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[@fredhuot9279]

The answer to:"I have nothing to hide." Or "What are you trying to hide?" Is a simple: "I did nothing wrong, therefore I should not be spied upon."

[@damintten]

Craziest part about the first statement there usually made by anti-big government people. No gov healthcare or gov college but ya go ahead and see what I'm doing on my phone when ever smh.

[@sebastianoleary2743]

Or this one I heard in a TV show: "If you've done nothing wrong, what do you have to fear?" "I fear your definition of wrong."

[@peterbahnson6451]

I think it was on Andor that someone said, "if you're not doing anything wrong, you don't have anything to hide." The secret rebel senator replied, "who determines what's wrong?" Still surprised Disney put this show out there 😂

[@robintheviking8990]

Even those who've done something wrong have a right to privacy. Basic rights like that should never be suspended, regardless of what a person has done.

[@captain_hanzo]

I always say "Yeah I've got nothing to hide but I still close the door when I take a shit". Shuts up even the most liberal liberals.

[@PrincessEowynn]

I used to be friends with an activist who was really into cyber security like what was discussed here and one thing he always said was that you should still engage in these kinds of rigorous counterespionage strategies regardless of if you are viewed by the state as an activist or an agitator because it should not be viewed as the standard for only those with something to hide to obfuscate their personal data from prying eyes, and that any time three letter agencies waste trying to pry into your collection of memes on your phone is less time they have to gather data on people doing important boots on the ground work to fight fascism and other reactionary forces.

[@OneStarRating]

Yes! Transparency is Key 💯

[@agentzapdos4960]

Ordinary people utilizing counter-surveillance tactics is praxis.

[@FlorianBased]

True. It's like adding your pronouns to your Social Media Profiles, it makes it harder for malicious actors to single out transpeople with a python script. Ironically also the reason why TOR is public, otherwise any request from a TOR-browser would obviously be an american spy.

[@BiggestCorvid]

​@Agent Zapdos same reason why I added pronouns to my work bio. Normalize that stuff, it makes everyone's life better and I no longer get misgendered by people who read things too fast.

[@DarkPuppy9]

as someone in the industry, I 100% agree

[@xTheMidlanderx]

Here's one you missed: If you're picked up by the police, shutdown or restart your phone. Here's why: Devices that can decrypt and download data stored on your phone are becoming common place in law enforcement. Courts tend to rule that data obtained this way does not require a warrant, equivocating it going through the contents of your wallet. These devices, however, are fairly weak, and rely on you having unlocked your phone prior to being connected to them. When you shut down/restart your phone, you are putting back in place an encrypted lock on the phone; A lock that has to be opened before even your, yourself, can access anything. This state is usually referred to as "After First Unlock" and these devices and software are built around vulnerabilities present when your phone is in this state. So, if you have the chance, hit shutdown or restart on your phone before you're taken in by law enforcement.

[@sundaynightdrunk]

On iPhone, up volume > down volume > hold power button resets the phone.

[@Estradiol_Gaming]

I'll never got over the fact the that the snowden leaks happened and we all just kinda pretended it didn't. We all know we're being monitored and it's just a fact of life.

[@Corbomite_Meatballs]

How many other things, literally, have happened since then to put smoke and chaff in people's radar's on the subject? Almost as if that's the point...

[@notyouraveragehero6665]

Are information constantly gets hacked and sold and nobody does anything do to the fact that they hide it

[@pr0ntab]

For those of you using burner phones who are about to agitate: Do not bring your primary phone with you to buy your burner. Do not have both phones on in the same place at the same time. Store the burner with the battery removed or inside a Faraday bag/box Only turn on the burner away from your residence or work and primary phones last location If you can: wipe, wipe down, and recycle the phone after you're done agitating

[@Para2normal]

I remember David Cameron telling the UKs population on the introduction of some new digital security act "If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear". Two points, 1) If that's the case why isn't public access to MPs data records freely available and 2) Why should a difference in viewpoint be a cause for fear?

[@julianmorrisco]

Everyone has something to hide. Embarrassing, stupid, or just looks bad out of context. You cannot be a human being in a social world without hiding something. Sure, it may not be illegal, it may not be serious. But if someone or some entity wants your compliance there will always be something that will be tricky to explain to employers, ex-spouses etc. A kink, a youthful indiscretion, a stupid thing said in anger. Everyone hides their inner selves and these selves can often be deduced just by looking at patterns of behaviour. Privacy is another human right we used to take for granted that is being rapidly whittled away.

[@Furysonofrage]

One day we might all have something to hide by just being ourselves.

[@discdoggie]

yeah 😕

[@SeekingSomeSerenity]

Now imagine being LGBTQ+ ( ; - ;)

[@OneStarRating]

That's been everyday so far. Someday all of us will have nothing to hide.

[@genossinwaabooz4373]

That's me & my partner, since at least 2017. We aren't special, by our own standards. But when we consider why we're hated by the state maybe, I guess we might be those people. Maybe. But it's so weird, being nobodys and all.

[@sloanekuria3249]

yeah, one day is here for an alarming and growing number of people in the US

[@riotron1026]

One of my absolute favorite channels on YT. Excellent work as always

[@renegadecut9875]

Thanks!

[@antemeridiemwolf]

@@renegadecut9875 It's true Leon, you're absolutely brilliant ☺

[@spyrofan9681]

Still lovin the revamped intro

[@irish9372]

I thought the same thing… am I the only one who wants a full cut of it? Like an extended version

[@darkwraithcovenantindustries]

I like that he combined the old theme music with the new one and brought back some synthwave elements. We cant let the far right own synthwave!

[@renegadecut9875]

Thank you. It's just a mashup of two intro tracks, but I like how it turned out.

[@grady7420]

same

[@mirithilrose54]

Some years ago a tv program in my country went out in the streets to ask people if they were worried that their personal information got shared online. Most people said that they didn't think it was much of a problem because they had nothing to hide. Then they asked another group of people questions that are data harvested. They gave no context what it was for and the questions got increasingly more personal. People were uncomfortable and most of them got angry and refused to answer. Turns out that if a stranger asks these questions face to face we seem to value our privacy a lot more.

[@fmragusa]

Makes me think about how different phrasings of what is basically, on a semantics level, the same question, lead to wildly different outcomes. I wonder what might've happened if they'd phrased their first question like "Are you ok with your kids, parents and boss knowing what p0rn you enjoy?"

[@randomusername1735]

Ohh, it was probably the one where they started asked someone "Where do your kids go to school?". It was quite effective at proving a point

[@theflyingspaget]

Thank you, this has inspired me to rethink the way I use my phone and try to figure out what I can do to cover up my "digital footprint." I don't have anything to hide, technically, but with the way the world is going I'm not sure that even existing as who I am will be legal soon.

[@chemputer]

Tor has been, can be, and may still be compromised. Not saying not to use it, but be additionally careful.

[@renegadecut9875]

Yeah, nothing is perfect, but Tor is better than using, say, Microsoft Edge.

[@pr0ntab]

Tor can be traffic analyzed with by a state-level advisory that can see a whole lot of traffic coming in and out of a region at once. So to be safe, ALSO use a VPN that changes what country your traffic originates from to frustrate this kind of analysis if that is your threat model.

[@RaunienTheFirst]

Thing is, Tor is easily compromisable by just inserting yourself into the network and monitoring the traffic as it flows through your node. But, there is no way of knowing which nodes are worth monitoring, so authorities are essentially going in blind. This gives Tor safety in numbers. The more people use the network, the less likely a malicious user is to hit traffic of interest. Basically, the more people are using Tor, the more secure it is. Of course, all Tor traffic is also encrypted, but if you've compromised a node you can still see where the traffic connects to once it hits the real internet, even if you can't read the actual content.

[@GreenTea-li4zg]

@@pr0ntab Using tor over a VPN is explicitly NOT recommended by Tor devs, unless you are in a country where Tor access itself is blocked and using Tor itself is illegal (as tor makes no attempt to hide that it is tor, just what data is going over it.) Using Tor over a VPN makes you much easier to fingerprint. Tor only works when you blend in with all other Tor users and all the defaults exist so that you blend in and cant be deanonymized through fingerprinting.

[@GreenTea-li4zg]

@@RaunienTheFirst You need to control multiple nodes the user is connecting through for this kind of attack to work. The exit node cant, otherwise, see who the data is eventually going back to. Thats what makes tor tor and not just another proxy.

[@anarchisttechsupport6644]

Finally! Someone talks about this. There is no perfect solution, by design. But there are some ways to mitigate *some* of this: (I would have links, but the comment gets deleted.) Im a fan of GrapheneOS, and privacy-friendly apps from FDroid - whether text-app replacement, or cell-network monitoring. Not all VPNs are created equal. PrivateInternetAccess and Mullvad dont advertise, but theyre the ones that are *court-tested* in their zero-logs policy. Voice recognition technology? Is a privacy nightmare. Turn it off. Hell, get rid of the default android keyboard because of tracking potential. Under "developer options" in android? There's an option called "quick tiles" which contains a button to turn off your phones sensors, mic and camera included. Metal Cookie tins make for easy faraday cages.

[@laceybabay1013]

Thank you for this!!

[@nos9784]

A faraday cage won't help if the device records and transmits once it is out of the box. Otherwise, very solid tips! :)

[@sladehunter]

VPN does not work

[@anarchisttechsupport6644]

@@PretendingToBeAHuman "some apps refuse to connect to the internet while its active" lets go ahead and route them outside the vpn tunnel. Inside "settings" you'll find an option for "split tunnelling". Note that split tunnelling no longer works on android if you set the vpn as "System-wide" in the OS.

[@anarchisttechsupport6644]

@@sladehunter depends on how you work them. If you log in to facebook, twitter, and the same google accounts? Sorry, you've undone what your VPN does.

[@Nyambui]

In the 90's, I was under the impression that all phone calls were recorded, and could be tapped at any time. Going for a walk with a cordless phone in the suburbs could have you listening to other people's phone calls, you could hear them, but they couldn't hear you.

[@DG_musician]

On Android you can set your phone to reboot automatically at any time and frequency you desire. I have mine reboot overnight.

[@renegadecut9875]

Good advice.

[@Romana6794]

Not sure what 80% of my Android is able to do, and frankly not very interested bothering to learn much more than absolutely necessary. But I was unaware of that detail on the phone. Appreciate the heads up

[@hughcaldwell1034]

Good to know, thanks.

[@Sakkir_Stahma]

How does rebooting protect your phone?

[@Sakkir_Stahma]

Will seem dumb to you I'm sure but apps and settings reset as before so grateful if you can explain how this troubles the hackers?

[@PhineasPhule]

The NSA has been eavesdropping on all calls entering or leaving the USA for decades; all that has changed is the technology.

[@KeithBoehler]

Glad to see that Graphene OS got a shout out. It is really good to use.

[@renegadecut9875]

Doing research for this video helped me out, too. Changed a couple of my habits.

[@KeithBoehler]

@@renegadecut9875 Its good. It is also good to remember that privacy is a journey not a destination. Looking to remove apps that are not used and slowly replacing with FOSS takes time depending how vendor locked one is.

[@nelsonth]

The phones I can afford in my country typically come with Google Maps and other default apps you mentioned here pre-installed and no option to uninstall them. Regardless, thanks for the other tips.

[@3llenseg60]

Try disabling them instead, it may help.

[@milu3779]

check out alternative OS's? i've had Lineage on my samsung for a couple years, and it works completely fine.

[@Kite403]

Thank you for the advice! I don't really have any privacy issues, but it never hurts to be safe...especially in this hellhole of a country

[@OneStarRating]

Milit Capitol will cooperate someday

[@lalaland2107]

Has anyone else been noticing that there are more and more videos recently about social media addiction and cell phone addiction? Like in the last month or so, I think.

[@theflyingspaget]

It's been a while since the pandemic started, we're finally seeing the long term effects of it.

[@lalaland2107]

@@theflyingspaget I feel like we were all addicted before that, and that the pandemic made it worse. Idk

[@phillylifer]

Yes

[@ix.of.swords4360]

many hardcore activist circles these days have strict no phone rules - it's a good change

[@anakyn2010]

All the 3 letter agencies are compiling a list of everyone who watched this video LOL

[@giladpellaeon1691]

Always got a kick out of people who declined a store rewards card because they did not want to be tracked then promptly used a credit card to pay. Too many people have hooked themselves onto the "magical goodies card" even before mobile phones.

[@WritingWomen]

Babe wake up, new Renegade Cut just dropped. Great video as always. Editing to add: I did actually get my partner to start watching this channel and I can't wait for him to see this video because he already is very careful about privacy and phones.

[@renegadecut9875]

Thank you.

[@PapaMagnum]

Yes another banger!

[@mttylerdurden9]

Remember when the 1998 film Enemy Of The State (starring Will Smith and Gene Hackman) came out and everyone thought it was exaggeration?

[@jakeen229]

Always a hitting nails on the head sir. This sounds weird, but I haven't had any type of social media outside of this(youtube) and yet I still feel like I have an active part in the accumulation of my privacy via my cell phone. It has turned us into addicts. I work, in some parts, in the mental health sphere. It's weird how many people are addicts to things from porn to gambling, to even stuff as small as watching tv. Its weird but when I have time off I make sure to turn my phone off for at least a day or a few hours. I taught my mom, dad, sister, and nephew to hit me up on discord(since I'm recording or editing gaming vids on my days off) just so I can stay away or feel the compulsion to use my cell device.

[@Skarry]

Two things that stood out to me is that there's not really any video platform that the public can upload to other than YT. and, phones with built in batteries can be tracked when turned off. You really need one of those signal blocking pouches, or a phone you can remove the battery from.

[@sladehunter]

Okay gramps

[@Vhlathanosh]

"Nobody goes anywhere without their phone." Ha! You've never met me.

[@richardbuckharris189]

"We shall soon be obliged to meet in cellars, or in darkened rooms with closed doors, and speak in whispers lest our next door neighbors should hear that freeborn citizens dare not speak in the open." ~ Emma Goldman

[@JeniJustJeni]

Watching your into makes me feel like I'm being added to a watch-list. 😅 But it's worth it.

[@cheshirrcat3161]

Awesome video as always! I was watch one of your older videos this morning and was hoping you would drop a new one soon, thanks for the great content!

[@NaderNabilart]

Always great to watch your amazing work. Thanks, Leon. Your students are lucky to have such a knowledgeable teacher :))

[@darndavid7569]

Renegade Cut is like the cool uncle of KZbin

[@chrisgenovese8188]

bless your heart, Leon...i was waiting with baited breath to be advertised to for any number of "security" services or devices. i should know better. you'll make an anarchist of me yet.

[@chalkywhitelll8448]

This is practical advice for all serious activists

[@andrewwright6898]

Yes, and why would any State behaving in this manner think it should not be overthrown?

[@kayin30]

Really like the music intro after your theme. Great video. Thank you.

[@aerispalm6523]

just to be clear, gps/glonass modules in ur phones are only receiving signals not sending them, obviously with malware this data can still be logged and triangulation of cell signals is still real but just gps/glonass alone isn't enough to track u. edit: also sirin labs looks like bullshit tbh, i don't know much about them but blockchain is a red flag and end to end encryption is something that like u said u can get from free apps like signal, and telegram isn't end to end encrypted it's only encrypted from and to the server, technically there's end to end encryption available but it's very annoying to use and not the default.

[@renegadecut9875]

It's just to let you know who is running GPS -- the Department of Defense. In the rest of the video, I explain the ways you are being tracked and monitored. Sorry if that wasn't clear.

[@mistorWhiskers]

Important stuff, definitely with the way things are headed

[@slitheen3]

As someone who is into true crime and has been for several years, I'd say maybe.... 90% of modern cases are solved because of phones (or other devices like computers, cameras, etc, but overwhelmingly phones). Whether the perpetrator attempted to conceal their use (like deleting messages, photos, online searches) or not, it makes little difference. Location services can disprove alibis, strengthen other evidence, or straight up lead authorities to the crime scene or location of the body. It's so common and ubiquitous that the fact we're all tracked seems so obvious to me, yet so many people don't know or don't think about it It's even more obvious when I look at old cases from the 80s, 70s, 60s, and back, and the ways they were solved (or left unsolved) VS the way they are solved today. Not that cases are always solved today, but that tends to be from incompetence than lack of evidence. Unless your phone is completely switched off or you don't have it on you, they CAN track you. They can retrieve deleted data. "Deleted" things are almost never truly unrecoverable, it's just the tools and knowledge to recover them aren't avaliable to the majority of us. I don't think it's a good thing we're constantly watched because it helps solve murders, it's just something I've noticed. True crime is very popular, and the tech surveillance is such an important component of it, you'd think it'd be acknowledged more often than it is...

[@TheGuindo]

yup. just the other day i listened to a case where someone was caught out in his alibi because he _didn't_ bring his phone with him - it stayed at his house for exactly the length of time it would have taken him to get to and from the location where the crime occurred, while he claimed he had been traveling to a much further destination in the opposite direction at the time. even criminals who _think_ they're avoiding the phone tracking problem can still have it bite them.

[@slitheen3]

@@TheGuindo oh absolutely! A lot of them do try to avoid it but most of the time their efforts just make it even more obvious they're guilty or at least highly suspicious, like your example. It'd be almost hilarious if it wasn't so sad and fucked up when their attempts to cover their tracks fail miserably and make them look even worse

[@ToddSmith1]

Believing you have nothing to hide assumes you know what they are looking for.

[@thechief043]

Renegade Cut back with another relevant vid.

[@KayLee-lw5iv]

I don't have anything to hide But I'm still going to hide it It's mine and you don't get to see it unless I say so without some struggle

[@Soyboy10]

Pegasus was used in my country (Hungary) on the opposition, journalists and even on some of the members of our government. There was basically no repercussions of any kind, no protests no firings, nothing. As an EU member country it is pretty fucking wild that we just forgot about it.

[@jofawkes]

Excellent work, I can tell you did so much research and it could not have been easy putting it all together.

[@NaderNabilart]

I once thought this was activists being paranoid, until a friend of mine was set-up by the police in a protest, used every high-tech gizmo to incriminate her. tech companies will always gladly serve our data and more on a silver platter to the real owners of our countries.

[@InsanityInc100]

Great vid! Unfortunately, if state sponsored espionage is your concern, not only are those encrypted message apps rarely effective (PGP is really the only “easy” way to go that works), but Tor itself is definitely not secure either unless u have additional layers of security that are more advanced than Tor. As a matter of fact, without a VPN, even your ISP can see when u hop on Tor, and there’s a VERY good chance the CIA has very free access to the info of anyone who uses only Tor or even Tor plus a standard VPN. Not to mention the fact that even the best VPNs will have to turn over their logs on your activity if requested, and the ones who say they don’t save those logs are hard to trust. Let’s just say I’ve heard/known cases where data that should’ve technically never been logged in the first place makes a surprise appearance

[@amandacapsicum686]

Can you provide an example of a Signal message being decrypted and used against someone?

[@RainWhitehart]

I wish I had the energy to do any of this.

[@renegadecut9875]

Some things can be done with a simple uninstall of a bad program and install of a good program. Much of this requires dedication and is useful for activists and journalists, but a lot of this is just using one thing instead of another thing.

[@chicoarraes]

I look forward to renegading you SOON!

[@LustStarrr]

This is a really important video. I'm commenting in the hopes it gives it a boost in the algorithm.

[@bunnybreaker]

Oh no I'm watching this on my phone!

[@laceybabay1013]

Thank you for another awesome video!

[@MrMysterious420]

If the term 'end to end encryption' is not in your vocabulary, then it is time to change that and seek services and apps that utilize end to end encryption whenever possible

[@rahcollier7006]

Hoof... I might need to call a family meeting to watch this. See if I can convince people to do a guided cybersecurity update. Which snack would be more appropriate for such an occasion: Donuts or potato chips?

[@calicon-ed]

donuts always get people to consider what you have to say

[@GemmaHentsch]

At least iOS biometric functions require a passcode after cold boot/reboot, so if you are going to a protest or other place the police might hassle you, turn off your phone before getting there, so they can't force you to use biometrics... also use a strong password rather than a numerical digit code. Also don't use weakening measures like apple's facial recognition that works with masks... I do use an apple watch for simple unlocking with mask, but if I take the watch off, that functionality turns off until I lock both so its a balance of convenience/vs security. Apple (I don't like apple, I just trust they have a financial interest in trying to sell me future devices, rather than direclty selling my data which is why I trust them over android), has also brought in lockdown modes for iOS/Mac OS that basically act in hyperparanoid mode, although I don't know if they've been openly tested by cyber security ppl.

[@shifty220]

Great stuff!

[@CarolineBearoline]

I held onto my battery removable phone (Lg model V20) for as long as humanly possible as my main device. I have 2 refurbished V20s to this day. Juuust in case

[@lowwastehighmelanin]

Telegram is not encrypted by default. You have to turn that on manually and both parties have to do that for it to work. Also doesn't work in group chats. Just use Signal.

[@jbills3000]

This was great information! I'm going to start restarting my phone daily as well! Thanks RC! 😃

[@wendyhill8230]

TBH if you're good with infosec, then you're good. The biggest thing is that they have you bugged 24/7. Really. If you're talking about private stuff, it will be heard. nophone is always the best option.

[@_trudge]

i already knew all this but seeing it all laid out so simply and aesthetically is so depressing

[@myowncelestial5017]

Another great video. Thank you for keeping me informed. I always learn something new in every video you post.

[@siegebug]

13:16 OpenStreetMap is now "OsmAnd Maps Travel & Navigate"

[@RoseBleueDuRosierSec]

I really dig the intro

[@milanalexich6149]

Evil will over play their hand.

[@dafourie2025]

So good! Advice that I can apply to my life immediately!

[@lllama138]

This is really a great primer or base on mobile security.

[@Dork_Rock]

This was pretty eye opening. Thank you so much

[@renegadecut9875]

You're welcome.

[@redgreen2453]

Me watching this video pretending the nsa has any interest in my boring ass

[@QvsTheWorld]

This episode is really weird to me since I only use old phones from my wife to play netflix on chromecast when I workout. Last summer was the first time I ever bothered signing up for an actual phone number (not even with data) and even I rarely take it out with me when I go out. But I do understand the concern.

[@sgt.miltonosiris4490]

ppl are telling me "Signal" is already surveilled btw...

[@Teddy678910]

says who? Signal is one of the few messaging applications to have actually proven its worth in the field

[@AbdonPhirathon]

@@Teddy678910 Signal has gotten too big. I’m not surprised if three-letter agencies are already tracking it. The moment “terrorist groups” and “subversives” migrate to a new app, it’s only a matter of time until the government reaches an “agreement” with the company to hand over its data upon request. Not complying will result in bad things for said company.

[@sgt.miltonosiris4490]

@@Teddy678910 dunno tbh, just a whisper

[@tabularasa0606]

Call me nobody. I never carry a phone around.

[@jeremieh5009]

just one note- open-sourced operating systems generally have fewer vulnerabilities in general than closed-source operating systems due to the fact that it allows for any vulnerabilities that creep in to be noticed and fixed near instantly in many cases, rather than such things going unnoticed due to the lack of eyes watching the code. similarly, open-sourced operating systems also tend to build up less technical debt than closed-source operating systems due to this very same phenomenon.

[@lukullus4039]

Good video!

[@renegadecut9875]

Thanks!

[@milanalexich6149]

Better call Saul!

[@RaggaDruida]

Great video! But it needs more mentions of Free Software and Richard Stallman

[@helpconflict9851]

great video

[@RawDealCo]

"Alexa, take me to prison"

[@altohippiegabber]

From 2000 until now I only owned 3 cellphones and I never had or want to have a smartphone. No Facebook - No Smartphone - No drama! 📵

[@1coacho]

I’m afraid to watch this… gimme a couple days. ✊🏼

[@lveganarchy2261]

Thank you for the content and educating! What is the closing song called?

[@emilymarriott5927]

This is all good advice, and I've generally been moving toward reclaiming what privacyI can. The big sticking point I am running into on the phone side is that any of the privacy focused ROMs like GrapheneOS or /e/OS don't work with Android Auto, and that loss hurts. I'm still trying to figure out the best way to deal with that. In the meantime, I'm heavily favoring FOSS gotten through F-Droid when possible, and just doing what I can, even though I know it's not enough yet.

[@arthurwintersight7868]

Run a second phone. There's a lot you can do with a cell phone that doesn't have cellular service, and you can use mobile hotspots to give internet access to a second phone.

[@BaBboonking]

Whelp,goodbye, Gmail, and Yahoo, I've been slacking on doing this stuff anyway.

[@allankcrain]

Some iPhone specific comments: * TouchID (and FaceID) store the info about your fingerprint/face in such a way that they're basically impossible to pull out again. So fingerprint unlocking on an iPhone isn't storing your fingerprint in any way that matters. To get it out, you'd have to physically open up the touch ID secure enclave chip and reverse-engineer Apple's encryption, break that encryption, and then you probably wouldn't even get the fingerprint so much as you'd get some sort of hash value that could be matched against a live finger press in that same phone. MUCH much easier for a cop to just follow you to a starbucks and fish your cup out of the trash to get your fingerprints. * iMessage is end-to-end encrypted (although the warning about it being a default app and thus a good target for potential exploits due to ubiquity is still a valid concern). Also, an iPhone talking to a non-iPhone is going to use unencrypted SMS. * With regard to the fact that cops can force you to unlock a phone with your face/finger but not a password, if you're in a situation where you might get involved with a cop, hold down the power and volume buttons for a few seconds until the screen asking you if you want to lock your phone pops up. Even if you simply dismiss this screen, the iPhone will require your passcode on your next unlock. It also does a little vibrate when that screen pops up, so you can do this in your pocket without looking.

[@lulu4882]

the new intro is so fuckin sick

[@omshanti1394]

Nice Vid

[@ZyllasAthenaeum]

Heck. They really make this hard to do.

[@belligerentkitten]

Something I find really difficult about the idea of getting a better OS for my phone is that it will prevent my bank app from working. This is also a problem for my VPN - I have a VPN, but I have to pause it if I want to visit my bank app. I know that this is in some ways a convenience that I'm not willing to sacrifice, and perhaps there will come a time when that isn't the case any longer, but realistically speaking I would find it very difficult to sacrifice it.

[@arthurwintersight7868]

If I'm not mistaken, then I don't think you'll need cellular service to access your banking app. All you need is a second phone with access to a home wifi connection, and you can use that to access your banking app. Ideally though, you should be leaving your banking information on an encrypted desktop at home.

[@fuzzylogickben]

All good stuff except GPS is one way. Although you probably are being tracked by superpowers, GPS isn't how they are doing it! Fantastic video as always though.

[@renegadecut9875]

It's just to let you know who is running GPS -- the Department of Defense. In the rest of the video, I explain the ways you are being tracked and monitored.

[@fuzzylogickben]

@@renegadecut9875 the whole video is fantastic. I was just worried that the techy right-wingers I'm going to share this with will stop at that point and not get sucked into the algorithm effectively!

[@khazermashkes2316]

I will reboot my phone as soon as this video is over! Previously I only turned my phone off for Shabbat and updates.

[@anakyn2010]

What about Faraday cages? Could you make a phone case that closes and acts as a mini faraday cage until you want to open it and use it? Maybe not super practical for an everyday phone... but maybe when we want to "disappear" and not be tracked, or for a burner phone I could see it being much more useful.

[@anakyn2010]

Oh, right on, Leon brought up Faraday bags a lil past the 16 minute mark

[@fmragusa]

Finally had the time to watch this! And it sounds like the stuff we should teach kids in school. Or school aged kids anyway (I'm not dumb enough to expect any school to teach kids this). In fact we shouldn't let kids graduate from school without at least a cursive knowledge of this. It's just so relevant

[@RichardBaran]

Don't forget about wifi triangulation well. Most SSID's. Gps + cell towers + wifi SSID's = 1-3' likely.

[@oceanofmovie6986]

are you anarchist by the way "renegade cut" . love ya videos

[@tenebrousoul9368]

Liked, shared, commented

[@namethathasntbeentakenyetm3682]

nice

[@InterSpaceResearch]

The Bittium phone shoutout is boss.

[@dissonanceparadiddle]

I'm surprised the state doesn't require apple Google and Samsung to include the malware with the firmware

[@MikeJones-ye6li]

Bring the DuBois spin kick back into the intro pls

[@renegadecut9875]

I already said no, and I already said why.

[@MikeJones-ye6li]

@Renegade Cut I didn't see that, where is it? Edit: I'm not expecting the man himself to reply again, but I cannot find his explanation anywhere. I'd highly appreciate it if someone could point me in the right direction or give me a lowdown, I'm sure he has a good reason but I cannot find it for the life of me.

[@renegadecut9875]

It's the pinned comment in the previous video about police domestic abuse.

[@MikeJones-ye6li]

@@renegadecut9875 Thanks man I appreciate it

[@M4-Z3-R0]

Boost

[@katyyulig]

Anyone else obsessed with the new intro song?