So, taking a break from the De-Googling theme this week, I have a special episode to share with you. I was a guest on the Ward Scott Files last week and Ward graciously gave me the OK to post the audio from that episode for all of you to hear.

The video link (if you want to see it and check out his show) is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9TjVvWmu_0

Ward and I had a long-ranging (sounds better than “rambling”) conversation about the loss of privacy. I hope you enjoy listening in...

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The theme song was created by Michael Leavitt. If you want (or need) a piece of music that you own the rights to (for a wedding or anything else), check him out. He is the best and is a great guy, too. And he does not pay me to say that.

Step two in de-Googling your life: Switch to a private and secure email provider. Everyone needs email — but unless you are a terrorist, mobster, drug lord, child molester, or the like — you don’t need to be under surveillance. Google has made billions of dollars sharing your emails with “partners” who use their content to pump ads your way.

Enough is enough! This week, I will share how you can create an email account that respects and protects your privacy. After this episode, you will be one step closer to kicking Google to the curb and taking back your privacy.

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For easy encrypted email, check out ProtonMail. Proton also offers a great VPN and other services — including ProtonCalendar and ProtonDrive (Use this affiliate link to sign up for any of those services if you want to help support this podcast) https://go.getproton.me/aff_c?offer_id=15&aff_id=2167 ProtonMail and ProtonVPN have free and paid plans. I currently use one of the paid plans. It is excellent!

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Google is a surveillance company. Period. If you want to get Google out of your life, there are a few steps you'll need to take. In this episode, I begin walking you through the process, beginning with replacing your browser and search engine.

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For easy encrypted email, check out ProtonMail. Proton also offers a great VPN and other services — including ProtonCalendar and ProtonDrive (Use this affiliate link to sign up for any of those services if you want to help support this podcast) https://go.getproton.me/aff_c?offer_id=15&aff_id=2167 ProtonMail and ProtonVPN have free and paid plans. I currently use the free email plan and the paid VPN plan. They are excellent!

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20 years ago, the terrorist attack now known as “9/11” served as a pretext for more and more government control and the expansion of the surveillance state. Today that pretext is known as COVID. Then, the enemy was “those people.” Today the enemy is “the unvaccinated.”

Starting next week, Enemy of the [surveillance] State will begin a series on de-Googling your life. Be sure to check it out.

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Looking for either a great computer or phone that respects and protects your privacy? You will love Purism. I have had Todd Weaver from Purism on the show a couple times and he is the real deal. The company offers the Librem line of devices — from Librem  laptops to the Librem Mini desktop to the Librem 5 phone. If you use this link (affiliate link), Enemy of the [Surveillance State will make a small profit on your purchase. https://shop.puri.sm/?wpam_id=48

For easy encrypted email, check out ProtonMail. Proton also offers a great VPN and other services — including ProtonCalendar and ProtonDrive (Use this affiliate link to sign up for any of those services if you want to help support this podcast) https://go.getproton.me/aff_c?offer_id=15&aff_id=2167 ProtonMail and ProtonVPN have free and paid plans. I currently use the free email plan and the paid VPN plan. They are excellent!

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The theme song was created by Michael Leavitt. If you want (or need) a piece of music that you own the rights to (for a wedding or anything else), check him out. He is the best and is a great guy, too. And he does not pay me to say that.

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As America becomes more and more divided along political lines, it is more important than ever to understand the history of tech companies using data on individuals to create startlingly accurate profiles. Case in point, the Nazi campaign of the Holocaust of the Jews in the buildup to and during WWII was made up of six phases — the identification of the Jews, the expulsion of the Jews from society, the confiscation of their assets, the ghettoization of the Jews, their deportation, and finally, their extermination. IBM — an American tech company — was intricately involved in all six phases.

This episode will unpack that as much as one episode allows and I will show that Big Tech is up to the same tricks now. An invaluably important step to preventing the Surveillance State from continuing to gain the kind of power that could be used to play a repeat of the abuses of Nazi Germany is to fight political censorship in all its forms. Silencing the voices of those with whom we disagree is a dangerously slippery slope. I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend your right to say it. The alternative is too horrible to allow.

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Looking for either a great computer or phone that respects and protects your privacy? You will love Purism. I have had Todd Weaver from Purism on the show a couple times and he is the real deal. The company offers the Librem line of devices — from Librem  laptops to the Librem Mini desktop to the Librem 5 phone. If you use this link (affiliate link), Enemy of the [Surveillance State will make a small profit on your purchase. https://shop.puri.sm/?wpam_id=48

For easy encrypted email, check out ProtonMail. Proton also offers a great VPN and other services — including ProtonCalendar and ProtonDrive (Use this affiliate link to sign up for any of those services if you want to help support this podcast) https://go.getproton.me/aff_c?offer_id=15&aff_id=2167 ProtonMail and ProtonVPN have free and paid plans. I currently use the free email plan and the paid VPN plan. They are excellent!

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Links mentioned in this episode:

Edwin Black interview about his book, IBM and the Holocaust:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zonEpRdJUxE

IBM and the Holocaust at Amazon: (not an affiliate link — If you don’t want to shop at Amazon, search for the book elsewhere)

https://www.amazon.com/IBM-Holocaust-Strategic-Alliance-Corporation/dp/0914153277

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The theme song was created by Michael Leavitt. If you want (or need) a piece of music that you own the rights to (for a wedding or anything else), check him out. He is the best and is a great guy, too. And he does not pay me to say that.

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Merry Encryptsmas! It’s that wonder time of the year when we get to spend more time with family and friends than any other time of the year. In this episode I address a couple of things. First, I address a subtle and very positive change to something about this podcast (notes below). Second, I address the ways you can use the extra time with family and friends to help spread the message of privacy and liberty. Third, I cover the newest battle in the war on encryption and how we — the People — are winning. Part of that deals with reports that Signal’s encrypted text app service was “broken” by an Israeli tech firm and Signal’s response.

Please read the important notes below. A special note from me about a change in the podcast is followed by links referenced in this episode.

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On that note, I want to thank the most recent patron of the show, Kevin. This show would not be possible without the support of you, the listeners, and I appreciate it.

And as of this episode, I have made the decision to include affiliate links to some of the services and tools I recommend. These are not ads. These are things I have been recommending for some time now — some of those recommendations predate the show. The decision to begin including affiliate links is based on the simple fact that if I can increase the financial support of the show, I can devote more time to producing more and more quality episodes for you. I have heard from many of you that you have taken my recommendations and would have gladly used an an affiliate link, so I am making that option available to you.

My promise to you is to NEVER base my recommendations on whether or not I can offer an affiliate link; I will continue to base recommendations on the value of the service or tool, whether or not an affiliate program is available. Period. If you are interested in any of those recommendations and want to support the show in a small way, use the affiliate links I provide, If not, just search for the tool or service and go there directly. I will always make it clear if I include an affiliate link; My relationship to YOU, the listener is important to me — I will NEVER sacrifice that.

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Looking for either a great computer or phone that respects and protects your privacy? You will love Purism. I have had Todd Weaver from Purism on the show a couple times and he is the real deal. The company offers the Librem line of devices — from the Librem 14 and Librem 15 laptops to the Librem Mini desktop to the Librem 5 phone. If you use this link (affiliate link), Enemy of the [Surveillance State will make a small profit on your purchase. https://shop.puri.sm/?wpam_id=48

For encrypted texts, voice calls, and video calls, check out Signal (not an affiliate link) https://www.signal.org/

And for easy encrypted email, check out ProtonMail (not an affiliate link) https://protonmail.com

They also offer a great VPN and other services — including ProtonCalendar and ProtonDrive

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Links mentioned in this episode:

Bruce Springsteen Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76WFkKp8Tjs

BBC Article:

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-55412230

Celebrite original article:

https://web.archive.org/web/20201210150311/https://www.cellebrite.com/en/blog/cellebrites-new-solution-for-decrypting-the-signal-app/

Celebrite article redux:

https://www.cellebrite.com/en/blog/cellebrites-new-solution-for-decrypting-the-signal-app/

Signal’s response (by Moxie Marlinspike)

https://signal.org/blog/cellebrite-and-clickbait/

TOR Project:

https://www.torproject.org/

NewPipe Youtube client:

https://newpipe.net/

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The theme song was created by Michael Leavitt. If you want (or need) a piece of music that you own the rights to (for a wedding or anything else), check him out. He is the best and is a great guy, too. And he does not pay me to say that.

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My special guest this episode is Todd Weaver from Purism. I have had Todd on the show before and it is always a pleasure. In this episode, we discuss updates to the Librem 5 phone — a phone designed from the ground up to protect your privacy. We also discuss the new AweSIM mobile phone plan. 

And Todd makes a special announcement about the status of shipping for the Librem 5. This is the first public announcement of this news. 

Check out the phone and the plan at https://Puri.sm

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I do not personally know anyone more knowledgeable about Linux than Adam. It was a great joy to have him on the show to discuss an Operating System that respects privacy and liberty. I hope you enjoy this deep dive into Linux as much as we enjoyed doing it!

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Here are the links to some of what we discuss in this episode:

Download and install Ubuntu Linux: www.ubuntu.com

Download and install Fedora Linux:

www.fedoraproject.com

Check out a great list of Linux distributions:

www.distrowatch.com

The GNU Public License:

www.gnu.org/licenses/#GPL

A great paper on the philosophy of Open-Source software:

www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/

The Open-Source definition:

www.opensource.org/osd

Revolution OS — a super nerdy documentary on Linux from 2001. It’s a little dated, but still a great intro to Linux:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vW62KqKJ5A

How to create a live Ubuntu USB stick so you can test drive Ubuntu without making any changes to your computer:

www.ubuntu.com/tutorials/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows#1-overview

How to create a live Fedora USB stick so you can test drive it without making any changes to you computer:

www.lifewire.com/create-bootable-fedora-usb-drive-2202081

A great source for buying a new computer with Linux already installed:

www.system76.com

A great source for Linux computers (and even a mobile phone) that are super focused on privacy:

www.puri.sm

Private, secure email based in Switzerland:

www.protonmail.com

Private, secure Virtual Private Network based in Switzerland for securing all your Internet traffic:

www.protonvpn.com

Private, secure alternative to DropBox:

www.spideroak.com

VeraCrypt encryption download to create hidden encrypted partitions:

https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Downloads.html

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Here are the links to some of what we discuss in this episode:

https://techlore.tech/

https://www.youtube.com/c/techlore

https://github.com/techlore-official

https://github.com/techlore-official/channel-content/blob/master/affiliates.md

https://ssd.eff.org/

https://privacybadger.org/

https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere

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Theme song was created by Michael Leavitt. If you want (or need) a piece of music that you own (for a wedding or anything else), check him out. He is the best and is a great guy, too.

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The soundclip at the beginning of the episode is from a promo video by StartPage:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvGJD2YeS3U&list=PLSdvyNeewenBGsrfV8cp6fuUcnV9I_jpu&index=2

Here is another great video they made:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzWrSVDhgpk&list=PLSdvyNeewenBGsrfV8cp6fuUcnV9I_jpu&index=3

Check out StartPage at www.startpage.com

This is the list of articles referenced in this episode:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-alphabet-google-privacy-lawsuit/google-faces-lawsuit-over-tracking-in-apps-even-when-users-opted-out-idUSKCN24F2N4

https://bgr.com/2020/07/16/google-tracking-users-app-activity-privacy-lawsuit-firebase/

https://www.zdnet.com/article/siri-alexa-and-google-assistant-in-the-spotlight-as-europe-launches-internet-of-things-investigation/

https://www.msn.com/en-us/finance/companies/congress-wants-apple-google-to-warn-users-about-apps-posing-e2-80-98national-security-risks-e2-80-99/ar-BB16LZ5C

https://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-google-and-microsoft-sued-over-photos-in-facial-recognition-database/

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/smallbusiness/this-google-privacy-email-is-a-perfect-example-of-why-people-dont-trust-tech-companies/ar-BB16OefV

https://www.cnet.com/news/google-reportedly-pledges-not-to-use-fitbit-health-data-amid-eu-antitrust-concerns/

https://blog.privacytools.io/delisting-startpage/

https://blog.privacytools.io/relisting-startpage/

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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-juniper-encryption-congress-idUSKBN23H2C9

https://www.zdnet.com/article/congress-asks-juniper-for-the-results-of-its-2015-nsa-backdoor-investigation/

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6940833-Wyden-House-Juniper-Letter.html

https://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/computers/item/23554-government-s-all-access-pass-to-your-privacy

https://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/computers/item/22701-mcafee-gov-t-backdoors-are-destroying-national-security

https://www.businessinsider.com/john-mcafee-nsa-back-door-gives-every-us-secret-to-enemies-2016-2?r=US&IR=T

https://www.dailydot.com/debug/earn-it-act-petition/

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Get your Enemy of the [Surveillance] State merch. Wear it with pride and show the world how you feel about mass digital surveillance. https://teespring.com/stores/eotss-merch

Theme song was created by Michael Leavitt. If you want (or need) a piece of music you own (for a wedding or anything else), check him out. He is the best and is a great guy, too.

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The Electronic Frontier Foundations "Surveillance Self Defense" page - chock full of great info.

https://ssd.eff.org/

Murray's website where you can find Boris the BabyBot - it makes a great gift idea for the young children in your life. 

https://boristhebabybot.org/

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Enemy of the [Surveillance] State is written, produced, and narrated by C. Mitchell Shaw and is listener supported — No ads. No compromise. If you are interested in supporting the show, check out https://www.patreon.com/EnemyOfSurveillance — Anything you can do is greatly appreciated. It takes time, talent, and money to make a show like this. Please consider supporting.

Get your Enemy of the [Surveillance] State merch. Wear it with pride and show the world how you feel about mass digital surveillance. https://teespring.com/stores/eotss-merch

Theme song was created by Michael Leavitt. If you want (or need) a piece of music you own (for a wedding or anything else), check him out. He is the best and is a great guy, too.

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The sound clip at the beginning was from a France24 news broadcast.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy4mSmFXVLM

Articles cited in this episode:

Michael’s blog post on the expansion of surveillance under the pretext of COVID-19: https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2020/05/13/coronavirus-is-just-the-latest-excuse-to-expand-the-surveillance-state/

An update on Michael’s lawsuit:

https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2019/06/06/lawsuit-update-why-i-keep-fighting/

My previous episode on this topic:

https://enemyofsurveillance.podbean.com/e/06-%e2%80%94-coronavirus-and-the-expansion-of-the-surveillance-state/

Michael’s previous appearance on the show:

https://enemyofsurveillance.podbean.com/e/04-%e2%80%93-michael-maharrey-from-the-tenth-amendment-center-%e2%80%94-constitutional-issues-with-secret-surveillance-of-citizens/

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Links for info covered in this episode:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_private_network

https://protonvpn.com/secure-vpn

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Resources for this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pFX2P7JLwA

https://fightthenewdrug.org/10-porn-stats-that-will-blow-your-mind/

https://www.webroot.com/us/en/resources/tips-articles/internet-pornography-by-the-numbers

https://www.ft.com/content/f7c54d1a-5cee-11e3-a558-00144feabdc0

https://www.factretriever.com/pornography-facts

https://pando.com/2013/08/05/infographic-what-countries-host-the-most-porn/

https://fightthenewdrug.org/how-your-porn-may-be-watching-you/

https://www.techworm.net/2016/10/porn-websites-tracking.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/could-your-online-porn-habits-be-publicly-released-10160214.html

https://www.salon.com/2013/12/12/whos_tracking_your_porn/

https://vulnerablelife.wordpress.com/2016/01/20/online-porn-could-be-the-next-big-privacy-scandal/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2019/07/19/microsoft-exposes-google-and-facebook-for-secretly-tracking-users-on-major-porn-sites/#5f0833742f7a

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-life/porn-industry-reeling-after-five-deaths-in-only-three-months/news-story/e779587b387f0ad2b3ae71ec45f0c631

https://www.covenanteyes.com/pornstats/#stats_title

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The sound clip at the beginning was from a YouTube video by College Humor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djznlxQyIZk

[Warning: the language in the video is strong.]

Articles cited in this episode:

Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2020/04/03/warning-zoom-sends-encryption-keys-to-china-sometimes/#573b006d3fd9

ZDNET https://www.zdnet.com/article/zoom-concedes-custom-encryption-is-sub-standard-as-citizen-lab-pokes-holes-in-it/

The Intercept https://theintercept.com/2020/04/03/zooms-encryption-is-not-suited-for-secrets-and-has-surprising-links-to-china-researchers-discover/

Bleeping Computer https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-500-000-zoom-accounts-sold-on-hacker-forums-the-dark-web/

My recommendation (at least for now) as a replacement for Zoom: https://meet.jit.si

It is open-source, e2e encrypted, and simple to use. No one can steal your login, because you don’t need one. You just create a meeting and use it. There is no need to install anything, either. It runs in the browser. There is an iPhone app and an Android app, for convenience, too.

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Passwords need to be long and random, but that makes them difficult to memorize. If you have as many passwords as I do, it would be impossible. That is why I recommend a good password generator / manager.

For more info on tools discussed in this episode:

https://bitwarden.com/

https://help.bitwarden.com/article/can-bitwarden-see-my-passwords/

https://howsecureismypassword.net/ (Remember, disconnect from the Internet before using and then close the page and wipe your history — including cookies — before reconnecting.)

https://www.eff.org/dice

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This week, my guest is Trevor Loudon — Writer, Speaker, and expert on communist infiltration and tactics. We discuss communism, the Cold War, communist infiltration of the U.S. government, the history of the Deep State and Surveillance State, and more. 

Trevor's amazing wiki site can be found at www.keywiki.org

Trevor's newest book can be found at https://www.amazon.com/WHITE-HOUSE-REDS-Communists-Socialists/dp/B084WKWDBZ/

For more info on the programs and history we discussed:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_CHAOS

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_SHAMROCK

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECHELON

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_surveillance_disclosures_(2013%E2%80%93present)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Eyes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegations_of_CIA_assistance_to_Osama_bin_Laden

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qaeda

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Americans_in_the_Venona_papers

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We are scientists, engineers, and developers drawn together by a shared vision of protecting civil liberties online. This is why we created ProtonMail, an easy to use secure email service with built-in end-to-end encryption and state of the art security features. Our goal is to build an internet that respects privacy and is secure against cyberattacks.

We are committed to developing and widely distributing the tools necessary to protect your data online. Our team combines deep mathematical and technical knowledge from the world's top research institutions with expertise in building easy to use user interfaces. Together, we are building the encrypted communication technologies of the future.

You can check out (and sign up for) ProtonMail at https://protonmail.com

To read about some of the things that make PM my first choice for email, check out https://protonmail.com/blog/zero-access-encryption

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Joe's YouTube channel — Teacher of Liberty —  can be found at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIG6EvCd3gJVHt7C1qodYnA/videos

His article on the EARN IT Act: 

https://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/computers/item/35211-earn-it-act-bipartisan-bill-gives-government-backdoor-to-encrypted-data

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) article on the act:

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/01/congress-must-stop-graham-blumenthal-anti-security-bill

Tech Crunch article on William Barr's attack on encryption:

https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/23/william-barr-consumers-security-risks-backdoors/

Lindsay Graham on the NSA employees being "patriots" 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjBcMZwZq7c

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 This week, I discuss how the Surveillance State is using the pretext of the Coronavirus pandemic to expand surveillance of citizens.

The soundclip at the beginning is from the movie, "What About Bob?"

Articles cited in this episode:

https://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/computers/item/35176-surveillance-state-seizes-coronavirus-pandemic-as-opportunity-to-expand

https://www.wnd.com/2020/03/mit-phd-reveals-sinister-theory-coronavirus/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/03/19/coronavirus-reality-check-yes-us-and-eu-governments-will-track-our-phones-get-used-to-it/#4dd42c411274

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 I’ve been following Purism for years now, watching the company grow and keep promises of creating top-of-the-line devices that protect privacy. As an active advocate — and practical practitioner — of privacy, I have had to hack the heck out of my devices to make them privacy-friendly. Purism’s goal is to make privacy convenient. And they are doing it. If you are considering a new phone or laptop, be sure to put them on the list of companies you check out.

FULL DISCLOSURE: I HAVE NO RELATIONSHIP AT ALL WITH PURISM. I WAS NOT COMPENSATED IN ANY WAY FOR RECOMMENDING THEM. I BELIEVE IN WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND RECOMMEND THEM BASED ON THAT. PRIVACY MATTERS AND PURISM KEEPS IT FRONT AND CENTER OF ALL THEY DO. 

www.puri.sm

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His book and other great information can be found at his website:

www.michaelmaharrey.com

Info about Stingrays (mentioned in the episode) can be found at:

https://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/item/21482-police-departments-use-secret-tool-to-spy-on-mobile-phones

Find out more about the Tenth Amendment Center at: 

www.tenthamendmentcenter.com

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This week, I discuss how to browse the Web securely and privately, as well as which browsers and extensions I recommend and those I recommend you avoid like the plague.

Windows 10— including IE/Edge — is spyware designed to harvest your data.

So now are Windows 7 and 8.

Apple Keeps Deleted Safari History — even in "Private Browsing" mode.

I recommend the Brave Browser. Here is the story behind it. 

In this week's episode, I made a reference to The Cathedral and the Bazaar.

Browser add-ons / plug-ins / extensions I recommend:

HTTPS Everywhere

Privacy Badger

NoScript

For even more private browsing:

Tor Browser

The best private operating system (used by Ed Snowden to communicate with journalists)

Tails

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Sound clips used in this episode come from the following: 

The Daily Conversation March 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjvX5zq7BXg 

March 2013 Senator Wyden Questions ODNI Clapper 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwiUVUJmGjs 

Links to the services I discuss and recommend in this week's episode:

Signal text app

ProtonMail

SpiderOak

(I did not name this in the episode, but for encrypting hard drives, USB sticks, and more try VeraCrypt)

And for anyone who wants to learn more about Linux, I use Ubuntu Linux on all my computers. 

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The answer is simple — the question is wrong. The right question is: “What do you have that is worth protecting?” 

The episode covers data-mining and data analysis and how the aggregation of data can be used to create a startlingly accurate profile of you that knows you better than you may know yourself and can even be used to predict your future actions and choices. 

Sound clip one is from Ed Snowden’s 2014 interview with "NBC Nightly News" anchor and managing editor Brian Williams. 

Sound clip two is from Kansas City’s 41 Action News’ report, “Smartphone pictures pose privacy risks.” 

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