My Phone: A Privacy Expert Doesn’t Like What She Finds

Privacy specialist Naomi Brockwell @NaomiBrockwellTV looked through my phone and said I should DELETE most of my apps.
Here’s what she said I should delete and why.
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[@BrianBellia]

Google went from 'Don't Be Evil' to *pure* evil.

[@SuperBonerpolice]

A tale as old as time

[@TheHarleyhub]

That would have been an interesting meeting "who votes to get rid of 'do no evil' as the company motto, we can't really have that lol"

[@Teabonesteak]

It's inevitable unfortunately. You know, mammon.

[@kellyryanobrien1]

Don’t is a word that doesn’t mean the same to all beings. They weren’t saying what we think

[@link1565V2]

They went from Don't Be Evil to Don't Not Be Evil.

[@pinoygal6232]

End the Patriot Act!

[@BigBossIvan]

We just supercharged it last month… the 4th amendment has basically been repealed.

[@pinoygal6232]

@@BigBossIvan I know. Rep. Jordan just dropped the FISA inquiry too. Also, the WHO Pandemic Treaty kicks-in this May. We're Fuct!

[@mondavou9408]

Why do you suppose there was a painting of George W. playing with paper airplanes and jenga pieces? It was a triple. 1. A nice profitable revenge war 2. a work around for the 4th amendment (search) 3. a work around for the 5th amendment (due process). Pretty genius if ask me. Evil as the devil himself, but genius.

[@mae2759]

@@mondavou9408 A painting where?

[@bigtechnazis3554]

​@@BigBossIvan what's the name of the Bill or number? I can't find anything relating to the patriot act passed November of 2023.

[@tbillroth]

Love that this is on KZbin (owned by Google), and first recommendation is get rid of all Google apps

[@bluelobster246]

LMAO surprised their crooked asses haven’t shadow banned the vid

[@Theyralltakenfu]

They know the majority of people watching, will probably go about their lives and change nothing. Will you? Haha@@bluelobster246

[@nickm9102]

@@bluelobster246 They don't need to Google knows that people will make insane connections to justify having something that will save them one second of their life because they think it will do more. Just think of something you know is bad for you that you still use, take, or eat. Now be real with yourself why do you still use it? for me my usual response is "I'm too lazy not to."

[@ayyy9701]

I'm not sure if she's right. I think the guy was using iPhone. iOS doesn't support external toolkits for browsers, so basically all browsers are a skin on top of safari

[@Peekaboo-Kitty]

I'm NOT getting rid of my Google! They already know everything about you through your Passport, Driver's Licence, Tax Records, Insurance, Registrations, etc. If you don't want them to know anything then disappear and go and live in the forest and eat grubs.

[@alteregos3891]

The ultimate con is that people think their "permission" is needed.

[@Amethyst12thheaven]

Consent used to be mandatory- it is law in America for health care & especially mental health. This tech tracking taps into the “health” of the individual. This is “crimes against humanity” level atrocity. And when exposure happens it’s gonna be really really bad, since no one consented to THIS!!

[@BiWesCrew]

who could blame them. Nobody except people with a knack to decipher layer claused changes of business terms longer then King's 'The Stand'. Should be prohibited.

[@bettyboop2468]

Huh? ​@@BiWesCrew

[@user-us1so9is7p]

No, many times you need permissions for the apps functions to actually work.. But things can be allowed only when the app is in use for many things.

[@joefox9765]

That's just a sucker you in. They know more about you than you know about yourself

[@NaomiBrockwellTV]

Thanks for having me on the show and being such a good sport about it 😂

[@a1isrising]

im a subcriber to your channel this was a great interview , you were funny and looking awesome you came across very genuine too, hope it helps the normies , i really like the knowledge its very helpful thank you

[@K1OIK]

For someone who does not want to reveal, that low cut blouse does.

[@brianjay9811]

If they made uninstalling easy as hold and drag to the trash, I would be getting rid of apps much more often. But, I can never remember the myriad of steps to take and hate hacking at cellphones, so the stuff ends up staying put. I have no doubt they made deleting a pain for a reason...

[@Whitehorseandryder]

watched this video in 1.2x speed, and I've got to say, I LOVE the energy doing that gives off from you! 😄

[@NaomiBrockwellTV]

@@a1isrising Thanks so much!

[@6StimuL84]

Maybe ALL the branches of all GOVERNMENT servants should stop committing treason and other serious felonies, or start going to prison?

[@DerykRobosson]

Treason has elements that need to be met in order to be applicable. One is that war has been declared by Congress. Being as that state doesn't exist, you'll have to find a more suitable crime to claim that they're committing.

[@stantheman7908]

​@@DerykRobossonthank you for pointing that out. Treason is the most misused word in this country right now. Somehow it only applies to political enemies

[@6StimuL84]

Breach of your sworn oath and duty is treason defined and it even meets the US sophist definition..... Cooper v. Aaron, 358 U.S. 1, 78 S. Ct. 1401 (1958) Note: Any judge who does not comply with his oath to the Constitution of the United States wars against that Constitution and engages in acts in violation of the supreme law of the land. The judge is engaged in acts of treason. The U.S. Supreme Court has stated that "no state legislator or executive or judicial officer can war against the Constitution without violating his undertaking to support it". See also In Re Sawyer, 124 U.S. 200 (188); U.S. v. Will, 449 U.S. 200, 216, 101 S. Ct. 471, 66 L. Ed. 2d 392, 406 (1980); Cohens v. Virginia, 19 U.S. (6 Wheat) 264, 404, 5 L. Ed 257 (1821). @@DerykRobosson

[@6StimuL84]

MAYBE you should study some more?@@DerykRobosson

[@glennkopris4607]

public servants arresting public servants. good luck. they all are bought and paid for.

[@wurly164]

I proved this to my friends, we put our phones on a table and I kept talking about cadillacs for about 5 minutes mentioning the word cadillac about 15 times. Within a half of an hour we all had ad's for cadillacs all over our phones as we used them.

[@bgoode2903]

I’m going to do an experiment like yours using the word ‘Mistress’ lol..!😇

[@ATruckCampbell]

@@bgoode2903 "Hot not crazy singles near me"

[@wurly164]

@@Digital.Photography I don't turn it off. But when on, it most definitely is listening to you.

[@bgoode2903]

@@Digital.Photography My own personal view of surveillance by ‘authorities’ the state, intelligence agencies is that there might not be a lot I can do to stop the Intrusion or ‘Spotlight’ from being pointed in my direction or even territory that I visit…I accept that it is sometimes necessary, I don’t enjoy it or agree with it…but I do hope that whoever or whatever is watching me ‘enjoys’ the show…as Robbie Williams sang ‘Let Me Entertain You’…it’s a true saying ‘The Truth is out there..the question is do we believe it? Do I/We/You have the capacity to understand the reasons for it? Anyone or anything that invests in compiling/gathering statistics and using algorithms has a reason for making those types of investments - just exactly who benefits from those efforts most? Is it for my benefit? Is any of it to my advantage?😇

[@edmondgreen7970]

if people don't know this by now then they're hopeless.

[@wesleycaspers5461]

I was having a private conversation today with a friend about a new hobby of his. Five minutes later, for the first time ever, I started receiving ads on Y Tube for his hobby. Literally listening to our conversations through our phones.

[@enigmavariations3809]

I once received adds on my laptop for something that I was holding in my hand but had not actually even talked about. Scary. I covered the camera lens after that.

[@flowerpower3618]

Happens all the time. Knew my daughter was pregnant and I started getting ads. She made an announcement at a family gathering , next thing ads on My phone.

[@lockandloadlikehell]

lol you're a little late

[@lockandloadlikehell]

One time I was thinking of a succulent Chinese meal and I rounded the corner and stepped into the kitchen and BOOM!- succulent Chinese meal all cooked table set w/candlelight

[@Theyralltakenfu]

Yep, we talk about this all the time at work.

[@georgesamaras2922]

10 years Edward Snowden sacrificied his career and left his family behind to flee united states of america .. A true patriot

[@Zach-ju5vi]

He blew the whistle years ago and look what they did to him

[@guyindecatur]

@@Zach-ju5viJulian Assange has entered the chat.

[@modera.torrent_]

Patriot? I mean, I dont find spooks very patriotic, but im sure they see it differently. Prism is real, and Snowden worked with enough clearance to get docs on it, and many other projects of the nsa branch of the c1a. How do you think he managed to get them out so efficiently? And do interviews for tv? And but a plane ticket, and use his passport to fly out of the country to an enemy state? I mean, how did he get ahold of the docs in first place? You dont think the most sophisticated digital surveillance operation headquarters had any surveillance on their own systems to watch employees? Sorry, Edward, and most whistle blowers, are plants. Now Julian, THATS what they do to actual whistle blowers. Brad Manning, THATS another thing they do to whistleblower's. Sorry, should say Chelsea Manning, the military though making a guy named MANning into a woman would be the most ironic humiliation ritual for a traitor of the state. Reminds me of the first American transgender person from the 1950s. Oh yea, that person was also in the military. 🤔 Wonder if you can traumatize a person, and then subject them to experimental reprogramming tactics after theyve been in solitary for months, and convince them that they have gender dysphoria? Im NOT saying others with gender dysphoria are illegitimate, its a real thing, Im not talking about your average trans individual. I am saying they have done human tests like this since wwii, Brad/Chelsea was a test to see if they could CREATE the psychological condition in someone who didnt have it. (these are my opinions, and highly speculative. I have not seen solid proof of all these statements, but these are what seem true to me personally)

[@1marcelfilms]

And no one cared

[@DecrepitBiden]

Yeah, they made Ed Snowden & Julian Assange out to be criminals, just for telling the truth. Notice how they always have a bad connotation for anyone telling the truth, like whistle blower, now conspiracy theorist.

[@jasont80]

The worst is that large phone vendors (looking at you, Samsung) prevent you from uninstalling most of those privacy-invading applications.

[@jwenting]

yup, main reason I stopped buying Samsung phones and tablets. HTC is better, Apple too.

[@spry_guy]

If you have an Android phone (Google owns Android). Even if you switch from Chrome to Brave, Google gets all of your data. There is no way to uninstall Chrome from an Android device.

[@Rowgue51]

@@jwenting Regardless of the specific brand, anything that isn't apple is using the google operating system and it's going to come with all the google apps baked in that can't be removed.

[@Provocateur3]

​@@jwenting: Ex-Samsunger here. I left because their gear doesn't last and because of the unremovable bloatware.

[@drewski-qu3co]

Apple is no better with bloatware that reports back to your overload, try uninstalling imessage or safari and you realize apple tracks too.

[@ljprep6250]

I like this woman. Beautiful and helpful. End the Patriot Act. Ban data collection and dissemination. Ban ADVERTISING.

[@noskalborg723]

Advertising is predatory propaganda. It's time for advertisers to stop lying and simpering, and go back to giving the facts.

[@explorenaked]

I found her not only smart, but her sense of humor was terrific. Of course, she told me things I really didn't want to hear. Things I know are true but turned a blind eye to. Off to find a new email provider.

[@thesolarisguy]

You are meant to like are she is an actress, it's not a coincidence she looks attractive to you.

[@rashone2879]

People are addicted to “fast, easy, simple”

[@murphdoesit]

John always knows how to ask the “regular person questions” bravo!

[@user-wm3bf7pi3u]

And he has expert script writers and editors to seamlessly blend in the ads, Bravo!

[@Rowgue51]

In this particular case I think he's just genuinely being skeptical of how big a deal it really is that all this information is being collected and used. I think he genuinely had the same opinion going into this that the vast majority of people do. They know all this data collection and selling is happening, but they really don't see any tangible negative consequences of it, so the convenience or usefulness of the app seems worth it. It's hard for most people to really understand the significance of all their data being collected like this until they actually experience some of the negative consequences of it.

[@user-wm3bf7pi3u]

@@Rowgue51 Many years ago a grocery store chain said join our club scan our card and we will keep track of what you buy in order to tailor the sales to your needs. Things went great until it got out that they were tracking people purchases and the cards were dropped in a hot second. Even when people know, they don't pay attention.

[@Jo3W3st]

No, Jon is a very Idle and older which means complacent.

[@wildbikerbill6530]

Mr. Stossel perfectly illustrates the typical consumer - if it makes something more convenient, they will happily auction off their private parts to have it.

[@FNHot]

I got her beat, I dont have a phone, 100% privacy everywhere I go.

[@Samlol23_drrich]

Do you use credit cards

[@ambulet]

Not with CCT cameras and facial recognition technology.

[@sidwhiting665]

@@Samlol23_drrich Yes, credit cards give away your location. Anyone who has seen Home Alone 2 knows that when Kevin McAllister used his Dad's credit card, they knew what hotel he was at in NYC... and that movie came out in the 1980s. This is not shocking or revelatory news. The point is your credit card can't listen to you, record what you're doing, or do anything other than say, "Bob was here, bought this thing, and spent this amount." Even "bought this thing" might be vague since it's usually just an amount and not an itemized list. In contrast, a phone gives away 100x the info. We probably won't ever get 100% anonymity since there's a camera in every person's hand and on every road sign, but we can have a less invasive world. One reason I drive a 2001 car is it lacks all the data uploads and infotainment apps. And before you pity me too much... I'll just say a 2001 Porsche is still very fun to drive!

[@UnskilledGrappler]

You posted a comment on the internet. Which means you have a computer. Don’t fool yourself.

[@mikeseier4449]

@@UnskilledGrapplerperhaps they are using a friend’s computer and name?🤷‍♂️

[@josefserf1926]

Google has become the most persistently intrusive company ever. Its almost impossible to get rid of it.

[@Tad-zh4wr]

Face book is bad

[@vlad7269]

Remove gmail, youtube, gmaps, done. use degoogled phone.

[@johnsonpaul1914]

I feel vindicated that I threw that cell away over 2 years ago. P C only with NO web cam. I do no buying or selling online nor do I do anything financial. No debit cards, spend cash where possible. Pulled the fuse on my cars GPS navigation stuff. Yup I am a suspicious old guy that thinks my business is no body elses business

[@brianterence3211]

I threw my phone away too. How many organizations ask me for my phone number before they will do business ? It happens nearly every day. I hold my cash and all my personal information close to my chest and say "Do business ? Say yes or no but you get no phone number."

[@douglaszerbarini1198]

Bet ur fun at parties😂

[@fitztastico]

Do you think you'll ever achieve the final stage of bartering with rare metals and animal fur? One of my interns joked about going back to that lifestyle once

[@johnsonpaul1914]

@@fitztastico At 77 years old (I hope it never comes to it, but I do have the knowledge to go into the wilds and survive

[@tonyborelli.]

yeah. god forbid uncle sam should catch on to your top secret lifestyle of VFW bingo & Matlock marathons.

[@obsoletebutneat]

It's not a phone, it's a surveillance device. Everyone should understand this before they ever turn the damn thing on.

[@hgrimes9824]

They can remote activate them as well.

[@hgrimes9824]

They can remote activate them as well.

[@mightisright]

My last iPhone couldn't be turned off. Every time I shut it down it automatically restarted.

[@Zach-ju5vi]

You would have to take the battery out and we can't even do that anymore.

[@yodab.at1746]

Surveillance Monitoring And Recording Technology SMART.

[@tcorourke2007]

"Let me see your phone." Hands over phone. "See?! You have given up your privacy!"

[@sagatuppercut2960]

😆

[@TANKE777]

Google is not just an advertising agency, it is a military agency, made in DARPA

[@joshm3342]

This is one of John's best, because it calls out some of the implications of us not caring about our own privacy, and points out there are better alternatives.

[@WhoaBo]

I wish I had an app that would follow you

[@gaiustacitus4242]

If you eliminate third-party apps, then you'll also find the battery life of the phone is significantly increased.

[@LokiScarletWasHere]

And the largest battery life increases come from deleting the most invasive apps

[@obsoletebutneat]

A few years ago, I rooted my phone and installed LineageOS, basically a Google-free version of Android. My battery charge after doing that would last me A WEEK.

[@soulfireonfire6423]

@@LokiScarletWasHere Like which apps ?

[@LokiScarletWasHere]

@@soulfireonfire6423 Do I look like a fuckin' tutorial to you? More background activity = more power usage. More invasive = more background activity.

[@user-ex3mx7hk4l]

⁠@@LokiScarletWasHere This was a helpful question. You don’t have to be rude.

[@jsimmonstx]

A lot of apps can't be uninstalled from modern phone. I want a phone with just android, and without all the carrier-specific crap-ware.

[@user-kn7jx3vm4z]

These are called bloatware. I've heard that the Google Pixel don't have third party apps pre installed.

[@kimleone5496]

​@@user-kn7jx3vm4zbut I found with my pixel that Google is still sharing data that I wasn't aware of. Talk with your family about a certain car while your phone is sitting there and you'd be surprised the next time you go into Google you get advertisements and notifications along those same lines. I disconnected Google home and I'm seriously considering getting rid of the pixel.

[@Tru3_Detective]

John saying "the phone feels lighter already!" was fantastic. My family has watched his various journalism shows for years.

[@martinparmer]

Regardless of where we all fall on this debate, I think we can all agree that Ms Brockwell is delightful!!

[@randb4865]

Hate her wig.

[@LittleMopeHead]

I don't mind being schooled by her about privacy all day.

[@LokiScarletWasHere]

@@LittleMopeHead Is he gonna say giggity? Should I say giggity? Are other people allowed to say giggity? Giggity.

[@OyVey-]

Calm down tiger

[@skeptick6513]

Redheads mmmm

[@AtheosATFive]

They openly said they were going to do this over 10 years ago. They asked for and wanted a back door into your phone and then into your life which you willingly gave to them. A few vocal moments of outrage does not count as resistance. So you give them a back door and then you act surprised when they use it.

[@RKingis]

Longer! Clipper chip in the 90's.

[@WhiteFyre]

From what I remember it was Apple who gave it to them. Not us lol. Apparently the fbi or something actually complained that the Apple iPhones were too secure and needed a back door. Apple gave it to them. Nobody asked the customers what they thought. Of course, at the end of the day it’s the governments who allow this crap on civilians. They literally do not have our back or our interest.

[@infinitytoinfinitysquaredb7836]

Why doesn't she cover permissions? I have my location, camera & microphone turned off for everything except when I need them, then "one time use."

[@chereejohnson2400]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Implementing now!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@mkjohnson7826]

I’ve heard it still didn’t stop them from tracking/monitoring.

[@TacticalTerry]

Some of the permissions are effectively a fake switch/button. Google got exposed for making privacy options that don't do anything.

[@pigpen5145]

I love Naomi Brockwell. Smart and well informed, she has such a personality that makes it fun to listen to her. I am going to follow her.

[@clear_gray_sky539]

It’s strange the government gave free smart phones to everyone

[@miss_america8643]

Exactly! That has always been so suspicious to me....

[@uss-dh7909]

FREE?! I've been paying two, three, four-hundred dollars every three or four years now for almost a decade now and I could have been getting smartphones for free?

[@westrnite]

My mom just keeps getting letters telling her she has to use the phone or else.......

[@bluestorm9651]

​@@uss-dh7909OBAMA PHONE!!!

[@nelsonbrum8496]

*to the poors...

[@adamking6005]

I think an electronic privacy law is long overdue

[@johnclark546]

Remember who makes laws: the government is never going to give this control back.

[@adamking6005]

@johnclark546 Yep, and I think that's why something that's so obviously needed has never even been mentioned. Tech will not give it up without a knock-out fight, and the government will never give it back even if they claim they would. Together, those two form a front we can't hope to break. So, it's not going to happen. It's just sickening to realize that governments will not serve the people no matter who we "elect."

[@agisler87]

I don't understand why it matters who a company sells my data to. I don't understand why people care. On the other hand I really do care about what the government knows as it's the only entity that can send me to jail. It seems we need privacy laws protecting us from the government, not from tech companies.

[@johnclark546]

i agree. both government and big business are by nature designed to grow and be self serving. That is why the founding fathers tried to keep it limited.. there really is no way out of this save a solar flare or EMP and that would be painful, to say the least.@@adamking6005

[@guyindecatur]

Cool it with the antisemitism. /s

[@anthonydavid5121]

Always enjoyed hearing news and informtion from John Stossel.

[@Millah323]

All companies are the same, there's no privacy period... Phones, TVs, cars, and more all track everything you do and say, text...

[@aquaudo]

Fun fact, a lot of cars I don’t know how they do it let’s say you’re having you know😅 your car will literally track that data and send it to the company’s 💀

[@seandelap8587]

Why is anyone suprised by this when its been happening since the invention of these devices

[@nerdicusdorkum2923]

Don't worry, not the first time I thought something was public or common knowledge, just to realize that most of said public either has no idea, or deliberately buries their head in the sand about it. But it still needs to be said: Smartphones are pocket spyware. Hopefully after droning to enough people about this, maybe then we might actually make some ground in re-securing our privacy again.

[@crazyfrank2027]

Exactly

[@ambulet]

Steve Jobs stood on a stage in 2007 and introduced the iPhone. Google with android. Supporting networks really didn't catch up until 2013. 10 years to wreck all of civilization. Fastest decline in all of recorded history.

[@BSB333]

Seriously. Plus, these patents of tech they put into all devices are much worse. Look these up on Google: US6017302A US6506148B2 US4877027A US5159703A US20030171688A1 and there are more.

[@sidwhiting665]

Most of us don't think about it. It's not really a surprise. It's sort of like someone who doesn't exercise and doesn't eat a healthy diet goes once a year to the doctor to find out how bad their health is. They know, but don't want to deal with it. Then one day the Doc is like, "Okay, if you don't change this habit you're going to die" and they're like "Huh...when did this happen?"

[@ronaldlewis8452]

I'm tired of being asked to put apps on my phone everywhere I go. The guy working at the sandwich shop was like do you have our app. Everything has an app now crowded up the space on my phone.

[@doyourownresearch7297]

dont leave us hanging. Did you have their app, and how was the sandwich?

[@natehill8069]

If I installed every app someone wanted me to I would need 5 or 6 phones...

[@freethebirds3578]

I won't accept all the apps businesses want me to have, If they can't work with me without a phone, I can find another company.

[@guyindecatur]

@@doyourownresearch7297 🙂

[@u686st7]

Homey don't app.......

[@roninmarketing4048]

John you rock man. Thanks for keeping it real for all of these decades.

[@j.h.d.2153]

She is so knowledgeable and smart!! I am very grateful to her for sharing her knowledge and time with the rest of us....there is so much to learn and stay on top of!! It's frightening, actually. God bless her, and this host for interviewing her!!! Ps: Gosh, I grew up watching this man...such memories. 🕊🙏🐾

[@thedude7319]

For someone that occasionally read the EULA of apps and software. they read like summoning rituals for eldritch horrors which I dislike

[@soakedbearrd]

They are, as is most legalese. You won’t believe just how accurate the word “summoning” applies here, same with courts. The words are coded, and it functions as a ritual.

[@Rowgue51]

You don't even have to read the EULA or TOS to know about all this data collection though. When you install the app it literally tells you what it wants access to and you have to actively agree to grant those permissions before it will install or open.

[@Strideo1]

Where's my free phone? I've been buying them.

[@thatguychris5654]

Email should be treated like regular paper mail. If you mess with that, it's a federal offense.

[@username00009]

Even paper mail is tracked. The USPS scans pictures of every piece of mail

[@somnambulist7705]

I don’t care if google knows where I go, who I see or where I browse. It’s all quite tedious and good luck fishing through that. I’m not that much of a narcissist that I think I’m that important.

[@DeeJung-xl5wy]

this will catch up with you sooner than you think. AGI will know what u do before you even do it. no matter what you do. this can be very dangerous for you and society as a whole. knowing you is knowing those around you.

[@somnambulist7705]

@@DeeJung-xl5wy like I care. People give away far more information on social media willingly The main concerns in my opinion come from the tin foil hat brigade and criminals

[@thomasmaughan4798]

"I don’t care if google knows where I go, who I see or where I browse" Mostly agree; Google isn't interested WHERE you are, advertisers are interested and *sometimes* so is law enforcement. If you just happen to be anywhere near a bank when it is robbed, you could become part of an investigation and in that situation you need to prove your innocence; they don't need to prove your guilt; at least, not until it goes to trial. You will have to explain why you were near the bank on October 13, 2022 at 10:37 a.m. You probably won't remember. The real culprit will have his story well rehearsed. If by some miracle you DO remember why you were there, that too will seem suspicious. Who remembers that sort of thing? You are doomed either way. I can see tremendous utility for law enforcement; a woman is unlifed; but had a cellphone and so usually does the culprit. All you need is identify the moment when her cellphone stopped moving and which other cellphone was nearest at the time. Of course, a clever culprit will simply use a "burner phone" or borrow someone's phone and put the finger on someone else; or just not bring her phone to the scene of the crime (duh) thus putting the finger on any bystander that just happens to be somewhere in the vicinity.

[@BryanDenlingerKJVM]

I have a landline phone. No smart phone. When I need to get online, I go to my office. It used to be that everyone was like me...

[@kelsijodryer6348]

On a cold day a few weeks ago I heard my old furnace kick on. That beast might last forever. I said out loud, "oh, thank you. I love you Bard" (it's brand)... ever since, I have been getting ads for a company named Bard. It's always listening.

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

You can easily limit the apps that have access to your microphone and to turn off hey Google or whatever product you have listening on your microphone.

[@kelsijodryer6348]

@@SpaceCadet4Jesus I bet they never really turn off the microphone, even when you ask them to.

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

@@kelsijodryer6348 You don't ask them to, you simply disable the microphone if someone is so paranoid. There are plenty of good apps available that tattle on which app has the rights to access which function on your phone. I just checked mine and all the apps I do want to access the microphone do. The rest don't. If I have anymore doubts, I would simply delete the app On the same hand, I have a monitoring firewall that gives a report on each device, the ports and the IP address as to where it is going and when. There is no microphone sending data to Google unless I activate Google and give it voice input. I'm not living a paranoid life but I'm also not signing up for Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Tinder, Instagram, etc, to name a few. I have no need.

[@cacatr4495]

@@SpaceCadet4Jesus You wrote in another thread here that they have better things to do than to listen to people.

[@MsHojat]

@@kelsijodryer6348I bet you're wrong. They really don't need to do it because -especially when hiding the permissions in weird places and enabling them by default- people don't bother looking for them and turn them off. But if you _do_ think that, then that's just more reason to use something like DivestOS or GrapheneOS, which will certainly prevent that sort of thing.

[@hekkenschutz]

Who spies on the government?

[@barkmaker]

A lot of people.

[@abeismain]

Journalists and lawyers and other governments send spies 🕵️‍♂️ Many hats 🧢

[@clear_gray_sky539]

Non government Intelligence agencies / shadow government

[@jahmd8377]

Other governments

[@caster863]

The WEF

[@bluecollarmark]

🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️Just dump the phone 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️ Lived most of my life without a cell phone, to be honest, life was better. 😇

[@MikeB-ff6zr]

Thanks John. We so appreciate your work.

[@kevintackett7564]

ALWAYS REMEMBER: if it's free you are the product!!!

[@giandeibrughi7829]

Ok then you continue to pay

[@jgarbo3541]

Not with Linux.

[@GrandpaRanOverRudolf]

just because you pay doesn't mean you're not also the product. They're entities designed to maximize profits, which means if you're paying they'll still sell your data to maximize profits

[@giandeibrughi7829]

@@jgarbo3541 ahaha Linux cringe moment

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

​@@GrandpaRanOverRudolfI haven't bought anything that was advertised to me nor have I clicked on any advertising link in my browsing, nor has my browsing ads shown any product related to anything that I would want. I've been using cell phones and computer equipment for over three decades and they still can't get a handle on what I might buy.

[@nerdicusdorkum2923]

This shit is why I sometimes feel like I am the last flip phone user alive. Even then, I don't trust that thing. I honestly treat it as a glorified landline, as I rarely ever take it out of the house. Only time I do so is when I am expecting to use it, usually for important business.

[@bertblue9683]

Good job boomer

[@bluestorm9651]

​@@bertblue9683I'm a millennial and I still use a flipper.

[@brandon8900]

Total sketchbag

[@demwillams8898]

"What kind of business?" "Important"

[@chrimony]

@@bertblue9683 I have to laugh at the zoomers crossing the street with their heads staring down at their smart phone. The best part was when I saw to friends walking together doing this. Another guy, some guy was scanning his groceries in front of me, and he kept looking at his phone, slowing down the process. Total addicts.

[@Chriscovelli1]

I got a new job recently with DISH network. In the first two weeks my phone started blowing up. I ignored them at first, then was so annoyed i decided to talk to them. Turns out, it was DISH calling me to try and sell me the very service i was being trained to do! So they SOLD my personal info within days of hiring me. This is becoming standard procedure in America. This country is disgusting!!!!!

[@bjkarana]

Yikes! Tells you a lot about your employer if the "excrete" where they eat.

[@sheerluckholmes5468]

Thou shalt worship the allmighty money god, your data is our data.

[@weekendwarrior3420]

This make sno sense.

[@billschlafly4107]

Samsung = Bad...therefore the US is bad? Broken logic at it's finest. Get up off your arse and fix it.

[@Chriscovelli1]

​@@bjkarana It's not just them either. The WHOLE WORLD is doing this. When we've gotten to a point we're selling each other out is common practice, id say we're fukd.

[@Carolina-nn6ye]

You can delete every single app but your phone is still going to track. This woman's job is irrelevant.

[@googoo554]

Thank you both so much❤

[@ambulet]

The genie is out of the bottle. Privacy is a total myth if you use any electronic/internet means. Shut off one path, they develop another. The only way to partially defeat them is get off the grid on a mountaintop somewhere. And they still know you are there.

[@maidenminnesota1]

Yep, it's not just phones. Why do you think they went with chip readers in credit cards? If you think it was to prevent identity theft, think again.

[@martinparmer]

It's all about targeted advertising. It works and they know it and are willing to pay for the data that allows them to target you.

[@user-lv4ok9vo5o]

@@maidenminnesota1can you elaborate about the chip reader? is it ok to ‘slide’ or ‘tap’ the credit card instead?

[@demwillams8898]

There is no escape. Period.

[@chrimony]

Privacy is not a binary on-off switch. Every avenue you shut down is one less way for information to leak out. There are many players and many pieces of information. But people would rather just give up for the sake of convenience.

[@camrsr5463]

Location services off until you need it and bluetooth off until you need it. just a couple of tips among many others. be safe out there.

[@harrysatin5110]

I’m so glad I found you, your 20/20 segments were always the best part of the show.

[@island661]

Our government must be extremely bored.

[@bobp3738]

Dr. Bob’s security paradox: As convenience increases, security (and privacy) decreases. And vice-versa.

[@topsuperseven7910]

Beyond the tracking, I'm just exhausted with APPs. That Canadian Airport App broke me (final straw) and now I am done, no more apps. Some store told me I needed an App to do something for buying or ordering things through their store. I have to learn to live without that store's service because I am DONE with Apps.

[@rutgerhoutdijk3547]

More people should learn this.

[@broonkhavar1461]

Good for you. The thing that broke me was fast food apps. They literally ask you every time you pull up to order if you're using their app. I asked once if it makes it faster? No. Do they make the food ahead of time? No. I checked their rewards points - practically worthless, takes months to earn a free hash brown. No. I deleted their app. There are some fast food that give really good rewards... so FINE, I will give up some privacy for actually useful rewards and free food. I never give more permissions than necessary, and i ALWAYS choose "this time only" for permissions that activate my phone's sensors (camera, location, etc). I assume they'll keep that data forever, but it's a trade off.

[@danajarreau4053]

A couple of years ago, a certain movie chain employee told me that I had to download their app in order to order concessions. "You mean I can't walk up to that counter right there and order a drink?(me pointing to the counter ten feet away). Worker: "No. You have to download our app, place the order, and they'll get it ready for you." It was the most asinine thing I had heard in my life. And, no, I absolutely did not download the app. I told them that was stupid and they would never get more of my money for being so stupid.

[@topsuperseven7910]

@@danajarreau4053 Had the same experience with a coffee hut. It became obvious the staff (very young college gals) they didn't know how to process an order other than by the App. I told them Im not going anymore apps and finally she just used her own app on her own phone. The next time I went there she said the manager told her she's not allowed to do that anymore and customers (like me) would have to do it themselves on their own phone apps or get their own friends or family to.. ... i mean I simply stopped going there :(

[@bscott3382]

Thanks John! I appreciate this information.

[@Musicman-50]

OMG !! Naomi is just simply adorable and her KZbin channel is awesome and jam packed with information on helping us keep our lives more private and our phones from tracking our every move.

[@clm3436]

The plus of deleting: Your phone actually works as you don't have so many apps clogging it up. I also refuse to shop at stores that require an app to get the discount. Especially if I already have the card for the discount.

[@barkmaker]

I hope they're enjoying those photos as much as I am. 🤣

[@untilvalhalla7854]

👍🏻

[@larrybud]

If you think that's the worst of it, you're beyond help.

[@untilvalhalla7854]

@@larrybud It was a joke. 🙄

[@sciencefaction2646]

"I hope the CCP and FBI are enjoying knowing my every action! I hope my data isn't for sale to the highest bidder on the dark web! I hope they don't frame me using ch*ld p*rn! I hope they don't steal my identity and ruin me for at least 18 months while I undo their actions! I hope they don't DOX me or my kids! I hope whatever political power is in charge likes what I post!"

[@barkmaker]

@@untilvalhalla7854, glad most people got it. 😁

[@Jennifer-nz2ss]

We need-new government privacy for ALL OF OUR APP! NOW! How outrageous. This should be against the law

[@castanedagus]

In this day and age of Big Brother I highly doubt there’s anything private at all. I think the government is on top of everything and is watching and listening

[@letsridehard]

THIS IS MY LAST MESSAGE ON THE INTERNET….I’m immediately throwing my phone in the lake and moving to a hut in the forest, I will hide and live off the land 😳

[@NoOne-ef7yu]

Proceeds to get followed by a drone...

[@ctcv-to8kq]

HA!@@NoOne-ef7yu

[@xxwookey]

Or you could just take some steps to not be tracked all the time.

[@DanSlotea]

I wish I could afford a cabin in the woods😂😂

[@letsridehard]

@@DanSlotea it’s not a cabin, it’ll be a little hut that I will build with my hands 😎

[@michaeldunn5788]

The biggest takeaway from what she said is that we don't need an app for everything start using a web browser in replace of a particular app.

[@bluestorm9651]

Won't help. Look up "Geofencing". You can have nothing but the basic stock apps on your phone and it doesn't matter. With the built in Google ID or an Apple ID or an IMEI, you're always being watched.

[@arKiteX3]

That's a great alternative...if your browser isn't *also* spying on you. If it is, you're just collecting all your data into one convenient little package in your browser.

[@sudoCompetence]

Highly recommend brave or Vivaldi (which I personally use) if you want to stay in chromium infrastructure without using chrome itself.

[@sudoCompetence]

With Vivaldi you can import your Google account and keep you bookmarks etc

[@KAT-dg6el]

When I first got my phone apps made me uncomfortable so I deleted them all. I just do the web browser to get into my bank account or pay my credit cards. I also have a lot of things on my phone blocked including my location.

[@jerrydemeroto4243]

Thank you John always informative

[@BrunoBoy3913]

I had to watch twice to take in all of the information. I got distracted the first time with the pure beauty of this woman🤩🤩

[@Mpg-gh5fq]

Companies are finding ever more creative ways to get you to download their app. For example, Kohl's has removed their price scanners from stores, and they now tell you to use your phone with their app to get prices. I don't do that. Instead, I ask a store employee for the price, and waste their staff time on purpose. And when I go to a haircut place that wants you to put your name and phone number in a computer to sign in, I give them their own phone number instead of mine.

[@lcolon5606]

oh good idea about the sign in

[@andrewkamoha4666]

Funny to see John imitating my grandma ...

[@augustuscaesar8287]

I assume you're talking about his mustache and beard.

[@andrewkamoha4666]

@@augustuscaesar8287 Nope. I'm talking about his replies to Naomi suggestions ...

[@JarlBarbossa]

​​@@andrewkamoha4666it's what makes his interview style great. Takes humility to play the dunce in your lessons.

[@motopolak]

6:58 🙄 “Sure, tell ‘em… I don’t care” 😆😆😆

[@Pristeep_Tejas]

Thank you!!!! I just went and subscribed to her channel! Can’t wait to get rid of the apps she has suggested removing. This is really helpful!

[@itykud79]

High quality information and very educational. Thank you for sharing.🎯🙏🏻

[@WaaDoku]

Funny thing, she forgot to mention that credit card companies also track you and log every location you bought stuff at.

[@CornyBum]

Funny thing, you forgot that this video focuses on his phone. Credit card use can be a useful consideration for privacy, though.

[@WaaDoku]

@@CornyBum How so? You think credit card companies don't use your private data to make money?

[@CornyBum]

@@WaaDoku I know they do. I think you're missing my point.

[@WaaDoku]

@@CornyBum What's your point? Can you formulate that again in different words?

[@cmebeth]

AND cc companies amd BANKS will gladly, willingly turn over to federal agencies your private banking information, purchases , locations, etc. We live in Orwell's novel...

[@barbaraallen7164]

Government keeps track of us through many means.

[@anapantz]

This is great! Following her now... thanks for this info.

[@notenote2004]

Having a COVID app is a very unintelligent thing! It means that you accepted the control…

[@ShellG.]

🎯

[@klimatbluffen]

Turn off the phone and keep it in a Faraday bag when not in use.

[@pancakelens75]

Yes yes YES👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@barkmaker]

...unless missing a phone call isn't an option.

[@ericelsberry5585]

For those of us that make things work, it isn’t an option.

[@klimatbluffen]

@@ericelsberry5585 So you belong to those who are absolutely indispensable, every single cemetery is filled with such and yet life goes on.

[@jbkibs]

@@ericelsberry5585 Make what things work? An entire generation invented and designed many of the things used today without the use of cell phones... I guess they were just better.

[@neverbeforeseenvideos2249]

" Soon, it will be possible to assert almost continuous surveillance over every citizen and maintain up-to-date complete files containing even the most personal information about the citizen.... " -Zbigniew Brzezinski 1979

[@MicheleBartonThomas]

Father of Mika, that media wh-0-re on MSNBC.

[@kevinstaggs5048]

True. But just think how convenient everything will be.

[@auntbarbara5576]

Great guest! Thanks Mr S 👍🏽😉

[@elizabethwilfong2260]

Excellent! Thank you!!

[@jimcabezola3051]

Thank you for having Naomi Brockwell on your show! She knows what she's talking about!

[@neverbeforeseenvideos2249]

" Soon, it will be possible to assert almost continuous surveillance over every citizen and maintain up-to-date complete files containing even the most personal information about the citizen.... " -Zbigniew Brzezinski 1979

[@jimcabezola3051]

@@neverbeforeseenvideos2249 Sorta fills you with happiness, doesn't it?😆🤣

[@thomasholland9568]

Like my security people tell me, "if you are able to do your job, then we aren't doing ours." Everything comes with a price. The only truly secure device is one made out of wood.

[@TheRealJBMcMunn]

Made out of wood, enclosed in a Faraday cage, and buried 50 feet underground. I'm intrigued by the perception that security compromises productivity. How would you measure this? There's no cosmic law that says security and productivity are inversely related. For one thing, security redistributes energy consumption. If you're honest and I'm not, you still carry an equal part of the burden of finding cats, motorcycles, and crosswalks that I do. So I guess your ethics are not moving you to the front of the line. Why would enhanced security interfere with productivity with properly written software? I wonder if it's really just poor connectivity between two software products. That's a programming problem. The hideous requirement to adopt Electronic Medical Records was partially justified by claiming interconnectivity among various EMR would be extremely useful for the inexpensive and speedy exchange of medical records, lab results, office notes and other features. It's been over a decade and many of these products can't effectively transfer info back and forth. The only exception IMHO is radiology. A radiologist can read an image from home. Their report can usually be downloaded the next day. There are quite a few imaging programs that allow you to view the actual films on your computer (or tablet or phone). Some can be interfaced into certain EMR products, but once again, if there are 100 different EMR products what company is going to write an interface for each and every one? If someone comes up with a one-stop-shopping product that automates interconnectivity they might get very wealthy. You can either buy free-standing products with various custom interfaces, or you can buy a single product that plugs into everything. If well-received, the next step would be to standardize the interface. Guess who that would be?

[@grumpycat5991]

Termites have entered Chat

[@chaosgyro]

Have you ever encountered fire? It's rather fitting that fire is a metaphor for technology, because doing ANYTHING disrupts your privacy somehow. The mere act of existing in advanced, technological society breaches your privacy in a millions ways for every action you take. Google and Facebook may collect my information, some of which could potentially wind up with people I don't appreciate. Meanwhile my utility company has all of my personal information as well, and they are the targets of hackers all the time. The same goes for my medical insurance and the hospitals. Even walking out my front door puts me in view of thousands of cameras with facial recognition capability. No amount of hand-wringing over which apps I do or do not use will keep me private. The only real way to make that happen is to live like a tribesman is the Amazon basin. Hell, even then I'd be well known by the entire tribe, so I'd better secluded myself in a yurt somewhere on a desolate mountainside and wait for death.

[@null_face]

a piano?

[@dingdongdaddy589]

Uhhhhuhuhuh wood.

[@bucky5676]

The problem is, this has been going on since conception and it isn’t going away. It’s getting worse. Everything tracks you and shares information regardless if your opt out etc. TOS/EULA continue to get longer and harder to read. Government needs to regulate these companies, but not censor, however government allows it because they benefit from the collected information. We are screwed and have been, there’s really no escape. Dystopia disguised as utopia.

[@markshandshake1]

first time here; john, you talk and questions are like the beginner...simple naive which allows me to understand this very well! looking forward to your channel

[@americanguy3258]

Makes you wonder how all of this spying got legalized, then you remember all the rich politicians…and it starts to make sense.

[@nightrunnerxm393]

Go back a bit further to 9/11 when the entire population was caught with their pants down and 3000 people died. _That's_ how this all got legalized. They couldn't let a crisis go to waste without expanding government powers, and most of us were so concerned about avoiding a repeat event that we went along with it without really understanding the full long-term implications and consequences--though some recognized it, but they were universally condemned as "conspiracy theorists" at the time. Since then, it's became so incredibly difficult to convince politicians to stop renewing the various laws enacted then that it all just...continues as if it's normal. Gotta "keep the country safe!" after all. Wait...why does that sound familiar...? Oh, right. Same excuse they used for all the draconian BS they used during COVID, too. Couldn't let that crisis go to waste, either.

[@Zach-ju5vi]

It started with the Patriot act. They have since changed the name and spread it out so we can't get rid of it so easily.

[@JarlBarbossa]

Semite supremecists run the cia, fbi, and federal reserve

[@neverbeforeseenvideos2249]

" Who controls the food supply controls the people; who controls the energy can control whole continents; who controls money can control the world. " -Zbigniew Brzezinski

[@julonkrutor4649]

John Stossel - i will morn the day when he stops doing this.

[@finddeniro]

Software. He will live Forever.

[@LokiScarletWasHere]

@@finddeniro Stossware - A computer generated talking head with the illusion of Stossel-level intelligence and humor Coming soon to a surveillance device near you

[@RedWillowFarmVa]

Whenever my family and I need to discuss something important we turn our phones off and put them in another room with door shut.

[@bluntedonbroadway9611]

Gr8 video & exceedingly informative. Thank you!

[@itwsntme]

I keep my phone fairly clean, but after this I did a review and ended up deleting about half a dozen apps. Good advice.

[@jfkst1]

Not just the government. I work for private security consulting and we track people on phone apps as well.

[@yodab.at1746]

As do private citizens who get hold of spy software and then discuss your private life, your every move, everything, in private Facebook groups for that one opportunity to bring you down.

[@aaronlopez492]

Bottom line, our worst enemy is laziness and giving to much trust to companies that see us as a💲💲sign. They all want to monetize the relationship by hook or by crook.

[@catritz]

*Shell* - "Just put in a card". No, how about just paying cash?! This is well beyond creepy... It's evil and twisted.

[@3dimensionsofmusic3D]

The phone feels lighter already 😊. Love that

[@yadusolparterre]

It would've been nice to address the "no big deal" argument

[@MsHojat]

I think he did. By this I mean that it seems familar to me him covering this. Presumably in his previous video about this topic with Naomi.

[@maureenparran8918]

Excellent information, thank you

[@deedavis1950]

I so appreciate this information.

[@kyzercube]

John, if you really want to get truly in depth with this subject matter, I highly recommend you do an interview with Louis Rossmann.

[@19Marauder79]

@rossmanngroup - hopefully he will see it, and I agree.

[@raskolnikov3799]

Tbh I feel like she knows a lot more about this stuff than he does? He covers a lot of important stuff related to technology and freedom, but she's more focused on the particular issue of privacy.

[@kyzercube]

​@@raskolnikov3799 You obviously haven't watched many John Stossel interviews. That's his " shtick ". He does a really good job at making sure he doesn't transmit personal bias to the story and forces you to think for yourself... you know, actual journalism. If you're looking for conformational bias, John Stossel will disappoint you 🤣

[@raskolnikov3799]

@@kyzercube lol weirdly aggressive response. I've watched lots of his interviews, and also most videos from Rossmann. And again, about this issue, I think Brockwell is better qualified. People who different beliefs from you aren't always uninformed 🤷‍♀️.

[@kyzercube]

@@raskolnikov3799 I fail to understand how you derived a comment I made expressing neutrality and shrinking of the talking head as " aggressive ". Are you the type that depends on others telling you what is and what is not instead of you figuring things out for yourself?

[@richdemanowski2575]

The great irony is that, back in the day when AT&T was "The Evil Empire", Google's motto was "Don't be evil".

[@nickbrutanna9973]

ANOTHER option, for things other than Google Apps, is often to deny the app permissions. Most apps have to have permission to access location data, your camera, etc. Often it does not need that -- and just as often, you can tell it "ask me", and then you can decide if you want to do it "just this one time"... which allows a certain convenience but refuses to let it do anything it wants.

[@Besorah1729]

I have ALWAYS warned people about this and I always explain to people that these apps are doorways that access everything. Thank you for reporting this!

[@thomasmaughan4798]

Most people do not care; "I have nothing to hide" when some degree of privacy can be useful in some circumstances.

[@lukecat3825]

The demand from so many fast food restaurants that want you to sign up just to look at the menu with prices as if you are starting an order instead of just looking, is annoying and is collecting e mail addresses. 😂

[@diirtburns]

Subway used to offer a free cookie (the ones you eat) in exchange for your email address. I asked the girl behind the counter if Subway really thought I'd sell myself for a cookie--she just shrugged.

[@lukecat3825]

@@diirtburns A very healthy way of thinking. Glad you knew better.

[@AH-lw2bj]

I was just at a resort in Mexico and everything was through the resorts app, no menus in any restaurants, all on the app

[@thetaekwondoe3887]

@@AH-lw2bj So you don't get the menus if you don't have a phone? Wow.

[@AH-lw2bj]

@@thetaekwondoe3887 seems everyone has a phone though, you can also see everything on the website if you don't want to download the app... The only thing I didn't like was that in the restaurants everyone has their heads in their phones to order, but that's not any different from any other time where everyone is on their phone

[@jaydee_0079]

In Washington State a woman received a FINE for having an unlicensed dog in King County. Why? Because the Safeway app reported to the county that she was buying a plethora of Dog Products. The products were for her friend's dog, not her own, but it took her almost a year to convince the county that she did not own a dog. Seattle Times November 2 2016 Your grocery bill may help King County track unlicensed pets

[@perspectiveiseverything1694]

What 😲?!?

[@workingcountry1776]

We are supposed to be secure in our "papers" from unreasonable search..... shouldn't thay go fo digital papers?

[@ericredbear425]

Sounds like an urban legend. I'd love to see where you got this info. Edit: I've since tried looking up ANY similar story in multiple ways and there's not one story like this. Only that Safeway app was overcharging people.

[@brettd3206]

@@ericredbear425 Not to say your misinformed, but I remember watching a YT video which implicated ULA for defamation concerning SpaceX's plan to land boosters. Now, you can't find that video anywhere. It's been scrubbed from the internet.

[@LittleMopeHead]

Source?

[@PomMom700]

Great video, John. Thx.

[@ddemonjjv]

Thanks, John, and the lady. I don't like apps