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Apple's Private Relay: better than a VPN? May 14, 2022

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Apple’s iCloud Private Relay was unveiled in the middle of last year, and it made a big splash in the tech community. It makes browsing using Safari, Apple’s web browser, more private and anyone who has a paid iCloud account can turn it on. For the average user, it seems to be a huge step forward for privacy.
But does this mean you should add it to your security toolbox?
We’ll dive into how private relay works, all the pros and cons, and how it compares to VPNs and Tor, so that you can decide whether it’s the right fit for you.
00:00 - Intro
00:47 - VPNs and TOR: What are they?
02:58 - How Privacy Relay Works
05:03 - Apple’s Second Servers
05:36 - Private Relay’s Three-fold Outcome
06:15 - Pushback
06:54 - My Recommendation
07:49 - Privacy Comparison
08:40 - Summary
Private relay is a significant upgrade for the average user, but there are caveats that a privacy-conscious person should be aware of.
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EU's TERRIFYING Mass Surveillance Plan - w/ Matthew Green May 12, 2022

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A leaked document from the EU, proposing new regulation, describes the most sophisticated mass surveillance machinery ever deployed outside of China and the USSR.
The proposal is for a new mass surveillance system that will read private text messages, not to detect CSAM, but to detect “grooming”.
It would mandate scanning of encrypted messages for CSAM material.
Once you open up “machines reading your text messages” for any purpose, there are no limits.
Matthew Green, renowned security expert and cryptography professor, says:
"Let me be clear what that means: to detect 'grooming' is not simply searching for known CSAM. It isn’t using AI to detect new CSAM, which is also on the table.
It’s running algorithms reading your actual text messages to figure out what you’re saying, at scale."
Matthew and I dive into everything you need to know.
0:00 Pre-roll
0:53 Intro
2:00 The EU SILL SCAN Your Computers
2:23 Matthew Green
4:12 System will READ text messages between people to try to detect "grooming".
7:52 "This is not voluntary."
18:47 Targeting dissidents and election disinformation
23:40 Apple's CSAM-scanning proposal
27:38 Decentralization: "They can't win."
30:55 Quiz Winner: Congratulations SpeedRacer111!
32:40 Show Out and Thanks
EU report:
https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/system/files/2022-05/Proposal%20for%20a%20Regulation%20laying%20down%20rules%20to%20prevent%20and%20combat%20child%20sexual%20abuse_en_0.pdf
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These Mental Health Apps Are A Privacy Nightmare May 05, 2022

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Before downloading an app do you check the privacy policy and encryption practices it uses for your data? Luckily Mozilla checks for you. They just updated their "Privacy Not Included" guide that tells you everything you need to know about whether an app is trustworthy or not. And it turns out that a whole lot of meditation and prayer apps have... CONCERNING data practices.
Find Mozilla's guide here:
https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/
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Is your phone number on Google? How to remove it Apr 28, 2022

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Snowden Played Key Role in Zcash Creation -- Interview with Nate Wilcox, Zcash co-creator
Google Now Accepts Requests for Sensitive Data Removal
Elon Musk Wants to Make Twitter DMs Encrypted
0:00 Pre-roll
0:52 Show Intro
2:00 Edward Snowden Played Key Role in Creation of Zcash, w/ Nathan Wilcox
4:10 Nathan Wilcox explains "The Ceremony"
6:33 NCC Group's involvement
11:35 Wilcox: "We are building an infrastructure for everyone"
17:00 Zcash myths exposed!
20:20 Private protocol isn't enough, wallets can expose your data!
23:00 Wilcox: "Wallets are more important than protocols"
24:42 Is Your Phone Number on Google?
28:55 Elon Musk Wants to Make Twitter DMs Encrypted
33:29 Quiz, Congrats YT Viewer OldSkool!
37:13 Show Out and Thanks
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Snowden participated in the creation of Zcash! Apr 28, 2022

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It was revealed today that Edward Snowden, famed whistleblower and privacy advocate, was one of the 6 participants in the Zcash "ceremony" of 2016!
In a video just released by Zcash media, he said that he was happy to be involved because it was an interesting project being worked on by trusted cryptographers. He had used a pseudonym "John Dobbertin" during his participant, and Dobbertin's real identity had remained a mystery until today.
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US Sanctions Crypto Miner in UNPRECEDENTED Move! Apr 22, 2022

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1. Russian Crypto Miner sanctioned by the U.S.
2. "Tribalism hurts the whole industry" says Ripple CEO
0:00 Pre-roll
0:47 Intro and Overview
2:19 Russian Crypto Miner SANCTIONED
9:01 "Tribalism huts the whole industry" says Ripple CEO
13:17 LBRY lawsuit
19:36 Quiz: Congrats YT Viewer Zach Duncan!
22:09 Show Out and Thanks
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Apple's nudity detection, EU's SHOCKING Surveillance tactics, & Assange's fight for freedom! Apr 21, 2022

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Assange Moves 1 Step Closer to Extradition
EU Governments Use Pegasus Spyware on Dissidents
Apple rolls out client-side nudity detection
0:00 Pre-roll
1:08 Intro
2:10 U.K. Judge Approves Assange's Extradition to U.S.
3:25 History of the Assange case
7:17 Assange's wife Stella speaks
11:40 E.U. Governments Use Pegasus Spyware on Dissidents
17:53 Greek Journalist TARGETED by Predator Spyware
22:05 Apple Rolls Out Nudity Detection
23:00 The isn't as crazy as it sounds!
30:37 Quiz Questions Review and Winner!
32:00 Congrats YT Viewer Jeff Gust!
33:31 Show Out and Thanks
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Inflation is worse than you think, & Axie Infinity Hackers REVEALED! Apr 15, 2022

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Breaking: North Korean Hacker group "Lazarus" tied to $625M crypto theft on the Axie Infinity "Ronin" blockchain
Inflation: It’s WORSE than you think
The Fed’s SECRET Repo Loans
Virgil Griffith in prison for 5 years for Teaching People About Crypto
00:00 - Intro
01:00 - Welcome
01:51 - BREAKING: N. Korean Hackers tied to Massive Axie Infinity Crypto Theft
02:42 - INFLATION: 40 Year High
03:28 - Is the situation with Russia REALLY driving inflation?
11:09 - The Fed's SECRET Repo Loans
17:28 - JAILED for Teaching People About Crypto
21:25 - Is Griffith's sentencing really justice?
24:27 - Audience Reaction
24:44 - Quiz Answers and WINNER "dbwoodcraft"!
29:15 - Outro
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Apple Users' Privacy & Security Under Threat! Apr 14, 2022

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Apple CEO, Tim Cook, spoke at a conference this week about how Apple privacy may be under threat. Cook says Cook that potential legislation in both the USA and EU would loosen Apple's grip over their walled garden, and create a security risk to users. One of the potential threats he discussed was sideloading, another was backdoors in encryption.
We discuss some of the legislation being discussed, what sideloading is, and why this and encryption backdoors could affect the privacy and security of Apple users.
0:00 Pre-roll
0:58 Show Intro and Overview
2:10 Apple Pushes Back Against Anti-Trust Regulations
2:36 US' "Open App Markets Act" & EU's "Digital Markets Act"
5:28 Apple CEO Tim Cook's speech
10:14 The problem with Anti-Trust
14:45 The Epic Games lawsuit
21:11 Disastrous DMA bill in the EU that would KILL E2EE
26:56 Audience response
30:31 Quiz Results: Congratulations YT Viewer OldSkool!
33:46 Show Out and Thanks
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The MOST private MAP apps! Apr 09, 2022

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The big G Maps is by far the most downloaded navigation app in the US and for good reason.
Invading your privacy and surveilling you helps them provide better services. Their entire business model revolves around collecting huge amounts of information about you and selling it to advertisers.
What are some more private alternatives? We dive into map apps that help you reclaim your privacy!
00:00 MOST downloaded Map
00:39 G Maps
2:17 Apple Maps
5:13 OpenStreetMap
5:58 OsmAnd
8:34 Organic Maps
8:57 Summary
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