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Should You Use Fingerprint Unlock? Aug 09, 2024

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https://youtu.be/c0ZAPaRddfo
https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Fingerprint-unlock:e
Should you use fingerprint unlock on your device? The answer is not going to be the same for everyone. In this video, I look at the benefits and tradeoffs of using fingerprint readers, and try to compare the security of fingerprint unlock vs a pin or password. A major factor to consider is actually what kind of device you have.
00:00 You Asked, I Delivered!
00:56 What is Fingerprint Unlock
02:13 Should You Use Fingerprint Unlock
03:15 Convenience Consideration
04:18 Shoulder Surfing Protections
04:49 Biometrics are Forever
06:30 Brute Forcing
12:07 Coercion
14:40 Summary
Fingerprints are more like usernames than passwords. They’re unique, static and identifiable as belonging to you. But Fingerprint security is also very convenient, and for many people shouldn’t be ruled out as an option. We are constantly unlocking our phones all through the day. So choose something that will be sustainable for you and is justified by your threat model, otherwise you might drive yourself insane. There is no perfect answer when it comes to phone security, so make a decision based on your unique context.
Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee Rennie, Cube Boy, Reuben Yap, Sam Ettaro, Will Sandoval and Naomi Brockwell.
Thanks to the GrapheneOS team for always being super helpful!
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Secure Your Files with Encrypted Containers! Jul 26, 2024

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https://youtu.be/xILGdtI9NPo
https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Veracrypt:9
Our devices contain a treasure trove of private information. We have sensitive work documents, cherished family photos, archives of private communications. You can keep these digital files safe by using encrypted containers, which are secure digital vaults that will help keep your data private. In this video, we explain how use the free, open source encryption program VeraCrypt.
00:00 Our Digital Files Are Precious
03:29 VeraCrypt
04:43 Mounting and Directories Explained
06:11 Tutorial
13:27 Benefits of VeraCrypt
Our personal data is the currency of the modern surveillance world. Locking away our personal files behind an encrypted barrier is not just a luxury - it’s a necessity.
Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee Rennie, Cube Boy, Reuben Yap, Sam Ettaro, Will Sandoval and Naomi Brockwell
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Your Phone Contacts AREN'T Private Jul 14, 2024

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https://youtu.be/FloGxOlMSyI
https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Phone-Contacts:9
The humble Contact List in our phone is a goldmine of data. Each contact is filled with the personal information like names, numbers, email addresses, home addresses, birthdays, work details and social media information. It’s the kind of information that data brokers salivate over because it allows unprecedented insight into consumer behavior, political leanings, and even potential vulnerabilities that could be exploited. The worst thing is, it's not even your information that's being taken -- When we don't protect our contacts list, it's the information that OTHERS have entrusted to us that we're sharing.
In this video I talk about Contact Lists, why you might not want to store them in your phone or share them with other apps on your device, and finally I’ll talk about more private ways to store them.
00:00 Your Phone Compromises Your Contacts
00:28 Overview
00:39 Why Contacts Lists Are Important
01:51 Who Sees Our Contact List
05:37 Private Ways To Store Contacts
06:23 Reviewing App Permissions
06:57 Third Party Contact Apps
07:53 Encrypted Contact Storage
08:43 Graphene: The Ultimate Solution
09:57 It’s Time to Take Back Control!
By disabling automatic cloud syncing, regularly reviewing and managing our apps’ contact permissions, and using privacy-focused apps and services, we can reduce the indiscriminate harvesting of our social graph. Our contacts deserve to be treated with the utmost care and respect.
Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee Rennie, Cube Boy, Kieran Mesquita, Reuben Yap, Sam Ettaro, Will Sandoval and Naomi Brockwell
Watch all of the tutorials in our Phone Privacy Playlist HERE:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt3zZ-N423gXV-0pdxnRn-nw0WzVKh4NY
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They lied to you about car surveillance Jun 28, 2024

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https://youtu.be/pA0zYTmi5ck
https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/car-privacy-part-3:1
We now know that the data collection in modern cars is out of control -- The question is, how does that data even leave your car? And what, if anything, can you do to stop it?
That's what we cover in this video, Part 3 of our car privacy series: SIM cards, WiFi, and OBD ports.
We also talk about how companies trick us into handing over our data, things that we can do to push back against this insane overreach that we’ve somehow normalized, and the giant legal loophole for cars that makes it super easy for law enforcement to collect your data without a warrant.
00:00 Your Car Saw What You Did in the Backseat!
02:57 Don't plug in ANYTHING
04:41 Satellite and Bluetooth
05:47 WiFi
06:29 SIM Cards
08:22 Find out what's going on!
11:10 Shady Tactics
14:38 Challenging Data Overreach
16:35 Car Warrant Loophole
18:00 There is Hope
There currently are no easy fixes to the problem of car surveillance. Car manufacturers currently only see the opportunities that come from selling your data. Let’s make sure they also see the opportunity of offering privacy as a feature, by making our voice heard!
Special Thanks to: Andrea, Woody, Sam, and David for sharing their expertise!
Check out YOUR vehicle’s privacy report at: vehicleprivacyreport.com
Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee Rennie, Cube Boy, Reuben Yap, Sam Ettaro, Will Sandoval and Naomi Brockwell
Watch Part 1 of our Car Privacy Series:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIryvRwxp9A
Watch Part 2 of our Car Privacy Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff9pmaSdZV8
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My FAVORITE Privacy Tool Jun 15, 2024

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https://youtu.be/x6jxxcv-d4Q
https://open.lbry.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/privacy-screen:c
A privacy screen is an ESSENTIAL privacy tool for every tool box.
In this video I explain what a privacy screen is, how the technology works, how to apply one to your devices, and go over important tips -- especially if you have a fingerprint reader on your phone screen.
00:00 A SPY’s favorite tool
01:15 What is a Privacy Screen?
03:11 How it Works
04:31 Tutorial
06:03 IMPORTANT TIPS: Fingerprint readers
07:54 Conclusion
A privacy screen is a simple, affordable way to better protect ourselves from shoulder surfers and would-be thieves. You never know who might be looking over your shoulder, so use a privacy screen to protect your sensitive and private information.
Watch all of the tutorials in our Phone Privacy Playlist HERE:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt3zZ-N423gXV-0pdxnRn-nw0WzVKh4NY
Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee Rennie, Cube Boy, Sam Ettaro, Will Sandoval and Naomi Brockwell
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Stop Your Apps Secretly Talking To Each Other! Jun 01, 2024

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Did you know that apps on your phone can see which other apps you have installed? And that apps can talk to each other and share information, without you realizing?
In this video we show you how to stop apps communicating with each other, and look at the scoped storage and sandboxing of apps in GrapheneOS, and what it does and doesn't protect against.
00:00 Apps Can Talk to Each Other
02:18 Sandboxing and Using Scored Storage on GrapheneOS
04:58 Secondary Profiles
10:24 Google Play Services: How To Stop Their Tentacles
12:10 Setting Up 2nd Profile Tutorial
13:40 Conclusion
Secondary profiles are a great privacy tool to add to your toolbox. It's super opaque what the apps on our phones are doing, and using something like GrapheneOS really helps you reclaim your privacy by default.
Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee Rennie, Cube Boy, Sam Ettaro, Will Sandoval and Naomi Brockwell
Watch all of the tutorials in our Phone Privacy Playlist HERE:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt3zZ-N423gXV-0pdxnRn-nw0WzVKh4NY
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
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Do THIS Before Selling Your Car! May 17, 2024

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https://youtu.be/Ff9pmaSdZV8
https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/selling-your-car:6
Cars are no longer dumb machines -- They're smart devices with hundreds of computers bolted on top that collect information about our activities. Some car companies have even explicitly said in their privacy policies that they collect information about your sexual activity!
Given that so much information is stored in our car, what happens when we sell it? Do we just hand this sensitive information off to the next owner? And given the remote capabilities of modern cars, how do we make sure the previous owner can't still access our data when we buy a used car?
Here are steps you MUST take when you buy or sell a used car.
00:00 Cars Collect Info on Your Sex Life!
02:25 Selling Your Car
05:18 Renting a Car
07:32 Deleting Data from the Head Unit
09:11 Buying a Used Car
11:59 Asserting Data Rights
12:39 Recap
13:51 Conclusion
Now that we’re starting to get a glimpse of what’s going on under the hood of car data collection, we can start pushing back against it.
Special Thanks to Andrea, Woody, and Sam for lending their expertise!
Video 1 in this car privacy series:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIryvRwxp9A
Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee Rennie, Cube Boy, Sam Ettaro, Will Sandoval and Naomi Brockwell
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NBTV's new eBook out now!
Beginner's Introduction To Privacy - https://amzn.to/3WDSfku
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Turn THIS on if you use iCloud! May 04, 2024

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https://youtu.be/-1khYr697jM
https://open.lbry.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Adv-Data-Protection:e
Thanks to powerful marketing, privacy is something we’ve come to immediately associate with Apple. But your iCloud is probably NOT as private as you think.
Last year, Apple added E2EE for iCloud backups, with a tool called "Advanced Data Protection”. This setting means that your documents, photos, and other personal information in iCloud are kept private and out of the reach of even Apple itself.
BUT, this setting is NOT turned on by default.
Unless you have specifically turned on the setting, and set backup users or codes, everything in your iCloud can be read by Apple. And regardless of whether Advanced Data Protection is enabled, some things in the Apple ecosystem are never E2EE, and it's important to know what they are.
In this video we explain exactly what is being protected with Advanced Data Protection, how to turn it on, its limitations, and other options that you might use for your backups instead.
00:00 Your iCloud is NOT as Private as you Think
01:49 Advanced Data Protection Explained
02:37 Set Up
04:34 Limitations
05:48 Alternative Backup Options
06:52 Summary
Don’t presume that your iPhone is more private than it actually is. If you use Apple's iCloud, absolutely make sure that you have Advanced Data Protection turned on.
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
Shout out to All Things Secured - another great resource for digital privacy exploration!
https://www.youtube.com/@AllThingsSecured
If you want awesome iOS and MacOS security and privacy deep dives, I highly recommend following the Mysk research team:
https://twitter.com/mysk_co
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What Your Photos Reveal! Apr 19, 2024

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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
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The TRUTH about Bank Privacy Apr 05, 2024

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