Your Data Will Leak from Online Sites If You Don't Understand THIS

[@ClayJitsu]

I would NEVER use Paypal. Does no one remember that they threatened to fine users $1500 for "offensive" social media posts? If you never heard that, it must seem hard to believe, but that absolutely happened.

[@simondymond8479]

I didnt know that.

[@TheContrarianThinker-S0]

I think you will find it is still in their T&Cs. One excellent reason to not use your main phone number, in social media.

[@TheContrarianThinker-S0]

@@simondymond8479 It was specifically centred around the Convid fiasco. More narratives' fud.

[@ab-zo6jt]

I used PayPal for years but I closed my account when they demanded to have my phone number and didn't accept a voip #.

[@archur111]

That's when I stopped too

[@ScorpionCar]

You should also watch out for ghost jobs where you apply for a job and you don't hear from the company for weeks only for your data to be sold for profit and getting scam emails and calls

[@leandrawomack9029]

100%!

[@Free-Gee]

That's why we use "application data". 😉👍

[@pdpc1013]

@ScorpionCar Actually, this one is a tricky one and most times not accomplishable. Most recruiting and hiring processes are done online in a high percentage of the process. Furthermore, companies real or fake, have acquired the bad custom of not answering job applications, or taking too long to do so. Also they all have been hiding behind excuses of safety for their employees for several years now, and have become more hermetic by not providing the real names of who are taking part in the recruiting and human resources processes. Even customer service employees refuse to provide their real name when any type of situation arises, so there is very little accountability on behalf of most institutions and companies for anything. No one to provide any explanation about anything and that is not how it should be. Even the department of labor and the similar institutions around the world are very lazy and burocratic, so solving things out is time consuming.

[@pdpc1013]

@ScorpionCar Actually, this one is a tricky one and most times not accomplishable. Most recruiting and hiring processes are done online in a high percentage of the process. Furthermore, companies real or fake, have acquired the bad custom of not answering job applications, or taking too long to do so. Also they all have been hiding behind excuses of safety for their employees for several years now, and have become more hermetic by not providing the real names of who are taking part in the recruiting and human resources processes. Even customer service employees refuse to provide their real name when any type of situation arises, so there is very little accountability on behalf of most institutions and companies for anything. No one to provide any explanation about anything and that is not how it should be. Even the department of labor and the similar institutions around the world are very lazy and bureaucratic, so solving things out is time consuming.

[@TheContrarianThinker-S0]

Remember Rob saying to use multiple email addresses. I've used them for decades; with ones I don't care if they get spammed, for the obvious sites. My main ones are restricted for critical sites. And, they are setup using alpha-numeric/special characters, to make bot spamming more difficult.

[@morningstarstorey5609]

Thank you Rob for all you do and share with us all!! Keep on Keeping on Y'all!!

[@ayubayunusa3188]

You're highly appreciated Rob.

[@alanzamora6504]

You're priceless 💖 and your top-notch information ℹ️ is magnificent _ very much loved and appreciated for your awesome work 💟

[@flinch622]

I had no idea ups blocked vpn's... but I think I know why: they would need more bandwidth to accomodate the slower behaviors of a vpn.

[@magister.mortran]

If KYC is the law for banks, then let's change this law. This needs to be made the central topic in every election. Abolish the Patriot Act and KYC policy. Instead we need a constitutional assured right to anonymity in all financial transactions, flight and hotel bookings, and healthcare.

[@additudeobx]

Be the change that you wish to seek.

[@hnhl2770]

That's akin to saying that the State apparatus must willingly relinquish power and become smaller. That is simply never going to happen. The State never, not once in the history of the current system of "mixed" economy plus representative democracy that we have in the West, has done that. Unless there is a major upheaval or imminent societal collapse (for instance, Argentina recently). Doesn't seem that's happening any time soon in richer countries like the US or the EU. The only real solution available to us right now is to create spaces on the margins, away from the domain of the State.

[@DDXY2K]

You believe votes count? 😂😂😂

[@newagetemplar6100]

They will not stop KYC ever … Firstly the tyrannical mob get high on power trips. Secondly you have to understand legalese the Law ( Land Air Water) slavery and taxes and it’s jurisdictions . Anyone with a birth certificate is property of the ‘ state’. Your birth certificate is not physically you it is a corporate entity/ trust that the state owns and you are the beneficiary of that name in Block Capitals . When you sign for a bank account / job / house you are using the state’s property ( the upper case name ) . When you get paid for your job In that upper case name the state wants its taxes. Why do you think you have a Christian name ???? Christian name …. Roman Catholic Church…. The VATICAN. The Roman invasion…. Slave trade . Legal definitions… God=grantor of dominion Signature = sign of nature Council = cartel Person = natural living human and or corporate entity Mortgage = death pledge. The United States of America is a corporation registered in British Columbia not a physical land mass The United Kingdom and City of London are corporations not physical land masses. Lastly to top all that off as far as the LAW is concerned ‘ He who creates Owns ‘ anything registered with the state is the state’s property and comes under their jurisdiction. The judiciary act as God and in their warped mind have created everything. SO THEY OWN IT AND YOU. 😵‍💫😉

[@cypherpunk7675]

Also, the unconstitutional Bank Secrecy Act (erroneous SCOTUS rulings notwithstanding) and by extension the travel rule & civil asset forfeiture.

[@babajaiy8246]

Thank you very much Rob. This was a really good show; You explain tech in a way that's easy to understand.

[@kvdp9543]

KYC is not what it was. Originally it meant the financial institution should know something about your needs and circumstances before giving you financial advice. At some point it changed and became "know your inside trouser leg measurement and the names of your first three girlfriends so we can check up on you" and now has absolutely NOTHING to do with serving the interests of the customer.

[@colinelliott8768]

One to watch for with third party sellers? "Rebates" they offer on their product sold on online seller sites. For $5 back the personal data they want to get it dealing with them directly and their processing partners/systems? Not worth it! Thank you Valvoline. Duly noted and passed on to others. 🖐️ Subtract 4 digits and view from behind as I walk away...

[@additudeobx]

What a wealth of information....

[@lunar33icious]

Thanks Rob, this is awesome info. Most appreciated!

[@UNgineering]

The solution to privacy with PayPal is to not use it - the platform is long past its usefulness. For the past decade it has been inching closer and closer to a scam.

[@chaunceyturman4987]

How do I erase the past? If you've lived somewhere for a long time, banked at the same places for years & are well-established in your community, your info has been out there for years.

[@Rbyn]

Thank you Thank you Thank you Rob!

[@michaelhamm6207]

Side note- this explains the intensity of the "war on cash."

[@mabedali_313]

Hey Rob, Thank you for the info. I am using all these strategies you have given us, however, I am confused about my medical providers and hospitals I have been dealing with due to an accident. What number should I use? Thank you.

[@fkxfkx]

the more i learn the more i hate these organizations

[@CoverageAwarenessStudio]

you're right Brax!

[@omfeib]

Hi Mr Rob, can you make a video about the service "Wifi Calling" and its pros and cons, please?

[@J.G.arspoetica]

Thank You so much, Sir 4 sharing ur analytical view,

[@horustwohawks]

Thank you, Rob ...so very much.

[@leghdaf]

Very interesting Topic , Thank you so much

[@simondymond8479]

Company secretary and head of compliance for several multinational companies. Though I mainly get engaged by companies for restructuring compliance is a large part of my job. The irony of KYC and AML is that it achieves little when it comes to organised crime and especially terrorism. Terrorists and non state or state sponsored actors have their own global networks. Hawala brokers are used in the Islamic world for example. Some are registered but many are informal and outside of regulation entirely. Little has been done to address that. Whereas it has become a massive issue to keep your regular bank accounts in order for multi level and multinational businesses. It has probably effected petty crime a fair bit but in reality, the impediment to normal business and even functioning democracy far outweighs the benefit. In the UK in one year almost 5% of bank accounts were closed by banks. This is of course a scandal and unsustainable. So why does nothing change? Because the data collection MUST be the real upside. The EU in particular is by far the most damaging to business. Though member states implementation of EU law differs greatly.

[@typrovoost7640]

Amazon still shares your email order contents to your email.

[@AYooloo]

I like to go the old ways of doing things n buy and COD,.OFFLINE, I guess ill go back to older mobiles handsets Nokia Sony Samsung..

[@chri-k]

You can't rely on the server seeing a NAT'd IPv4 as protection. it did at some point, but it probably doesn't now (my carrier doesn't translate v6 to v4), and it definitely won't in the future as IPv6 adoption increases (as it should)

[@newagetemplar6100]

Don’t forget governments , their not the sharpest tools in the toolbox regarding data security. My son was more or less forced to sign the electoral roll . Data harvesting eh 😵‍💫😉.

[@miguelclarkeottovonclarke]

sounds like a weak father and weak son, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. What happened to standing up for something as man! Shame you are teaching weakness to your progeny.

[@newagetemplar6100]

@ on the contrary dear boy , I wasn’t there at the time . He is not as knowledgeable as myself regarding the law nor is his girlfriend and we’re informed they need to sign. Signature- sign of nature

[@greatwolf.]

Wouldn't one solution to this is to just take crypto as payment instead and bypass the banks altogether?

[@MontyVFD]

If AI will track and store your key strokes as you mentioned the other day, then a VPN will have no positive effect on your privacy as the AI already has all your data from the key strokes?

[@catacocamping874]

Another tip that helps if you dont want to go completely off grid. Make it confusing i have 8 different phone numbers some disconnected and some companies don’t exist anymore also cant do any of this with social media have 23 emails all different names and numbers and passwords and some closed down they will have your name but hard to verify anything that is true haven’t had a spam call in 7 years regardless who i give a number to because no one knows which number current or if that real name it confusing

[@ettoreatalan8303]

In my country at least, providing incorrect personal data when placing an order is considered a criminal offense of (attempted) fraud.

[@rocos3028]

Leaked or outright stolen

[@tearthangel373]

Thank you.

[@fredfloyd68]

Didnt they steal everybodys social security number???

[@soyoucametosee7860]

Its not just your phone that needs to be secure.

[@kathym6603]

One credit card company has my real phone number but they think it is wrong. When I try to tell them it is the right number, even after an hour on the phone with them, they are unable to correct it.

[@cwoogie541]

Ive been through something similar to that.. its verry frustrating

[@Free-Gee]

I would obtain a new card and then cancel the card with the troublesome company

[@flinch622]

2fa is a love/hate thing to me. Its nice that banks want to help protect users but when the phone becomes the kingpost for interactions... you no longer have internet banking, you have phone banking. Cup of coffee nukes your laptop one morning? Not that big a deal - logon using another device. Drop your phone in the pool or some other mishap and you cannot bank except in person until probably the next day at least - a good way to nearly ruin a vacation if out of the country: if the bank stops your card for being out of pattern while you are trying to buy a replacement phone... anyone see how big the headacche can get? By the way, be very cautious of hotel phones overseas: going through their front desk [pabx] often legally entitles them to add their own surcharges to the bill and price varies widely from business to business. Spain comes to mind.

[@timeisnow33]

I have a question about your phone v3. Total price is $279 is that right? Or this is just a preorder price and total is different? If so could you please share estimated total.

[@davidsyrus3157]

Rob, how good is Gmail standard encryption? Would it be safe to send a copy of a voided check as an attachment to someone I trust?

[@meblake7359]

I have a gmail account that I do not share with amazon, yet my orders from ups send me stats on the delivery of items from amazon. I do not have an account with usp either.

[@user-tv5dt3nm9y]

Financial institutions spin their liability to us as security of my information held by them is my problem.

[@GTSongwriter]

I thought having a 2FA second phone is to prevent sim swapping.

[@gwaeron8630]

I would really like to get away from PayPal because they send my info to the seller. I've set up a fake alternate address for purchasing digital goods. I just go into the PP app and change the address over for that transaction. I tried adding a 2nd fake phone number but it won't let me add the last digit. They send my PayPal email address regardless : (

[@jozefserf2024]

Is this such a problem in the light of all that's actually going on?

[@kathym6603]

I thought so as I experienced this once and quit using paypal unless the scale totally tips like "how do I order from England." Same thing with the phone number and PP has my real one.

[@cyleleghorn246]

​@@jozefserf2024"in light of all that's going on" Better stay anonymous unless you want "all that's going on" to start affecting you directly.

[@Free-Gee]

Close that PP down or only use it for purchases and/or open a new PP account with info you won't mind them sharing

[@life2shorty]

How can I send PayPal to a seller and keep my identity hidden? I have the sellers PayPal QR code. Thank you in advance!

[@edgartokman4898]

Ebay is pretty good I don't really care for Amazon aparantly people like that place

[@gonefshn4031]

Hi Rob, Is Ubiquiti a good network system? I’m trying to decide whether to buy their gateway/router, switches and AP’s, only 2 AP’s, vs other companies like TP-Link or Netgear

[@kathybarley8225]

Can you address the Zelle scams that seem to be so prevalent? I’m afraid to use it.

[@20NewJourney23]

If a person you know (like a friend, sibling, parent, etc.) wants you to zelle them for a legitimate purpose then you should have no problem with using it. If a random caller tells you to zelle them because you owe some bill or have kidnapped your son/friend/parent then obviously it's a scam and DON'T send anything to them via any payment method.

[@GeorgeKennedy-u4r]

You spoke about companies sending an email with all your order info (with address) via Gmail as being a privacy risk. Is Yahoo email risky the same way when a company sends order info?

[@Free-Gee]

I would say that it is less risky but still risky. Something like proton mail will be even less risky.

[@begreater226]

It's not about the email provider, it's the company putting all the information in a email

[@LoftechUK]

I’m back. Where have you been

[@user-tt4un2xf6c]

Need help how to log in

[@bambihasantlers4744]

Man, I have a serious and important question for you (or anyone who may read and has the courtesy of replying ) : I want to buy a refurbished computer but I am not sure if it has BIOS malware or not. Can a Asus bios flash delete the bios virus and solve this problem ? ( Like.... Download the latest version on a USB stick and reflush it )

[@sylviebird9490]

Hello. Rob how can my google photos be safely transferred to a degoogled phone.

[@cyleleghorn246]

I'm not Rob, but I would suggest you to use the "google takeout" service to export and download ALL of your data from google photos. This will only include what has been sent to Google's cloud servers, some photos may only be saved on your old phone if you ran out of cloud storage or disabled automatic sync. Once you have your photos downloaded from takeout, or copied from your old phone, you can transfer them to your new phone. I don't know if there are any security concerns with signing into google takeout? There shouldn't be, but if you recently started using a VPN exclusively then Google may be able to correlate your new VPN IP address with your google account and eliminate your anonymity? I'll wait for someone with more knowledge to chime in on that.

[@Free-Gee]

You might transfer the photos to a hard-drive or other storage media or a more private cloud service and then transfer to your phone

[@ronb6182]

It would be better just to put the photos on the SD memory and install it to the degoogled phone. One problem pixel phones won't take an sd card unless it's an older phone. The main reason I don't buy one yet. I'm waiting to see if an OS is ready for the new Sony phone that has all three, Removable SD, Sims and a headphone jack. You can buy already degoogled older models but not the later models. 73

[@lonnieo4676]

just found out this morning that my bank doesn't need a phone #,,, soooo i'm shutting my phone off!!! lol....

[@iJay073]

Don't u se any of m....That makes me happy to realize.

[@RabbitWatchShop]

Because of this and more, I profess I hate being an adult and want to be adopted.

[@raughboy188]

When i am buying using my paypal account to pay i am very carefull where i use it because i primarily use paypal only in trusted places. I will put my revolut virtual card to good use for online purchases, i also have option to use single use card too.

[@kamalakrsna]

My i-phone .. is in a Farday bag. Hahahaaa...

[@foreverealm]

O no. My goal was to get your phone. I did not get there in time.

[@robbraxmantech]

It's available for non-credit cards right now. We will do Kickstarter for credit cards. Not yet set up. Sorry for the delay

[@foreverealm]

@ I feel like an idiot. Which payment options will you take now?

[@robbraxmantech]

Money order is available now. But we are setting up Kickstarter for credit cards

[@hoso1079]

No privacy if you use internet😅😅 You have to give your personal data to those parties( Bank ,Gov,Social media,Email ....) They will leak anytime. Use or not only ...😂😂

[@tearthangel373]

My computer tech said that I shouldn’t need a VPN number on my home computer

[@robbraxmantech]

Don't listen to computer techs. What do they know about privacy?

[@mungox1]

I dropped PayPal, too many scam emails

[@supremeservant3170]

Pop

[@lucar.923]

Corn

[@reggiep75]

If only this info had existed 20+ years ago, I'd have been doing it. But I've already leaked enough info/data for over 25 years but have sought to minimise the info/data I create.

[@robbraxmantech]

It's never to late to start

[@simondymond8479]

I would start. 20 years ago your data wouldnt be so detrimental. Today it can be used to block an insurance claim, change your premium, block access to mortgages and other financial products, health insurance etc. Also many companies I work with get full reports on executives they want to hire. These security files are massive. But I have noticed that they are introducing these checks for less and less senior roles. For example, one global company I know will not recruit you for a senior role if you have a facebook at all. I was lucky to be in place within contract when this was introduced. So I was unofficially warned about it before the renewal. The level of data in these files is insane. Who you talk to on whatsapp etc, what group you are a member of and how often was surprising to me. But these are the uses I know of. Personally what concerns me most is the uses I havent even come across yet. What you do from here on matters more than ever.

[@DenverDad2013]

@@simondymond8479what about what and who I watch on KZbin? I just started watching Rob. Guess I need to dig and see how to watch KZbin without causing issues.

[@MOOSEMEAT13]

Credit

[@andrukthegreat]

the bank is not your Money's protector !!! WTF are you talking about?? the BANK is THE OWNER of "your" money.. And about giving your "real"phone number .. what the hell does this supposed to mean? Nothing is real about a individual but himself. anymobile or address or ID card is just a means for govnt control/ You don't hAVE to give them nothing. if they would really protect yr money they wouldn t ask shit only your face when going to the bank that is the only one that they should have, and a image pof your face linked to your money that should be placed inside a case w your money . and when you go and ask for your money they open the casse and look if you are the one in the picture inside the case / that should be only way to verify for your the real owner !

[@lunalyn911]

Smaller investment companies now requiring customers to take pictures of the front and sides of our faces before they will allow us to open an account. Robinhood has locked me out of my account and my funds and I have to file a complaint with FINRA.

[@makcity7850]

At the moment of deposit, the funds become the property of the depository bank.Thus, as a depositor, you are in essence a creditor of the bank. Once the bank accepts your deposit, it agrees to refund the same amount, or any part thereof, on demand. Thanks to laws put in place after the Great Depression, if you have less than $250,000 deposited in a bank insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, your money is protected, even in the event of a bank failure. For the average American with less than this amount in a single bank account, there is no need to worry about the safety of their deposits.

[@andrukthegreat]

@@makcity7850 You living in lala land !! you have no idea wht the Banking gov can do. In case of failure No ones moneys are Guaranteed back.

[@HeathenRidesdragons]

What if you don't have a face

[@andrukthegreat]

@HeathenRidesdragons that is a very unlikly premise, and if such a person exists, they most likely are being looked after by someone permanently. He will either have his self as he is . Or he will have someone else have a bank acccount and take care of that person. Your question is f ed up!

[@ronhana99]

Too, long and too slow, getting to the point.

[@D.von.N]

What your life must be being constantly worried that somebody gets your real phone number. Gosh... touch the grass!

[@robbraxmantech]

Your phone number is directly associated with everything you do on the internet! This is the NEW ID

[@D.von.N]

@@robbraxmantech I am OK with that. Now what? Cold callers get nowhere. Text messages are carefully considered whether opening or not. Suspicious emails get erased instantly, many don't even make it in front of my eyes. I vet unfamiliar software via a sandbox. I block ads wherever possible so the data brokers and whoever buys my data just waste their money. I am savvy with my money so I don't buy overpriced advertised crap. I am just a drop in the ocean. What now?

[@MikuHatsune159]

​@@D.von.Nexactly as you say, you are a drop in the ocean. it's great that you and I both do all this is be more safe. But not everyone does this, which is the problem itself. It's proven to work even if you aren't the target audience.