Douglas Tuman interviews Sam Bent also known as DoingFedTime, an ex darknet vendor and admin, who now educates the public on Operational Security and Privacy. The two discuss the initial challenges of becoming a public figure after years of working from behind the scenes, why freedom comes with inherit danger and responsibility, how Sam developed his philosophies of freedom at a young age, the problems with public education, “dangerous ideas”, saltpack and the vulnerabilities in PGP, Sam’s story of becoming a darknet vendor, his OpSec recommendations, why vendors still accept BTC and more!
