Stop the spying - Make your phone secure!
Everyone thinks their phone is listening to them. The researchers who tested it found no evidence of that.
What they DID find is worse.
Your phone doesn't need a microphone. Your carrier has been selling your location data for years. Apps are taking hidden screenshots of your screen. Behavioral algorithms can predict what you want before you consciously know you want it.
In this video, I cover:
What's actually happening (it's not the microphone)
Every layer of protection, from five-minute changes to flashing a new OS on a phone you bought with cash
The privacy carriers and anonymous eSIMs nobody talks about
The mistakes people make with all of these tools that completely undo the privacy they think they have
This video took 5 months to put together. I bought a Pixel 7 Pro, a junk-tier Motorola, and paid for Cape for three months to actually test this stuff for you. Use the chapters if you just want one section.
More in the surveillance series:
Smart TV Surveillance: • Your TV is spying on you - Find out how, a...
ISP Is Watching You: • Your ISP Is Watching Everything - Fix It W...
Dad Ruins 3rd-party VPNs: • Is your VPN safe? What the ads aren't tel...
Flock cameras, violating your rights: • Flock AI Cameras: Violating Your Privacy a...
Home cloud cameras: • Get rid of your Ring, Arlo, Tapo, Blink (o...
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Password Managers: • Dad Explains Password Managers — Convenien...
Load Pi-hole in 20 minutes: • Stop the spying! Fix It with a Raspberry P...
Load AdGuard Home: • AdGuard Home + Unbound - Block Ads on Your...
Remote access with Tailscale: • Access Pi-hole or AdGuard Home Remotely wi...
Mentioned in this video:
Cape: cape.co
Phreeli: phreeli.com
Silent.Link: silent.link
PikaSim: pikasim.com
GrapheneOS: grapheneos.org
CalyxOS: calyxos.org
LineageOS: lineageos.org
Privacy Guides: privacyguides.org
SimpleLogin: simplelogin.io
Mullvad VPN: mullvad.net
ProtonVPN: protonvpn.com
Privacy.com: privacy.com
NetGuard (Android): https://netguard.me/
Lockdown (iOS): lockdownprivacy.com
NextDNS: nextdns.io
Chapters
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00:00 - Yes, your phone is spying on you, but...
02:09 - Part 1: Your Phone Is Not Listening to You
03:42 - What's actually happening instead
08:02 - Part 2: How you get your privacy, anonymity, and security
08:55 - Layer 1 - 5-minute solutions (EASY)
11:55 - Layer 2 - 1-hour solutions (still pretty easy)
15:40 - Layer 3 - Requires some effort
17:58 - Layer 4 - Fire your carrier! Use Cape, Phreeli, or data-only eSIMs
26:42 - Layer 5 - Hardcore - phone OSes, network services
27:35 - GrapheneOS
31:05 - CalyxOS
33:02 - LineageOS
35:40 - Network-level DNS blocking
36:22 - Part 3: One Phone, Two Phones, or Something In Between
37:33 - Approach 1: One phone, well configured
39:19 - Approach 2: No carrier — data-only eSIM
42:38 - Approach 3: Primary + data-only device
44:57 - Approach 4: Full IMEI separation
47:34 - Part 4: The Mistakes That Undo Everything
54:11 - Conclusion: Do SOMETHING
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