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Microsoft Is Spying On You! Jan 12, 2023

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https://youtu.be/p3L7bLYz-mk
https://open.lbry.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Libreoffice:5
Microsoft's 365 Office Suite was recently banned in Germany over privacy concerns. Should you be using a more private office suite instead?
Microsoft Office is one of the most used suites of programs worldwide. They have become so common that their programs have worked their way into our daily vocabulary, and they set the standards for document formats.
It turns out that they collect a lot of data from their users, both when used online via their collaborative tooling, and "offline" with their downloaded software. Microsoft is also very closed lipped about the details of their data collection.
We dive into a report that recently came out of Germany looking at the privacy of Microsoft. We also look at a privacy-focused office suite alternative, LibreOffice, and how it compares.
00:00 Intro
00:42 What is Microsoft’s Office Suite?
01:37 Online vs Offline Products
03:08 Connected Experiences
04:27 Microsoft’s Data Collection Practices
07:20 Telemetry and Diagnostic Events Explained
08:52 Types of Diagnostic Data Microsoft Collects
10:05 Aria
11:22 LibreOffice
13:48 Other recommendations
Remember, your privacy is largely in your hands, and you can choose not to use products and services that collect all your data. If you have alternative products that you like and think we should check out, let us know!
If you're looking for online, collaborative alternatives to Google Docs and Microsoft 365, watch:
https://youtu.be/-4MpHf4XOMw
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You NEED to know this for 2023! Jan 04, 2023

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https://youtu.be/Qjt4izMiAww
https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/NBTV-2023:4
Out now NBTV’s new Ebook - Beginner’s Introduction to Privacy - available at:
https://amzn.to/3hCGEmk
What are the biggest privacy risks you need to be aware of in 2023?
Marta Belcher, special council to EFF and President of the Filecoin Foundation, joins me live to look at the year ahead and make sure that you’re all prepared.
00:00 Waiting Room
00:55 Intro
02:38 FBI's vs privacy
11:12 The END of Financial Privacy
22:33 Women flocking to privacy
27:58 Ukraine: Tor and Signal Users Spike
36:05 Metadata
40:21 AI and the threat to privacy
54:30 Audience Q&A
Special thanks to Marta Belcher!
Brought to you by NBTV members: Sam Ettaro, Will Sandoval, and Naomi Brockwell
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Privacy Myths DEBUNKED! Dec 26, 2022

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https://youtu.be/LNPqjcP7b7k
https://open.lbry.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Privacy-Myths-DEBUNKED:5
Is privacy dead? We certainly see and hear this sentiment echoed everywhere we go, along with claims that “online tracking is harmless”, and that “if you’ve got nothing to hide, you shouldn’t care”.
In this video, we chat with Vivaldi Technology CEO Jon von Tetzchner to debunk 4 myths about privacy.
00:00 Intro
00:51 Myth 1 - Privacy is Dead
04:45 Myth 2 - Online Tracking is Harmless
08:00 Myth 3 - It’s Not Personal Information
10:13 Myth 4 - Surveillance is Normal
12:35 What’s at Stake
13:07 Conclusion
Stop believing these people who tell us that we shouldn't bother protecting our privacy. The only way to preserve privacy in our lives is to value it and fight for it. We are empowered human beings, who can make better choices about the tech that we use, and we can opt for more privacy-preserving options.
Surveillance is not inevitable, let's stop normalizing it!
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Should You Trust Apple? Dec 18, 2022

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https://youtu.be/uLPG-KF3GAc
https://open.lbry.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Apple-Encrypt-v4-Odysee:e
Apple markets itself as a privacy company. But what does that really mean?
They just made some big announcements that will improve the privacy of the average person dramatically, but does that mean that YOU should use their products?
In this video, we’re going to dive into the details of their latest announcement about scrapping phone scanning and enabling iCloud backups, analyze Apple’s privacy track record, and explore whether their products are right for a privacy-conscious person.
00:00 Intro
01:25 Apple Privacy- The Good
03:46 Apple Privacy- The Bad
05:45 Apple’s Announcement
08:22 What is Advanced Data Protection?
09:58 FBI Response
10:50 Should You Use Apple Products?
11:51 Outro
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You NEED to learn about FIREWALLS! Dec 08, 2022

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https://youtu.be/yKyjbeObQXg
https://open.lbry.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Firewalls:2
Your IoT devices are usually easy to hack, and they put the other devices on your network at risk. One way to help protect your more important devices is to keep them on a separate network, and create firewall rules that block your insecure devices from talking to any other network.
Your firewalls are a crucial part of your privacy and security setup. You can think of them like a bouncer at a building, deciding who is allowed to enter and who is not.
In this video we show you how to create a separate network for your insecure devices like IoT devices. We then show you how to create firewall rules to silo these devices on the separate network, so that they can't access any of your important devices on other networks.
00:00 Intro
00:38 What is a Basic Firewall?
02:13 What is a Next Gen Firewall?
03:38 Network Segmenting
04:00 Video Overview
04:45 Enabling OPT1 and OPT2 Interfaces
05:39 Creating our OPT1 and OPT2 Networks
08:02 DHCP
09:38 DNS
11:23 Firewalls
13:14 Testing Our Networks
13:42 Firewalls: Siloing Networks
21:18 Conclusion
Your home network is key to the privacy and security of your online activity, so it’s really worth taking the time to learn about how to make it more robust.
This is the 2nd video in our series about home networks. In the first we explained how your router is actually really insecure, how there’s better software and firmware you should be using, and we taught you how to install these better systems.
1st video in this series, Installing pfSense and Setting up your LAN network:
https://youtu.be/QPCbri1EJ8U
https://open.lbry.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/pfsense-protectli-tutorial:7
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Use an Email Alias! Nov 29, 2022

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https://youtu.be/5HHdk_GP-Ew
https://open.lbry.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Email-aliases:2
We use our personal email for everything we do: for purchases, for newsletter sign ups, at the doctor’s office, for government websites, and more. This one unique identifier links all our activities together, and is a huge privacy concern.
You should use a UNIQUE email address for everyone you interact with, and you can do it all within a single account, and without having to set up any of these addresses in advance!
In this video we show you how, using catch-all email addresses, and SimpleLogin email aliases
00:00 Intro
01:55 Overview
02:11 Using Multiple Emails
04:29 Subaddressing
05:33 Custom Domain Email
06:34 Setting up Catch All Email
09:07 SimpleLogin
12:54 Self-Hosting Option
13:05 Conclusion
Both creating a catchall email address for a domain you own, and using SimpleLogin aliases, are great ways to use unique email addresses for everyone you interact with. These can be your new secret weapons when it comes to email hygiene and digital privacy!
Brought to you by NBTV members: Lee Rennie, Reuben Yap, Sam Ettaro, Will Sandoval, and Naomi Brockwell.
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Your Account ISN'T secure! Nov 21, 2022

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https://youtu.be/UhANsAtvLN0
https://open.lbry.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Security-keys:3
For most people, a weak password is all that’s standing between your digital life and a hacker, and if that password is ever cracked, or leaked, you’re in big trouble.
Security keys are one of the best ways to protect your accounts. They’re incredibly convenient, easy to use, and provide the best kind of multi-factor authentication. In this video we’re going to explain how security keys work, and show you how to choose one that’s right for you.
We dive specifically into Yubico "Yubikeys" and other products in this video, and will look at open source alternatives in future videos!
00:00 Intro
00:33 2FA and Multifactor Authentication
03:13 TOTP and Authenticator Apps
05:38 What is a Security Key
09:03 How To Use a Security Key
10:18 Understanding Security Key 2FA
12:04 Security Key Models
15:18 Important Tips
17:04 If Security Keys Are Not Accepted
18:10 Outro
More and more websites support security key 2fa. If you want the best chance of fighting off phishing attacks, you absolutely need one of these protecting your accounts.
Brought to you by NBTV members: Lee Rennie, Reuben Yap, Sam Ettaro, Will Sandoval, and Naomi Brockwell.
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The Dark side of VPNs Nov 11, 2022

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https://youtu.be/8MHBMdTBlok
https://open.lbry.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/vpn-scandals:5
It turns out that an overwhelming number of VPNs are actively harvesting and selling your data, capturing passwords / credentials / movements from your web activities, and doing all sorts of awful things.
VPNs can be super useful: to help you watch the Netflix catalogue of another country, avoid government surveillance and censorship under oppressive regimes, hide your IP address from websites, stay safe on public wifi, and stop your ISP from spying on your internet activities.
But it REALLY depends on which VPN you’re using.
In this video we’re going to explore which VPN companies own which review sites, which VPN permissions demand far too much access to your machine, which code has appalling security, and the giant red flags in a lot of this code that scream data collection.
00:00 Private Private Super Secret Secure VPN!
00:42 Intro
02:33 What VPNs Do
04:17 The Risk of Free VPN Services
05:30 1clickVPN
07:15 FreeVPN
08:44 ZenMate
10:03 AZA VPN and HULA VPN
11:29 NordVPN and ExpressVPN
14:01 Kape Technologies
15:23 Ziff Davis and White Labeling
16:42 Chinese Data Collection
18:04 Affiliate Sponsorships
18:57 Final Tips
19:21 Support NBTV/Outro
When you’re choosing a VPN or other tools for your privacy arsenal, it’s a good idea to do your own research and see what the security experts are saying. There’s some great information out there, but you do need to learn how to look for it.
Special Thanks to Jonathan Tomek for sharing his awesome research with us for this video!
More details in Consumer Reports:
https://digital-lab-wp.consumerreports.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/VPN-White-Paper.pdf
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You won't believe how UNSAFE your home router is! Nov 02, 2022

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https://youtu.be/QPCbri1EJ8U
https://open.lbry.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/pfsense-protectli-tutorial:7
Your router is the gateway between your devices and the internet at large. If it’s compromised, it’s like leaving the front door to your home network wide open, allowing malicious actors to enter. Unfortunately the routers most of us use are VERY insecure, with all kinds of known vulnerabilities.
In this video we go over how to give your hardware and software a major overhaul, including a step-by-step tutorial for how to use pfSense on a Protectli firewall vault.
00:00 Intro
01:07 What’s in a “Router”?
03:30 Security Dangers
06:06 Upgrading with Protectli
06:43 Protectli Components Explained
07:50 Installation Tutorial
09:39 Configuring pfSense Settings
13:45 Power Cycling Tip
14:12 How Protectli Fits into Your Network Setup
15:57 Add WiFi Capabilities
16:36 How to Enable AP Mode
18:34 Setup Diagram
20:07 Conclusion
With pfSense and the Protectli vault, you can tweak your settings to incredibly granular levels. That's what we'll cover in future videos: how to configuring firewalls to block malicious traffic coming in AND telemetry going out, and how to set up a whole network VPN.
Brought to you by NBTV members: Lee Rennie, Reuben Yap, Sam Ettaro, Will Sandoval, and Naomi Brockwell.
This video was not sponsored by anyone, but products can be purchases here:
https://protectli.com/
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The MOST and LEAST Private Home Cameras Oct 24, 2022

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https://youtu.be/92I5JwlluK4
https://open.lbry.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Most-PRIVATE-Home-Cameras:5
Adding a security system to your home might not be a bad idea. But what kind of security system? And are there any that are truly secure and privacy-preserving?
We dive into a bunch of popular home security cameras, and how they they compare in terms of privacy.
00:00 Intro
00:54 Terms to Know
02:27 ADT
04:23 Ring
05:28 Nest
05:59 Eufy
09:18 Reolink
10:30 Amcrest
10:56 Others
11:21 Synology
13:52 Apple HomeKit
14:45 Eufy (revisited)
15:46 Homebridge and OpenHAB
16:07 Trade-Offs
18:06 Outro
Spoiler alert, privacy doesn’t seem to be a focus of home security companies. It's also surprisingly difficult to find information about how private and secure each system is. But hopefully there are some solutions here that fit your threat model, and if not, we'll dive into a more complicated but private setup in an upcoming video!
Take a look at our previous deep-dive into Ring cameras:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnMDb75vmks
https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Ring-Cameras:f
Brought to you by NBTV members: Lee Rennie, Chris Karabats, Faith Braverman, Will Sandoval, Sam Ettaro, and Naomi Brockwell.
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