I think there needs to be fewer situations where we need to provide it. I think we need to be less reliant on our private information as a way to authenticate it's really us. And I think we need a way to recover from situations where it's been completely exposed.

Which I think with the Equifax breach, most of us Americans have had our private data completely exposed anyway. I think this is a problem that needs to be solved. And while I think some solutions are out there, it's piecemeal and complicated. I don't see anyone doing it holistically right now.

Which I think with the Equifax breach, most of us Americans have had our private data completely exposed anyway. I think this is a problem that needs to be solved. And while I think some solutions are out there, it's piecemeal and complicated. I don't see anyone doing it holistically right now.

Something that still rattles around in my head from this story, that hard drive that the Feds took, it still has his Bitcoin wallet on it. The Feds never got access to that Bitcoin. It's still sitting there untouched. And they still have that hard drive and won't give it back. And the reason they kept it is because it has evidence on it, data that he stole from various places.

Something that still rattles around in my head from this story, that hard drive that the Feds took, it still has his Bitcoin wallet on it. The Feds never got access to that Bitcoin. It's still sitting there untouched. And they still have that hard drive and won't give it back. And the reason they kept it is because it has evidence on it, data that he stole from various places.

He asked them, just take what you want off it and give me back the drive. But they refused. 1,000 Bitcoin still sits on that hard drive. 1,000 Bitcoin today is worth $25 million. Just imagine $25 million sitting in some storage locker in a federal building and the feds have no idea it's there. So it sits for years and will probably one day be destroyed by some lowly computer technician.

He asked them, just take what you want off it and give me back the drive. But they refused. 1,000 Bitcoin still sits on that hard drive. 1,000 Bitcoin today is worth $25 million. Just imagine $25 million sitting in some storage locker in a federal building and the feds have no idea it's there. So it sits for years and will probably one day be destroyed by some lowly computer technician.

A big thank you to Default for coming on the show and sharing this insane story with us. Like this one, I was like, wait, what? Like so many times. It's just unreal. If you like this episode, you should probably check out episode 109 called Team Poison. It's another story that was sort of running alongside this one in parallel and sort of same time and place of the internet.

A big thank you to Default for coming on the show and sharing this insane story with us. Like this one, I was like, wait, what? Like so many times. It's just unreal. If you like this episode, you should probably check out episode 109 called Team Poison. It's another story that was sort of running alongside this one in parallel and sort of same time and place of the internet.

Okay, what housekeeping is... Oh yeah, a lot of you are telling me you're finally caught up and have listened to all the episodes. If that's you, I want you to know there are 10 bonus episodes on Patreon. You can support the show and hear more stuff if you want. Go to patreon.com slash darknetdiaries. My favorite online hangout these days is the Darknet Diaries Discord.

Okay, what housekeeping is... Oh yeah, a lot of you are telling me you're finally caught up and have listened to all the episodes. If that's you, I want you to know there are 10 bonus episodes on Patreon. You can support the show and hear more stuff if you want. Go to patreon.com slash darknetdiaries. My favorite online hangout these days is the Darknet Diaries Discord.