Block Phone Tracking

[@joephysics5469]

Can't take the batteries out anymore. That wasn't done by accident.

[@12cmf]

You can on Murena phones.

[@izaicslinux6961]

On the bright side there's a bunch of devices you still can. Many budget androids, FuriLabs FLX1, PinePhone, Librem5, Murena Phones, Fairphones.

[@ronb6182]

What good is that there are lithium batteries that keep the programs running when no battery is present. A tin can with a lid might be better. At Christmas time there is an over abundance of tins. The key is not to post your briefs on the phone the less information told us better. 73

[@edzanjero353]

But you can remove the Sim card in most models. Same thing.

[@anthonysach]

​@@edzanjero353Removing the SIM doesn't address WiFi, Bluetooth or NFC.

[@theDane70]

I remember a day when it was called stalking or you needed a warrant to track someone like that. The rules have changed so much that it’s hard to trust them anymore...!!!

[@LindaLord-nr9pr]

Apparently amazon is tracking more than any other app. It s impossible to uninstall.

[@everettputerbaugh3996]

They don't need warrants anymore; they just buy what they want of the ... web.

[@aaronha994]

That's why I've spent 25 years being ridiculous. Lol. Ftw

[@j01150126]

Palantir software creates a Predictive Behavioral model from your phone, web and even medical records. All of the US intel agencies use it. So many people thought it was cute to put all their info on Facebook. Then they have the gallery to criticize people with fake accounts, talk about sheep.

[@R-cg4on]

You can Thank all the same people you voted for all these years. They changed the rules right in front of you!!!!

[@larrys5198]

I'm glad to see you touched on all the sensors that still track you even in a faraday bag. People don't realize your phone can and will record every bump jostle and movement and send that info out. Think about it this way, your phone is in a bag. You're riding on a bus. Person on the bus has their phone out. Even days later on when you take your phone out, it connects and sends your movement info. They can then match your bus related movement to someone else on the bus and know exactly where you were. Why do you think they made batteries non removable? So they can track and record everything regardless of whether you turn that fake off button... off! I watched a phone security video where they had 2 phones, one turned off and and another on and being used during a trip. When they got back, they plugged the phone in and read everything that was being uploaded to google. Even though the phone was off it traced EVERYWHERE they went and how long they were there. The ONLY difference was the location resolution was slightly lower with the phone that was off.

[@JS-yr3vq]

Can you provide a reference to an article or video which expands on the idea that the phone’s sensors are still tracking, cataloging, and ultimately sending information despite being in a Faraday.

[@JS-yr3vq]

Could you enlighten us by providing an authoritative source for your assertion that “all the sensors still track you even in a Faraday bag?”

[@purplesagegames]

Also can be used for dead reckoning to track you: ptolemy.berkeley.edu/projects/truststc/pubs/843/han_ACComplice_comsnets12-1.pdf

[@purplesagegames]

@@JS-yr3vq How widely this is being used is an unknown (to me). But it is surely possible: cris.brighton.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/14473179/sensors_19_04184_v2.pdf

[@larrys5198]

She just said it in her video, I just expanded upon it.

[@TotalEquilibrium1]

Cheap solution. Just tried this and works 100%. Take a ziplock food bag wrap carefully with 2 or 3 layers of standard alumiinum foil then take some gaffer/duct/gorrilla tape and cover all the foil. Again 2 to 3 layers. All signals to the device successfully blocked. 🥳

[@hopelogen5406]

The best think leve it at home no meed to carry it all the time

[@TotalEquilibrium1]

@@hopelogen5406 I looked into this in more detail. Most RFID wallets money belts etc do not block signals the layers are too thin on most of these. This means your cards are not being protected. Also many have banking apps on their cell and when we move to a cashless society fraud will escalate. With phone banking apps tho the best security tip is to use the fingerprint access. Reject any app that does not allow fingerprint authentication. It has been possible for some time for a POS to be modified so it can take payments from people walking past. A military or law enforcement grade faraday bag probably better. They use these military to remain undetected. Law enforcement to prevent phones taken as evidence from being remotely wiped.

[@pensivelyrebelling]

Such a convenient hack.

[@Gloria68]

​@hopelogen5406 they track to location and park

[@Gloria68]

But can you still use device?

[@savagepro9060]

The Potato-Chip Farady Bag Thingy ---->> Two bags work, one bag doesn’t. Three bags recommended!

[@ArtOfHealth]

I put phone inside two sheets of aluminium foil as Naomi says. No calls or texts.

[@sl4983]

​@@ArtOfHealththat didn't work for me

[@tonynunez6539]

What can I do to my phone to prevent it from sending signals?

[@ArtOfHealth]

@@sl4983we are all in a pickel. What we want we cannot get. If you do not need to talk to anyone and just need information, get a good Linux distro you will be happy with and get on with living. We cannot live in our phones. We need to be with family and friends and have fun outside besides our hard work. AGI is not far away. We are living in amazing times. They know where we are. They are among us. Have a good life friend.

[@dfghxcvb6306]

@@tonynunez6539you got a lot to watch, and there aren’t any easy answers. It sucks

[@alasdair4161]

Good tips. I also use a small cash box as a shield. I blocks everything, being made of steel with a good seam overlap on the lid and they are cheap and robust.

[@ArtOfHealth]

My safe did not block. Funny.

[@MrMac5150]

How about just LAWS that STOP the tracking, people should not have to jump through hoops, for privacy.

[@SchoolforHackers]

Governments pass laws -> governments want to track

[@hoboonwheels9289]

Our safety is their excuse, our small city has now installed over 30 cameras, "for crimes", that businesses were already monitoring.

[@makcity7850]

Laws only work when they get caught. They can still do it without your knowledge or consent until you find out (if ever).

[@markrothenberg9867]

Exactly. So tired of trying to protect myself from our own government

[@kidvision564]

Dream on

[@Satans_Reject]

*I've been on your channel for like two hours taking notes, and altering my phone and laptop functionalities safely. Thanks for the information. I'm a subscriber now, of course.*

[@NaomiBrockwellTV]

welcome!

[@Home2Holts]

I've only watched a handful of your videos (like 2-3), but I just want to say that you do a really good job with your pacing. I was about to move on at 3:00 when you started giving the structure for the rest of the video. But, the immediate next thing was the exact question I was thinking. That kept me on the video (despite the remote being in my hands), and I ended up watching the entire rest of the video.

[@NaomiBrockwellTV]

Thanks so much for letting me know!

[@PLor-gt2cc]

And our vehicle insurance goes up because of tracking too. Mine went up every 3-6 months. Many insurance companies want to add devices to keep an eye on our driving as well.

[@crazysquirrel9425]

Cannot easily track me. Why? Old vehicle that cannot be connected and haven't had a cell phone in years.

[@kernelklustrrfukk152]

Thank You *SO MUCH* for this video! I've very recently became interested in "Faraday Bags"" and "Ding!", you uploaded this great video!! Again, Thank YOU for educating us-folks . . . RJT

[@NaomiBrockwellTV]

Thanks you SO much for your support, it really means the world!

[@AlchemysMomTarot]

No coincidence

[@monique.thenurse55]

I am a private person.. For protection of my phone and wallet use aluminum foil I wrap it around my wallet and my cell phone anything as a metal is going block the signals and protect your items in your bag.. Purchase a Protective Bag for my phone.. Thank you for this video informative…

[@MarcusAntonius-n3f]

Many thanks to you and your entire team for the work done. The work you have done before and the work you will do in the future. Thank you so much.

[@Clark-N1NVK]

I used to use a "Danish Butter Cookie" tin. The secret is that you have to solder a wire inside connecting the base to the lid for full protection on all frequencies.

[@invisableobserver]

They work somewhat, get 2 sizes that will fit into each other, I am more EMF sensitive than any EMF meter, I don't allow cell phones in my house and I keep a few Danish Butter Cookie bins on my porch on a grounded metal table for visitors that forget to leave their cell phones in their car, I noticed the EMF radiation is not as painful to me when the signal is blocked in one of these bins.

[@DovidM]

Question: how did you determine that the lid was poorly connected to the base when it was in place? I can see using a current probe to see if electricity transmitted to the base was the same or higher than that transmitted to the lid.

[@Clark-N1NVK]

@@DovidM My first attempt was to put the phone in the 9" cookie tin and call it... it rang. (ugh) I suspected that the paint was causing the lid to be capacitively coupled. I soldered a bout 8" of 1/4" tinned copper braid from the inside of the lid to the inside of the bottom. Just for good measure I soldered a few blobs inside connecting the bottom to the side walls - proper bonding procedure. Phone in. Lid closed. No ring. (yippie) I did not attempt any further testing for leaks across the full spectrum... It is possible that the gap night leak on some frequencies. No promises from me.

[@Lili-xq9sn]

​@@invisableobserver I hope you watch "better call Saul "

[@frankvandalen6524]

You pronounce DATA correctly! Anyone who pronounces it, DAYTA pronounces it incorrectly.

[@midnitkween8609]

Currently I turn off Wi-Fi when I’m leaving the house. I’ve had identity theft issues & sensitive to tracking

[@jamesmonschke747]

Good advice, but another downside is that any radios in the phone that are still enabled will drain the battery faster the worse the signal is because they will adaptively increase their signal strength to try and reach receivers.

[@ArtOfHealth]

Exactly what happened yesterday! 69% of my battery was used up trying to hitch a signal it was never going to get. Maybe we should turn the phone’s cellular data off first and then turn off the phone. This was an SE by App.

[@DJKier-v9s]

All my WiFi stuff got violated. Now I have to learn all of this stuff. Got the bags. Thanks for your teaching!!

[@nativestrong7253]

I am a veteran of three recent wars. If I try and block my phone, I will get red flagged. Better off not getting one at all or using strictly burner phones.

[@MarshallMathers-s8c]

What?

[@ricktyuio283]

Red flagged by who? Not trying to be disrespectful, I just don’t know who’d do that

[@BijiMustardGas]

That depends entirely on what wars those were and what side.

[@George196207]

@@ricktyuio283 Uncle Sam became a paranoid stocker seeing anyone wanting privacy as a threat !

[@hopelogen5406]

If the phone is yours no one can tell you what today with it

[@stu7399]

I only turn on WiFi, NFC, Bluetooth or Location when i need it - works for me. But i will be buying a faraday pouch for my car key.

[@bobrobertsNotUrBob]

Turning them off does not stop these anymore, it has been tested with many phones and all these signals still blast as much as when they are turned on.

[@ALLkatrazX]

Thank you Naomi. Fun fact, on X everytime i read something by you i have your beautiful tone and voice that lecture the text in my head. hahahha 🥰🤪

[@garybenning1771]

Naomi, I'd like you view on the 'blackout' cards for your wallet. I and the Wife have one and it definitely stops nfc from reading our cards.

[@user-sf7ve9fm2t]

I made a Faraday cage bag with several layers of aluminum foil and silver duct tape. Works 100%, my phone gets no signal in it. It was able to miss the alert sent out by the govt last year - there was no message that it had come through, like other phones received. No one is able to call or text me when in bag.

[@ck4797]

also works when you turn it off

[@user-sf7ve9fm2t]

@@ck4797 but in a well made Faraday bag, nothing can detect the phone's signal; it's entirely blocked out. Turning it off, the phone could still very likely be detected and have a signal (unless the battery is removed, which we can't do with these modern day smart phones, conveniently for the powers that be).

[@kiwikeith7633]

I have used a Stainless Steel cylinder that has a snug fitting lid. My phone fits in it, and so far I have not managed to have it react to any signals I can generate. It is a tad bulkier than the bag, but I have it here, and so far, it appears to work flawlessly.

[@83licata]

I ❤ your sense of humor Naomi. 😂 “do you need a hug?” Thank you for the great content!!

[@gilbertacevedo1500]

I’d like to know where you could get these bags to protect your phone can I get it to Amazon? Please let me know. Thank you. I do appreciate your video. I have learned a lot and I will continue to watch a video.

[@surf6009]

They can tell what toilet paper u buy, even if you use cash. Cell phone privacy is a great topic. Love the Naomi's channel. I give her many hugs while watching. They know.....

[@crazysquirrel9425]

Toilet paper? But many STEAL it from public restrooms. Therefore data thieves can only surmise that one would be full of shit? lol

[@gregorycampbell3828]

WE SHOULD NEVER TRUST ANYTHING THAT THEY TELL US, ANYTHING THAT THEY WANT US TO SEE, OR WATCH, AND YES, LEAVE THE PHONE AT HOME !!!

[@Billy_BrownCow]

I'm gonna go to work. I need it for music. I'm gonna put it in a biscuit tin

[@Poetictruthseeker777]

​@@Billy_BrownCowuse an old school mp3 or ipod :)

[@Gruin]

Who might "They" Be? If you're on social media you're telling it all anyway, Look at me I'm doing this.......

[@gregorycampbell3828]

@ THEY are 95% of the media, and roughly 75% of social media. Do you know that THEY are highly influential? It’s because of control over the airwaves.

[@Billy_BrownCow]

@@gregorycampbell3828 spirit waves. Lol forms of plasma. They hit the end of time and bounce back a day earlier in nightmares and dream. We disassemble them and they assemble themselves

[@Freebirdz3]

I love the accent, reminds me of watching many episodes of Dr Who. The information is priceless. Naomi rates as one of the top go to sources for privacy information.

[@chrisross1703]

Dr Who isn't Australian.

[@Billy_BrownCow]

@@Freebirdz3 did you know Martha was the actual doctor in the future. She was the timeless child before the doctor. She was already a doctor helping people. She didn't need to go through the TARDIS to do what the doctor does. The doctor was at the begin and the end for the first time. The second time around Martha was the doctor though she took the long route when to heaven then back to hell then became the doctor by volition. She traveled just as far as the doctor and didn't need time travel to do it. She was more determined than the doctor. Because she is the true doctor. Not the doctor who.

[@Billy_BrownCow]

@@chrisross1703 no the grandchildren of the Sun is here. First person that can travel through time. Though paradox and spoilers become an issue. Those paradoxes are forming the TARDIS in another reality. The doctor has to go there and fix their mistakes.

[@Kikilang60]

I use an iron to melt aluminum foil on sheets of plasitic. Three sheet aluminum general. I'm going give your test a try.

[@bobrobertsNotUrBob]

copper is by far the best emf absorber

[@ToubaYouness]

Excellent video. Thank you!👍👍

[@GrampsLameChannel]

I would like to be able to block my Ford trucks Integral GPS system. I’ve already tried an aluminum foil shield of the roof antenna that didn’t work. Initial research. Shows an antenna may be located behind a dash. Would you be interested in the results when I finally am off grid in my vehicle?

[@Aubreyb07]

Yes

[@crazysquirrel9425]

yes

[@ATruckCampbell]

Get a hold of an older vehicle, late 90s and under. It will last longer anyway and be more easily repairable in the long run.

[@MrWilliamCaraballo]

Thanks!

[@NaomiBrockwellTV]

Thanks for your support!

[@ericnepean]

I have tried various Faraday bags and found them too leaky. However, I bought an inexpensive steel “Tiffin tin” from a vendor in India via eBay, and found it to be extremely effective in blocking RF.

[@invisableobserver]

just get a round metal cookie container with a lid that presses on, a better option is to get rid of your cell phone

[@carpediemarts705]

​@@Kathleen67.Explain scalar. I tried to mention to 2 people who took physics in college and got bulldozed in conversation.

[@carpediemarts705]

​@@invisableobservergo live in a cave sounds fun too!

[@Chris-wn9hi]

I like the way you pronounce the words aluminum & data 😊.

[@deangousse2113]

When inside of the bag, your phone will continuously search for a signal. Don’t forget to put your phone on airplane mode before you insert it or you may find the battery had drained significantly.

[@gailweissmanmfa9023]

Thank YOU! I just bought a case to put in a case

[@vickirobinson510]

I never take my phone out of the house. No matter where I'm going or what time it stays in the house while go where I like

[@RandyV2max]

Great video! Thank you again!

[@K-b6s6c]

Excellent information thankyou so much .

[@Carepedoit]

You had me at “privacy.”

[@StephanieSoressi]

The best way to minimize tracking is to keep apps OFF your phone. You can download them when you need them, and then delete them again. Also, delete both the cache AND all data before deleting apps. Especially if they were for a special offer -- you can usually get the offer again & again just by erasing the data before you delete the app, and then adding the app again. My guy was doing that for free minutes & data for a really long time, until he accidentally forgot to erase data before deleting the app.

[@Home-nm7rj]

This, I use page shortcuts on the desktop instead of apps where possible.

[@mysticzyoga]

Our vehicles too, (I wasn't sure if it was my phone sharing data or what.) After a couple of years of high mileage driving in the city of Glendale and Phoenix AZ while taking care of my parents I lost them both as they reached the finish lines of their lives. RIP. However, a few months later I realized that I just couldn't afford fuel AND the auto Insurance and made a plan to eventually cancel it and take the bus. A few months later I called my auto insurance to cancel it and suddenly the double checked a few things and said they could change my rate to HALF of what I was paying. I can't help but wonder, if after years of the high cost, if the decrease in driving is why they could lower my rate? wth?

[@lorenhogan5573]

Calling to cancel works much better than calling to try to get rates lowered. When I call to cancel and am offered lower rates I simply say that I already signed up with a company that offers a fair rate in the first place. You might think that staying with the same company for many years without putting in a claim would decrease your rates, but they increase your bill every year because they've already hooked you and can increase their profits. When you call to cancel, they give you a competitive rate so you won't switch to another company.

[@GregBressler]

You mentioned that you've tried a few bags. Are there any that you would recommend?

[@SharkWars180]

I agree and i would like her to recommend us some. though i do understand why she would not want to, but I still want to know.

[@davidaaaa4611]

Thanks for the video. I will take your advice.

[@MapleBR]

I really like the "daahta" pronunciation 😇

[@Subject295]

Hi, Naomi! I use Brave as my default browser and I see adverts for the Unplugged Phone on the home page. It looks like a pretty solid device for privacy, especially if it costs almost $1000 USD. Do you plan on doing a video about it?

[@Thadopeera]

I carry a faraday backpack. Blocks everything.

[@crazysquirrel9425]

Until you open the backpack.

[@Thadopeera]

@ 💯🤣 Forgot about that

[@timlocke3159]

Faraday bags that are flexible will result in the wires of the mesh breaking over time from bending the mesh, leaving holes in your protection.

[@gsftom]

Excellent video on a great topic. You breakdown and explain everything so well (issues, solutions, how to test and why it’s important). This information does not exist anywhere else in an easy to understand format that also explains why this important to a normal (non-spy) person. Thank you for sharing this with the world. You rock 🙂

[@NaomiBrockwellTV]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@MrBuzzzzz]

Interesting that you're a "non spy" person. I believe that is a first for hearing that one.

[@ZTek-uk]

I usually check my phone for messages just once or twice a day.

[@johnrobertd748]

Do you know a good faraday bag? I bought one before, and signals still got to the phone. I figure if singals could get to the phone, singals could get out

[@nosonoliento]

That's cool. How do I stop my car from being tracked?

[@moelassus]

You need a VERY large faraday bag. 😊 Seriously, this is very difficult. Even if you have a dumb car, you have license plates. There are automated license plate readers everywhere these days. Your plates are probably scanned dozens of times per day if you drive a lot. I have a late 90s era sports car that I restored. It has no smart features or communications. I also omitted my front plate to reduce the # of times I get scanned. Front plates are required in my state but I've never even been warned about it. Just a thought.

[@nosonoliento]

@@moelassus It's getting harder and harder to get rid of a body these days.

[@dsmith9572]

My cell phone usually sits on the counter right where my land-line used to be. Aluminum foil works as well as anything for a "Faraday cage", it blocks the whole spectrum.

[@VMR8648]

Any idea if it blocks the microphone from listening in on conversations, or is it only for data and location?? 🤔

[@elvendragonhammer5433]

I do board-level repairs & IT for a living, so assuming you are using a phone @ least 15yrs old then partially. New phone microphones (within the last 10 yrs or so) don't look or function anything like they used to. They are so tiny they are nearly indistinguishable from other chips on the board unless you really know what to look for. They are only about 1.5mm(L) x 1mm(W) x 0.5mm(H) now & look like a surface mount resistor with off coloring. They no longer rely on just the vibration of air molecules to transmit sound, but other modes as well. Most phones have a minimum of two, sometimes 3 or 4. One usually on the board around where your mouth would be if you are holding it to your ear, (behind the screen) one nearer to the charging port, one near the face cam, & one on the other side for video recording. They can combine that data with other sensors on board too. Also, even if you have a phone in a faraday bag with location tracking set to "off" the service that runs the hardware can't be disabled or even force quit from the processes tab anymore The phone will use the altimeter, accelerometer, compass &/or gravity to determine your movements from your last known position. It will triangulate using Bluetooth, WIFI, lidar/radar (if it has it) or the connection between other devices you have been near or connected to in the past- your friends router, your car info-tainment system etc. Hell they can use WIFI & the signals it broadcasts between itself & other devices to create a vision map of where you are in your house & what your doing- look it up- it was shown by security researchers. As for aluminum foil, it would work better than most cages, that said; it does not, & cannot block the whole spectrum. As stated by Naomi herself, if you would have watched it before making this comment. You need different metals to block the entire spectrum. At the very least you need another layer of Copper, or copper 770 alloy, a layer of nickel silver, a layer of tin or tin-plated steel, (this is where old aluminum foil would be useful as the bright side was aluminum & the "browner" side already was tin) & might as well throw in some lead sheet for good measure. Lookup Gamer's Nexus; they spent millions building a professional grade anechoic chamber & a Faraday cage with Faraday shield to test the claims from product manufacturers with laboratory grade accuracy.

[@entcraft44]

​@@VMR8648 You can't prevent the microphone from *listening* in a standard phone. You can prevent it from *hearing* by blocking the sound from reaching the microphone. Obviously a thin layer of foil is not going to do that.

[@entcraft44]

@@elvendragonhammer5433 Your strategy of different metals does not convince me. What is the reason for each metal? For high frequency (far) fields, the main thing that matters is conductivity and that there are no holes. The thickness must be higher for more attenuation (signal blocking). Aluminum, copper, and silver all work, with less thickness required at the same attenuation for the latter materials. For really low frequency magnetic fields, you need a high permeability material like Permalloy or mu-metal, though steel is also good. I really don't see any need to use more than two different metals. (To block normal radio communication this is not necessary) For low frequency electric fields, grounding may be important. But it must be done properly especially if you have electrical appliances within the cage that are supplied with external power cables. For an an EM anechoic chamber you also need radiation absorbing material, but this is to prevent the radiation generated by the devices in the chamber from affecting said devices themselves. It isn't required for blocking the signals leaking in or out of the box. At least not if it is perfectly sealed. If there are openings, absorbing material inside the box might be helpful.

[@BruceNewhouse]

If you put them in a signal proof bag, does that drain the battery faster?

[@tinasmith1391]

I've been using a faraday bag for mine for years. When it's turned on inside the bag mine does drain very fast. Might be from frantically searching for a network.

[@philipcox5041]

Just turn your phone off when in the bag

[@tinasmith1391]

@@philipcox5041 Exactly. If the bag is doing what it should be doing you won't get calls anyways. Turning it off is best.

[@RodgerMudd]

We have all been chipped. Chip in phone, chip in cards, chip in car, and all appliances chipped. Also the constant microwave fog we live in can't be good.

[@MrBuzzzzz]

Let's not forget that many people have had chips removed from their bodies that were not supposed to be there. They end up in your skull, leg or arm usually. There was one doctor who removed over 100 and filmed every surgery to prove it.

[@Sonny_Eclipse]

I purchased a faraday pouch for my phone a year ago🎉, and I keep it in my car

[@tomc5799]

Will airport security make you remove everything from Faraday bag because it block x-ray scanners.

[@pinoygal6232]

Your car license plate is also tracked everywhere you go.

[@lyfandeth]

Yes, but that is by cameras. In 1960 you couldn't buy gasoline for your car--unless the attendant took down your plate number. As did every motel.

[@kknight8112]

In my town I am seeing solar powered plate readers every where not just buildings but empty roads and cross sections. So bizarre why is this happening?

[@dreadfuldonkey]

this is why I I leave my phone at home when I go out, most people will let you make a phone call if need be in an emergency.

[@tuskiomisham]

a well informed video

[@LindaLord-nr9pr]

Can you use your phone without removing the protection ? Also , does using it in a small , closed space or wrapping it will increase the radio waves to dangerous levels. Is it true ?

[@David-sj6dj]

What frequentie scanner app were you using in this video ?

[@maxsecrest]

A few years ago I purchased a Faraday bag that was sold as blocking all cell signals, for my sister. Her ex was threatening her and she wanted it for peace of mind he wasn't tracking her phone (even though that guy wasn't smart enough to do something like that.) Anyway turned out it did nothing. The phone still rang when you called it in the bag. Beware of scams.

[@guidedmeditation2396]

I bought an RFID pouch for my phone but it still gets updates, messages and emails when it is in the proximity of a place I hade used the WIFI before. Sometimes in places I have never used it before.

[@Lili-xq9sn]

Maybe your still on "connect automatically " to various WiFi networks you used before. Go into WiFi settings and "forget" those connections.

[@4ortytoon]

i’ve been thinking about faraday bags and RF-blocking wallets for a while now, to the point of wondering if it’s feasible to build a home that doubles as a universal faraday cage (a Faraday Home). i’d probably install a dedicated entry/exit point that acts as a specified gateway for signals entering and leaving the home, which could be locked or unlocked at any time i choose so i’m not completely cutting myself or any house guests off to their data or cell network while inside. do you think something like that would be a good idea or practical?

[@laulaja-7186]

There exists conducive concrete. Can build your house out of that.

[@sheenamac2382]

Concrete Houses like the one with the inflatable frame that is then lined with rebar and then poured before the inner support is removed. With attention to rebar placement and engineering could easily be turned into a faraday house. The switch would need to be designed as perhaps a window or such with metal locking mechanism that doubles as connector that closes the “circuit” of the rebar/faraday cage.

[@evolvnyc]

Lead paint may not have been actually dangerous - it blocks 5G signals… Coincidence…?

[@Lili-xq9sn]

Maybe just don't have WiFi or any devices in your home?

[@tonygomez1141]

You can stop radio freaquencies from entering your "under construction house" by gluing aluminum foil to the back sides of the drywall, before installing. Can't do this to the entire house, because radio waves from your phone and sound waves from your television will go crazy inside your house. Only areas of the house not producing RF and sound freaquencies from the inside can be blocked. You can get buzzing in your ears and who knows what else. Another thing, you may be investigated if your house or part of your house is blocking radio freaquencies.

[@us2043]

Is this problem solved installing grapheneOS? I was told that tracking is unavoidable because the phone gives constant signal to the antennas...

[@rishikhanna5272]

Very good information

[@xti2020]

I guess I need to keep my Apple watch in a faraday bag too :)

[@Warp2090]

I saw a cellphone a while ago that had physical little switches to turn of each antenna.

[@ardishco]

I think you're thinking about the PinePhone

[@Warp2090]

@@ardishco yes thats it

[@izaicslinux6961]

The Librem 5 has switches on the side for turning off the antennas. The PinePhone has small switches on the back meant for longer term turning off the antennas you don't want on. Both devices are really not good devices though, in terms of quality and software support. I have both and they just sit on my shelf.

[@michaelashley2855]

OF ?

[@wellnesscloud9887]

What about my smart watch? Can it be tracked or will my smart watch function differently, if my phone is in a bag?

[@MrBuzzzzz]

Um, buying a smart watch was definitely not smart. Why do you think they used the word smart? So you wouldn't know it isn't smart to buy one.

[@entcraft44]

Yes, your smart watch can in principle be used to track you, whether or not it is connected to your phone. Any device capable of Bluetooth, WiFi, cellular, or any other radio communication can possibly be tracked. NFC and other near-field RFID tech is the exception, I don't think you can reasonably track someone with only that. (But those have other problems) GPS is receive-only, so it cannot be used to track you if your device never connects to the internet or you trust the software on your device not to reveal this data. But in most cases that is obviously not the case and GPS is used for tracking.

[@ZTek-uk]

You spelt and pronounced aluminium perfectly.

[@SchoolforHackers]

“Spelled” and “aluminum” to us yanks.

[@47AndyT]

Aluminum started its beginning in the USA, making it an AMERICAN word!​@@SchoolforHackers

[@JosephSilv4]

​@@47AndyT The discovery of aluminium was announced in 1825 by Danish physicist Hans Christian Ørsted. The first industrial production of aluminium was initiated by French chemist Henri Étienne Sainte-Claire Deville in 1856. It wasn't until 60 years after that it made its way to the states. Blow it out your ass, yank 🎉

[@Elijah8890]

@@47AndyTtotally wrong. Aluminum was first isolated and purified by Danish chemist Hans Christian Orsted in 1825. However, the process of extracting aluminum from its ore, bauxite, was developed by French chemist Henri Étienne Sainte-Claire Deville in 1855.

[@Autistic-Uhbuddy]

I need a hug from Naomi no matter the pronouncement of Aluminium / Aluminum. 😊. Had to edit this comment because I accidentally misspelled Naomi’s name.

[@hazelisted7710]

Would silver foil do the job??

[@KevinBourassa-p7v]

Will your phone ring if it's in these bags?

[@rOb1842]

Naomi, what are your thoughts on the new Brax 3 phone? A de googled phone.

[@ronb6182]

I think that phone would be even better because of all the information is not your own. You can use a fake name and fake emails. I don't want to get in the middle of anything both channels is about privacy just different approaches if a third party would come out I would watch it as well. Knowledge is the key to privacy. 73

[@phantomtr1]

Following

[@Woodsie_Lord]

His phones are outdated or almost outdated (not supported by the hardware manufacturer). The only thing he does is just installing his custom rom of dubious security. All of it you can do yourself on any supported phone for free. Currently pixel 8 and 9 have longest hardware support which is 7 years. You can also install on them most secure rom grapheneos and lock bootloader.

[@phantomtr1]

@@Woodsie_Lord the pixels have major issues (altho gOS is amazing) such as overheating leading to inability to GPS or calls sometimes. Worst of all, they have PWM (I never used the phones myself but based on reviews), so a whole chunk o fthe human pop cant use them.

[@ronb6182]

@Woodsie_Lord you cannot remove the sims and SD card that's a game spoiler. I must have removable sims and SD card and also a headphone jack is a must. No Bluetooth. And I'm sure the removable battery will be coming back with the new rules pertaining to lithium batteries. FedX will not take lithium batteries in their locations. Only FedX ground which is a pain if I'm not home to sign the invoice. Well there is nothing wrong with brax phones. They will be upgrading to better phones it takes time to develop new firmware. Who needs a camera in the phone anyways cameras are much better than phone cameras you don't see professional photographers using phones to take pictures in fact most pros like film over SD digital but there are really good cameras out there that have much better lenses than what a phone can offer. 73

[@larrykelly-kf5pp]

Definitely spelled with an i 🌟😁

[@erikhenriksson455]

How do you keep these bags grounded (earthed) all the time? If not then the bag becomes the new antenna!!!

[@cdl0]

Signals are blocked when there is no electrical contact between device inside the bag and the conductive screen.

[@zetectic7968]

Sir Humphry Davy had suggested the name “aluminum” for the metal in 1808.

[@markandrews1219]

Expanding on your series of videos on privacy phones - Have you considered doing an episode dedicated to mobile routers? The technique of using a DeGoogled Pixel running Graphene OS is extremely sound however, the weakest link will be the mobile broadband/4G|5G hotspot router. It would be ideal to be able to run Graphene or at least a hardened version of Linux on the mobile hotspot device to maintain a high level of privacy and security of data transfers. Are you aware that in Australia, the government has recently blocked numerous devices via their IMEI from working on all mobile networks? There is a political trend in Australia to make encrypted devices illegal including VPNs. The country is on the verge of becoming the most dystopian surveillance state in the world.

[@NaomiBrockwellTV]

Yeah Australia is in scary territory

[@natemarx4999]

Naomi is beyond wonderful.

[@EmmanuelShahid7]

as a android user like Samsung, since majority of app we download is through Google play, should I use more the Samsung store?

[@domstarkey7279]

if your phone don't get you your vehicle does

[@mtwomn8940]

One of the reasons I am diving a 1995 model.

[@mikerottier7131]

When you put a phone in a faraday case it will start emitting a maximum power because it is trying to reach a cell tower. So your battery will drain very quickly and you are exposing yourself to a lot of electromagnetic radiation. And it still will not stop the signal totally. so basically it's a waste. Except for the one who is trying to sell you these protective cases of course. Just turn it of completely or turn of mobile data .

[@msticdrumr]

Another thing is the proximity of the phone near you when you speak on things better left unsaid! If you speak on things that go against the "State", better gain decent range away from the phone!!!

[@ronm6585]

Thanks Naomi.

[@NaomiBrockwellTV]

Thanks Ron

[@brendalaveine]

I’m thinking of checking out and living in the mountains with the bears and mountain lions! At least I know my fate!

[@danmarquez3971]

Potato chip bags with aluminum lining make great Faraday bags. Lot cheaper, too.

[@jamesanderson4014]

Can you add blocking material to a center counsel in a vehicle?? Thanks

[@Br1cht]

Yes, just find the right material. I used a mesh and foil combo, hardest part to get right is the lid.

[@SchoolforHackers]

Aluminum foil does the trick.

[@JS-yr3vq]

I’m struggling to understand how a device, which receives its location information through passively acquiring GPS signal, supposedly still knows where it is when inside of a Faraday. Which, through testing we’ve determined is not receiving signals whilst inside the Faraday. Naomi mentioned the accelerometer and compass. But a compass only points to a certain azimuth and direction. A compass does not tell you where you are.

[@saxonwarrior388]

It does after 3 different readings.

[@JS-yr3vq]

@ Source?

[@KYFHOme]

The accelerometer data is logged. Your direction and speed are deprived from acceleration data. Look up "inertial navigation."

[@JS-yr3vq]

@ so then why bother with a Faraday in the first place.

[@XSpImmaLion]

Basically, security and privacy are not black and white. It's not either you have it, or you don't. The more strategies you adopt, the harder it is to collect information. So... if someone is targeting you, not everyone will bother to use inertial navigation to track you, and it's a more imprecise form of tracking. Of course, whether you wanna bother using faraday bags or not is still your own choice... it kinda depends on your threat modeling.

[@jeffbrooke4892]

Will turning your phone off block the transmission of tracking information?

[@dixieflatline1189]

Just don't use a smart phone if you're concerned about privacy. It's really that simple. A Nokia 110 is $30/40

[@darkarrowop]

Anything with a cellular modem tracks you.

[@RoseGold...]

@dixieflatline1189 I ditched my smartphone years ago and switched to a dumb phone. Majority of the times I forget that I have a phone and I leave it at home. Smartphones do more than track, they spy. Now they are saying that your bank account info can be stolen if you are messaging a person with a different smartphone brand. We are destroying ourselves with these smart devices.

[@RoseGold...]

@dixieflatline1189 I ditched my smartphone years ago and switched to a dumb phone. Majority of the times I forget that I have a phone and I leave it at home. Smartphones do more than track, they spy. Now they are saying that your bank account info can be stolen if you are messaging a person with a different smartphone brand. We are destroying ourselves with these smart devices.

[@RoseGold...]

@dixieflatline1189 I ditched my smartphone years ago and switched to a dumb phone. Majority of the times I forget that I have a phone and I leave it at home. Smartphones do more than track, they spy. Now they are saying that your bank account info can be stolen if you are messaging a person with a different smartphone brand. We are destroying ourselves with these smart devices.

[@RoseGold...]

@dixieflatline1189 I ditched my smartphone years ago and switched to a dumb phone. Majority of the times I forget that I have a phone and I leave it at home. Smartphones do more than track, they spy. Now they are saying that your bank account info can be stolen if you are messaging a person with a different smartphone brand.

[@Coffee_novice]

I need to know. If my phone is off can it still be tracked?

[@NaomiBrockwellTV]

Depends if you're a targeted person or not

[@Willpowerstudios]

got my bag!

[@markmilan57]

If your hair turns grey in a matter of weeks, if you suffering from memory loss or brainfog then it is time to throw away your smart phone. From backdoor that can access microphone and camera to Pegasus that can drain all the data making your phone extremely hot, I have suffered from all of these.

[@ArizonaHamRadio]

Yep- Wish I could take out battery on my IPhone 13

[@oaktownjerk]

Thanks for all of your tech advice Naomi😊. I love your accent👍. Keep up the good work. Godspeed💪

[@GreenpointRemembers]

Really appreciate those pants 🔥🔥🔥

[@michaeldenzer6024]

All smart devices do alot too!

[@BlueRutherford]

Here’s a wild idea: Channel your inner Luddite. Ditch mobile phones, switch to landlines and cash/silver/gold, and question the necessity of being constantly connected.

[@paulas_lens]

Landlines don't exist anymore, most places.

[@sandyduncan6167]

​@@paulas_lens that's not true at all where i live. Most offices have landlines. If you want a landline in your home, you can have one. Its just that nobody wants them.

[@nf4383]

Perhaps you have a point, and, I find it interesting you are recommending that while commenting on a KZbin video ;)

[@richs9697]

How do these waves affect hearing and brain function