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Stop Giving Out Your Cell Number. Here's Why. Feb 13, 2026

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https://youtu.be/J8WjPA_Fc7k

https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Cell-vs-voip:9

I just recently went to a website to set up a new account, and it wouldn't let me proceed without giving them a cell number. Not a VoIP number, it demanded a real cell number, associated with a SIM. I actually don't have one, because I don't have a SIM in my phone. On top of that, there are many reasons why someone might not want to hand out their cell number to everyone.
What should someone do in a situation like this? In this video I'll explain what you can do if someone asks for your cell number, and you don't want to give it to them. We'll talk about VoIP alternatives, and different methods for keeping your data protected.
00:00 Actually, I do not have a cell number
01:14 Activity Linking
02:26 Location Tracking
03:37 No Working Number Tactic
04:45 VoIP Tactic
06:12 Cell Number Rental Tactic
07:39 Pre-Paid SIM Tactic
08:16 Why Providers Block VoIP
10:57 The Cell to VoIP Trick
12:58 Dispense with the Formalities
Stop handing out your real cell number by default. Use the alternatives when you can. Make minimal disclosure the norm. Small changes like this reduce your exposure, and they remind companies that access to you isn’t a right. It’s something you get to choose.
How to Port Your Existing Number to VoIP Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYNZKQZEHoU
Why I Don’t Have a SIM in my Phone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyirQOCUUK8
Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee, Derek, Will, and Naomi.
NBTV is a project of the Ludlow Institute, a 501c3 non profit whose mission is to advance freedom through technology.
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Why I Don't Link Signal To My Computer Jan 30, 2026

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https://youtu.be/SIRde_NYoCw
https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Desktop-vs-computer:f
Modern smartphones are some of the most locked down consumer devices that have ever existed. Computers are less secure, and you downgrade your security when you link a privacy focused app, like Signal, to a less secure environment. You are effectively taking a very well protected environment, your phone, and extending trust to a much weaker one. For some people it will be worth it, but it's important to understand the tradeoffs.
00:00 I Do Not Use Signal desktop
00:28 How Phones Sandbox Apps
01:20 Desktop Security Explained
02:05 Not a Signal Issue
02:26 Desktops Widen Attack Surface
04:13 Hardware Backed Security Explained
05:13 The Risk Explained
06:14 Keep Your Phone Lean
06:50 We Want to Hear From YOU!
Security always collapses to the weakest link. That does not mean that Signal desktop is bad. It simply means desktops are inherently riskier environments. So the next time you link a high security tool to a less secure environment, be sure to understand the tradeoffs.
Mac Privacy Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt3zZ-N423gWaLKM-D51mDphG5NHfsTpt&si=0Ee8Ta_n-dNKufOI
Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee, Derek, Will and Naomi.
NBTV is a project of the Ludlow Institute, a 501c3 non profit whose mission is to advance freedom through technology.
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Using PGP With Proton Jan 16, 2026

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https://youtu.be/70azaXOhjpI

https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/PGP:4

Email is closer to a digital postcard than a sealed letter, and mainstream providers like Gmail read and analyze everything that's inside. Unfortunately, email isn’t going anywhere in our society because it’s baked into how the digital world communicates; but luckily there are ways to make your emails more private. One tool that you can use is called PGP. In this video, I'll explain what PGP is, and show you how providers like Protonmail make it super easy to encrypt the contents of every email you send.
00:00 Email Was Never Built for Privacy
00:50 What is PGP
02:17 How PGP Works
06:43 Proton Tutorial
07:03 In-Network Emails
07:42 Out-of-Network Password Protected Emails
09:00 Out-of-Network PGP Protected Emails
10:37 Importing PGP Keys
11:49 Exporting and Sharing PGP Keys
12:35 How to Share Your Public Key
14:56 Phil Zimmerman and The Ludlow Institute
Phil Zimmerman said in his original PGP user guide text “Why I Wrote PGP” in 1991 that: “PGP empowers people to take their privacy into their own hands. There has been a growing social need for it". That statement remains even more resounding today. The builders of privacy tools risk a lot in order to create the tools that protect us all. It's up to us to use them.
Phil Zimmerman Text “Why I Wrote PGP”: https://philzimmermann.com/EN/essays/WhyIWrotePGP.html
My Interview with Phil Zimmerman:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NciVkd6ddPo
Special Thanks to Phil Zimmerman for his mentorship and advisory role at the Ludlow Institute
Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee, Derek, Will and Naomi.
NBTV is a project of the Ludlow Institute, a 501c3 non profit whose mission is to advance freedom through technology.
To support NBTV, visit:
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https://Shop.NBTV.media
Our eBook "Beginner's Introduction To Privacy:
https://amzn.to/3WDSfku
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3 Privacy Fixes Most People Never Make Jan 01, 2026

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https://youtu.be/PgIxxWDRpbA
https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/3-privacy-fixes:4
It's a new year, and a perfect time for fresh starts, especially when it comes to privacy. If you made your way to our channel because you care about privacy, but you're not sure where to begin, this video is for you.
00:00 A New Year, A New Start
00:33 Email
02:19 Messaging
04:23 Browser
06:18 Disclaimer
06:56 Privacy Does Not Have to be Extreme
If you're just starting your privacy journey, there's no need to feel overwhelmed, or think that you have to do everything at once. Just choose something from this list: email, messaging, or browser, and take your first step today!
Privacy Explainers Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt3zZ-N423gVst3WSgHXHRQYzgpmUkBUN
Some of the platforms mentioned in this video:
https://proton.me/mail
https://signal.org/download/
https://brave.com/
Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee, Derek, Will and Naomi.
NBTV is a project of the Ludlow Institute, a 501c3 non profit whose mission is to advance freedom through technology.
To support NBTV, visit:
https://LudlowInstitute.org/donate
(As a 501(c)(3) non profit, all donations are tax-deductible in the USA as permitted by law.)
Visit our shop!
https://Shop.NBTV.media
Our eBook "Beginner's Introduction To Privacy:
https://amzn.to/3WDSfku
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He Built a Privacy Tool. Now He’s Going to Prison. Dec 19, 2025

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https://youtu.be/Fshsk8MCAf4
https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Samourai:e
WARNING: This video contains flashing lights and visual effects that may trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.
You might think privacy is optional. Something you can worry about later. But right now there is a major war against privacy being waged. If governments can arrest the people who build privacy tools, then when the day finally comes where you might need them, those tools will not exist anymore.
I had the pleasure and heartache of interviewing Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of Samourai Wallet, an open-source, non-custodial privacy wallet, who goes to prison this week because of the privacy tool he created.
The whole case against him was based on the idea that privacy itself is criminal. This is his story.
00:00 A Chilling Conversation
00:35 The War on Privacy
01:35 The Privacy Developer
14:45 The Privacy Wallet
20:08 The Arrest
24:12 The Charges
38:24 The Judge
40:43 The Deal
47:12 The Final Knife Twist
51:28 The War on Privacy Developers
56:04 How We Win the War
If you care about a future where privacy is still possible, you need to start paying attention now, because Keonne isn't the only privacy developer being targeted. This is happening all over the world, and we need to stand up for the people building the tools that protect us all.
Extra special thanks to Keonne Rodriguez for spending precious moments of his remaining freedom to give this interview.
If you want to help, go to https://billandkeonne.org/
Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee, Derek Porter, Will Sandoval and Naomi Brockwell.
NBTV is a project of the Ludlow Institute, a 501c3 non profit whose mission is to advance freedom through technology.
To support NBTV, visit:
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(As a 501(c)(3) non profit, all donations are tax-deductible in the USA as permitted by law.)
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https://Shop.NBTV.media
Our eBook "Beginner's Introduction To Privacy:
https://amzn.to/3WDSfku
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They Asked For My Name. I Said No. Dec 05, 2025

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What you’ll learn, through this dramatic reenactment of an experience submitted by an NBTV community member:

• How PMBs, aliases, VOIP numbers, and masked cards work together

• Why many checkout forms demand more data than a transaction requires

00:00 A Doozy of a Story

00:21 A Dramatic Reenactment

05:29 The Moral of the Story

Let’s stop treating a shopping cart like a background check and make minimal disclosure the standard.

Link to our privacy explainer series playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist...

Links to privacy tools:

Masked Credit Card: https://www.privacy.com/

SimpleLogin: https://simplelogin.io/

VoIP Phone Numbers: https://www.cloaked.com/

Alternative VoIP Phone Numbers: https://anonyome.com/individuals/mysudo/

Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee, Derek Porter, Will Sandoval and Naomi Brockwell, written by Jack Rhysider

NBTV is a project of the Ludlow Institute, a 501c3 non profit whose mission is to advance freedom through technology.

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They Asked For My Name. I Said No. Dec 05, 2025

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Want to buy online without handing over all your personal details? This sketch shows how to use privacy tools so you do not share unnecessary details with every merchant you interact with. Think email aliases, VOIP numbers, PMBs, and masked cards.
What you’ll learn, through this dramatic reenactment of an experience submitted by an NBTV community member:
• How PMBs, aliases, VOIP numbers, and masked cards work together
• Why many checkout forms demand more data than a transaction requires
00:00 A Doozy of a Story
00:21 A Dramatic Reenactment
05:29 The Moral of the Story
Let’s stop treating a shopping cart like a background check and make minimal disclosure the standard.
Link to our privacy explainer series playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt3zZ-N423gVst3WSgHXHRQYzgpmUkBUN
Links to privacy tools:
Masked Credit Card: https://www.privacy.com/
SimpleLogin: https://simplelogin.io/
VoIP Phone Numbers: https://www.cloaked.com/
Alternative VoIP Phone Numbers: https://anonyome.com/individuals/mysudo/
Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee, Derek Porter, Will Sandoval and Naomi Brockwell, written by Jack Rhysider
NBTV is a project of the Ludlow Institute, a 501c3 non profit whose mission is to advance freedom through technology.
To support NBTV, visit:
https://LudlowInstitute.org/donate
(As a 501(c)(3) non profit, all donations are tax-deductible in the USA as permitted by law.)
Visit our shop!
https://Shop.NBTV.media
Our eBook "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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Reboot Your Device! Nov 14, 2025

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https://youtu.be/qcd1ZCmFkiE
https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Reboot-Your-Device:e
How long has it been since you rebooted your devices? Many people don't actually think to do this, because as long as everything is working, why spend the hassle turning everything off and on again? But if you care about security, privacy, and a device that behaves, you should reboot more often.
This is a short guide on why regular reboots are worth it, and how often to do them.
00:00 “Its been 84 years…”
00:32 Disrupt Malware
01:46 Clear Background Junk
02:21 Security Updates
05:38 Strongest Protection
07:36 Privacy
09:18 How Often to Reboot
11:20 Not a Silver Bullet
Rebooting won't remove persistent threats or root-level implants; however, regularly rebooting your devices IS helpful for improving your security, privacy, and device stability -- and it's incredibly easy!
Link to our phone privacy series playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt3zZ-N423gXV-0pdxnRn-nw0WzVKh4NY&si=uKWWzmkq2ZrqgFv9
Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee, Derek Porter, Will Sandoval and Naomi Brockwell.
NBTV is a project of the Ludlow Institute, a 501c3 non profit whose mission is to advance freedom through technology.
To support NBTV, visit:
https://LudlowInstitute.org/donate
(As a 501(c)(3) non profit, all donations are tax-deductible in the USA as permitted by law.)
Visit our shop!
https://Shop.NBTV.media
Our eBook "Beginner's Introduction To Privacy:
https://amzn.to/3WDSfku
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The Creepy Cameras On Every Corner Oct 25, 2025

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https://youtu.be/IOa9tjoxsQ8
https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Flock:3
They’re on street corners, utility poles, even garbage trucks... and they’re tracking everywhere you go.
Welcome to the world of Automatic license plate readers. These aren't just cameras. They're part of a cloud-based surveillance network logging your movements in real time, and creating a warrantless database for law enforcement.
In this video, I explain:
- How ALPRs work
- Why this system almost surely violates the Fourth Amendment
- How we allowed this dragnet surveillance grid to take root
- And what we can do to push back
00:00 A Growing Network of Surveillance
02:30 What are ALPRs
07:39 Dangers
11:39 How Did This Happen
16:01 What Can We Do
21:38 Benefits vs Costs
23:28 SECRET Origin Story Time!
This isn’t just about your car.
It’s about whether privacy and freedom can still exist outside your front door.
Freedom of movement isn’t really free if you’re being tracked every step of the way.
I’m not ready to give that up. Are you?
NBTV is a project of the Ludlow Institute, a 501c3 non profit whose mission is to advance freedom through technology.
To support NBTV, visit:
https://LudlowInstitute.org/donate
(As a 501(c)(3) non profit, all donations are tax-deductible in the USA as permitted by law.)
Special thanks to:
Jonathan Hofer from The Independent Institute
(https://www.independent.org/person/jonathan-hofer/)
Jen Barber from The Jen and Friends Podcast
(https://jenandfriends.buzzsprout.com/)
Watch this great video from Benn Jordan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9MwZkHiMQ
Watch this great video from the Institute for Justice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Mc3MTpkZEQ
Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee, Derek Porter, Will Sandoval and Naomi Brockwell.
Visit our shop!
https://Shop.NBTV.media
Our eBook "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.
Music and FX:
Tape drone + Guitar Sounds Medley - droning soundscape by Johnmode -- https://freesound.org/s/825299/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

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How Surveillance Turns You Into a Puppet of the Internet Oct 03, 2025

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https://youtu.be/Xr9l6xSrM28
Platforms have one overriding goal: to keep us online as long as possible. And they’ve learned that nothing hooks us like outrage. But here's something many people don't realize: privacy and surveillance have everything to do with it. In this video I want to explore how surveillance is the key to polarization and how, ultimately, it's the engine that makes platform-driven polarization work.
00:00 We’re More Polarized Than Ever
00:27 Outrage
02:08 Manipulation
08:47 Targeting vs Filter Bubbles
10:05 What We Should Do
Privacy is our ally in this fight. The less companies and governments know about us, the harder it is for them to manipulate us. Privacy protects our autonomy in the digital age. We don't need to be led by the mob around us and be a tool in their propaganda war. It's time to reclaim our autonomy.
Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee, Derek Porter, Will Sandoval and Naomi Brockwell.
NBTV is a project of the Ludlow Institute, a 501c3 non profit whose mission is to advance freedom through technology.
To support NBTV, visit:
https://LudlowInstitute.org/donate
(As a 501(c)(3) non profit, all donations are tax-deductible in the USA as permitted by law.)
Visit our shop!
https://Shop.NBTV.media
Our eBook "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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