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Seeing as we do a huge amount of our communicating via messaging services these days, it’s important to know what information we giving out, and to whom. There are many messaging apps that bill themselves as being “private”, but which ones actually are? We dig into Whatsapp, iMessage, Telegram, Signal, Session, Threema, Wire, and Matrix to tell you what’s what. Written by Reuben Yap, C. Edward Kel...

The ability to share short messages instantly to someone’s phone has transformed the way we communicate. There are countless options: Sms, iMessage, Facebook Messenger, Whatsapp, Signal... but how PRIVATE are these services? In this video go over some of the LEAST private messaging apps, and what to look for in an app if privacy is important to you. In our next video, we'll review some of the...

If you’re new to crypto it can be really confusing to try to understand what all these different cryptocurrencies do. Are there different use cases? Are the ones with the best memes the most important?  This video is part of a beginner’s guide to using crypto everyday. In this episode we give an introduction to some different types of cryptocurrencies, and how they might fit into your everyday lif...

Our lives and day-to-day activities have largely moved onto our digital devices. But this new digital landscape is filled with people trying to monitor these activities and figure out exactly what we’re doing on our devices. What if we don’t want all of our online activity to be viewable by strangers? I decided to see if it were possible to set up new apple devices that weren’t tied to my identity...

Are we in for another bear cycle lasting years, or are we going to the moon? To figure that out, we have to look at what caused the recent run up.  Brian Brooks is the former Acting Comptroller of the Currency, and current CEO of Binance. US, so he has a particularly insightful perspective that bridges the worlds of traditional finance and crypto. Renowned economist, George Selgin, is a Senior Fel...

E-mail remains an essential backbone of internet communication, with over 4 billion users worldwide. But is it private? Actually it's inherently insecure. Furthermore, the vast majority of users rely on free online email services. Did you know that they use AI algorithms to scan your emails in order to learn more about you? Or that emails are stored in the clear, meaning in the event of a hac...

“What is the best way to buy crypto?” The question at the top of every beginner's mind. In this video we go over:  Exchanges, Bitcoin ATMs, Apps, In-Person Methods, and other ways you can purchase crypto. We discuss the pros and cons of each so that you can make an informed decision as to which crypto on-ramp works best for you! Disclaimer: The crypto space is filled with scams, so whichever...

Amazon Sidewalk has launched! But how secure is it?  As of today, owners of Ring security cameras and Alexa devices are contributing a small portion of their internet bandwidth to create a network that makes it so devices stay connected further away from a home router and remain online when local Wi-Fi goes down.  Sounds great for home security, but what about privacy? It means Amazon can stay con...

We’re getting back into conference season, but along with crypto conferences come criminals, hackers, and malicious actors. Here are some tips and reminders to help you stay safe when traveling and attending cryptocurrency-related events. They’re also just really important security tips in general! Learn more about crypto safety from the Casa article: https://blog.keys.casa/travel-tips-for-bitcoin...

Outrage sparked after a Ryanair flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Belarus this week, so that authorities could arrested an opposition activist on board. The orders to arrest journalist, Roman Protasevich, came directly from Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.  US and EU officials have condemned the actions calling it "outrageous and illegal behavior” and some are even c...

The story of the $400,000,000 Pizza! (or $380,000,000 to be precise...) Eleven years ago today, Laszlo Hanyecz made what would become one of the most famous food purchases of all time, and now today will forever be known as Bitcoin Pizza Day. Hanyecz asked an online forum if anyone would be willing to send him 2 large pizzas in exchange for 10,000 Bitcoins. Jeremy Sturdivant took the offer, and it...

Our whole lives are in our phones. We’re addicted to feeding them data about ourselves, and we take them with us everywhere we go. But Snowden says they’re tracking devices.  Snowden teamed up with hardware security expert Bunnie Huang to craft a device that could tell if your phone was sending off information about you without you knowing.  00:00 - Intro 02:27 – You think your phone is really in...

Cryptocurrency holds the key to our decentralized and permissionless future. But one of the biggest problems in cryptocurrency is that all of these decentralized blockchains are like isolated islands. You have the bitcoin blockchain, the ethereum blockchain, the cardano blockchain. And to move from one island to another you have to rely on gatekeepers: centralized exchanges. They can deny you acce...

First of all, this is not tax advice. These are things that I've learnt and I wanted to share them. Second, this is not an endorsement of taxes. Many will argue it’s ethical to pay taxes because they support public goods. But a significant portion of your taxes goes towards funding things like the military invasions and occupations, so I can't get behind an ethical justification of taxes...

When we think about how Facebook and Instagram target ads towards us, we typically think of cold, clinical terms like “metadata”, “abstract analytics” or “the algorithm”. And whether you like targeted ads or find them uncomfortable, I’d bet almost no one gives enough thought to JUST how personal the ads we see are.  In their most recent ad campaign, renowned private messaging app, Signal, exposed...

Web browsers are the gateway to the internet so it is no surprise that they often become the target of companies or hackers who want to collect information about YOU!  Not only can websites can track you, but browsers themselves can also send back information about you to the browser’s parent company - In other words, your browsers become spies for the likes of Google or Microsoft and send all the...

NFTs are taking the world by storm! Non-fungible tokens, mainly used for collectibles and art. People are buying into these digital keepsakes thinking they'll last forever. But often, this isn't true. Most people think that when they’re buying an NFT, they’re getting an image that will sit in their account on the website they purchased it from. But what they’re actually getting is a link...

This beginner’s crypto series continues with an introduction to Crypto Wallets. Just like you use a normal wallet when you want to access your cash, you use a crypto wallet to access your cryptocurrency. But there are lots of options depending on your needs and comfort level. Today I will go over those differences and share my favorite crypto wallet apps to suit your needs! Topics: What is a Crypt...

The Senate is taking aim at something called Section 230. Elizabeth Nolan Brown, a senior editor at Reason Magazine, says: “Section 230 is more important than the first amendment for online speech” That’s because Section 230 protects online platforms from getting in trouble for publishing your opinion. It’s basically the law that made the internet what it is today. Without it platforms like YouTub...

This beginner’s crypto series starts with 4 reasons more and more people use cryptocurrency everyday. - ECONOMIC HEDGE The first reason is the most well known: a hedge against economic instability. 27% of all money ever created by the FED was created in the past 12 months. This is staggering, and a big reason why the likes of Microstrategy, Square, and Tesla are pouring billions into bitcoin. They...

Sec just announced a lawsuit against LBRY for “selling unregistered securities.” SEC is classing LBRY’s LBC token as a “a security”, but by their definition, almost every crypto project would also be considered a security. They say it’s a security because it lacks sufficient utility… I literally use LBC every day, you can’t post videos on the LBRY blockchain without it. They also say it’s a securi...

We’re on the cusp of a new internet revolution. There's a race to provide super fast satellite internet to every inch of the world, and SpaceX's Starlink is in the lead. My Starlink Satellite Dish just arrived!! The results of my speed test comparing Starlink to my old internet connection were... surprising. I show you the setup, compare costs, and talk about why low-earth-orbit satellit...

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 adver...

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 th...

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...