Is Skynet watching you already?

[@davidbombal]

The machines are already tracking and watching you. And they're influencing you. The future looks bleak. Do you really want to live in a Skynet world? // MENU // 00:00 - You are being influenced 01:09 - Intro 01:18 - Disclaimer 01:24 - Rob Braxman introduction & background 05:35 - Losing online privacy 06:40 - "DeGoogling" a phone 10:55 - Android or iPhone? 11:34 - AI scanning on your phone 13:51 - International Mobile Equipment Identity 17:49 - Google Jigsaw 22:14 - Why you need to care about online privacy 25:33 - The Singularity 28:49 - Collecting data 32:32 - Bluetooth Low Energy 36:21 - Ring doorbells and Alexas are listening 39:37 - How to "DeGoogle" 47:35 - BraxOS and the PinePhone 50:07 - Web browsers 55:47 - Computer OS & Virtual Machines 57:28 - Search engines 58:33 - VPNs 01:00:15 - AI 01:00:53 - Society and technology 01:01:52 - Online privacy in the future 01:03:17 - Conclusion I interview Rob Braxman - the Internet Privacy Guy. He's a public interest hacker and technologist. He uses his extensive knowledge of cybersecurity and tech to serve the public good. He cares about privacy. He warns you of digital manipulation, disinformation, mass surveillance. // Books mentioned // 1984: amzn.to/3wzjbXD The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology: amzn.to/3PRUZ9D // David's SOCIAL // Discord: discord.com/invite/usKSyzb Twitter: twitter.com/davidbombal Instagram: instagram.com/davidbombal LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/davidbombal Facebook: facebook.com/davidbombal.co TikTok: tiktok.com/@davidbombal KZbin: kzbin.info // Rob's SOCIAL // KZbin: kzbin.info Twitter: twitter.com/robbraxmantech Website: whatthezuck.net // In the news // UK government wants to change the Internet: www.gov.uk/government/consultations/online-harms-white-paper/online-harms-white-paper Google Jigsaw: jigsaw.google.com/ Australia Border Control can check your phone: www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-24/can-border-force-search-your-phone-when-you-travel-to-australia/100774644 www.itnews.com.au/news/border-force-searched-more-than-40000-devices-without-a-warrant-580839 // MY STUFF // www.amazon.com/shop/davidbombal // SPONSORS // Interested in sponsoring my videos? Reach out to my team here: [e-mail] Disclaimer: This video is for educational purposes only. Please note that links listed may be affiliate links and provide me with a small percentage/kickback should you use them to purchase any of the items listed or recommended. Thank you for supporting me and this channel!

[@dakoderii4221]

What do you think about the new "Volta Wireless" phones? They claim to have their own OS and App Store, features 3 layer 256 bit encryption, and no tracking. Apple and Google are in trouble if Volta Wireless is successful. Their phones just came out this last May or June.

[@Sulayman.786]

Brax is a true hero. Thanks for interviewing him. Many useful idi0ts don't understand how important people like him are. Many of these useful idi0ts will be the first to complain when they realise their views are not the ones that they would have had if they were not railroaded into hating the imaginary enemies... if they ever do realise.

[@lxbchrd]

I hate to see where the world is heading.... the last 10 years have been especially bad from a privacy standpoint and I don't see it improving any time soon. It will get a lot worst before it gets better.

[@Aed_Investments]

Disclaimer: My question is for educational purposes only. Please educate me as to what phone and or service I may be able to utilize to minimize or mitigate invasion of privacy? Unintended consequences are wild enough, what could be the consequences of providing transparency about this situation? Are we potentially questionable targets for questioning what I would refer to as a technocracy? How can we alchmemize this happening? Lastly, Elon Musk has made it very transparent about his concerns for AI and if I may add what could be implemented with quantum computing and or was is implied, what are your thoughts on how Elon Musk has more than attempted to educate people about these above mentioned concerns?

[@Troobeli69]

@@dakoderii4221 Is that something similar to the anonymous phones that criminals used to buy to do their business, and which then turned out to be just an FBI made trick to catch them?

[@QWERTY-ov9tm]

I got rid of FB a while ago. I despise that platform. I loathe the position of people saying, "if you have nothing to hide it shouldn't matter." It does matter because the data is being used for far more nefarious purposes than most realize. Having nothing to hide isn't the point, our fundamental right to privacy is what is at stake and the constitution is being treated like a doormat.

[@QWERTY-ov9tm]

@@Dakren12 look how divided people are over certain topics. Politics, police, COVID etc. The information algorithms used to pump out stories onto timelines help to accelerate the division of the people. If the people remain divided we are far less of a threat to any current government. Keep 'em busy fighting one another. Then there was Cambridge analytica. Using personal accounts to pump out data to sway elections. Metadata stored in huge sites, like the one in Utah by the NSA to keep tabs on what 'Tommy' is searching for, watching, listening to etc. If that is what we know I can only imagine what the true nature of the "far more nefarious" purposes our information and data is actually used for. No. I don't wear tinfoil hats. I try to stay away from most things 'conspiracy theory ' related. Some things simply aren't theory though, they're facts, and scary ones too.

[@mangulicamoravka]

It would matter even if everyone were benevolent 100 percent, because it implicates the fundamental condition of proper human development and existence, freedom, unfortunately most people are not on cognitive level to implement that crucial condition in every day life and importance it has

[@machtschnell7452]

Facebook is for fools who do not value 5heir personal privacy not who has access to it.

[@machtschnell7452]

@@Dakren12 Total identifiable tracking of you and your associates,geographically, personally and psycho logically? Nah, why 3oukd that matter?

[@LKpun]

I feel the same way about ignorant people stating they have nothing to hide. It isn’t about hiding anything it is about privacy. I do not want anyone knowing and seeing what I do or don’t do online. It is a principal we must all follow. Not only they use this info to turn it against you but also target a lot of areas of different areas and try to attack vulnerabilities. The info is out there on how they appeal to your physiological nature to get you to spend money on their products. What if I don’t want to waste my money on their garbage but they are subconsciously manipulating me to spend my hard earned money on useless products that offer little to no benefit to us.

[@cbassoo7]

Thanks for having Rob on. He is absolutely committed in the battle for privacy.

[@loosebruce6637]

BIG BROTHER IS ALIVE !! MONITOR THE SLAVES CONTROL THE CATTLE . HAD ENOUGH YET???

[@precisiont5188]

This guy knows what he is talking about. As an IT person I see this happening.

[@ElizabethFinch-o7s]

Why do you continue to work for such employers. It often takes great sacrifice to stand up for what is right.

[@ittybittyshinystar]

​@@ElizabethFinch-o7sUnfortunately, sacrifices that people who point them out aren't willing to make. It's easy to tell others to sacrifice themselves isn't it?

[@fe7kh]

@@ElizabethFinch-o7swere all in it together. What are you doing about it?

[@AnthonyAfrikaans]

@@ElizabethFinch-o7sbecause his love for men is too intense!

[@RogerBranch]

Great guest. Rob Braxman is a CHAD and a LEGEND!

[@matangiandrewmorris9943]

We are moving in a high level form of control. You are correct sir.

[@wmb5240]

Yep.. stop using Chrome or any Google product. Plenty of other Cloud Storage & Browsers out there..

[@Chuck8541]

I love this guy. He talks about stuff that gets censored all the time.

[@Chuck8541]

@FredCarpenter-pb6bd yup.

[@richardnoggin175]

Bob Braxman is smart - wicked smart - and he is absolutely right. He is without a doubt a maniac! He pursues his thirst for information (knowledge) maniacally, with a passion and commitment (focus) few possess. I LOVE HIS WORK and the fact he so willingly shares his knowledge. To put that level of knowledge into terms that the average layman on the street can easily understand is pure genius! THANK YOU David, for bringing him into the light for us all to see! BEAUTIFUL PRESENTATION!

[@Kevinrichardsonministries]

@Richard Noggin ... that would be "ROB" not Bob. Just a heads up.... and Yes... Rob is Awesome !!

[@GKnee72]

I've said this stuff for years and my friends didn't believe me.. then one day he was looking up porn on my phone cuz his died and I yelled at him for it and he couldn't understand why I was so mad.. I told him about the algorithm and now I will receive advertisment on porn because he looked it up.. he laughed at me telling me I didn't know what I was talking about until 5 or 10 mins later when I got a notification for a porn site! I've said it before and I'll say it again.. it's the government keeping track of everyone! We're being corralled and most don't even realize it.. not to mention technology is making us use our brain less.. for example, we used to know our friend's phone numbers by heart.. now we have to look at our contact list! I do appreciate the knowledge you have right at your finger tips, but in reality it's a tracking device and it's only gonna get worse unless we do something about it.. unfortunately when the rest of us wake up, it'll be to late!

[@Kevinrichardsonministries]

@@GKnee72 ... You're absolutely correct but it's much, much worse than that. Few realize "who" is really behind all of this... and here's a hint... "it ain't THE GOOD GUY," as the good guy already knows when even a sparrow falls to the ground (as is written) but HIS enemy needs gadgets to do what HE does naturally...

[@GKnee72]

@@Kevinrichardsonministries I hear ya! Just because someone crapped on you, it doesn't mean they're your enemy and whoever digs you out of the crap, doesn't mean they're your friend! Seriously, I know it's way worse, even more then we know at this point.. I was just trying not to freak out the ones who just got out of the matrix to much just out of the gate.. I'm 50 yrs old and seen this coming when I was 17 visiting my mom and grandma in Germany how their government was tracking them with debit cards... if you worked, you had to have a bank account with a debit card to be paid.. hell they were already recycling years before we even thought of doing it! I really miss the good old days!

[@mr.amsterdam2063]

@@GKnee72 I tell you something more scarry, put your phone on the table between you and your friend, just chat with him for a while, talk about planning a holiday to Europe or whatever, about how much can pay etc. Don't be supprised if you see or getting holiday adds in your online devices the days after. They hear you as well.

[@meow-iskander]

Fighting for privacy is what we all need to do.

[@davidbombal]

Agreed.

[@blankspace7336]

@@davidbombal make a video on how to be anonymous online 😊

[@Troobeli69]

@@blankspace7336 Mission Impossible. Or perhaps still in somewhere deep in Africa.

[@yousefthefarmer2810]

@@davidbombal you can't use aosp with out gapps I know they won't be system apps but still the vere same functions and permissions required Plus the magisk safety net is pretty much useless so don't even mention it

[@lxvideostuff7200]

privacy comes with freedom, so maybe you should fight for something else?

[@T1C45]

I had a Facebook account 8 yrs. ago. It lasted a week then I deleted it. I was so disgusted watching people put their lives on a billboard for the world to see. I knew within a couple days I could never be part of that. I love my privacy and always have been this way.

[@ninobrown9564]

Dont worry the lives they are posting are not their real lives. They only post the best parts and even thats misleading. It aint real anyways.

[@T1C45]

@@ninobrown9564 I figured. I found it strange everyone was smiling all the time and dressed up real nice, "all the time" 🤮

[@sundiverjl]

Just because other people are doing it, you don't have to.

[@brooklinreviews2679]

The two of you exemplify the problem better than i can explain... You can de-Google as much as you want... and yet here we are on a monetized Google platform... Very hard to do this anonymously. Especially when creatirs are as stuck with google as the rest of us.

[@Techtonic-Shift]

Rob Braxman is one of the most vocal and knowledgeable anti-spyware advocates. Thank you for this informative video David! Long time follower from Djibouti!

[@davidbombal]

Thank you! I'm always trying to find interesting guests to talk to 😀

[@Department_of_Defense]

@@davidbombal Here the media controllers use facebook filtering to prevent comments concerning violations of human/constitutional rights by law enforcement while they ignore/block citizens for public outcry. The way they allow these atrocities is very deceptive. There's videos made about this. Even public outcry on Google reviews concerning patient abuse by hospital security is invisible to other ip addresses and doesn't even increase the review count while the review maker wouldn't know their review can't be seen by others. People need to be aware of these things.

[@MyTube4Utoo]

@@sexualsmile You're a potato.

[@francescozambuto1713]

I think they allow Mr. Brxman to talk about all this because they want us to know what they are doing.

[@kvicki]

@@davidbombal Please interview David Ruble, inventor of the cyber shield.

[@FairyFrequency]

Mindset is everything. Sending lots of love and peaceful energy to everyone reading this message.

[@Erich-ec9hg]

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[@reveninja5252]

There was this little story about thinking outside of the box that seems analogical to what mr Bob suggests we do. An Oxford professor who was swimming naked in the River Cherwell. He was getting out when a boat of undergrads went by. He only had a small towel with him. He did something completely crazy. Instead of covering his little peewee as anybody would do. He reached for his towel and wrapped it around his head. Thus making himself anonymous. I think this analogy is brilliantly fitting these internet privacy matters.

[@Jay-gd3rg]

Excellent informatitve & inspirational video ...gives me a smidge of hope fighting against the machine

[@flyingpictures1100]

Skynet is here for sure, everything we write, read say, and photocopy (offline or on line) is digitally scanned and processed. Add to that, where you are, where you have been and you can pretty much include where you're going , when you are going and what you are thinking.

[@stephenkalatucka6213]

I think I'll eat a jar of mayonnaise. ( bet they didn't see that coming!)

[@Astroqualia]

They've been storing every changing dataset on the entire internet and every electronic communication for decades at this point. The NSA stores it in various data centers, like the one in Utah. Just wait till AI gets access to learn from it. If an AI ever took over, and learned from that, we'd be all screwed.

[@Astroqualia]

The NSA has been recording every change of state of the internet and every electronic communication for years [decades]. The info is in various datacenters like the one in Utah. Just imagine when they let AI have access to that data in their quest to control the populace, as the government always wants to do.

[@charleshaynie6371]

Nooooo. Yeee.

[@Superior.scenicmoods]

@@Astroqualiaif??? Yah- if….. lol

[@gumby-galbraith641]

I love rob braxman i watch his shows religiously, because ive been saying what hes saying for awhile n everyone wants to make me feel crazy, but he confirms it... I give him props for speaking up.

[@kimberlybroadie]

Protect this man at all cost

[@JLeeHughesKCHWA]

he is krack big miss leading

[@BrentRichards-vp1cg]

Oh yeah?​@@JLeeHughesKCHWAwhy?

[@jonStewart-ls4fw]

Great ai chicka.

[@sunnyreads1845]

Thanks for this insightful video. The sad thing is that there is absolutely not a single thing any of us can do about it except for shutting down, turning off and for those who have the desire and strength to do so... get rid of our devices. That's it! Over time we have been slowly lured into the life of thinking and believing that we need these machines when we truly don't. My close circle of family and friends have taken pride in turning them off at family get-togethers - leaving them in a basket at the front door of the home upon entry; or simply just not bringing them with us on trips. Girlfriends and I will notify family and friends when we are heading out for the night or a cottage trip and will leave them behind for the weekend - and we have been fine, just fine! Our parents, grandparents and great grandparents got on just fine without them. We can too! There's no way out of this unless we decide NOT to participate.

[@Elemblue2]

It wont work because your giving up the power to see all things from above, to instantly know the shortest route, to know all things instantly. The majority of people wont say no to that because they know theyll be left behind if they do. Being left behind means you cant affect anything anymore. You have to fight it not by not walking down any road at all because the easy road leads into hell (Which I will admit, is an ok strategy because its better than hell), but by building roads that lead elsewhere. And unfortunately that take effort :(

[@jota55581]

​@@Elemblue2 i can do with out that .

[@8_x_9.]

Faraday cage..😊

[@ParttimePilgrim]

except for all the surveillance on everyones house, every building, every office, every streetlight

[@Primestormy]

You will have to get rid of everything electric. Because they have cameras on everything

[@ReaA-nn2jx]

The beauty of the internet , You are allowed to understand the whole dish of being owned in todays world. Absolutely love the open transparency of Bob Braxman. Cheers

[@christopherleubner6633]

He is 100% right. The phones do listen and likely watch in addition to using search preferences. Use a signal analyzer and monitor idle state communication. You will see a spike in activity when you talk,though oddly enough it ignores the voices on a a TV, only seems to respond to genuine human speech. 😮 As to where the signal goes it is routed to the dulles exchange server but after that it seems to go to a black hole somewhere.

[@sprtwlf9314]

Rob Braxman is one of my absolute favorites. He's so knowledgeable and truly a privacy advocate educating the people.

[@nanmanmiri2961]

A friend of mine recommended this channel to me and since then I have really learned alot. Thanks David for all the quality videos you have here, they have clarity and understanding.

[@davidbombal]

Welcome aboard! Glad you are enjoying the content :)

[@officialstylechild]

They can track you anyways even if you try to take out everything. I know someone who shut their phone completely off, and the police still found them even though the phone was powered down. Not only that, but as soon as you get in your vehicle, they can tie the identity of that phone to the vehicle, therefore identifying you the only way to escape would be to get rid of all electronics.

[@ryandjakovic1256]

Rob Braxman is a legend. It unfortunate that we built such an amazing world of tech only to have it used for evil and nefarious purposes. Perhaps a team of sound hackers could bring forth a list of the true perpetrators. And the world could come together to see they get brought to justice.

[@jessstirland8338]

You sign off on it all.....in the Terms & Agreements YOU NEVER READ when you download an APP. Youve literally consented to everything.

[@jojolafrite90]

I see hackers having less and less control of anything. They themselves would need to get way more numerous, but in average that type of hacking is dying I think. Just look at Denuvo, it made hacking games impossible. Yeah, I know it was relative. Until now. Also, that goes with games becoming more and more rackets than games and services with little to no value.

[@meshots494]

You're not boring at all! I enjoy listening to you talk actually.

[@phovos7618]

David's interviews are always so informative. One of these days one of these is gonna get 10m views. It's just the way he steers the conversation to always be relevant to a layman. TY, man!

[@kimberlykay1495]

I knew this was coming. I used to be one of those ignorant humans that just fell in line. But then I woke up I surround myself with like-minded people. And this stuff is absolutely terrifying. What is this world becoming? And what future do our children have?

[@beaches2mountains230]

THANK YOU FOR WAKING UP !! TELL OTHER WOMEN PLEASE..IVE NOTICED MANY, MANY MORE MEN WHO DONT COMPLY WITH ALL THIS DYSTOPIAN MESS BUT THE WOMEN SEEM CLUELESS.

[@SuperReznative]

@@beaches2mountains230 So true,thanks for encouraging Clueless women=another hand rock the cradle

[@christinebarbeau3191]

None

[@Christophereal337]

This was a year ago??😮

[@theresefournier3269]

​@@Christophereal337time itself, is like never before...

[@nonnobissolum]

Gee I'd love to thank you for participating in bringing about electronic medical records. Speaking as a healthcare provider professional for more than 30 years let me just add my voice to the tens of thousands who say that it has ruined American Healthcare and set it back God knows how many years. For every four things that you can say are positive about electronic medical records I can tell you five that are negative. So you can see the net direction in which it's going.

[@stevenclark5682]

There is absolutely NO PRIVACY on line!!!!!!!!!

[@bikemannc]

Are You staying nothing can be adapted to , setup say replacing all Widows OS w/ Lenix or even using a Tor Browser say alone or with a Oniíon accents?? Nothing?? 😂

[@Sunsn7]

Your television has a camera, so does your phone, laptop, tablet, even your watch. Combined with all our tech, they are essentially mapping the terrain in your home, tracking you at home or away from home at all times. Or I'm crazy.

[@Upgraydde-yo-pitch]

@@Sunsn7you can remove the cameras from smart tvs don’t wear a watch there not important using lead paint you can effectively block any WiFi signals or radio signals incoming to your home, or aluminum foil hence why they say put your tin foil hat on. Using lead paint will also block any thermal imaging cameras from seeing inside your home

[@MrVee24]

No privacy anywhere.

[@jackburton5085]

Thanks for having braxman, he is a great resource for many topics especially privacy. It would be nice to see him more often.

[@Zowie39]

I never get bored with Rob! He is such a kind soul and he interacts with his lives! Incredibly knowledgeable, funny, respectful, not afraid to speak his mind in a kind hearted way! Ive learned a lot. Its pretty heavy stuff once I realize this is a man that has started in these big letter agencies and he lifts that veil and its mind blowing. Then gotta think about how I want to proceed! I'm still zucked but getting there because of Rob! Much appreciated having this lovely man on here! Thank you! Sub'd and 👍🕊

[@scottsharer7070]

Well stated… I think ….

[@vitolapinta]

Amazing guest. Been a fan of his for YEARS.

[@TheRisenPeopleEire]

Just had this recommended to me, I am not a tech head but I often pondered this question about the future and how the future would naturally progress into this dystopian nightmare from the trajectory we had set, this was it and this guy literally spells it out for you here. Great interview.

[@DubStepKid801]

Thank you very much for having Rob on. He's awesome and I appreciate him in his efforts to educate the public in the matters of these matters 😉

[@ShunShines]

I once went into my settings and removed all permissions for Google, disabled its background activity etc, not even 10 minutes later they were all switched back on. Disturbing. It's a losing battle

[@gradystephenson3346]

That's because it goes against terms of service if u use it u agree to the terms automatically which effectively gives them the right to collect anything they want to

[@davematthewes7446]

Which is why you need a phone that has the services removed, not just disabled

[@SexyGamerGirls604]

​@@davematthewes7446tell me how that goes for you. You're still being traced and tracked. Go study radio frequency.

[@armanis1234]

why is everyone complaining about Chinese devices "spy" opposite for me I love them no google services no identity.

[@XRPeasy]

Ai won't take your jobs, someone using Ai will take your job.. Singularity, maybe we have to merge with the Ai for that.. ?

[@cristhianmedina243]

David, I don't know how I didn't find you before. Man, your videos are taking me to the next level! Thank you so much for sharing all of this valuable information. Keep it up, man.

[@margaretaticarat7871]

AI FOUND NOT YOU FOUND

[@thuglife896]

It's great to see my two favorite IT/Computer Science guys on the same podcast.

[@Concerned2024]

David your channel has been a inspiration for me as someone who has been in IT for 32 years to work harder. The one area where i have made strides in is security and your channel is a major help. Thank you for all the hard work in producing such terrific content

[@davidbrewer7937]

A couple of years back, I was tinkering in my workshop on a rainy day. For a giggle, I decided to strip insulation from cables to see how long it would take to recover 1kg of copper. As i worked, I had a movie running on my Samsung tablet. I qas alone so i was not speaking. I have never done this, I did not search anything to do with stripping cables, I was simply using a knife. 20 minutes in, the tablet started putting up ads for wire stripping machines... from the camera spying on me!

[@marcoantonio078]

Yeah but did it give you a giggle?

[@frinkfronk9198]

I've also had similar experiences. I think most of us have. They have recently shown some apps do seem to collect audio data. I haven't read the details. In my opinion there is something even more scary. It is that the algorithms in the cloud are so advanced that they can predict what you are going to do from nuances in your behaviour online. Scrolling in a certain way, looking at a certain picture for a certain amount of time. Saying certain key words. All these things are constantly analysed to know what you want to see next and keep you engaged. They are neural networks and they understand us in insanely detailed ways.

[@Bboyduck]

Braxman is a legend, i hope there is part 2 because he has so much informations ...

[@Freakskpp]

the quality of the interviews , subjects, guests , its smart , develloped , accessible , we need more content like this , even close peoples around me witch dont have the same interests as me love and get into the videos ... amazing work , thank you for all of this 🦄

[@machtschnell7452]

Great summary of Braxman's device tracking views. The major caveat here is that at any time 3rd parties, either public or private or governmental, can pull up all your I formation and build a profile of you from which you cannot escape. In short, we are in a Stadium authoritarian state at the flip of a switch. So when it comes to voting, be sure to analyze who wants that authority and particularly who wants you to be subject to that authority while they are exempt from it.

[@peterparker9286]

Voteing has not been fair for years. They have been cheating for centuries.

[@jeremyriordan5463]

Thank you both SO much. We are the resistance.

[@michaellegg9381]

I don't use any social media except for KZbin comments.. i haven't used FB in 10 years and don't have any other accounts for snapcrap or Twitter or WhatsApp ect.. i gave up on unsocial media very very quickly after i realised its not helping people to have a life and friends.. its actually isolating us to an extreme level as people don't believe in face to face contact.

[@JustKJ109]

Great point. I feel.that too. Ghostbook seems to make us more isolated.

[@randallstevens495]

I’ve known Rob for years. Great guy. Followed him on periscope years ago.

[@rustybolts8953]

Why are most people not interested in privacy and security? Knowledge controls ignorance and resulting stupidity. This principal has applied though human history and does so now. How to solve this I know not. Thanks for yet another very informative video.

[@phoenixrising4031]

I love this video! I follow this guy already bc I was mega annoyed with the company I work for requiring we download company apps on personal cells to "authenticate" ourselves on business PCs. But open the info and read fine print...you just agreed to be tracked inn your phone by place of business. I said No Thank You! It took act of God through employer to get approval to get a different method to authenticate work log ons on business PCs not on my own personal device! And ruffled lots of feathers! On the topic of privacy on phones, I read an article recently about iPhones. A father who sent pix of son's rash (private area) to doctors from phone, got flagged, and all his email and contact accts shut down. Had to get new #, and was such a nightmare to fix. Not to mention being investigated by police for taking good care of his son and getting him medical care! With so many people with iPhones, I can see this happening a lot! Thank you for getting the truth out there!!! Much appreciated! Keep up the great work!

[@OhDannyboy7]

Interesting and scary info you've shared...thank you! And kudos to you for not succumbing to the pressure to allow them to invade your privacy!

[@PvtAnonymous]

it was actually Google who flagged him, Apple is innocent here. He also had Google as his ISP, so there's that. Never put all your eggs in one basket...

[@ArtisChronicles]

​@@PvtAnonymous It doesn't matter who flagged it outside of accuracy of events, it'll happen more to people in the future. It'll be more companies flagging that type of stuff.

[@AlexBerezovskyJr]

One of the founding fathers said that " a people that give up their freedom for safety, deserve neither freedom nor safety". Our society is even more pathetic than that. We give up our freedom and privacy for simple convenience and entertainment. Not to mention happily pay for the devices that perpetuate this enslavement. Seems to me we deserve what we get

[@garyfbell4446]

Yes, protect this guy, y'all💥💥💥💥🙌

[@johngrear6506]

If you have any phone, it has a microphone which records your voice. They can identify you with voice recognition along with identifying all other voices around you to track location. Not that they don't already have many other ways to do this. If you walk out in public, you are tracked and recognised almost anywhere in a city or urban area. The only way to change this sick dystopian world we're living in is through violent revolution and even now that's almost impossible. People in general are as dumb as the proverbial frog, slowly being boiled. In a way worse, because the limited intelligence they have makes them far more susceptible to manipulation. Their only blessing is their ignorance, like the cattle willingly walking to the slaughter yard.

[@Wasko2]

Well said, I've got to say. The world is a frustrating place when you focus on the brainwashed masses :(

[@RicondaRacing]

I've watched Robs stream plenty of times. He is awesome!

[@thedoubleop]

Absolutely awesome video. Awesome guest, awesome topic. We need more videos on privacy and why it’s so important.

[@DavidJohnson-yg8qm]

1 year on things are getting worse. Yesterday evening we decided to book a hotel using my wifes log ins. This morning I am getting adverts on my phone for hotels. This may be helpful but it is sinister.

[@neverBragg]

THANKS, as a senior, it helps to get insight from as many sources as possible.

[@loganki5zyw]

thanks for bringing this to this audience. the more people talk about privicy, the more people will take action. i would like to either degoogle my phone or switch to a pinephone

[@rogersblog2562]

Hei David You inspired me to join IT networking and am on my way to completing my CCNA certification.. We greatly appreciate your work and love for IT here in Uganda

[@davidbombal]

All the best for your CCNA! I'm happy to hear that I could be an inspiration to you!

[@josephlieberman3027]

Good interview, by the way,FYI Los Angeles Police Department has all of their communications all of them hosted/routed through a google server which is located geographically inside of LAPD headquarters. Any person who is a whistleblower, reports government corruption or attempts to hold government or court accountable to the law, they might find that their Google email now is filtered both incoming and outgoing, also the most scary thing is that our court system is also hosted by Google and it is effectively a Google court. I observing and witness to circumstances relating to what I have mentioned.

[@henrylinks1087]

mom corp ~futurama

[@a4000t]

Couple all this with so called geneology sites that people think is just for looking up relatives and their history and guess what they can do! Submit your dna to a database so you can be framed or who knows what later.

[@bradleyschroer6407]

Yeah they still won't allow me my own domain when i tried to get away from them, i had a huge mass of info showing how Microsoft had allowed back doors to these govt officials, the domain that took over my stuff secretly ended up having to be "whistleblowers" themselves because it proves they were using illegal practices on their own people and violated privacy policies (hence why the privacy policies had to be updated like 4 times when i found out what they did. Fyi (Wild West LLC was one)

[@peterparker9286]

Yes there is that Zoom program that the local courts use. I never knew a computer program was a Court of Law. Its outta hand.

[@ArtisChronicles]

​@@peterparker9286 That's actually crazy. Zoom should never be a court of law.

[@_KarlS]

Robert is a very wise man 🧙‍♂

[@sundiverjl]

This level of paranoia is so rare these days. Normally when I see guys doing podcasts they're ranting about their wife in a truck or something. This is quality entertainment, keep it coming

[@WRWhizard]

I've seen more than a few of this guy's videos. When I saw you and him in one video, I had to watch. This guy focuses in on privacy vulnerabilities. I've not seen anyone else with this focus.

[@hassanawodi5888]

Thanks for the interview. It’s quite informative. We need to scale down on our digital footprint if we are to secure ourselves.

[@networkdude8790]

After watching this I de-Googled AND de-iClouded both my iPhone and my Mac. It’s amazing how much less power both devices consume when they’re not constantly communicating with Google and Apple lol.

[@serjmusiccrosstown91]

Hi do you D i cloud an i phone .. in the settings? Thank you

[@weshallbesaved5137]

@@serjmusiccrosstown91 put heavy tape on both cameras, unless your using them...microphone as well..turn phone off and put in crinkled tin foil in a tin box every night...this can be carried with during the day, so you won't be tracked.. just a few things to protect your self.

[@macrick]

@@weshallbesaved5137 And how you gonna charge yr phone?

[@Vagabond_Etranger]

@@macrick Good lord, does he have to spell out how to do everything for you? Maybe make a video on how to charge your phone.

[@serjmusiccrosstown91]

@@weshallbesaved5137 coolio thanks for your info reply .. 🌻✌️

[@simonhough]

the sound of silence by Simon and Garfunkel sums it all up they knew back then folks

[@remicaron3191]

They can also cross access different phones. I have an android work phone without a sign in but somehow it matches my iPhone searches and gives me searches which I’ve done on my IPhone. So even a de-google phone close to a regular phone you use can be cross pollinated from your other phone. The tracking of your phone can link with other phones your in contact with frequently. Phones in general are tracking devices and so are cars smart TVs, house assistants anything connected to the net.

[@pehden]

great to see someone cover something I have told people in person.

[@mastersplinter666]

Been waiting for you to get this dude on your channel. Good work. You really listen to your audience! I hope your channel garners 3 million subscribers soon!!

[@davidbombal]

Thank you Zach! I try as much as I can to listen to the feedback and act on that feedback :)

[@daisydavis953]

They have been watching us for years! Only difference is the technology has changed a lot more. 😊😉

[@zebragiraffe1]

Thank you for this interview. I will re listen and try to be much more aware of privacy issues.

[@milesdyson5211]

*We Always been here, Skynet is everywhere, in more places than you think!*

[@willynebula6193]

When you understand that the actual hardware is compromised at the chip level with hard embedded code separate from any other code that that processor is going to run in any product! All you can do is sit back, take a breath and enjoy the ride. I bet know one's probably going to read this, and ill never know if someone actually did or not.

[@fual52]

Who Are They?

[@ArtisChronicles]

​@@fual52 Don't government's require an accessible backdoor for your safety?

[@steveraby6023]

This interview is really interesting. I'm playing around with a couple of ideas regarding my phones OS and also my personal laptop. Having to consider the do's and dont's can be overwhelming. The information and tips you discuss have helped me to make my choices so much easier. You should try snd do more interviews on operating systems for computers and mobile phones. Thank you to both of you for a great informative video.

[@jpierce2l33t]

Ahhh I used to watch this guy, he's great!! He hasn't shown up in my feed lately so I haven't seen him in a bit...damn YT algorithm 🤦‍♂️🤣. I'll be sure to go catch up on his channel! You're *killing* it with the guests David, love it man!

[@kamakaziozzie3038]

The biggest issue I’m finding with my De-Googled phone is moving the contact list. Apparently the standard way to import it onto a new handset is by using your Google ID. I assume there is a method of side loading my contact list but I haven’t found it yet.

[@richardmartin3127]

Many thanks Rob,a lower income gladly received. Excellent presentation guys

[@KosmicStreamz]

Keep up the great work, people like yourself and Rob! :)

[@chaotimtwpra4192]

You earned my subscription just for being brave enough to speak the truth enough to risk so much for goodness sake. I commend you for your courage and integrity and want you to truly believe you are now on my "Veritas" List. A list I am compiling of people who have just and brave hearts and speak for justice and keep the goldenrule first a foremost. Keep up the great work guys.

[@limitlessenergy369]

People not talking about IEEE 802.15.4 Wireless Personal Area Networks dont belong on the list. Years behind us.

[@masterofshadows8904]

Edward Snowden still does talks... Best to listen to him and others like him. Good stuff guys

[@AnitaLau-s5z]

I love his origin story. Real hero stuff. Cool❤

[@kurt8263]

I don’t care if they know who I am or what I do. I care about the overall ethical impact that data collection and use has had and will growingly continue to have within the future. I think the public needs to be generally informed about how data collection and use works. Maybe someday we’ll even have the chance for an understandable ‘transparent glance’ into algorithms utilized on all the platforms we use and the datasets that have been collected on yourself.

[@oahts5906]

Problem is, they don’t want it to be a transparent process. It is not to our benefit as we do not control it.

[@sm-hi7jt]

it will be what controls the social credit system so we can opt out but that neighbours camera will still give govt info on us

[@sye3193]

This session was just amazing, please do a part 2

[@juliusrowe9374]

David, I really enjoyed your interview with Rob. It was super informative!

[@BarefootBeekeeper]

Thanks

[@LetsB4reaLLetsB-ke8qr]

I am older and care way more about my privacy than any convenience. This whole thing is pretty damn scary to me.

[@KrullStar]

With the Ring tracking, blocking wifi won’t do anything, it’ll simply upload that data after the wifi connection is restored. Especially easy to do if the face/gait tracking is stored as as an ID and time stamp.

[@XanderX]

Another Awesome Interview 🙌🏽 Thanks David and Rob.

[@tone1446]

I'm impressed by how much you covered in just one hour, thank you both for important content

[@JoJo-uh2pq]

The first time I noticed "Skynet" was in the mid-90's. I was standing in the hallway outside my apartment smoking and my neighbor was watching TV. The Simpsons was on. I noticed he was watching it and I was also watching it on My TV. I could see both TVs from my doorway, but I noticed that they were playing different commercials. I asked my neighbor what cable company he was using and it was the same one I used and the TV commercials were different, both demographically tailored to our interests, so I've been hip to "Skynet" since then. Just think what they're doing now with the internet.

[@Stubones999]

write an app that uses your idle computer to browse the internet. That way, if everyone or a large percentage of people do that, they won't know what is you, or the app. It also causes the trackers to have 2-4x the cost since they don't know which data is a human or what is an app...

[@APBinVTA]

Huh! I always say, make em work for it, make it a game! I agree...be well...

[@marceloguido9173]

this content is pure gold

[@BALJIT147]

It's very sad how companies and governments will happily sacrifice our privacy for their own goals.

[@bigpickles]

They don't, the user does by using them.

[@calholli]

It's you that is doing it. It's all in the "terms of service" that you agree to. There is a really good documentary called "terms and conditions may apply" --- you should watch it.

[@GOD.WINS.777]

@@calholli U only need to watch South Park to find out 😂

[@rogerramjet6429]

@@GOD.WINS.777 if you're getting info from South Park, you need help.

[@robhughes8198]

It’s not sad, it’s not happy, it’s just nature. This view point is like saying it’s sad that living things have to die for other things to live. What’s ‘sad’ is that NOBODY CARES about privacy!

[@Shubham-Mishra]

I was thinking about this, even David is watching us 🤣☀️

[@davidbombal]

lol... I am 😀

[@Sandy-z3o]

@@davidbombal can you watch us

[@CypherX-Sec]

@@davidbombal no David I am watching you on KZbin 😀😀😀

[@davidbombal]

@@CypherX-Sec Great comment!

[@rimmini]

this needs more views!

[@esakib]

Just think about the future! No privacy, no precise control over your own device! Yeah, Fighting for privacy is what we all need to do.

[@calholli]

"You will own nothing and you will love it" --

[@oliver1121]

I own an ISP in Australia and have to comply with the surveillance regulation they have and agree that it is bad. For example, we need to capture the Source MAC, Source IP, Source Port, Destination MAC, Destination IP, Destination Port of all of our customers traffic. The surveillance regulation in our country is out of hand and they just keep trying to regulate more (Force Facebook, KZbin, etc to give the government access to your account to view, edit, remove your Facebook, KZbin, etc data...). It is all pretty concerning :/

[@jibberjabber6919]

The funny thing is if you bring this up on reddit the hardcore lefties there will with the government taking peoples personal accounts of they don't agree with them politically or ideologically. You can't choose and pick privacy. It must be for everyone.

[@webflyer035]

I'm sure the services you mentioned are not forced but happy to comply... . Specially Facebook (they used to collect Metadata, but now they are meta and collecting all sorts of Data)

[@jrnmadsen2710]

Scary stuff, mate. A lot of regulation since "Crocodile Dundee".

[@oliver1121]

@@webflyer035 Actually Facebook (Meta) is one of the ones I respect and admire after what they did. They legit made an enemy of the Australian government. To give you a bit of context there was some Australian regulation that was going to be passed to essentially make Facebook, Google, KZbin, and more pay legacy media companies (TV news stations) for the legacy media companies posting on THEIR platforms (Also some BS about them getting to see Facebook, Google, KZbin's algorithms and basically a change management policy to their algorithms). I thought Google or KZbin was going to be the one to do something, but then Facebook a month or few weeks before the regulation was going to be passed went full GIGACHAD and implemented their algorithm to no longer show content from these companies (This is what they would of had to do if the regulation was enacted due to it being against their economic interest). The Australian government and everyone freaked out and basically the regulation was watered down a LOT. Facebook/Meta were the ones to stand up against a government for ridiculous regulation that made zero sense to anyone that understands Facebook's business model...

[@oliver1121]

@@jrnmadsen2710 It is true, the world is upside down down under.

[@endtimes711]

I'm starting to notice that things I do not speak about or do research on , just silently thinking inside my head are now starting to show adds for things I'm silently thinking about and now this video is recommended in my KZbin 😮😮😮😮

[@billboyd1317]

I tell people that same thing and they look at me like I'm nuts

[@ocelothayes9452]

Because your phone is mega expensive for that reason

[@buTterflykiSsses]

I've been saying this for a long time!

[@andrewmcintosh9832]

Don't tell me! Uh, you want me to buy a subscription to the Saturday Evening Post? Not a word, not a word, not a word now. Quiet.....Donations! you want me to make a donation to the coast guard youth auxiliary!?

[@TheHandleOnYoutube]

Stop google products and searching certain things on youtube then.

[@jenrich111]

34:16 Bluetooth 200ft/60m range - I went straight to Google maps checked the legend and worked how far that is from my home WOW - turned Bluetooth 😳 off last night - but did I really?

[@zeinmohammed-wz5zb]

Love this till the end. Hello from the UK 😊

[@demiurge7614]

Hey I really love your content, always of excellent quality and covered with passion! I can't wait for the video on hacking wifi with the kali on the phone!!!! In any case, thank you very much for this quality content and sorry for my broken English!

[@davidbombal]

Your English is good. Don't worry! Thank you - I'll be covering the kali wifi content soon. We are working on this.

[@ergogenda3374]

Outstanding video. What’s legal and acceptable today me be illegal and make you the target of bad actors or tyrants tomorrow. That is the importance of privacy