Application firewalls w/ David and Daniel from Safing.io

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Heard about application firewalls and tools like Little Snitch on Mac, but not sure where to start? This episode, we're sitting down with David and Daniel from Safing to chat about their project, Portmaster.
More about David Gunnarsson and Daniel Hovie:

• David's guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/david-gunnarsson/
• Daniel's guest profile -- https://optoutpod.com/guests/daniel-hovie/

More about Safing.io and Portmaster:

• Website -- https://safing.io/
• Portmaster -- https://safing.io/portmaster/
• Privacy policy -- https://safing.io/privacy/
• Safing's business model --https://safing.io/business-model/

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Chapters

1. Application firewalls w/ David and Daniel from Safing.io (00:00:00)

2. David and Daniel introduces themselves and what Portmaster does (00:01:12)

3. What was it that woke each of you up to the need for personal privacy? (00:03:00)

4. What prompted the creation of Portmaster? (00:08:08)

5. What would you hope users get from using Portmaster? (00:12:53)

6. What are some limitations users should be aware of? (00:16:04)

7. A shoutout to Opt Out's sponsors (00:19:41)

8. Is Portmaster compatible with VPNs and/or custom DNS providers like NextDNS? (00:20:43)

9. What are some practical use-cases for Portmaster? (00:25:57)

10. What settings or features should listeners take a look at or become familiar with when starting to use Portmaster? (00:28:03)

11. What other tools out there are your chief competitors/alternatives? What makes Portmaster better/unique? (00:34:06)

12. What logs, if any, are kept of users activity? Are all logs kept only local to Portmaster? (00:41:20)

13. How is Portmaster funded or made sustainable? (00:45:03)

14. What is the Safing Privacy Network? (00:47:45)

15. How can listeners help support what you're doing with Portmaster? (00:51:39)