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NBTV: a privacy, technology, blockchain channel- Control your own money- Control your own data- Control your own lifeNaomi Brockwell worked as a policy associate at the New York Bitcoin Center from 2013 - 2015. Since 2015 she has been a producer for 19-times Emmy-Award-Winning Journalist John Stossel. She is a regular of US national TV discussing blockchain technology & current events, & emcees some of the biggest blockchain conferences.Naomi was a producer for the 2015 feature documentary "Bitcoin: The End of Money as We Know It" (Best International Documentary, Anthem Film Festival; Winner of Special Jury Prize, Amsterdam Film Festival), & for the 2018 award-winning documentary about...
Episodes(40 episodes)
Google Drive Is Not Private
If you’ve been using the Google ecosystem for years, it might feel like you are trapped. But you're not. This video will teach you how to move your cloud storage from Google Drive, to Mega.Mega is end-to-end encrypted, meaning that only you and whoever you share your files with can access them, and even Mega itself can’t.Moving to a provider where the encryption keys live only on your device is a real step toward reclaiming control over your own data.Chapters:00:00 Trapped in Google?00:54 How Mega Work...
Published: Oct 24, 2026Duration: 10m 50s
We Tried The New Photoshop Clone
An open source clone of photoshop was just released, called “Photocraft”.It was vibe coded based on Adobe’s public specifications and observed behavior, and while it contains no proprietary Adobe code, it looks eerily similar to the original. Some people even suspected that AI might have decompiled Photoshop to source code. But even if that’s not the case, AI is getting so good that it’s very believable that it might one day be possible to do this. If this is the case, as Eric Raymond declared, closed-source is dead.What does...
Published: Oct 10, 2026Duration: 8m 33s
I made up a fake person
Companies lie to you about why they need your data.They tell you it's for "verification." It's not. It's data harvesting with an official-sounding label.Here's what happened when I signed up for a service with a completely made-up identity.00:00 This happened a few days ago00:42 We need this for "verification"01:00 They're lying to you01:50 ISPs sell your data02:45 Stop handing out your data03:20 Make up your own mindThe lesson: when a company tells you why they "need" your information, don't take it on good...
Published: Sep 18, 2026Duration: 3m 51s
Hackers building anti-surveillance tools
DEF CON is one of the largest and longest-running hacker conferences in the world. I met with hackers who are building tools to fight the surveillance state. 0:00 DEF CON Is Wild0:38 Ludlow's IoT Village Hackathon2:08 Colonel Panic — Flock Camera Detector4:27 EFF's Rayhunter — Stingray Detection6:53 The Biscuit Ultra — Anti-Surveillance Gadget7:40 Meshtastic on the LilyGo T-Deck8:15 Exploitee.rs Meshtastic Pager8:38 Shenanigans9:20 No One Is Coming to Save UsNo one is coming to save us. The tools protecting our privacy are being built by a scrappy community of hacker...
Published: Aug 14, 2026Duration: 10m 55s
The New War On Privacy And How We Win
The surveillance state is here. Flock cameras track your every move. Palantir builds digital dossiers on everyone. ICE buys your location data in bulk. Your devices are being turned against you with mandatory age verification. And the developers building our digital shields are being arrested.The battle seems unwinnable. But history of full of unwinnable battles that were won anyway. Phil Zimmermann vs. US Government, defeating encryption controls.Cult of the Dead Cow vs. Microsoft, forcing the tech giant to finally take security seriously.Clipper Chip vs. Everyone, with researchers like Matt...
Published: Jul 31, 2026Duration: 56m 3s
The 1996 Warning We All Ignored
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of Cyberspace by EFF co-founder John Perry Barlow, and also America’s 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.But what does independence means in an age where our digital lives are more controlled than ever?In this video I will walk you through three things: - the context of the original declaration of independence- the promise of John Perry Barlow’s Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace- the kind of declaration we need today to protect our priv...
Published: Jul 17, 2026Duration: 23m 29s
278,000 ILLEGAL SEARCHES
FISA is a sweeping surveillance authority that allows the warrantless surveillance of Americans in the name of national security. It was originally created to stop intelligence agencies from spying on people in the US without oversight. But over time, the guardrails came off. And the man who helped build some of those guardrails at the FBI now says the system has gone badly wrong.In this video, we trace the full history of FISA, from the abuses that created it, to the safeguards that once held it in check, to how it became the legal foundation for...
Published: Jul 3, 2026Duration: 26m 9s
Proton's Hidden Settings
Is Proton Mail search broken? Not at all! The issue is that Proton can't read your encrypted inbox - and you probably haven't enabled the privacy-first local search setting. In this video, I'll show you exactly how to:- Enable local email search in Proton Mail- Understand the key differences between desktop and mobile search- Configure a bunch of other essential privacy settings I use in my own account00:00 Proton Search is NOT Broken00:53 Search03:17 Import03:48 Image Privacy Settings05:52 Other Settings08:16 Just One Of Many Private...
Published: Jun 19, 2026Duration: 9m 9s
I met activists on the front lines
I just got back from 2 weeks in Europe meeting with activists from some of the world's most oppressive regimes, who are fighting for freedom. What I heard there shook me.When you talk to people who have lived under dictatorship, you start to notice uncomfortable parallels to what's happening in the West right now. The surveillance creep. The ID mandates. The slow erosion of the right to communicate, transact, and move through the world privately.These are red flags that those under tyranny wish someone had pointed out to them sooner.0:00 – Pay At...
Published: Jun 6, 2026Duration: 10m 19s
Is the Government Running a Dragnet on VPN Users?
Wyden has asked the government to warn Americans that the very tool millions use to protect their privacy may be used as a mass surveillance tool against them.He says "Warn Americans how government are treating VPNs."When Wyden asks pointed questions in public, it's usually because of something he can't say out loud. Remember his Senate hearing in 2013? Don't worry, we'll remind you.So what does Wyden know? And should you still be using a VPN?00:00 The Question That Exposed a Lie00:30 What is the NSA?01:22 "Not...
Published: May 22, 2026Duration: 10m 38s
Use a USB Condom
That USB port on the plane or in your car? It's not just a power outlet, it's a computer. And every time you plug in, you're potentially handing it a two-way connection to your phone: power going in, and your data going out.In this video, I break down why plugging your phone into random USB ports can be risky, how attackers can use these connections to steal data or install malware ("juice jacking"), and how a cheap little gadget called a USB data blocker protects you.00:00 USB Raw Dogging01:08 Why You Shouldn’t...
Published: May 8, 2026Duration: 10m 13s
This Legislation Will Ban Warrantless Spying
The federal government is spying on you, and they're doing it without a warrant.Ludlow Institute helped create a bill to fix this. And on April 23, 2026, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) introduced this bill to the House. We gave a press conference at the Capitol to introduce H.R. 8470 — the Surveillance Accountability Act, a landmark bill designed to restore the Fourth Amendment in the digital age.00:00 - We need to stop warrantless surveillance02:04 - TOP SECRET SPYING he can't tell you about04:47 - Naomi and Ludlow's wo...
Published: Apr 24, 2026Duration: 20m 20s
Your Data Is For Sale, and the Feds Are Buying
The third-party doctrine is an outdated legal rule, created in an era before smartphones, before the internet, before our private lives became data. The fallout has been catastrophic. This decades-old principle erased the protections meant to shield us from arbitrary government intrusion and opened the door to a future of unchecked surveillance and control. In this video, we'll break down what the third-party doctrine actually is, how it works in a digital world, and why it has to go.00:00 Yes, The Government CAN Do That01:22 4th Amendment Review02:50 3rd Party Doctrine Explained10:22 The...
Published: Apr 10, 2026Duration: 21m 18s
Warrants Are Optional Now?
Warrants are one of the most powerful checks on government power ever invented. But in an age where your data is bought from brokers, your movements are tracked by private contractors, and your financial records are collected in bulk… the protections warrants were designed to provide have been quietly gutted.In this video, we break down how warrants actually work, why the founders were obsessed with getting them right, and what's changed in the digital era that should concern everyone.There's a part of every warrant that almost no one talks about — and it's the...
Published: Mar 29, 2026Duration: 22m 53s
Stop using non-private UBSs!
Storing sensitive files on a normal USB drive is like writing your diary on a sticky note and leaving it in a taxi. If someone gets the drive, they get the files with no hacking required. But luckily you can use encryption to protect what's on your USB thumbdrive. In this video I compare some great tools that make the data on your USB private from anyone who doesn't have the password. 00:00 Thumbdrives Are Like Diaries01:32 Apricorn Aegis Secure Key 3NXC02:24 Kingston IronKey VP50C03:11 Veracrypt04:25 Choose Your Threat Model<...
Published: Mar 13, 2026Duration: 10m 43s
The Argument Against Privacy That Sounds Smart But Isn't
'Privacy is impractical.' 'Concessions are necessary.' 'Be realistic.' These views about becoming mainstream. And they're wrong. Here's why limits on privacy are never a price worth paying for adoption, no matter how reasonable the argument sounds.00:00 The Privacy Salon01:40 Shifting Baseline Syndrome Over Time04:30 The Machine We Built08:24 No More Compromises09:40 The Debate10:54 Privacy Enables Freedom11:20 Shifting Baselines11:54 False Company Claims12:37 Security Risks13:39 In ClosingThis debate is not about whether limiting privacy can accelerate growth. It is about...
Published: Feb 27, 2026Duration: 15m 1s
Stop Giving Out Your Cell Number. Here's Why.
I just recently went to a website to set up a new account, and it wouldn't let me proceed without giving them a cell number. Not a VoIP number, it demanded a real cell number, associated with a SIM. I actually don't have one, because I don't have a SIM in my phone. On top of that, there are many reasons why someone might not want to hand out their cell number to everyone. What should someone do in a situation like this? In this video I'll explain what you can do if someone asks for...
Published: Feb 13, 2026Duration: 13m 53s
Why I Don't Link Signal To My Computer
Modern smartphones are some of the most locked down consumer devices that have ever existed. Computers are less secure, and you downgrade your security when you link a privacy focused app, like Signal, to a less secure environment. You are effectively taking a very well protected environment, your phone, and extending trust to a much weaker one. For some people it will be worth it, but it's important to understand the tradeoffs.00:00 I Do Not Use Signal desktop00:28 How Phones Sandbox Apps01:20 Desktop Security Explained02:05 Not a Signal Issue02:26 Desktops Widen Attack...
Published: Jan 25, 2026Duration: 7m 22s
Using PGP With Proton
Email is closer to a digital postcard than a sealed letter, and mainstream providers like Gmail read and analyze everything that's inside. Unfortunately, email isn’t going anywhere in our society because it’s baked into how the digital world communicates; but luckily there are ways to make your emails more private. One tool that you can use is called PGP. In this video, I'll explain what PGP is, and show you how providers like Protonmail make it super easy to encrypt the contents of every email you send.00:00 Email Was Never Built for Privacy00:50 What...
Published: Jan 16, 2026Duration: 16m 10s
3 Privacy Fixes Most People Never Make
It's a new year, and a perfect time for fresh starts, especially when it comes to privacy. If you made your way to our channel because you care about privacy, but you're not sure where to begin, this video is for you.00:00 A New Year, A New Start00:33 Email02:19 Messaging04:23 Browser06:18 Disclaimer06:56 Privacy Does Not Have to be ExtremeIf you're just starting your privacy journey, there's no need to feel overwhelmed, or think that you have to do everything at once. Just choose something from this list: email...
Published: Jan 1, 2026Duration: 7m 47s