The Hated One

Episode 152 - The Failed State of Israel's Mass Surveillance

Some helpful articles

Israel/OPT: Israeli authorities are using facial recognition technology to entrench apartheid

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/05/israel-opt-israeli-authoriti...

Episode 151 - The real power and control of BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street

This is the final episode on my BlackRock "conspiracy" series. Looking at the economic research and studies, what are the real and observed effects of the Big Three's large shareholder position? Economists argue such concentration of wealth results in anticompetitive consequences, higher consumer prices, widening profit-investment gap and increasing income income inequality. 

The BlackRock Conspiracy [AUDIO SCRIPT]

This is a work in progress for my latest YouTube essay.

Intro - you might have seen this

There is a new viral conspiracy theory trend on social media where people claim all major corporations and even entire industries are owned by the same group of people.

The conspiracy that few individuals run the world is as old as time but this one is openly naming the ...

Episode 150 - Who really runs the world?

In my BlackRock conspiracy series, I uncover the power and influence of the so called "Big Three" - BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street. 

Episode 149 - Zuck did it!

Meta will conquer the world.

The Lex Fridman episode with Mark Zuckerberg: https://yewtu.be/watch?v=MVYrJJNdrEg

Episode 148 - Who is checking the fact checkers?

Article mentioned: https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-business-investment-idUSL2N2WI1K4

Part of my mission is to promote media literacy and critical thinking. Today we dissect a "fact-checking" article by Reuters about popular social media videos on Vanguard and Black...

Episode 147 - Don't neglect browser security!

How to choose the right web browser and what are the best security and privacy measures to take? This episodes revisits the woefully neglected browser security and privacy and I give you my tips on how to make your browsing safer.

Episode 146 - UK passed an anti-encryption law and nobody knows what to do next

Sources

The UK passes massive online safety bill: https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/19/23880919/uk-passes-massive-online-safety-bill

WhatsApp Has Started a Fight With the UK About Encryption - 2023-09-21 13:04:15 +0000 UTC View Post

Episode 145 - Badness enumeration and why you will never block ads

Article: https://privsec.dev/posts/knowledge/badness-enumeration/

Episode 144 - Are Apple privacy services worth it?

Hide My Email

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210425

How Google Account shares your data

https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/12921417?hl=en#zippy=%2Chow-long-your-data-is-shared

2023-09-15 12:42:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Episode 143 - How private is iCloud with end-to-end encryption?

iCloud Security overview: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202303

[BTS] This is the average rendering time for a fusion comp on my laptop

0 frames per second.... LESSGOOO!

iPhone is not more private than Android

Preview of my latest video on iPhone vs  Android privacy. 

Episode 142 - Should I involve myself in the drama?

I feel compelled to make video on GrapheneOS and why people shouldn't listen to the claims about Daniel Micay that have been made about Louis Rossman and Techlore. What do you think?

Episode 141 - The lengths you'd have to go through to safeguard your physical address

Going anonymous with your home address is difficult. Unless you have a Swiss bank account. Jokes aside, there are solutions even for the regular folks, although availability is limited depending on your jurisdiction.

Services mentioned:

Michael Bazzell's guide to removing yourself from the Internet: ht...

Episode 140 - It is still possible to create an anonymous Google account and you should do it.

Some have claimed Google has closed down the loophole to skip giving your phone number when creating a Google account over a VPN. I tested this and found it still works. But even if there are issues, I've found solutions.

Services mentioned

SMS messages on KYCnot.me: https://kycnot.me/?type=service

2023-08-25 15:38:59 +0000 UTC View Post

This is disturbing

I have recently reviewed my exit surveys of Patreon supporters deleting their tiers. I wasn't sure what to expect but this wasn't it. This screengrab is just a small selection, but I was overwhelmed by how many patrons had to leave because of their financial situation. I totally understand it, but it is truly heartbreaking. 

I preferably wouldn't ask for any support but I don't have ...

Episode 139 - What Apple does right

I would call Apple a privacy conscious company, nor would I consider their products to be private. But in this episode, I give credit to what Apple does right.

[Work in progress] How Android beats iPhone at privacy

A new script for my latest video on how Android is more private than the iPhone.

[Script] How Android is more private than the iPhone

Intro

In any modern-day protest, technology defines the battleground. For the citizens in the streets, it's a key tactical tool that can organize masses quickly and capture moments outside of the view of TV camera lenses. But the very same technology can be leveraged to suppress public unrest with surgical precision.

Whoever is in control of the technology gets to determine the ou...

Episode 138 - People care about well-being more than privacy or freedom.

And maybe it's for the better?

Episode 137 - The 'reactgate' and how XQC is right to "steal" content

Let's see how much this will bite me in the ass...

Episode 136 - Privacy is about control. And this is how Android is better for privacy than the iPhone.

Episode 135 - Why Fediverse is not the solution

Decentralized, privacy respecting, user owned. But still, very flawed and lacking core functions that make it competitive against the centralized model. This is why Fediverse is not the solution to centralized services and platforms. 

Episode 135 - These are office suites that protect your privacy

What are the best privacy protecting productivity tools available? Today, I compare the four main ones I have been testing and using for a while.

LibreOffice - https://www.libreoffice.org/

OnlyOffice - https://www.onlyoffice.com/

Skiff - 2023-08-03 12:09:00 +0000 UTC View Post

How The Most Corrupt Bank In The World Got Away With Everything

It's officially out! Feel free to chime in in the comments.

Episode 133 - When Google thinks they own the Internet

Dissecting Google's latest proposal to develop a new API that aims to enforce trust and security on the web. But some claim it's another flex of Google's control over the Internet. So which is it?

Official Github page: https://github.com/RupertBenWiser/Web-Environment-Int...

Episode 132 - THERE ARE NO ALIENS!

I can't even... https://apnews.com/article/ufos-uaps-congress-whistleblower-spy-aliens-ba8a8cfba353d7b9de29c3d906a69ba7

Episode 131 - When a whistle blower is a garbage human

In my closing episode on the HSBC corrupt enterprise, I dive deeper into the personality of the whistleblower behind the HSBC revelation - Herve Falciani. 

[Preview] The Most Corrupt Bank In The World

A rough cut of my latest video on HSBC - one of the largest banks in the world. The work in progress needs some transitions, citations and perhaps even music.