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Apple's new "Tracking Transparency" feature will add a pop-up to your iPhone whenever an app wants to track you. It's to let people know when their "IDFA" system is being used.Cybersecurity and privacy journalist Kate O'Flaherty explained to me in this latest video that the IDFA, or ID for Advertisers, is a way for iPhone apps to determine when things like advertising campaigns have been effective, by allowing the apps to monitor a user's activities across the phone. It is a more private way of tracking than cookies in browsers, but Apple says that more transparency is needed. They argue that many people don't realize this kind of tracking is going on, and that users should be made aware of it and given the option to opt out. That's why they've added this feature, and also things like privacy labels to their app store.A great step forward for privacy! Facebook isn't happy, because their entire business model is built on being able to track users. They're even talking about legal action on the grounds of antitrust. What will become of companies like Facebook if users decide they no longer want to be tracked?Watch on Odysee!https://open.lbry.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/apple-v-facebook-privacy-battle:7?r=DzXweqFwrKKy9W5nrSXLok6w9Secrgc8Edited by Lee Rennie Written by Dan Amankwah and Naomi Brockwell Special thanks to Mike Ricci for all his help advising on this script!Follow Kate O'Flaherty at https://twitter.com/KateOflahertySupport the show

NFTs are taking the world by storm.A video highlight of a LeBron James dunkshot went for over $200,000.Kings of Leon released their album as an NFT.People are selling NFTs of their tweets.And the most expensive NFT to date: Artwork by Beeple, which sold for over 69 million dollars!But what is an NFT, and what's all the hype about?I explain how blockchain and art have merged to create this phenomenon, and show you how to get involved.If you would like to send me a message and support my channel, visit https://cointr.ee/naomibrockwellSupport the show

Many video makers are angry. Angry for being demonetized, deplatformed, or angry because major video platforms prioritize corporate content over independent creators.Fortunately, people have alternatives, and one that is really huge right now is called Odysee. With over 20 million active monthly users, it's the hot new place to upload video content. And the technology it's base on... is decentralized.Visit my Odysee channel here:https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4?r=8UVj5QBBgxcaVjrhCaCmpdQ6PqctTN7NChannels mentioned:Josiah Zaynor, Bio-hacker:https://odysee.com/@BiohackThePlanet:3?r=8UVj5QBBgxcaVjrhCaCmpdQ6PqctTN7NJohn Stossel:https://odysee.com/@johnstossel:7?r=8UVj5QBBgxcaVjrhCaCmpdQ6PqctTN7NNaomi Wu:https://odysee.com/@Naomi-SexyCyborg-Wu:b?r=8UVj5QBBgxcaVjrhCaCmpdQ6PqctTN7NDeepak Chopra:https://odysee.com/@DeepakChopra:b?r=8UVj5QBBgxcaVjrhCaCmpdQ6PqctTN7NFord Fischer:https://odysee.com/@news2share:f?r=8UVj5QBBgxcaVjrhCaCmpdQ6PqctTN7NEditing: Nate SorrentinoIf you would like to send me a message and support my channel, visit https://cointr.ee/naomibrockwellSupport the show

I watched the live Mars landing last week, excited to see a rocket touchdown, live, on the red planet.Instead, I was underwhelmed.The live stream only showed an animation of the landing, not the real thing, and some reaction shots from NASA personnel.It's not that landing on Mars isn't super cool -- it is! It's just that I've been spoiled by SpaceX, who provide awesome livestreams of everything they do, and always put on such a good show. NASA eventually came through with the goods, and shared some breathtaking visuals, so in the end I was happy.But what a time to be alive, when I can see incredible achievements like this, and feel like they’re NOT the best we’re capable of.Meanwhile, I'm hanging out for that first commercial flight to Mars...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/Watch on Odysee/LBRY: https://open.lbry.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/SpaceX-Spoiled-The-Mars-Rover-Landing-For-Me:8?r=8UVj5QBBgxcaVjrhCaCmpdQ6PqctTN7NProduction assistant: Will SandovalWritten by Naomi Brockwell and Dan AmankwahSupport the show

Searched the dark web using Tor recently? Your information may have been leaked, if you were using the Brave browser. Coindesk Privacy reporter Ben Powers shares all the details.Don’t forget to update your Brave Browser!!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/Support the show

The Australian government passed a law that would force Facebook to pay every time someone shares a news article on their platform. Facebook decided that this was not a privilege they were willing to pay for, and in response have instead blocked Australian Facebook users from sharing or viewing news content.As a result, they have also inadvertently blocked many charities or government pages which are not news sites, which has made people very angry. It does beg the question of how they were meant to be expected to identity news sites in order to pay for them, if they couldn’t identify them to shut them down.Is this a David Vs Goliath story with Facebook being expected to pay “their fair share”, or is this just a Goliath vs Goliath story, with the Rupert Murdoch juggernaut News Corp using the government to get money from Facebook, and small, independent journalists are just the collateral? 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/Support the show

Today the price of bitcoin exploded past 46k after Tesla announced their purchase of $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin."Moreover, we expect to be accepting Bitcoin as a form of payment for our products in the near future," they said.Juggernauts like Microstrategy, Square, and Telsa are making bitcoin part of their reserve assets, as a hedge against inflation and economic instability.This is a dramatic move, cheered by those who value financial sovereignty, and derided by those who feel it was reckless for their shareholders, and ties the stock too closely to the price of Bitcoin.But given the TSLA stock price just after the news, the question is, which S&P500 company is next?If you would like to send me a message and support my channel, visit https://cointr.ee/naomibrockwellTo 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/Support the show

We have a newly minted US Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen. She is the US political establishment’s insider’s insider, and the crypto ecosystem is now grappling with what her appointment to Treasury will mean.I go over the history of Treasury Secretaries throughout Bitcoin’s lifespan, and what we can expect from a Yellen Treasury.From C. Edward Kelso and Naomi BrockwellSupport the show

Janet Yellen was just unanimously approved by The U.S. Senate Finance Committee for Treasury secretary. She’s taking over from Mnuchin, and is so far not off to a good start regarding cryptocurrency. Earlier this week she said that cryptocurrencies are “a particular concern” when it comes to criminal activity and terrorist financing.“I think many [cryptocurrencies] are used, at least in a transaction sense, mainly for illicit financing."Forbes contributor Hailey Lennon noted in a recent article that Yellen is just plain incorrect. The money laundering tool of choice is still the good old US Treasury.Including archival footage of me on the Stossel Show in 2014 talking about BitcoinFollow Hailey here:https://twitter.com/HaileyLennonBTCTo 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/Support the show

The request for extradition to the United States of Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, was denied by a UK judge.This is fantastic news, because the US wants to put Assange on trial basically for being an investigative journalist. The indictment from the DOJ against Assange is one of the single biggest threats to freedom of the press of the last decade. I explain in detail what it all means.But the judge didn’t deny the extradition request based on freedom of the press, it was based on Assange's mental condition. The danger of journalists being persecuted for challenging power is greater than ever. What happens to us when no dissent from the press against government is allowed anymore? Huge shout out to Glenn Greenwald, the Freedom of the Press Foundation, and journalists like Richard Medhurst and Kevin Gosztola who have been  covering this case in detail and are staunch advocates of freedom of the press.Support the show