NBTV: Your Money, Your Data, Your Life

"Ultimately the only real solution ... is to stop using platforms and start using protocols, things like Ghost and Odysee and places like that. There is no CEO that you can sufficiently pressure into deplatforming somebody. It just technologically can't be done because of how decentralized blockchain is."That is what Glenn Greenwald said in an interview with me this week, but he also recognized that he's not sure these protocols are pervasive and user friendly enough yet. Greenwald has been embracing the world of alternative media platforms recently, building one of the most successful Substacks, where he sends regular articles directly to his subscribers without fear of censorship. 00:00 Intro00:14 The Fourth Estate05:12 Government Control of the Narrative11:34 The Migration to Alternative Media20:06 The Ultimate Solution to CensorshipGlenn Greenwald was central to the publication of the Snowden revelations, was awarded the 2013 George Polk Award, and his journalism led to The Guardian and The Washington Post winning a Pulitzer Prize. In 2014, he launched The Intercept with Laura Poitras and Jeremy Scahill, and was co-founding editor until he resigned in October 2020 over censorship.Since then has been publishing on Substack, an online newsletter-based journalism platform, which you can find here: https://greenwald.substack.com/Huge thank you to Priv8 for inviting me to moderate this discussion! Priv8 is a forum dedicated to exploring digital privacy, brought to you by Orchid and Handshake. Priv8: https://www.orchid.com/priv8/To make a tax-deductible (in the US) donation to NBTV, visit https://www.nbtv.media/supportSign up for the free CryptoBeat newsletter here:https://cryptobeat.substack.com/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.Visit the NBTV website:https://nbtv.mediaSupport the show

I had a great time talking to Rob Schmitt on Newsmax to talk about bitcoin and why it first became valuable. Date filmed: Nov 11, 2021To make a tax-deductible (in the US) donation to NBTV, visit https://www.nbtv.media/supportSign up for the free CryptoBeat newsletter here:https://cryptobeat.substack.com/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.Visit the NBTV website: https://nbtv.mediaSupport the show

Is mining at home profitable? That depends on which coins you’re mining, the hashing difficulty of the network, the equipment you’re using, and the price of electricity where you’re mining.I'll teach you what you need to know to get started with mining and make your setup more profitable. For an intro to what Mining is, watch “How Mining Works”https://youtu.be/Nn6TWD5pCoA00:00 Intro00:38 Why Mine?01:52 Equipment06:00 Hosting Facilities08:13 Repurposing your Gaming Computer08:54 Energy Costs10:12 Best Places for Crypto Mining11:19 Hashing Difficulty12:42 Tricks to Increase Profits14:29 CAT!!!Huge thank you to Marshall Long and Will Foxely for chatting with me!Brought to you by NBTV members: Lee Rennie, Emily Kotow, Will Sandoval, and Naomi BrockwellTo make a tax-deductible (in the US) donation to NBTV, visit https://www.nbtv.media/supportSign up for the free CryptoBeat newsletter here:https://cryptobeat.substack.com/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.Visit the NBTV website:https://nbtv.mediaSupport the show

(Note: graphene only works on Pixel phones, if you have a non pixel phone you can instal lineage, but it’s a more complicated process)Google is all over our phones. The amount of data that they’re collecting about us is astronomical, regardless of whether we’re using an iPhone or an Android.But why does it matter if Google knows so much about us? First, that data is being siphoned up by governments: Not just the US government, but governments all over the world. While we’re probably not doing anything wrong, what is considered “normal” or “acceptable” today may not be tomorrow. Regimes come and go, culture changes, but that data is forever.Second, carving out some privacy in our digital lives is important. Surveillance has dramatic effects on a society: We self-censor and conform when we know we’re being watched.Luckily there are lots of ways that we can protect our data so that it’s not all collected and stored in a permanent record attached to our identity.I went to a “de-google your phone” install party the other weekend, where we learnt how to install a new operating system on our phones that will better protect our privacy. We installed “GrapheneOS”, a privacy and security-enhancing phone operating system recommended by Snowden. We also downloaded some awesome google-alternative apps. In this video I’ll teach you how to do this too. (NOTE: GRAPHENE ONLY WORKS WITH PIXEL PHONES)00:00 Intro02:29 What is GrapheneOS?03:51 Install Tutorial07:44 Alternative to Google apps11:02 My takeaways11:25 Purchasing a pre-installed Graphene phoneDifficulty level for this tutorial:1.5/3It is actually not that difficult to live a Google-free lifestyle, enjoying almost all the things you would normally do on your phone, without compromising your privacy.Huge thank you to members of Boston Zcash for their help organizing this de-googling installation party, Kieran from Railgun for his help with research, and the many other privacy experts I consulted!I’m considering offering phones on my website with graphene and all the core apps that I use preinstalled. Visit https://nbtv.media/essentialprivacy if interested in learning more!Find the install packages and instructions at https://grapheneos.orgBrought to you by NBTV members: Lee Rennie, Will Sandoval, Naomi BrockwellTo make a tax-deductible (in the US) donation to NBTV, visit https://www.nbtv.media/supportSign up for the free CryptoBeat newsletter here:https://cryptobeat.substack.com/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.Visit the NBTV website:https://nbtv.mediaSupport the show

If you want more privacy on the internet, the operating system you choose plays a crucial role.We’ve all heard of Windows and Mac, but the “Tails” operating system puts privacy first. Snowden, Glenn Greenwald, and Laura Poitras swear by it.Tails aims to “do the right thing” right out of the box by default, to protect less tech-savvy users from the most likely and highest impact risks to their privacy.On of the most interesting aspects:It wipes the memory of the system every time you log off, leaving no trace of what was done on the computer. You run if from a USB stick, and it doesn’t affect anything else on your computer.To be clear, this isn’t going to be your every day system: It’s an extreme privacy measure for high risk people like activists and journalists. But if you don’t like the idea of everything you do on the internet being monitored, this might be an option to try out.I’ll walk you through how to install Tails, how to use it, and will go over important warnings you need to know when using it.00:00 - What is Tails?02:52 - How to Install Tails06:29 - How to Use TAILS07:00 - Important Warnings07:53 - My TakeawaysGive Tails a try, you might be pleasantly surprised.Find the full instructions for download:https://tails.boum.org/Brought to you by Jason Nelson, Lee Rennie, Will Sandoval, and Naomi BrockwellTo make a tax-deductible (in the US) donation to NBTV, visit https://www.nbtv.media/supportSign up for the free CryptoBeat newsletter here:https://cryptobeat.substack.com/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.Visit the NBTV website:https://nbtv.mediaSupport the show

The long-awaited ProShares ETF launches with record highs, Bitcoin takes off, and crypto in general explodes.Current price at time of posting: $66,000I chatted with Charles Payne on Fox Business about what’s next.Original segment:http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/6277882958001To make a tax-deductible (in the US) donation to NBTV, visit https://www.nbtv.media/supportSign up for the free CryptoBeat newsletter here:https://cryptobeat.substack.com/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.Visit the NBTV website:https://nbtv.mediaSupport the show

Does someone have remote access to your phone? Can they access your cameras without you knowing, and see everything you do on the device? How would you know if they could?There are hundreds of spyware apps that can be used to spy or track people without their knowledge. It's often called "Stalkerware". Sometimes these apps are targeted towards nervous parents who want to keep tabs on their children for their safety. But other times it’s a controlling domestic partner who installs the spyware.Not only is Stalkerware an extreme violation of trust, but it's also incredibly dangerous, because the spyware company itself also gets access to all the sensitive information on the phone.We dive into different types of stalkerware, how to detect it, and what to do if you find any on your device. We’ll also give some tips to beef up your phone security to prevent this stuff from being installed in the first place.00:00 - Intro00:56 - Types of Stalkerware04:22 - How to Detect Stalkerware06:11 - How to Protect YourselfBrought to you by NBTV members: Will Sandoval, Lee Rennie, and Naomi BrockwellTo make a tax-deductible (in the US) donation to NBTV, visit https://www.nbtv.media/supportSign up for the free CryptoBeat newsletter here: https://cryptobeat.substack.com/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.Visit the NBTV website: https://nbtv.mediaSupport the show

VPNs are often considered an essential part of your toolkit if you want to live a modern, privacy-conscious lifestyle... but most computer security experts will tell you that they’re not tools for privacy AT ALL!When you use a consumer VPN, the VPN company is able to see everything you’re doing. Many log and even sell all of your data. And even if they promise not to, it’s difficult to verify.But that doesn’t mean we need to avoid commercial VPNs altogether -- there can be good reasons to use one.For example, if you’re on public wifi at an airport or coffee shop, or if you want to spoof your location.But not all VPNs are created equally, and a big piece of evaluating a VPN provider is understanding how they make their money and how responsibly they handle data.In this video, I go over how VPNs work, when to use them, and criteria for choosing a good one.00:00 - Intro01:04 - How VPNs Work01:14 - Why use a VPN?03:10 - Criteria for a VPN08:04 - Recommended VPNsVPNs do have their place in your privacy toolkit - just make sure you are using them correctly!Brought to you by NBTV members: Lee Rennie, Will Sandoval, and Naomi BrockwellTo make a tax-deductible (in the US) donation to NBTV, visit https://www.nbtv.media/supportSign up for the free CryptoBeat newsletter here:https://cryptobeat.substack.com/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.Visit the NBTV website:https://nbtv.mediaFor more information about VPNs, read this in depth guide from Freedom of the Press Foundation: https://freedom.press/training/choosing-a-vpn/Support the show

Talking Crypto with Charles Payne on "Making Money", Fox Business, from September 30th 2021Thanks so much for having me on the show, Charles!Original clip:https://youtu.be/aocb1Lwe1z4To make a tax-deductible (in the US) donation to my channel, visit https://www.nbtv.media/supportSign up for the free cryptobeat newsletter here:https://cryptobeat.substack.com/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.Visit the NBTV website:https://nbtv.mediaSupport the show

Charles Hoskinson is best known as the creator of Cardano, a top 4 cryptocurrency that has been comfortably in the top 10 for a while now.But before that, he was a co-founder of Ethereum, he was part of BitShares with Dan Larimer, and he was the creator of the Bitcoin Education Project.Back in 2014, long before Ethereum had even launched, I first met and interviewed Charles, at a conference in Toronto. Now 7 years later, we reconnected in Mexico at the Satoshi Roundtable, and dived into everything that’s happened since then. Cardano’s meteoric rise, Ethereum’s success, and the shift of Bitcoin culture.Thanks for chatting with me, Charles!00:00  Intro00:30  The TED talk that changed everything02:32  Friction and Fallout03:50  The Developing World10:12  Inflation and the DeFi Boom17:00  History of Crypto19:51  Charles’ early years: Bitcoin Course, BitShares26:00  Ethereum DRAMA30:05  Cardano’s Journey of Research32:47  BATTLE for Base Layer & Bitcoin cultists42:57  Bitcoin Religion52:25  Power of CHOICE57:57  Vilification of “ALTS”1:03:21  Government intervention1:08:22  Can Crypto be Stopped?1:11:17  NEW WORLD ORDER1:16:13  The CHARLES TATTOO!!1:17:11  The FutureTo make a tax-deductible (in the US) donation to my channel, visit https://www.nbtv.media/supportSign up for the free cryptobeat newsletter here:https://cryptobeat.substack.com/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.Visit the NBTV website:https://nbtv.mediaSupport the show