#103 - Privacy & Digital Sovereignty with Nathan Fitzsimmons

Your entire digital footprint is being tracked. Your ISP logs your browsing. Your phone broadcasts your location. Your cloud storage is someone else's property. And governments across the Commonwealth are tightening the net.In this episode, Nathan Fitzsimmons (www.btcmentor.io) joins Dale to break down exactly how exposed you are and, more importantly, what you can actually do about it. From low-hanging fruit like VPNs and Signal to advanced moves like self-hosted servers, GrapheneOS, burner eSIMs, and Cold Card key teleportation, this is a practical deep dive into digital privacy and sovereignty.Whether you hold bitcoin or just value your freedom, this one's for you.The Sovereign Life is proudly sponsored by My Bitcoin Will, the complete inheritance solution for bitcoin holders. Listeners of the pod get 10% off using the link below: https://mybitcoinwill.com?ref=SOVEREIGNLIFEPOD===========================================TOOLS & RESOURCES MENTIONED===========================================Privacy & Communication:- Mullvad VPN (anonymous, pay with Bitcoin): https://mullvad.net- Signal (encrypted messaging): https://signal.org- GrapheneOS (degoogled phone OS): https://grapheneos.org- Silent Link (anonymous eSIM): https://silent.link- BitChat (Bluetooth mesh network): https://bitchat.free- Nostr VPN (decentralized VPN concept)- Brave Browser: https://brave.comSelf-Hosted & Sovereign Computing:- Nextcloud (self-hosted cloud suite): https://nextcloud.com- Umbrel (personal server): https://umbrel.com- Start Nine (sovereign computing): https://start9.com- Jitsi (self-hosted video chat): https://jitsi.orgBitcoin Security:- Cold Card (hardware wallet): https://coldcard.com- Cold Card Key Teleport- Push Transaction (location-private broadcasting)AI Privacy:- Try Maple AI: https://trymaple.ai- PPQ (Pay Per Query)- Local LLMs / Self-hosted inferenceNathan Fitzsimmons:- BTCmentor.io: https://btcmentor.io- BTC Sessions (YouTube)===========================================The Sovereign Life is a podcast about Bitcoin, personal sovereignty, and building a life on your own terms.Subscribe and hit the bell so you never miss an episode.