Gabriel Weinberg: Practical Steps to Safeguard Your Data and Identity Online

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

Farnam Street

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

4.7 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2019

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Summary

I am joined by Gabriel Weinberg, founder of privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo and author of Super Thinking: The Big Book of Mental Models.

Our conversation will help you upgrade your thinking, prepare your kids for the future, and protect your privacy online.

Gabriel shares powerful mental models like ‘thinking gray’ and ‘foreseen function’ that you can use today to make better decisions, avoid mental biases, and get to the core of any issue. He also reveals his secrets for raising curious, creative kids who love learning – including the surprising technique of discussing adult-level podcasts and debates with his children. Finally, Gabriel reveals the hidden ways companies track your data online and shares simple, practical steps you can take right now to protect your digital privacy without sacrificing convenience.

Whether you’re an executive looking to sharpen your thinking skills, a parent trying to set your kids up for success, or just someone who wants more control over your digital footprint, this episode will give you the tools and strategies you need. Don’t miss this masterclass on upgrading your thinking, parenting, and privacy from one of the sharpest minds in tech.

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0:00.0	You don't need to track people to make money because it's all based on the contextual advertising.
0:04.0	So the better user experience would be like not track anybody at all. Hello and welcome I'm Shane Parish and this is the Knowledge Project
0:20.5	of podcast exploring the ideas methods and mental models that will help you learn from the best of what other people have already figured out.
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0:40.4	Books we're reading.
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0:59.0	Most of the guests on the show are subscribers to the weekly email as well so check it out.
1:04.5	On the show today is Gabriel Weinberg, the founder and CEO of Duck Duck Go and author of
1:09.2	superthinking, a giant book of mental models. We're going to explore data privacy, touch on a bit of
1:15.0	cyber security, go deep on mental models and explore how you can help your kids think
1:19.3	better. You don't want to miss this. It's time to listen and learn.
1:24.0	Before we get started, here's a quick word from our sponsor.
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