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Your favorite apps might be secretly selling your location and personal data. Governments and shady corporations are buying data from brokers to track your every move—no warrants required. In this interview, I sit down with Byron Tau, author of Means of Control, to uncover the hidden world of secret code in your apps, shady shell companies, and the surveillance economy we've unknowingly accepted. This is a wake-up call for anyone who values their privacy. Watch now to learn how modern tech is being weaponized—and what you can do about it. 00:00 We Must Change Social Norms on Privacy 05:33 Why the US Purchases Data 07:13 Third Party Doctrine 09:44 Evolution of Data Collection 14:12 The Impact of Mass Data Collection 16:10 Insidious Uses for Data 19:43 History of Private vs Government Entities 24:14 How We Can Push Back 27:47 Data Brokers’ Devilish Tactics 30:14 The Data Broker Industry is MASSIVE 32:09 Ways Data Brokers Hide 35:24 Real-Time Bidding 40:41 Data Brokers Make Money Selling YOUR Data 41:51 Codes in Apps 49:27 Distinction Between Law Enforcement and Intelligence 56:50 The Human Component 01:02:03 The Conversation We’re NOT Having 01:05:26 Why We Should Pay for Tech 01:09:18 Chinese vs American Surveillance 01:12:32 Solutions [for now] 01:14:29 Final Thoughts The only way that we can change things is for us to start illuminating the shadows and have a public discussion, so we can decide what we want as a society of individuals. Special thanks to Byron Tau! Links: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706321/means-of-control-by-byron-tau/ https://www.notus.org/byron-tau Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee, Cube Boy, Will Sandoval and Naomi Brockwell Become a privacy accelerationist! privacc.org To support NBTV, visit: https://www.nbtv.media/support (tax-deductible in the US) 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. Watch this video on Odysee! https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Byron-Tau:1 ________________________________________________________________________ Here are a bunch of products I like and use. Using these links helps support the channel and future videos! Recommended Books: Beginner's Introduction To Privacy - Naomi Brockwell https://amzn.to/3WDSfku Permanent Record - Edward Snowden https://amzn.to/305negc What has the government done to our money - Rothbard https://amzn.to/2KMzmcu Extreme Privacy - Michael Bazzel (The best privacy book I've ever read) https://amzn.to/4jrseiS Digital version: https://inteltechniques.com/book7.html (non affiliate link) No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State - Glenn Greenwald https://amzn.to/2UQmJ4m Some of my favorite products to help protect your privacy! Brave browser: https://brave.com/nao076 Faraday bag (signal stopping, to protect your fob, credit card, computer, and phone) https://amzn.to/3z02UiF Data Blocker (if you're charging your phone in an unknown port, use this so that no data is transferred) https://amzn.to/2SVh0J2 Camera tape (electrical tape is the best tape for covering phone and computer cameras) https://amzn.to/3Xn8xBn USB-C to ethernet adapter: https://amzn.to/2lOVBoy Privacy Screens (use your phone and computer in public? Keep your information safe!) Computer: (Search for the size right for your computer) MacBook Air 13" https://amzn.to/3VQvpZ7 HP/Dell/Acer/Asus/Lenovo 15.6" https://amzn.to/3KK1Oda Lenovo Thinkpad/HP Elitebook/Dell 14" https://amzn.to/4enT2zq Phone: (Search for the size for your phone, decide whether you want glass or plastic!) Galaxy s24 - https://amzn.to/3VGgb8H iPhone 15 - https://amzn.to/45vCd1h Pixel 8 - https://amzn.to/3KFDuJF