Hey, everyone. If you’re looking for a fresh privacy podcast, we recently started a new one called Signal Jam.

Here’s a bit about why we made Signal Jam and what we’re hoping to do differently.

We even have preliminary ways for you to participate in the project, which you can read about here.

Feel free to connect with us on Proton, Tuta, Signal, or here on Lemmy. Looking forward to your feedback and thoughts!

  • crank0271@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    8 days ago

    This looks cool. Thank you for creating and sharing! I’ve added to my (privacy-respecting, I think) podcast app of choice and will give a listen.

    • signaljam@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      2·
      8 days ago

      Thanks for following! Out of curiosity, what’s your preferred podcast client?

      • crank0271@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        8 days ago

        Well I just went down the rabbit hole to verify that my podcast app is simply that, and not tracking tons of data to send back to who knows where. I had been using Overcast but a few months ago changed to RSS Radio after reading a recommendation - perhaps on Reddit? RSS Radio now seems to be all but disavowed by both Dorada Software, who links from the site for it, and Maple Media Apps, LLC, who is the publisher on the app store. The app privacy cards on the iOS App Store do not instill a ton of confidence, showing: Data Used to Track You (Identifiers, Usage Data) and Data Linked to You (Usage Data)

        Perhaps it’s time to switch… Podverse is at least open source, although they track Usage Data and link Contact Info to you. But good ol’ Overcast only has a card for Data Not Linked to You, which seems like a big improvement.

        • signaljam@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
          2·
          8 days ago

          Good on you for the thorough research, and I like your logic. Things change fast, and it’s good to have backups in place. Overcast would probably be my choice if using iOS. I wish there were more open source and privacy-friendly versions available.

          -M