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2 Legendary Hackers REVEAL Their Early Lives Feb 24, 2022

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In the 90s the term Cypherpunk became commonly used to describe a movement of coders who wanted to change the world via privacy-tools like encryption. They fought against the US government's war on encryption and won, and their legacy continues today as many of the most powerful tools we use for protecting privacy today were built by some of these early cypherpunks.
I chat to 2 OG and legendary cypherpunks, Zooko Wilcox and Michael Tiffany, about the early cypherpunk years, how times have changed, and which battles remain the same today.
00:00 Teaser
00:58 Intro
01:36 How I got into tech and privacy
04:30 Havenco and Sealand
10:29 Early work
30:00 Cypherpunk mailing list
41:20 Surveillance and Culture
48:41 9/11
01:06:20 Surveillance capitalism
01:19:38 Financial censorship & bitcoin
01:35:52 Government & Finance = Zero Sum
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Canada's SHOCKING Payment Blockade: Crypto Saves the Day! Feb 18, 2022

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Canada's authoritarian response to protestors has shocked the world, as they declare that bank accounts and digital assets can be frozen with no due process or court orders, and no liability for the banks that shut them down. They have added crowdfunding (fiat and crypto) platforms to be regulated as part of their terrorism laws, and announced that multiple crypto addresses have been sanctioned because those people either received or donated funds associated with protestors.
We dive into the crackdown, and how privacy coins are more important than ever, with special guest Ben Armstrong of BitBoy Crypto!
00:00 - Intro
02:43 - El Salvador vs US Govt
05:19 - SEC Tries to Chill Elon Musk’s Speech
07:40 - Twitter Adds Tipping for Ethereum
10:11 - Canada’s Payment Blockade ft. Bitboy
37:27 - Outro
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Child Surveillance, & Google's new "privacy" plans aren't so private Feb 17, 2022

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A shocking new plan to chill freedom of speech in Fairfax County Public Schools. We dive into the details with special guest Asra Nomani, VP at PDE (Parents Defending Education).
Today's Privacy News:
00:00 Preroll
00:52 Intro
02:23 Google's privacy plans: how private are they REALLY?
07:14 Meta sued for BILLION for collecting Biometics
09:27 Fairfax School Mass Surveillance Program
34:00 Final thoughts
Google’s new privacy plans aren’t that private
Meta sued for BILLIONS for privacy violations
Fairfax Child Surveillance Program: Social media data collection/analysis, creating a treasure trove of information about students
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#privacy #freedomofspeech #Biometrics #google #meta

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Fined $100 MILLION for... having a popular product? Feb 16, 2022

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BlockFi is being forced to pay a $100 million settlement with the SEC and state regulators for offering people high yield on their accounts. They've been under investigation since the end of last year for offering earnings as high as 9.5%. With Inflation currently at 7.5% (according to official numbers), it's no wonder that this opportunity for people to safeguard some of the value of their savings has been so popular. But now the SEC are cracking down.
As Erik Voorhees said:
BlockFi did nothing wrong; they harmed nobody. They built a great company that provides a service customers love. It's disgraceful that regulators are stealing $100m from them. The absurdity of penalizing an innovative company that offers 8% yield on the dollar while inflation ravages peoples' savings...
Originally appeared on Coindesk.tv
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CIA Mass Surveillance, Tracking Crypto Transactions, Inflation, & a bill to ban E2EE! Feb 11, 2022

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TOP STORIES:
Inflation hits 7.5%
Bull Market Again?
Hungary Wants EU Crypto Ban
How Private Are Your Crypto Transactions?
CIA Secret Surveillance Program
EARN IT Bill is BACK
Huge news: CIA's bulk surveillance program revealed, and the insidious EARN IT bill that Snowden called a "disgrace", passed unanimously.
The biggest crypto news this week was the couple who were arrested for allegedly laundering $4.5billion from the 2016 Bitfinex hack. But the most interesting part of the story was how the government was able to trace these funds through dark market accounts, in and out of bitcoin and into privacy coins.
We chat to a chain analytics expert about how this was possible, and the data that is leaked every time we transact in crypto.
Thanks to our special guests:
Wendy O:
https://www.youtube.com/c/CryptoWendyO
Lorne:
https://twitter.com/Lornestar
00:00 YT Cracker - Bitcoin Barron
01:33 Show Intro
03:18 WendyO Inflation Hits 7.5%
07:19 WendyO Bull Market Again?
09:45 Wendy O Hungary Wants EU Crypto BAN
14:07 Lorne Lantz How Private Are Your Crypto Transactions?
26:13 Get Off My Digital Lawn Intro
26:40 CIA Secret Surveillance Program
32:38 EARN IT Bill Is Back
36:54 Naomi Responds To Twitter
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Rep. Emmer: “Financial privacy is the definition of freedom” Feb 10, 2022

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This year Congressman Emmer proposed a bill to limit the Fed's ability to issue its own digital currency.
He says that a CBDC is an Orwellian surveillance tool, and that we should not be trying to emulate China.
He has been an outspoken advocate for financial privacy, and so we chatted to him about cryptocurrencies, and whether the SEC and Fed are taking us down a dangerous path.
https://emmer.house.gov/2022/1/emmer-introduces-legislation-to-prevent-unilateral-fed-control-of-a-u-s-digital-currency
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Inflation hits 7.5% -- 40-YEAR HIGH! Feb 10, 2022

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CPI numbers just released, and US inflation has soared to 7.5% in the past year, which is a 40-year high.
Price increases covered the entire economy:
Wages have risen at the fastest pace in at 20 years.
Electricity skyrocketed 4.2% in January alone, up 10.7% over the year.
Furniture and supplies saw the largest one-month increase on record since 1967.
Food costs, air fares, all rose.
Used-car prices: Up 41% from a year ago!
This is what happens when you quadruple the money supply in a year.
And yet the money printing continues.
Might be a good time to think about where to park your money outside of cash.
Original video from Coindesk.tv
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Metaverse token CRASH! AssangeDAO launches, & AOPP privacy concerns Feb 04, 2022

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Assange's brother, Gabriel Shipton, announces the FreeAssangeDAO

I dive into the AOPP privacy controversy with Paul Puey, CEO of Edge Wallet.

Tom Crown dives into the biggest headlines of the week!
00:00 - Intro
02:11 - Metaverse Token Crash (feat. Tom Crown)
06:18 - India's Crypto Tax
09:14 - Binance SMS Scam
12:00 - FreeAssangeDAO (feat. Gabriel Shipton)
21:47 - AOPP Privacy Nightmare or Overblown? (feat. Paul Puey)
39:06 - Outro
Huge thank you to Tom, Gabriel, and Paul for coming on the show!
Free Assange DAO: https://juicebox.money/#/p/assangedao
Check out Tom Crown's channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/TomCrown
Paul Puey's twitter: https://twitter.com/paullinator
More about the Assange NFT:
'Censored' is a 2-part NFT collection by artist Pak in collaboration with imprisoned WikiLeaks-founder Julian Assange.
It will be auctioned on February 7th.
The first part is a one of a kind ("1/1 edition") NFT, which Pak describes as "dynamic and generative" - meaning that the digital art piece changes over time.
The second part of the collection is an "open edition" which will also be participative.
Renowned digital artist Pak is one of the highest grossing artists alive, known for pushing conceptual and stylistic boundaries. Pak became a household name in the traditional art world after Sotheby's auctioned his collection 'The “Fungible' in April 2021, selling for US $16.8 million. In December 2021, Pak again made headlines as his collection 'The Merge' set a new record for an artwork sold publicly by a living artist at US $91.8 million, surpassing Jeff Koons's "Rabbit".
Proceeds of the NFT will go to benefit Julian Assange's defense fund as he fights against a US extradition request.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AssangeDAO
Background Info: https://assangedao.org
Chat: http://discord.gg/assangedao
Follow:
https://twitter.com/assangedao
https://twitter.com/muratpak
https://twitter.com/wikileaks
https://twitter.com/gabrielshipton
https://twitter.com/stellamoris1
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#crypto #bitcoin #metaverse #FreeAssangeDAO #binance

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Fingerprint unlocking: Is it secure? Feb 02, 2022

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Using a fingerprint to unlock electronic devices and even homes is very common these days. Fingerprint security is incredibly convenient, but is it more or less secure than using a pin or password?
It turns out fingerprints are more like usernames than passwords: they’re unique, static, and identifiable as belonging to you.
We dive into some of the vulnerabilities you need to be aware of with biometric security, and the best ways to protect your devices.
Topics discussed:
00:00 - Intro
01:20 - 3 Core Problems with Fingerprint ID
02:33 - How Fingerprints Can Be Stolen
03:52 - The Threat of Masterprints
04:40 - Current Safeguards
05:15 - Your Rights Don’t Cover Your Fingerprints
06:02 - Are Fingerprints Stored in a Database?
07:31 - Is a Pin more or Less Secure?
07:44 - Tips for Securing Your Devices
09:41 - In Summary
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Assange & Press Freedom, Railgun, & the new bill that will DEVASTATE CRYPTO! Jan 28, 2022

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Our full interview with Julian Assange's brother was one of the most important interviews on our channel. This week we'll summarize our 1hr+ interview, and dive into all the latest in the crypto and privacy worlds.
Thanks to Jebb for coming on the show!
https://www.youtube.com/c/CryptoJebb
Watch the FULL interview with Assange's brother here:
https://youtu.be/sUGj_TIIOJU
https://open.lbry.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/FULL-assange-story:c
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