Priv8 Podcast
July 13, 2022

Special 100th Episode: Decentralized Future with Dr. Steven Waterhous…

This week we're proud to present the 100th episode of Priv8. To celebrate this milestone, host Derek E. Silva joins two special guests – Orchid's CEO, Dr. Steven Waterhouse (Seven), and CTO Jay Freeman. Together, Seven and Jay discuss how …

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June 8, 2022

Art Curation and Diversity in the New Creator Economy with Iris Nevins

This week we join Iris Nevins, co-founder of Umba Daima, an NFT Studio building and curating community in Web3. Umba Daima creates virtual galleries featuring multicultural projects by artists worldwide, including the Black NFT Art network and The...

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June 1, 2022

Building the Decentralized Science Metaverse with Steve McCloskey

This week host Derek E. Silva joins Steve McCloskey, CEO of Nanome, a company building VR solutions for Scientists and Engineers working at the nanoscale. They dive into the early days Bitcoin, DAOs, and building the decentralized science metaverse.

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May 25, 2022

Cybersecurity and the Future of Digital Identity with Horacio Zambrano

This week host Derek E. Silva joins Horacio Zambrano, CMO at Secret Double Octopus, is a software company specializing in passwordless authentication for enterprise environments. We take a deep dive into global privacy laws, what is the holy...

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May 18, 2022

China's Great Firewall and the Battle Against Censorship with Simon S…

This week host Derek E. Silva joins journalist Simon Sharwood, The Register's APAC Editor based in Australia. He covers the region's news and virtualization, data center infrastructure, software, cloud platforms, and more. We take a deep dive into...

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May 11, 2022

POLYGON: Defi Ecosystem and Building Ethereum Dapps with Aishwary Gup…

This week host Derek E. Silva joins Aishwary Gupta, Marketing and Operations lead at Polygon. We take a deep dive into all things Polygon to discuss the Web3 defi ecosystem, building dApps to scale, and how they are bringing the …

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May 4, 2022

Out of the Ether: The Amazing Story of Ethereum and the DAO Hack with…

This week Derek E. Silva joins Matthew Leising, Co-founder of DeCential Media that focuses on telling the stories of the founders, builders and visionaries who are creating a new decentralized economy and internet experience. We take a deep dive into...

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April 27, 2022

Free Speech and the Age of Disinformation with Wired's Gilad Edelman

This week host Derek E. Silva joins Gilad Edelman, a senior writer for WIRED, covering the intersection of tech, politics, and law. Prior to that, he was executive editor of the Washington Monthly. We take a deep dive into the …

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April 20, 2022

Julian Assange's Fight for Freedom with Gabriel Shipton

This week host Derek E. Silva joins Australian filmmaker Gabriel Shipton, the brother of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Gabriel talks about what inspired him to become a storyteller and discusses his recent documentary "Ithaka," which tells his...

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April 13, 2022

All About Orchid and the Future of the Internet with Travis Cannell

This week host Derek E. Silva joins Travis Cannell, Head of Product & Marketing at Orchid. A great conversation on how Travis first met Co-founder Jay Freeman at the College of Creative Studies in Santa Barbara, why Orchid’s VPN is …

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April 6, 2022

What's Next for Ethereum 2.0 with Tim Beiko

This week host Derek E. Silva joins Tim Beiko, AllCoreDevs at the Ethereum Foundation. We discuss Tim’s journey into blockchain, what led him to join AllCoreDevs to help trailblaze the implementation of EIP-1559 last year, and how the team is...

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March 30, 2022

AI Healthcare and Privacy Ethics of New Tech with Niam Yaraghi

This week host Derek E. Silva joins Niam Yaraghi, Assistant Professor of Business Technology at Miami Herbert Business School at the University of Miami and a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution Center for Technology...

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March 23, 2022

Data Ethics and AI's Impact on Society with Dr. Sara R. Jordan

Host Derek E. Silva joins Dr. Sara R. Jordan, the former Senior Researcher, Artificial Intelligence and Ethics, at the Future of Privacy Forum. They take a deep dive into data ethics, the impact of artificial intelligence on human society, and …

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March 9, 2022

Social Media and the Digital Afterlife with Dr. Elaine Kasket

Host Derek E. Silva joins Dr. Elaine Kasket, author of All the Ghosts in the Machine: The Digital Afterlife of Your Personal Data. It’s a great conversation on digital immortality, who owns your social media profile in the afterlife, and …

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March 2, 2022

Future of Bitcoin Security and Privacy with Isaiah Jackson

This week's episode features an exclusive talk from Priv8's recent digital summit. Tech journalist Naomi Brockwell joins Isaiah Jackson, best-selling author of Bitcoin and Black America, for a great conversation on improving crypto security and...

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Feb. 23, 2022

Web3 and the Decentralized Future with Greg Osuri and Tor Bair

This week's episode features an exclusive talk from Priv8's recent digital summit. Tech journalist Benjamin Powers moderates a distinguished panel featuring CEO of Akash Network, Greg Osuri, Founder of the Secret Foundation, Tor Bair, and more to...

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Feb. 16, 2022

How Data Brokers Cash in on Your Privacy with Rob Shavell

Host Derek E. Silva joins Rob Shavell, CEO of Abine and DeleteMe, an online data protection company. We take a deep dive into how companies sell your personal information, the hidden powers of data brokers, and how to protect your …

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Feb. 9, 2022

Rethinking Privacy and Personal Data Ownership with Markus Lampinen

Host Derek E. Silva joins Markus Lampinen, CEO of Prifina an open app data market. They take a deep dive into personal data ownership, privacy challenges in the metaverse, and GDPR's rule on the right to be forgotten.

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Feb. 2, 2022

Bitcoin, Privacy, and Protecting Free Speech with Peter McCormack

Host Derek E. Silva joins Peter McCormack, Chairman of the sports club Bedford FC and host of the “What Bitcoin Did” podcast. They take deep dive into Peter’s journey into crypto, the impact of government surveillance, and protecting free speech...

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Jan. 26, 2022

Top Global Privacy Issues We Face in 2022 with Omer Tene

Host Derek E. Silva joins Omer Tene, Senior Fellow at the Future of Privacy Forum, a privacy think tank advancing principled data practices in support of emerging technologies. They take a deep dive into protecting privacy in an AI-driven world, …

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Jan. 19, 2022

Building the Future of Web3 and the Internet of Things with Eliott Te…

Host Derek E. Silva joins Eliott Teissoniere, Chief Blockchain Officer for Nodle a crowdsourced decentralized IoT network. A great conversation on stepping into the future with Web3, decentralized governance, and unlocking the power of the Internet of Things.

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Jan. 12, 2022

Digital Trust and Protecting Human Rights with Jonathan Dotan

Host Derek E Silva joins Starling Lab's founder Jonathan Dotan and producer of HBO's Emmy Award-winning series Silicon Valley. A great conversation on the original promise of the Internet, restoring digital trust and protecting human rights with Web3.

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Dec. 8, 2021

Biggest Privacy and Tech Stories of 2021 with Anne Ahola- Ward and Dr…

Host Derek E. Silva joins Founder of the Localization Lab, Dragana Kaurin, and futurist and CEO of CircleClick, Anne Ahola-Ward, for our annual privacy roundup discussion. We take a deep dive into ​​the biggest privacy and technology stories of 2021. …

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Dec. 1, 2021

Free Speech and Censorship Online with Glenn Greenwald

A special podcast episode features best-selling author and former constitutional lawyer Glenn Greenwald's keynote presentation from Priv8's digital summit. Glenn joins Orchid's CEO, Dr. Steven Waterhouse (Seven), and journalist Naomi Brockwell to talk about the importance of protecting free speech …

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