https://cypherpunkschool.com/Recent content in Cypherpunk School on Cypherpunk School 101Hugo -- 0.152.2en-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/guides/sovereign-ai-coding-agent/Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/guides/sovereign-ai-coding-agent/How to build and run a local AI coding agent that keeps your code, IP, and conversations off third-party servers.https://cypherpunkschool.com/privacy-101/week-01/Tue, 30 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/privacy-101/week-01/Understand why privacy is a fundamental right and create your personal threat modelhttps://cypherpunkschool.com/podcast/episode-01/Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/podcast/episode-01/The origin story. Who were the cypherpunks, what did they believe, and what does it mean to carry that torch today?https://cypherpunkschool.com/guides/why-local-ai-lies/Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/guides/why-local-ai-lies/Local LLMs hallucinate code silently. This guide builds a deterministic verification gate that catches failures before they reach your codebase.https://cypherpunkschool.com/resources/movies-and-books/Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/resources/movies-and-books/Essential films and books that explore surveillance, privacy, freedom, and resistancehttps://cypherpunkschool.com/privacy-101/week-02/Wed, 31 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/privacy-101/week-02/Install Linux Mint in a virtual machine — your first step toward a privacy-respecting operating systemhttps://cypherpunkschool.com/podcast/episode-02/Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/podcast/episode-02/Dismantling the 'nothing to hide' argument and introducing why everyone has something to protect.https://cypherpunkschool.com/privacy-101/week-03/Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/privacy-101/week-03/Harden Firefox to block tracking, prevent fingerprinting, and browse 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Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/podcast/episode-05/How the business model of the internet turned your attention into a commodity—and how 'free' services really get paid.https://cypherpunkschool.com/privacy-101/week-06/Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/privacy-101/week-06/Replace WhatsApp and SMS with Signal for truly private conversationshttps://cypherpunkschool.com/podcast/episode-06/Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/podcast/episode-06/How to figure out what you actually need to protect, and from whom—so you do enough without exhausting yourself doing too much.https://cypherpunkschool.com/privacy-101/week-07/Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/privacy-101/week-07/Hide your IP address and encrypt your traffic with a trustworthy VPNhttps://cypherpunkschool.com/podcast/episode-07/Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/podcast/episode-07/Why a password manager is the single highest-impact privacy tool you can adopt—and how to set one up today.https://cypherpunkschool.com/privacy-101/week-08/Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/privacy-101/week-08/Anonymous browsing with the Tor network for maximum privacyhttps://cypherpunkschool.com/podcast/episode-08/Sat, 20 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/podcast/episode-08/Why your choice of browser matters more than you think, and how to swap Chrome for Firefox, Brave, or Mullvad in ten minutes.https://cypherpunkschool.com/privacy-101/week-09/Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/privacy-101/week-09/Protect your files with encrypted containers and learn secure backup practiceshttps://cypherpunkschool.com/podcast/episode-09/Sun, 21 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/podcast/episode-09/Your search queries are a window into your mind — here's how to stop Google from looking through it.https://cypherpunkschool.com/privacy-101/week-10/Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/privacy-101/week-10/Protect your accounts with TOTP authenticator apps and hardware security keyshttps://cypherpunkschool.com/podcast/episode-10/Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/podcast/episode-10/Your inbox is a map of your life — here's how to take it back from Google without losing your mind.https://cypherpunkschool.com/privacy-101/week-11/Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/privacy-101/week-11/Tie it all together with operational security practices and the privacy mindsethttps://cypherpunkschool.com/podcast/episode-11/Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/podcast/episode-11/SMS, iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram — what actually protects your messages, and why Signal is the gold standard.https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-01a/Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-01a/Understand the cypherpunk movement, its history, heroes, and why privacy is a fundamental human righthttps://cypherpunkschool.com/privacy-101/week-12/Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/privacy-101/week-12/Bring together all 12 weeks into your complete privacy workflowhttps://cypherpunkschool.com/podcast/episode-12/Wed, 24 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/podcast/episode-12/What a VPN actually does, the marketing myths it doesn't live up to, and when reaching for one is genuinely worth it.https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-01b/Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-01b/Build your personal threat model and set up your secure cypherpunk development environmenthttps://cypherpunkschool.com/podcast/episode-13/Thu, 25 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/podcast/episode-13/How to make the files on your devices unreadable to anyone but you, using VeraCrypt for local storage and Cryptomator for the cloud.https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-01c/Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-01c/Start your learning journal, explore cypherpunk culture, and understand what to expect from this coursehttps://cypherpunkschool.com/podcast/episode-14/Fri, 26 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/podcast/episode-14/How to turn the privacy tools you've collected into daily habits that stick—by making the private option the default, not a decision.https://cypherpunkschool.com/podcast/episode-15/Sat, 27 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/podcast/episode-15/Why Windows is a hostile foundation for privacy, why Linux is fundamentally different, and how to make the switch without overwhelm.https://cypherpunkschool.com/podcast/episode-16/Sun, 28 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/podcast/episode-16/How the Tor network protects your anonymity, when it's the right tool, and the careless mistakes that quietly undo it.https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-02a/Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-02a/Understand hash functions, why MD5 is broken, and how SHA-256 provides integrity verificationhttps://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-02b/Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-02b/Master AES encryption, understand encryption modes, and learn why key derivation functions protect weak passwordshttps://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-02c/Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-02c/Master randomness and entropy, understand Base64/hex encoding, and build complete encrypted workflowshttps://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-03a/Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-03a/Understand public-key cryptography and generate your first GPG keypairhttps://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-03b/Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-03b/Hands-on GPG encryption, decryption, and creating digital signatures to prove authorshiphttps://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-03c/Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-03c/Learn to distribute public keys, use keyservers, and build decentralized trust through key signinghttps://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-03d/Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-03d/Master key lifecycle management, email encryption, and modern alternatives like age for simpler file encryptionhttps://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-04/Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-04/Encrypt data at rest with LUKS full-disk encryption, VeraCrypt containers, and secure, encrypted backups.https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-05/Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-05/Master SSH authentication, hardening, tunneling, and port forwarding for secure remote accesshttps://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-06/Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-06/Private messaging with Signal and Matrix, GPG-encrypted email, and metadata hygiene that keeps your conversations yours.https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-07a/Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-07a/Understand how Tor works, install Tor Browser securely, and learn essential operational security for anonymous browsinghttps://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-07b/Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-07b/Master advanced Tor techniques: VPN combinations, censorship bypass with bridges, running relays, SSH integration, and understanding Tor's limitationshttps://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-08a/Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-08a/Understand why compartmentalization matters and learn to separate digital identities using virtual machineshttps://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-08b/Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-08b/Master Whonix for maximum Tor isolation, create Tails USB for amnesic computing, and build practical compartmentalization workflowshttps://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-09a/Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-09a/Understand why physical security matters and learn the architecture of truly airgapped systemshttps://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-09b/Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-09b/Set up your airgapped system and master secure offline data transfer methodshttps://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-09c/Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-09c/Defend against USB attacks, build your field kit, and apply physical security to real-world scenarioshttps://cypherpunkschool.com/privacy-101/why-privacy-matters/Tue, 06 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/privacy-101/why-privacy-matters/Concrete documented cases showing why privacy protection isn't paranoia—it's necessityhttps://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-10a/Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-10a/Learn bash scripting fundamentals for security workflows and automate GPG encryption operationshttps://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-10b/Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-10b/Master cron scheduling, automate security maintenance tasks, and build your complete security automation suitehttps://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-11a/Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-11a/Understand why system hardening is critical and learn the foundational principles of defense-in-depth security architecturehttps://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-11b/Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-11b/Understand Mandatory Access Control (MAC) vs Discretionary Access Control (DAC), and audit your system security with Lynishttps://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-11c/Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-11c/Harden the Linux kernel with sysctl parameters and create custom AppArmor profiles to confine applicationshttps://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-11d/Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-11d/Master application sandboxing with Firejail and learn when to use each hardening toolhttps://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-12a/Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-12a/Understand why capstone integration matters and choose a project path aligned with your goalshttps://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-12b/Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/lessons/week-12b/Plan your capstone project, understand integration patterns, and test your system against threat 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Here's what actually happened, why we've seen this movie before, and why it's the clearest argument yet for owning your own tools.https://cypherpunkschool.com/blog/google-sideloading-ban-2026/Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cypherpunkschool.com/blog/google-sideloading-ban-2026/Google will require developer verification for ALL Android app installs starting September 2026 - including sideloaded apps. 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