{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"okTurtles Podcast","home_page_url":"https://podcast.okturtles.org","feed_url":"https://podcast.okturtles.org/json","description":"okTurtles Podcast explores all the latest decentralization technologies, with a focus on security and privacy.","_fireside":{"subtitle":"Learn about cutting-edge decentralization technologies.","pubdate":"2025-07-16T11:30:00.000-07:00","explicit":false,"copyright":"2025 by okTurtles Foundation Inc.","owner":"okTurtles Foundation","image":"https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/9/9f1a3700-cf59-4af2-8631-33d41f695522/cover.jpg?v=1"},"items":[{"id":"013f7398-8d75-4d58-b1fe-4ee7b918b0a7","title":"Terms of Surveillance: Ep.01: Big Tech Lies","url":"https://podcast.okturtles.org/1","content_text":"In this episode, Digital Security expert Greg Slepak talks about how Big Tech lies to us and how vulnerable our personal information really is when we interact with companies that sell our data. He talks about how centralized apps can be easily manipulated and how strange it is to own a home virtual assistant device like Alexa or Echo. We go into ways to protect your privacy online as well as finding developers and apps who value your privacy by making end-to-end encrypted apps that are decentralized.\n\nGreg is also the founder of the okTurtles Foundation, a non-profit that supports beneficial decentralization technologies. He talks about an app he just released called Group Income, which is an end-to-end encrypted software that allows for you and your community to create your own financial safety net.\n\nCheck out Group Income for free at: groupincome.org\nLearn more about the okTurtles Foundation at: okturtles.org\n\n\nWatch on Odysee: https://odysee.com/@okTurtles:e/01-Terms-of-Surveillance-EP01-Big-Tech-Lies-Odysee:c\nWatch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zy6Q6EQsoYc\n\n\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, Digital Security expert Greg Slepak talks about how Big Tech lies to us and how vulnerable our personal information really is when we interact with companies that sell our data. He talks about how centralized apps can be easily manipulated and how strange it is to own a home virtual assistant device like Alexa or Echo. We go into ways to protect your privacy online as well as finding developers and apps who value your privacy by making end-to-end encrypted apps that are decentralized.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGreg is also the founder of the okTurtles Foundation, a non-profit that supports beneficial decentralization technologies. He talks about an app he just released called Group Income, which is an end-to-end encrypted software that allows for you and your community to create your own financial safety net.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCheck out Group Income for free at: \u003ca href=\"https://groupincome.org\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003egroupincome.org\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nLearn more about the okTurtles Foundation at: \u003ca href=\"https://okturtles.org\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eokturtles.org\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWatch on Odysee: \u003ca href=\"https://odysee.com/@okTurtles:e/01-Terms-of-Surveillance-EP01-Big-Tech-Lies-Odysee:c\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://odysee.com/@okTurtles:e/01-Terms-of-Surveillance-EP01-Big-Tech-Lies-Odysee:c\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWatch on YouTube: \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/zy6Q6EQsoYc\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://youtu.be/zy6Q6EQsoYc\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ciframe id=\"odysee-iframe\" style=\"width:100%; aspect-ratio:16 / 9;\" src=\"https://odysee.com/%24/embed/%40okTurtles%3Ae%2F01-Terms-of-Surveillance-EP01-Big-Tech-Lies-Odysee%3Ac?r=J91Yd9UJDqP36LmGQZaGwG95T1NcnzDW\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e","summary":"In this episode Digital Security expert, Greg Slepak, talks about how Big Tech lies to us and how vulnerable our personal information really is when we interreact with companies that sell our data. He talks about how centralized apps can be easily manipulated and how strange is is to own a home virtual assistant device like Alexa or Echo  We go into ways to protect your privacy online as well as finding developers and apps who value your privacy by making end-to-end encrypted apps that are decentralized.","date_published":"2025-07-16T11:30:00.000-07:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/9f1a3700-cf59-4af2-8631-33d41f695522/013f7398-8d75-4d58-b1fe-4ee7b918b0a7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":23997295,"duration_in_seconds":1973}]}]}