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NBTV: Your Money; Your Data; Your Life. Welcome to the worlds of Digital Privacy, Tech, Scientific Innovation, and Cryptocurrency. NBTV is hosted by Naomi Brockwell: tech journalist, producer for 19-times emmy award-winning journalist John Stossel, and host of Coindesk daily show "The Hash".

NBTV: Your Money, Your Data, Your Life Naomi Brockwell

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NBTV: Your Money; Your Data; Your Life. Welcome to the worlds of Digital Privacy, Tech, Scientific Innovation, and Cryptocurrency. NBTV is hosted by Naomi Brockwell: tech journalist, producer for 19-times emmy award-winning journalist John Stossel, and host of Coindesk daily show "The Hash".

    What Your Photos Reveal!

    What Your Photos Reveal!

    https://youtu.be/VaUsJvUMUgE
    https://open.lbry.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/OSINT-photos:8

    Every picture and video you post spills secrets about you, maybe even revealing where you live. The process of connecting all these dots of our online activities is a practice known as Open Source Intelligence, or OSINT. It's the practice of using all the information available online such as public records, reviews we write, email addresses, usernames, location check ins, and social media, to link together the breadcrumbs of someone's digital life.

    Jose Monkey has 1.7 million TikTok followers, and shows us how he finds people's exact location just by using OSINT on their videos. We teach you best practices for posting photos and videos online, and how to make sure that you're not giving away more information than you intend.

    00:00 Every Pic You Post Spills Secrets
    01:11 OSINT: Breadcrumbs of your digital life
    02:22 Finding people's EXACT location from videos
    02:54 Tools to track people
    05:45 Tips to Protect Yourself When Posting
    09:23 Beware of the Culture of Oversharing
    09:55 Conclusion

    The practice of using OSINT to piece together our online trail is incredibly powerful, and can lead curious minds right to our digital doorsteps.

    Special Thanks to Jose Monkey for his delightful expertise and contribution to this piece!
    You can find his channels here:
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOZnlN6M4FVIm0_fbrEjUYQ
    https://www.tiktok.com/@the_josemonkey

    How to remove metadata from photos:
    https://youtu.be/OSln3MliFyA

    Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee Rennie, Cube Boy, Sam Ettaro, Will Sandoval and Naomi Brockwell

    To support NBTV, visit https://www.nbtv.media/support
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    NBTV's new eBook out now!
    Beginner's Introduction To Privacy - https://amzn.to/3WDSfku

    Beware of scammers, I will never give you a phone number or reach out to you with investment advice. I do not give investment advice.

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    • 12 min
    The TRUTH about Bank Privacy

    The TRUTH about Bank Privacy

    https://youtu.be/C0CyuDEuLsE
    https://open.lbry.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Financial-surveillance:e

    Financial privacy has practically vanished over the last 50 years. Most people are in denial about it, and still believe that their relationship with their bank or their credit union is confidential -- the reality couldn’t be further from that.

    In this video we walk you through the history of how financial privacy slowly disappeared, and how we built a gargantuan financial surveillance system that no one really understands the extent of.

    00:00 Financial Privacy is an Illusion
    02:14 Pre-1970
    03:23 Bank Secrecy Act
    08:02 Annunzio-Wylie AML Act
    10:38 Patriot Act
    12:51 $600 Rule
    16:17 The Future Ahead
    18:24 Is This the World We Want?

    We have slowly built a gargantuan system of unchecked financial surveillance, and it’s time to question whether this is the world we want to live in. The first step is just making people aware of how far financial surveillance norms have shifted in just a few decades.

    Special Thanks to Nicholas Anthony of the Cato Institute for sharing his expertise with us!

    Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee Rennie, Cube Boy, Sam Ettaro, Will Sandoval and Naomi Brockwell

    To support NBTV, visit https://www.nbtv.media/support
    (tax-deductible in the US)

    NBTV's new eBook out now!
    Beginner's Introduction To Privacy - https://amzn.to/3WDSfku

    Beware of scammers, I will never give you a phone number or reach out to you with investment advice. I do not give investment advice.

    Visit the NBTV website:
    https://nbtv.media



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    • 20 min
    A World Without Privacy

    A World Without Privacy

    https://youtu.be/0RhCrb8OCjw
    https://open.lbry.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Impact-of-surveillance:b

    The current state of privacy is bad. Surveillance today is pervasive, and the effects of this surveillance on the fabric of society is profound. We need to make sure we’re fully aware of the consequences of creating a world without privacy.

    If we want to reclaim privacy in the digital age, the answer is not to throw out our devices, it’s to truly embrace technology, and leverage all the new, cutting edge privacy and encryption technologies being developed every day.

    We are empowered human beings. And many of us aren't just passive enjoyers of technology -- we have a say in the direction that this technology will take, and are helping write its future. It's in our power to make sure that the future we create is the best possible timeline, not the worst.

    So let’s be intentional about the kind of future we want.

    00:00 1984 vs Reality
    05:36 Current State of Privacy
    10:43 Surveillance & The Risk To Freedom
    18:52 Psychological Impact of Pervasive Surveillance
    23:37 Recap So Far
    24:14 What Can We Do
    33:45 Make Privacy a Human Right
    35:45 Q&A - Voluntary Surrender of Data
    39:52 Q&A - “I Have Nothing To Hide”
    43:45 Q&A - Living up to the title “Private Citizen”
    44:24 Q&A - Data Hoarding Liability
    46:45 Q&A - SnapChat
    49:18 Q&A - How to Change Work Privacy Culture
    51:18 Q&A - Staying Private in a Cashless Society

    Brought to you by NBTV members: Will Sandoval, Cube Boy, and Naomi Brockwell

    Special thanks to Cactus Con for having me, and helping spread awareness about the importance of privacy!

    To support NBTV, visit https://www.nbtv.media/support
    (tax-deductible in the US)

    NBTV's new eBook out now!
    Beginner's Introduction To Privacy - https://amzn.to/3WDSfku

    Beware of scammers, I will never give you a phone number or reach out to you with investment advice. I do not give investment advice.

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    https://nbtv.media
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    • 54 min
    Stop Your Programs Reporting Your Activity with Little Snitch

    Stop Your Programs Reporting Your Activity with Little Snitch

    https://youtu.be/_0EiqiPuR4Q
    https://open.lbry.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Little-Snitch:7

    Our computers constantly talk to servers across the internet without us realizing, sharing information about our activities. Most of us don't even realize how many programs are silently connecting to the internet and sharing data. It usually happens without our explicit consent.

    But we can block these connections. On Mac, you can use a program called Little Snitch.

    In this video we look at the data is silently transmitted from our computer through things like telemetry, and show you how to use Little Snitch to regain control over the data leaving your computer.

    00:00 Your Computer’s SECRET WHISPERS
    01:39 Data Leaving Your Computer
    04:02 Little Snitch Walkthrough
    10:13 Bazzell’s Settings
    10:35 A Note About Alerts and Rules
    11:48 Conclusion

    Using a reverse firewall like Little Snitch can be very revealing about how much data is silently being transmitted from our computer. Simply becoming aware of this can help us make better decisions with the tech we use.

    Our suggestions come from privacy expert Michael Bazzell, and we highly recommend you check out his site: https://inteltechniques.com/blog/2021/08/18/macos-telemetry-update

    Little Snitch can be found here: obdev.at
    There is a similar product that apparently doesn't have the same granular functionality but is free called Lulu. I haven't tested it though, so you're on your own there!

    Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee Rennie, Cube Boy, Sam Ettaro, Will Sandoval and Naomi Brockwell

    To support NBTV, visit https://www.nbtv.media/support
    (tax-deductible in the US)

    NBTV's new eBook out now!
    Beginner's Introduction To Privacy - https://amzn.to/3WDSfku

    Beware of scammers, I will never give you a phone number or reach out to you with investment advice. I do not give investment advice.

    Visit the NBTV website:
    https://nbtv.media


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    • 13 min
    Most PRIVATE Photo Backups

    Most PRIVATE Photo Backups

    https://youtu.be/n_kTzu8NEyg
    https://open.lbry.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Back-up-Photos-privately:7

    Photos these days usually stay in digital form. Sometimes we back them up to the cloud for safekeeping: but who is getting access to your sensitive images when you do so?

    In this video we look at the built-in photo backup options on iPhone and Android, and how private they really are. We also explore more private backup solutions, and how to set them up to happen automatically so that you never have to worry about losing your precious memories ever again.

    There are some really simple solutions that don’t require any technical skill.

    00:00 Who ELSE has access to your private photos
    00:55 iPhone Default Backups
    02:31 Android Default Backups
    03:13 Graphene Default Backups
    04:35 Proton Photos
    05:42 Self Hosting Photo Backups
    07:49 Synology
    11:11 Nextcloud
    13:09 Summary

    Digital memories have become a central part of our lives. I’m really excited that you are treating them with the privacy they deserve.

    Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee Rennie, Cube Boy, Sam Ettaro, Will Sandoval and Naomi Brockwell

    To support NBTV, visit https://www.nbtv.media/support
    (tax-deductible in the US)

    NBTV's new eBook out now!
    Beginner's Introduction To Privacy - https://amzn.to/3WDSfku

    Beware of scammers, I will never give you a phone number or reach out to you with investment advice. I do not give investment advice.

    Visit the NBTV website:
    https://nbtv.media
    Support the show

    • 15 min
    Decentralized Storage

    Decentralized Storage

    https://youtu.be/rOtMGJVp2MU
    https://open.lbry.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/decentralized-storage:6

    We put a lot of trust in cloud storage providers, presuming that they’ll keep our data safe. But what if they're hacked? Or their servers go down? Or what if they decide to just kick us out of our accounts, and we lose all our emails, files, contacts, photos...
    There's another big problem with centralizing all our storage on a single platform: it turns out the whole world is doing it. Most of the world's data is stored by just 3 companies: Amazon, Microsoft, and Google.

    In this video we’re going to talk about how a handful of companies came to control most of the world’s data, how this could put our data in danger and make censorship easier, and we’ll explore the new world of decentralized storage, allowing control of the internet to be distributed back to individuals.

    00:00  The BIG problem with Cloud Storage
    02:11 The Move Towards Centralized Storage
    04:13 Risks of Data Centralization
    07:40 Decentralized Storage Options
    10:27 The DJ and the War Crimes
    11:44 Conclusion
    13:19 WTF

    We need to make sure that we are protecting our from loss and censorship. Decentralized storage allows us to return to the ideals of the early internet, that promised a connected world where information flows freely.

    Special Thanks to Adam Rose and Matt Hamilton for lending their time and expertise!

    Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee Rennie, Cube Boy, Sam Ettaro, Will Sandoval and Naomi Brockwell

    To support NBTV, visit https://www.nbtv.media/support
    (tax-deductible in the US)

    NBTV's new eBook out now!
    Beginner's Introduction To Privacy - https://amzn.to/3WDSfku

    Beware of scammers, I will never give you a phone number or reach out to you with investment advice. I do not give investment advice.

    Visit the NBTV website:
    https://nbtv.media
    Support the show

    • 14 min

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