How to Be Invisible on the Internet. 10 Identifiers to Eliminate

[@sixstrings4568]

KZbin is tracking me watching this video.

[@TonyGarrett-p1c]

Delete your history maybe?

[@kevinc8026]

Tracked far before youtube

[@muhubirijxson6483]

😂😂😂

[@Joe-mz6dc]

@TonyGarrett-p1c if you really think it works that way you're not going to make it. Once you've done something your digital footprint is permanent. You can't just go online and run around doing things that you don't want people to know about, then delete your history and the whole thing is magically cleaned up. It doesn't work that way.

[@egcerritos]

Thank you for uploading. I look forward to watching this as I tidy up.

[@louisecassidy5991]

I do same, carry speaker about, but we are listening. I like long vids we don't need to watch.

[@WomBatVIC]

Thankyou Rob. I haven't watched you for a couple of years but as always your clip was thought provoking, Informative and interesting. Cheers

[@thedolphin5428]

0:00 - 3:20 Yep, It's massive -- more than most of us can conceive of. Most people, including myself, have just surrendered to it all. But one day, I will just change home address, chuck old phone, and go live in the forest with a box of cash.

[@eeeckstrom]

I'm going for boxes of seeds. A couple boxes of gold & rolls of copper too. A cashless society is something the powers that be are pushing for. I don't see enough people valuing, or even being aware of, the freedom cash allows for. Sad.

[@ComedyROFLVibes]

Better make it a selfsufficient offgrid living IN a country where that is still allowed

[@SuperNoticer]

Don't forget brass

[@Squirrel9777]

Oh don't worry. I'm already invisible to women. Bada BING!

[@4giveNever4get]

But next, LGBTQ+%@&# will come get you. You can't really hide. 😅

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

@@4giveNever4get They're "coming to get you" to do what to you, precisely?

[@russellm7530]

What about men?

[@kokopopart5173]

👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻

[@PURPLEHAZE30000]

Hahahahahahaha

[@sa3270]

Many of the websites I use regularly, including financial ones, and also many websites I come across during general browsing, just don't work with VPNs. So it's really not a viable option.

[@robbraxmantech]

I don't have a problem with that. You just establish a pattern and choose a location near you. Doing unusual patterns flag you. The purpose of a VPN is misdirect the IP address not appear like a criminal. I also stick to the same VPN server most of the time so the pattern is clear. Very minimal issues using this method.

[@MJHeagy]

What Rob brax is saying is true. I use a VPN 24/7 on all my devices. Browser Isolate and have dedicated browsers for Banking on your Android and Desktops. Login and then have the website remember your username. Keep the VPN location the closest city to you. Credit Unions don't care as much as big banks. I have had issues with Fidelity but I believe, without telling me, they whitelisted my account for VPNs. I had my account suspended twice and I complained enough to the point where I don't get suspended anymore. I told them I use VPNs for work.

[@imaginemyshock8067]

Supplemental suggestion: If practicing separation to keep things like google, etc, confined to just one browser, be aware of clicking video links in emails, twitter, etc, that will take you to youtube on the browser you are trying to keep free of google. Always copy a link and paste it into a browser reserved for this purpose or else the wrong browser might be opened.

[@55Quirll]

True, I always have my browser set to erase everything when it closes and I use Brave and Firefox as my browsers. Any methods to keep yourself hidden when you go on the internet is a plus. TAILS is a great alternative OS too

[@InMoneroWeTrust]

Rob we really miss your live streams on KZbin

[@Omar_Zazzle]

I don't because I never heard of him until today and now I am bored.

[@InMoneroWeTrust]

@@Omar_Zazzle Nobody cares about your opinions Omar Plesnitral

[@l0I0I0I0]

Having crome app gives everything away unless you have virtual system and good firewall, etc.

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

A firewall or virtualisation does not stop Chrome apps finding out who you are.

[@KumiOriFarm]

Hi Rob, If I ran a nefarious three letter agency, I might scan the cell networks for phones lacking tracking identifiers, then correlate with surveillance cameras or simply stop and identify the person with the de-Googled phone. What are the odds of something like this happening. ???

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

A Three Letter Agency would need to subpoena such information from a mobile phone provider and it would probably have to be obtained on an individual basis through a court of law as part of a criminal investigation, they would not be given access to "the names and phone numbers of all people with de-Googled phones", for example. That is a completely different to the privacy scenario where your phone "naturally" leaks your personal data to be "snapped up" by the likes of Google, Apple and Faecesbook.

[@adrianalexandrov7730]

You can't just stop and identify anyone you want. 4th ammendment.

[@eeeckstrom]

​@adrianalexandrov7730 that depends on who the law enforcement thinks you are, how well you know the law and are able to present your knowledge & where you are.

[@adrianalexandrov7730]

@@eeeckstrom yeah, sorry, by "you can't" I meant "it would be unlawful". In practice, sure, you can.

[@aggzish]

If you can think of it so can they

[@jason-sk9oi]

Awesome information. You are appreciated, Rob!

[@mayken6661]

I don’t count on VPN’s . SWIM used a couple different ones to get some movies, Google still knew which ip it came from

[@txreal2]

I'm waiting for Tesla to make a de-Google / non iOS phone 👍. A Tech writer recently was trying to spend living a week without touching anything related to Google, Microsoft, and Apple; and he said it was tough.

[@expedition346]

yeah, its not like tesla would track you just the same…they already accept government funding yaknow

[@abdelkaioumbouaicha]

📝 Summary of Key Points: 📌 The video discusses 10 identifiers that can compromise your online privacy, including IP addresses, phone numbers, IMEI and MZ numbers, MAC addresses, CPU identifiers, OS license numbers, advertising IDs, cookie trackers, browser fingerprints, Google IDs, meta IDs, location tracking, and email addresses used for logins. 🧐 It emphasizes the importance of hiding these identifiers to maintain online anonymity, suggests solutions like using VPNs, dedicated phone numbers for 2FA, Google-free phones, virtual machines, and separate browsers for Google and meta usage. 💡 Additional Insights and Observations: 💬 Quotable Moments: "The internet is designed to track us... your goal if you want to be invisible on the Internet is to eliminate as many of these identifiers from your internet actions." 📊 Data and Statistics: The video highlights the risks associated with each identifier and provides practical solutions to mitigate these risks effectively. 🌐 References and Sources: The video mentions the importance of privacy and offers products like VPN services, Google-free phones, and email services to enhance online privacy. 📣 Concluding Remarks: The video provides valuable insights into protecting your online privacy by concealing various identifiers that can be used to track your activities. By implementing the suggested solutions and being mindful of the risks associated with each identifier, individuals can enhance their online anonymity and privacy. Generated using TalkBud

[@gftftt8463]

But the main threat is Intel ME

[@volkardlokisson6292]

Faraday bags/cages are a necessity now.

[@B_Ruphe]

What does he mean by "inner net" and "inner web"?

[@WillyEckaslike]

would using Linux be a better option or is that compromised too

[@vz4384]

yes, Linux is a better option, Windows is sending a lot of background data AFAIK mostly for advertising purpose.

[@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун]

linux is certainly better, but you can just block in windows everything that you find unnecessary with a help from 3rd party utilities liker portmaster

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

@@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун ...until Microsoft installs a Windows update that turns all of your settings off again. You should not use an OS that you cannot trust and have to constantly fight against.

[@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун]

@@terrydaktyllus1320 I don't trust Win platform completely, so I never do anything like banking on it. But I use it for many other purposes. And nope, new update does not reset a 3rd party firewall settings ) So I don't really care when edge gets an update and changes settings cause it's not my main browser

[@MrVidification]

Due to your internet history and social media reputation, the bank has decided to terminate your service and withhold your balance. I hope you understand.

[@anovino1992]

Hi, braxme, Did you find the 4G phone, for me?

[@sa3270]

I deleted Facebook 3 years ago and Twitter around 6 years ago. And I only get junk mail on gmail these days. If I could only go without Google phone and KZbin.

[@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун]

I added fb to the block list in portmaster. Now personally for me fb does not exist any more. Niiiiice

[@MrSuperG]

Same for me

[@samuelsamuel5505]

I've been wondering if VPN softwares/platforms can snif through your data traffic for valuable info if they want?

[@auribusteneolupum2977]

Of course they can! If the Government pressures them too, they’ll also do that. There aren’t enough layers of security one could apply without making the process time-consuming and probably dealing with slow internet speeds. I think running a personal NAS (Network Access Server) from your home network before using a VPN service may be better. For the more paranoid, running your operating system via a Virtual Machine software is better. VPN’s aren’t bad but TOR is better overall and you won’t need a VPN + TOR type stack. TOR alone is good enough. If you want internet anonymity, use multiple accounts (with their own email accounts), multiple personas. Just one Email can be attached to several social media accounts! You can split things up: 1 persona for personal internet activities (banking, shopping, etc). 1 persona for social media platforms (2 personas at most, split the tracking). These can be used to communicate with friends and family or anyone else. 1 persona as a backup to your personal internet activities. Keep your logon info in a text file which you save onto an external storage device like a USB flash drive. You can update the file in case you have to change passwords or something (which should be done every 60 days but really at least 2x a year). Copy & Paste your logon info into fields, don’t type it in case of key loggers! Don’t use the browser in-built password save feature. It’s a hassle but security is always a hassle on convenience! There’s probably other things to do but Multiple Persona strategy is what I learned in IT school (private institute) 21 years ago. Hasn’t failed me once. It does annoy my friends and family who have to sometimes remember a new persona but hey! Those small annoyances are worth it, big picture.

[@PURPLEHAZE30000]

Maybe I should get rid of all computers and phones. Oh wait, they make that impossible

[@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун]

how would you then watch this video? simply admit that you want to watch it so man up and continue using these gadgets )))

[@benji1775]

Thanks, I will follow your tips after buying a new laptop and mobile phone 😂

[@JAEHAUGEN]

💥💥💥 YOU KEEP MENTIONING THAT VPN'S HELP WITH ANONYMITY BUT WITH AS MANY GOVERNMENT FRONT COMPANIES THESE DAYS, WHAT DO YOU THINK THE CHANCES ARE THAT TJE GOVERNMENT ACTUALLY OWN/ CONTROLS SOME IF MOT ALL VPN COMPANIES?? ALL THE STATE HAS TO DO IS SEND A SUBPOENA TO SAID VPN COMPANY AND MOST WILL JUST HAND OVER ANY INFORMATION THEY HAVE. NOW WHAT??

[@coldbrew6104]

ProtonVPN is based in Switzerland and, if I recall correctly, isn't a part of the trifecta of countries that pass around subpoenas like candy. Regardless, if the VPN doesn't track you (from a technology standpoint), there is NOTHING to subpoena.

[@dananorth895]

The best companies don't keep records and the O.S. is stored/ran on temporary ram.

[@MsPinky1964]

They'll get what they want and however they choose. I believe they can get through anything and do anything too

[@terenceherming1838]

I suspect they might be behind crypto currency also.

[@MarioShotgun]

I am using a self-host vpn, is this good?

[@fordresurrectionest9556]

I'm so lost.😢

[@Ist_Geheim]

@Rob Braxman when you say that the one exception for giving your "real" phone number for "2-factor-authentification is "for banks": Does "for banks" include services like Paypal, Klarna etc., or was it meant for "real banks" only?

[@michaellaframboise7646]

I FORGOT MY P.W.AND NEED HELP TO HARD RESET MY BRAX2 PHONE TO IT'S ORIGINAL FACTORY SETTINGS

[@davidlu1003]

The best way is to throw your cell phone and any electronic device into the river or water and go to the primitive forest, otherwise, they know you. lol ^_^🤣🤣🤣Unfortunately, this is the fact.

[@ernies8828]

How can you be invisible on the internet? Answer: Don't be on the internet. The point is that it's impossible. Any smart person already knows this. Even with a good VPN, you can never truly be invisible. You pay for an internet service provider, and every click, search, upload, and download goes through the internet and servers. Moving on.

[@rmh5102]

Speak for yourself. You don't understand the danger in that type of thinking. The powers at be want us to think like that. My first disagreement with your statement is that you don't need to pay a service provider to have Internet. And even if you do there are ways to conceal your identity

[@ernies8828]

@@rmh5102 - nothing is free, and nothing commercially valuable is free. You have to pay for internet, like most anything else, or you are nothing but a thief. The "powers that be" are above your mindset and pay grade. No matter what you do or what you perceive, there is NEVER total anonymity and invisibility. Period. It's impossible

[@Stappit]

VPN'S are not PRIVATE

[@spartanchuckles8743]

False. Even if you are off the internet, at least some of your info is online.

[@ernies8828]

@@spartanchuckles8743 -not false in how I was saying it. That was my point. You would have never even been onto the internet to begin with.

[@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун]

you can simply randomize mac address. A standard security/privacy feature nowadays in many gadgets

[@robbraxmantech]

Not going to work. Bluetooth is not randomized. Wifi is randomized on LOGIN. Not on broadcast.

[@TheUnknownCatWarrior]

@@robbraxmantech partitioning is the way to go.

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

The MAC address is really only used on your local network, your router does not pass it on anywhere else - the only exception is when you use IPv6 end-to-end on a connection because the part of the IPv6 address is the MAC address. However, IPv6 is only really used across the Internet backbone and security best practice specifications currently suggest turning IPv6 off in local networks.

[@SuperNoticer]

MAC address is definitely used

[@user-xy5xl1bt5b]

greetings Rob i can not say as privacy guy ,you catering to those with Money but i made a comment to you explaining i am poor, got a respond from one person. what was the comment? I am poor i said and have a government phone, because i qualify for it being on food stamps and housing assistant. i believe in chicago the police are using sting ray 2, and other methods of tracking. what can i do having a Assurance Wireless, T- Mobil Phone. James in America Chicago. Peace be with you.🤔🤔

[@ediciusbizaar4977]

Do lots of research of how to root your phone. That will allow you to remove any unwanted apps and tracking capabilities and much such more. It's also possible to brick your phone which would make it useless, but with proper research and knowledge, that is limited. You will need to borrow a computer, however.

[@user-xy5xl1bt5b]

@@ediciusbizaar4977 thank you I have a chrome OS book thin model , except no battery. So I only use at the library WiFi. I will research it on line. James in America Chicago peace be upon you.🤔🤨🧐🕖

[@user-xy5xl1bt5b]

@@ediciusbizaar4977 I thought I responded in commenting that I have a laptop Chrome OS without a battery, so I only use it at a public library or any any else by WiFi. James in America Chicago peace be upon you.🤔🤨🧐🕖

[@user-xy5xl1bt5b]

@@ediciusbizaar4977 There is devil in the meds here two comments I post got removed from KZbin on this subject, um.

[@user-xy5xl1bt5b]

@@ediciusbizaar4977 I just had two comments pulled , I said I have a Chrome OS without a battery so I use it only by WiFi open library or at someone else's wifi password. James in America Chicago peace be upon you.🤔🤨🧐🕖

[@harvie1719]

"promosm"

[@testingtesting9046]

👏excellent job scaring us 😆

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

Then if you are scared, do something about it.

[@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун]

yeah this gentleman has a nice sense of humor. However it might be a scary movie for those who treat it seriously

[@kuroshabel-hazani3784]

😊🎉

[@spacepants6803]

Run kali on stolen laptop.

[@fakadaapada]

kali is a demon

[@jimmierogers9375]

Great video, very informative! Always appreciate Rob's vids.💯

[@muhubirijxson6483]

😂😂😂

[@BPierce777]

Thank you for poviding such great and unique content.

[@mazpassi1423]

The best security chanel! Thanks!

[@Mr3X7R3M3]

I reloaded a new windows install on a desktop after messing with different versions of linux…. Windows didnt even ask for a purchase key. It RECOGNIZED MY COMPUTER based on my motherboard S/N….. that was actually kind of scary

[@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун]

why mess with linux, why not to use it?

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

Yes, it's because the Windows registration code is built into the PC's BIOS. Some PC manufacturers have been doing it as far back as Windows 8 in order to catch the people stupid enough to run Windows.

[@Mr3X7R3M3]

@@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун its my gaming PC… i don’t care what anyone says. Linux is still not viable for top end games. I still run linux on my daily machine

[@Mr3X7R3M3]

@@terrydaktyllus1320 Incorrect. I can assure you it wasn’t in the bios. It recognizes the serial numbers of all your hardware and records them. I even changed a couple things and it still recognized enough of them.

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

@3M3 No, correct. It was in the BIOS. I first came across it on a Lenovo Y500 Ideapad that I purchased new some time around 2015. It came pre-installed with Windows 8 that I refused to use and installed Windows 7 on it. When I reinstalled Windows 8 on it a few years later to re-sell the laptop, no registration code was needed because it was clearly visible in the BIOS. Become better informed and don't make yourself look like an idiot.

[@1rudedudette1]

Tell us how Windows 11 is linked to the CPU ID

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

Because buying a PC with Windows on it is you paying good money to have Microsoft "lease" the PC back to you under their control, and your monthly cost for that lease is your personal data. Do you not understand the simple concept that once you put Windows 10 or 11 on your PC, nothing on it is hidden from Microsoft any more?

[@TonyGarrett-p1c]

@@terrydaktyllus1320 I have a separate machine that is "air-gapped" from the one I use for internet and email. This machine is used for other digital storage and such.

[@phoneywheeze]

look up windows TPM, Trusted Platform Module. It's connected to your hardware.

[@info2102]

no real way to go online being private, darpa has created most devices.

[@jonathanrhodes6180]

Buy a dedicated device without a camera or microphone to prevent surreptitious voice and face ID. Never use your name, or any personally identifiable information on it. Never login to any personal accounts. They may know everything about the use of that machine, but they won't have a name to tie it to.* * Unless you do something to get the attention of a TLA, then they will use proximity tracking and data correlation to get you. Maybe only use it while wearing a facemask in public, after walking from an area without cameras. And hide all five traits that can be used to identify a person, like gait.

[@info2102]

is rhodes your last name? lol mine is rhude. too funny, tks for ideas.@@jonathanrhodes6180

[@goldbrick2563]

@@jonathanrhodes6180what is TLA?

[@l0I0I0I0]

YES I wan't to be a ghost!!! Please help us!

[@nikxohs3925]

best way is not use it

[@TonyGarrett-p1c]

Great video. Cool dude. One of very best KZbin channels of any subject.

[@ash31311]

Does the answer involve moving to Antarctica ?

[@LyricsQuest]

Higher anonymity needs a minimum of pentium 3 and an old CRT monitor. And the government readily tracks any/all connections, including to vpns, and will easily Middle Man Attack your connection to snoop on you, so if you want anonymity, internet isn't a great place to start.

[@SupraSav]

More worried about the WHO enforcing sweeping pandemic laws. That organization needs to be abolished

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

Trumpian ding-a-ling alert.

[@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун]

italians posted a parody to the us president. And it's a very popular video, has a lot of reaction to it

[@noodlessoul8356]

WHO TF do the WHO think they are to rule over people?

[@cccalifornia7206]

Rob, you're awesome!! A great Patriot you are!!👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸😉

[@jamespetz3122]

I tried to download your program on Google play but it said my phone was not compatible because it was too new it's 4 years old am I being played

[@ShreddingFinn]

Last time I tried a VPN, all my services were telling me they detect a VPN so they wouldnt work, that was a couple years ago they have been be even more on it now

[@kfsmpg]

mine does too but the ip address they show isnt mine

[@goldbrick2563]

Vpn always slows my connection on iphone so i dont use it...vpn on laptop or ipad doesnt slow connection

[@robtihanyi1155]

Good job Rob.

[@quackersna]

Just going to say using a vpn is not a way to make your ip adddress invisible. Id recommend using a unix shell and create a custom proxy chain.

[@adairjanney7109]

well you cannot be a ghost to the government, tor is your best bet but they can get you there too

[@lyfandeth]

So if I use bluetooth earbuds while I am shopping, the store can read my bluetooth "id" and identify me by cross referencing that? Meaning I'd have to disable bt and used wired earbuds?

[@JamesPlevick]

Great stuff thanks Rob.

[@derrickj8424]

There is no such thing as total privacy. If you were born at a hospital, have attended school, had a job, filed taxes, had a doctors appointment, obtained a driver’s license, own a credit card, or hundreds of other considerations, your information is not really private.

[@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун]

there is always space for more privacy, and it can be less imaging a world in which some strange people watch where you put your fingerprint. They immediately look at it, add it to a database or check if you are already there. You are not informed how this information is used. In real world this happens only when some kind of crime is commited. In web world such fingerprint collection is a never ending process. Since this is considered like a kind of a new normality, you might want to ware gloves. Just to keep your privacy

[@africkinamerican]

Yes, a lot of that information has been around for a long time, but now it is all networked and accessible to anybody globally. Before the internet, that really wasn't the case.

[@Myownchanelhere]

That's not the point, Derrick....

[@robbiehodges5152]

Too much time online could be the cause, perhaps. MAYBE, we should all give up the internet, atleast, for awhile. Js

[@robbiehodges5152]

Too much time online could be the cause, perhaps. MAYBE, we should all give up the internet, atleast, for awhile. Js

[@robbiehodges5152]

Too much time online could be the cause, perhaps. MAYBE, we should all give up the internet, atleast, for awhile. Js

[@matheusalvarez7]

In Brazil its something easy and actually well estabilished in the politicians here. Its called "Laranjas", although it's something inmoral and illegal, and it's not only for internet but mostly used to evade taxes and money tracking.

[@Expose2]

Make it easy, dump the devices and head for the country.

[@MaryHarper-x6r]

Note: tor has weaknesses that police can identify you

[@conniegoodall1274]

if I use phone emulator on windows with VPN can they see my PC?

[@PAMELAWEAVER-w1x]

It's all a bunch of whoey. It's ridiculous.

[@PerputuallyCensored]

00:11:54 There was no 'Covid crisis'

[@sandystanley1237]

Scamdemic

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

Here we go, another "Trumpian Ding-A-Ling"...

[@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун]

it's so strange when someone is so concerned about security/privacy and so naive and blindly believing in this so-called crisis The government does not deserve full trust. Needless to say that it started when the 45th president was in charge. So the person who does not trust the government can be anyone, "Trumpian" or "Bidenian"

[@africkinamerican]

There was (and is) a " Global Totalitarianism Regime Waging War on the People" crisis

[@SuperNoticer]

Ok Heels Up Harris

[@michaellaframboise7646]

*PLEASE HELP*!Hi to all community people. My name is Mike and I forgot my p.w. for my Brax2 unit that I was one of the first buyers when it was created for us in 2022. Now I can't remember my p.w. to use my phone at a critical period of building my UAV,(delivery drone) buisness here in Quebec Canada. Please help me to hard reset this unit. I drained battery and memory info is not important.Thanks for any solution for this hard reset procedure. Mike

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

So your Canadian drone delivery service has a single point of failure as a dependency on ONE cellular phone? I think you need to go read up topics like "resilience" and "business continuity".

[@MonkeyPunchZPoker]

It would be cool if you did a video on what Nathan Wade and Fani Willis to not be tracked by CellHawk. Nate The Lawyer has a decent video that runs down the evidence. Its a political hot button story but seems right up your alley and you could do it in a very neutral way.

[@MonkeyPunchZPoker]

Watching that story I couldn't help but think "what would Rob do".

[@freddylosangeles1378]

..subscribed. here to help Rob about privacy -- for now, 😇..

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

He doesn't need your help, you need his help.

[@starfire2558]

Keep doing your thing Rob

[@steveburke7675]

How to be invisible on the Internet: Make dozens of KZbin videos.

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

...says a person that seems to using his real name on KZbin. Oh, the irony.

[@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун]

being anonymous not equal to privacy privacy is not equal to security And as a rule, the title of the video is 4 clicks, not for "invisibility" ))

[@steveburke7675]

@@terrydaktyllus1320 I have no concerns about it, nor am I telling ppl how to"be invisible on the internet".

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

@urke7675 Clearly, Steve Burke, you are most visible... or is that "Mr. Kettle"?

[@goldcic]

Use mail, wear gloves, use sponge to seal envelope & stamp to avoid DNA transfer. Make letter on self destruct paper within 3 minutes. Use one time pads for encryption. Of course everybody does this.

[@riajtech1699]

great tips

[@CoverageAwarenessStudio]

I mean if they want to listen they can, I rarely use my phone. it sits there in airplane mode! I am going to add this that I am not using Google emails no more... I do use burner emails now and if something is compromised I just change the burner email! I use burner emails on Facebook and on youtube. they are harder to track and that's great!! I use a VPN and yes it's very trust worthy too not free. I pay my VPN with a prepaid card, this card is bought at the grocery story with cash so it's not tied to me.

[@TheVonnieVonVonShow]

💯

[@Joe-m2y5p]

❤ Not sure if you're able to help. I just woke up to a weird alarm that sounded like when you get an Amber alert. But there's nothing on my phone. I'm pretty sure my phone has been updated or installed with APK files and API files as well. It looks like I'm just wondering. What's the best file manager to use to possibly get rid of this without rooting my phone

[@katehillier1027]

KZbin has recommended this to me to discourage me. I now have a brax2phone.

[@0secdox]

The channel is of exceptional quality and is unfortunately not as well-known as it should be. It is one of the most honest and reliable channels on KZbin. Thank you once again, Rob, for another excellent video.

[@GerardPinzone]

Many sites also reject VPN IP addresses. Yes, even his.

[@TA-eo2ww]

MAY I CORRECT YOU SIR!!! Unless You Are a "Website" You Are Not Given A Static IP Address. As An Ordinery User Without a Dedicated Website , If I Switch My Modem Off/On or Restart It, I am Allocated a New IP Address. Most of Ordinary Internet Users Are On Dynamic IP Addresses. Eg. Your Phone Uses Dynamic IP, Its Identifier is Your Phone Number. Only If You Wish To Access Your Home Computer Across The Internet, Do You Need A Static IP Address. The Server Knows Where To Direct Your Connection. Most Internet Connections, Perhaps About 90% of Traffic, Is On Dynamic IP Addresses.

[@robbraxmantech]

If you are on DSL that is not correct. I am not on static. But they are too lazy to change the IP Address and I am on Spectrum

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

The IP address that your ISP gives you as part of DHCP is in a specific range of addresses allocated to that ISP - that will give any external viewer knowledge of what ISP you are using and probably a good idea as to what part of the world you're living in. Also a reverse DNS look up of the IP address will give them the name of your specific router on your ISP even if the router name is not tied specifically to your identity.

[@SuperNoticer]

Obviously

[@Peye-pv4cb]

I only have a Google account for utube here, phone is in the drawer, no simcard, no contacts are on this phone, on my personal degoogle phone I bought from Rob about 6 months ago, I do use Linux although I didn't think of VM, I'll try 👍

[@gftftt8463]

Thanks

[@Ang7.8]

trying to un-invisible myself because apparently jobs cannot find the right version of “me”

[@reefhound9902]

The problem is that few of us started out clean. It's nearly impossible to become a ghost once you've been visible. You can change your phone numbers and emails with various sites but they may retain the previous data in archives and thus be able to link your old numbers and emails to your new numbers and emails. I think the most effective solution is to create all new accounts and quit using the old accounts. The old data will still be there with the old accounts but after awhile it will become stale. You might need new friends too, lol. Algorithms might be able to link your old and new numbers by the changes in their uploaded contacts lists.

[@Masterbuten333]

I am a sting operation by myself. I caught a lot of big fishy. BIG DATA DADDY

[@Walkeranz]

Whatever happened with the pinephone?

[@HD-bq8pw]

I have a pine phone. It's a great start.

[@digitalduch1111]

I'm already a ghost. Even my name says so, as "duch" means ghost in the slavic languages.

[@overallgreatidea6433]

Thanks . The first clue I needed to find you, lol. best2u Boo.

[@mwngw]

Zdravo!

[@overallgreatidea6433]

Yes! Just the clue I needed to identify you, Thx Boo

[@digitalduch1111]

@@overallgreatidea6433 good luck finding me 😉 PS I'm not a Slav, I just learned some of their languages 🥟🥟🍸🧏‍♂️🧏‍♀️🙅‍♀️🤦🍸🍸🍻🥟🥟

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

Yes, as long as when you access KZbin you don't do it from a Google Android phone or iPhone - otherwise they know exactly who you are.

[@RESISTAGE]

everything is compromised even your apple watch .

[@wednesdaysdoll]

I was wondering how Walmart knew i was there 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@gh975223]

best to have Linux as Base Os with windows running in a KVM VM

[@davidparker2173]

Now I am becoming even more paranoid.

[@WagonLoads]

I know you can use a pi as a VPN, but can it replace your IMEI with a random or non-real one?

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

IMEI and VPN are entirely unrelated. IMEI is accessed and visible because of Google/Apple apps running on the phone, irrespective of whether or not you use a VPN.

[@WagonLoads]

@@terrydaktyllus1320 I use my desktop for 99% of my internet. Currently I use a pi as a wireless router to get wifi from my tablet's hotspot.. and then connect the pi to the desktop over Ethernet. Since my desktop is 3 levels away from a direct connection to the internet, can they still get my IMEI? Can they get my tablet's IMEI, when I am surfing the web from my desktop? Would putting a VPN on the pi be useless, since my tablet is the first link to the internet? Can a VPN block IMEI requests? Can I make a software equivalent to uBlocks that will block or substitute IMEI requests and send the substitute?

[@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун]

@@WagonLoadsasking such questions means that you mix physical, infrastructure and software layers of communications. Simply saying, using VPN protects you from easy fingerprinting based on your IP. However there are many more )) if you want to move from just discussing to practical means, you should rather go to browserleaks or similar sites and check how effectively you can be tracked. You might be surprised how many fingerprints you make simply by clicking a website. If for any reason you need a good privacy, you indeed should use a worth-of-trust VPN, as well as tor or mullvad browser. IMEI as well as your real IP might be anyway available to big tech and three letter agencies, cause they have access literally to anything. Legally or not. Just ask Assange or Snowden

[@ТоварищКамрадовСоциалистКоммун]

@@WagonLoads and if you are not that interested in digging that ground, a bunch of simple advices: 1. VPN I consider firstly as a security feature, not privacy. And you need it when you travel a lot and need to connect to internet using available free wifi and similar. Then it is a must. You need VPN if you need really a higher privacy/security, because you are an activist, politician, pop star, or just a target for some (cyber)criminals. 2. If you have iphone/android phone, then google/apple may have all information about you. You don't want it - don't use any of them ) 3. There is always a tradeoff between privacy and convenience. It's you and only you who knows what you need. People may give you advices, but all is up to you

[@PURPLEHAZE30000]

I hope I'm smart enough To do this

[@w.ijlstra1057]

Hi Rob, in which video your telling also about the home video doorbells?

[@FamilieBrinez]

QUESTION: If I share internet from my own cellphone and someone login in Google from his cellphone, Wich IP Adresse will be tracked, mine or his or both? Good channel Thank you so much!

[@robbraxmantech]

same IP address but cell data is fine.

[@NorthernChimp]

Is it sure VirtualBox, of all VM solutions, isn't somewhat oracular?

[@James-bx9gn]

How to stop stingray

[@aftalavera]

How about no phone!

[@milire2668]

great vid brother!

[@hamasmillitant1]

yeah windows is getting very anoying to use not logged in cant even get files off a phone on my systems anymore lol(cause they arent logged in) i use someone elses IP :P someone elses phone for 2FA & my email is 20+ yrs old im sure they think im someone but its not me

[@terrydaktyllus1320]

It doesn't matter if your phone is logged in or not - I assume you mean a Google Android phone. The phone is being tracked through the wifi interface on your phone broadcasting in promiscuous mode, logging the access points that it detects and then sending that data to Google for them to process - that means the location of your phone is tracked to an accuracy of 2 meters using wifi triangulation. Where you spend your night time period most often (i.e. the place where you go to sleep) gives them your home address to add to your phone number and IMEI number. Any one of your contacts who has your phone number and address in their online contacts against your name gives them your identity anyway, plus with your home address they can work out who you are from voter registration databases or elsewhere on the Internet. Do you SERIOUSLY believe that you can bypass their tracking capabilities that they spend millions on each year to research by simply "not logging into the phone"??? The only way to stop Google tracking you is not have their software on your phone in the first place.