Enemy of the [Surveillance] State

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So, taking a break from the De-Googling theme this week, I have a special episode to share with you. I was a guest on the Ward Scott Files last week and Ward graciously gave me the OK to post the audio from that episode for all of you to hear.

The video link (if you want to see it and check out his show) is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9TjVvWmu_0

Ward and I had a long-ranging (sounds better than “rambling”) conversation about the loss of privacy. I hope you enjoy listening in...

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Enemy of the [Surveillance] State is written, produced, and narrated by C. Mitchell Shaw and is listener supported — No ads. No compromise. If you are interested in supporting the show, check out https://www.patreon.com/EnemyOfSurveillance — or check out the affiliate links below. Anything you can do is greatly appreciated. It takes time, talent, and money to make a show like this. Please consider supporting.

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For easy encrypted email, check out ProtonMail. Proton also offers a great VPN and other services — including ProtonCalendar and ProtonDrive (Use this affiliate link to sign up for any of those services if you want to help support this podcast) https://go.getproton.me/aff_c?offer_id=15&aff_id=2167 ProtonMail and ProtonVPN have free and paid plans. I currently use one of the paid plans. It is excellent!

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If you enjoy or benefit from this podcast, be sure to subscribe and please consider supporting Enemy of the [Surveillance] State by becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com/EnemyOfSurveillance, by using affiliate links for things you would have chosen anyway, or by picking up some cool merch at https://teespring.com/stores/eotss-merch

This show is a labor of love, but money helps keep it going and growing.

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The theme song was created by Michael Leavitt. If you want (or need) a piece of music that you own the rights to (for a wedding or anything else), check him out. He is the best and is a great guy, too. And he does not pay me to say that.

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Step two in de-Googling your life: Switch to a private and secure email provider. Everyone needs email — but unless you are a terrorist, mobster, drug lord, child molester, or the like — you don’t need to be under surveillance. Google has made billions of dollars sharing your emails with “partners” who use their content to pump ads your way.

Enough is enough! This week, I will share how you can create an email account that respects and protects your privacy. After this episode, you will be one step closer to kicking Google to the curb and taking back your privacy.

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Enemy of the [Surveillance] State is written, produced, and narrated by C. Mitchell Shaw and is listener supported — No ads. No compromise. If you are interested in supporting the show, check out https://www.patreon.com/EnemyOfSurveillance — or check out the affiliate links below. Anything you can do is greatly appreciated. It takes time, talent, and money to make a show like this. Please consider supporting.

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For easy encrypted email, check out ProtonMail. Proton also offers a great VPN and other services — including ProtonCalendar and ProtonDrive (Use this affiliate link to sign up for any of those services if you want to help support this podcast) https://go.getproton.me/aff_c?offer_id=15&aff_id=2167 ProtonMail and ProtonVPN have free and paid plans. I currently use one of the paid plans. It is excellent!

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If you enjoy or benefit from this podcast, be sure to subscribe and please consider supporting Enemy of the [Surveillance] State by becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com/EnemyOfSurveillance, by using affiliate links for things you would have chosen anyway, or by picking up some cool merch at https://teespring.com/stores/eotss-merch

This show is a labor of love, but money helps keep it going and growing.

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The theme song was created by Michael Leavitt. If you want (or need) a piece of music that you own the rights to (for a wedding or anything else), check him out. He is the best and is a great guy, too. And he does not pay me to say that.

Be sure to subscribe so you get notified of new episodes!

Google is a surveillance company. Period. If you want to get Google out of your life, there are a few steps you'll need to take. In this episode, I begin walking you through the process, beginning with replacing your browser and search engine.

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For easy encrypted email, check out ProtonMail. Proton also offers a great VPN and other services — including ProtonCalendar and ProtonDrive (Use this affiliate link to sign up for any of those services if you want to help support this podcast) https://go.getproton.me/aff_c?offer_id=15&aff_id=2167 ProtonMail and ProtonVPN have free and paid plans. I currently use the free email plan and the paid VPN plan. They are excellent!

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If you enjoy or benefit from this podcast, be sure to subscribe and please consider supporting Enemy of the [Surveillance] State by becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com/EnemyOfSurveillance, by using affiliate links for things you would have chosen anyway, or by picking up some cool merch at https://teespring.com/stores/eotss-merch

This show is a labor of love, but money helps keep it going and growing.

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The theme song was created by Michael Leavitt. If you want (or need) a piece of music that you own the rights to (for a wedding or anything else), check him out. He is the best and is a great guy, too. And he does not pay me to say that.

Be sure to subscribe so you get notified of new episodes!

20 years ago, the terrorist attack now known as “9/11” served as a pretext for more and more government control and the expansion of the surveillance state. Today that pretext is known as COVID. Then, the enemy was “those people.” Today the enemy is “the unvaccinated.”

Starting next week, Enemy of the [surveillance] State will begin a series on de-Googling your life. Be sure to check it out.

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Looking for either a great computer or phone that respects and protects your privacy? You will love Purism. I have had Todd Weaver from Purism on the show a couple times and he is the real deal. The company offers the Librem line of devices — from Librem  laptops to the Librem Mini desktop to the Librem 5 phone. If you use this link (affiliate link), Enemy of the [Surveillance State will make a small profit on your purchase. https://shop.puri.sm/?wpam_id=48

For easy encrypted email, check out ProtonMail. Proton also offers a great VPN and other services — including ProtonCalendar and ProtonDrive (Use this affiliate link to sign up for any of those services if you want to help support this podcast) https://go.getproton.me/aff_c?offer_id=15&aff_id=2167 ProtonMail and ProtonVPN have free and paid plans. I currently use the free email plan and the paid VPN plan. They are excellent!

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If you enjoy or benefit from this podcast, be sure to subscribe and please consider supporting Enemy of the [Surveillance] State by becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com/EnemyOfSurveillance, by using affiliate links for things you would have chosen anyway, or by picking up some cool merch at https://teespring.com/stores/eotss-merch

This show is a labor of love, but money helps keep it going and growing.

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The theme song was created by Michael Leavitt. If you want (or need) a piece of music that you own the rights to (for a wedding or anything else), check him out. He is the best and is a great guy, too. And he does not pay me to say that.

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As America becomes more and more divided along political lines, it is more important than ever to understand the history of tech companies using data on individuals to create startlingly accurate profiles. Case in point, the Nazi campaign of the Holocaust of the Jews in the buildup to and during WWII was made up of six phases — the identification of the Jews, the expulsion of the Jews from society, the confiscation of their assets, the ghettoization of the Jews, their deportation, and finally, their extermination. IBM — an American tech company — was intricately involved in all six phases.

This episode will unpack that as much as one episode allows and I will show that Big Tech is up to the same tricks now. An invaluably important step to preventing the Surveillance State from continuing to gain the kind of power that could be used to play a repeat of the abuses of Nazi Germany is to fight political censorship in all its forms. Silencing the voices of those with whom we disagree is a dangerously slippery slope. I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend your right to say it. The alternative is too horrible to allow.

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Looking for either a great computer or phone that respects and protects your privacy? You will love Purism. I have had Todd Weaver from Purism on the show a couple times and he is the real deal. The company offers the Librem line of devices — from Librem  laptops to the Librem Mini desktop to the Librem 5 phone. If you use this link (affiliate link), Enemy of the [Surveillance State will make a small profit on your purchase. https://shop.puri.sm/?wpam_id=48

For easy encrypted email, check out ProtonMail. Proton also offers a great VPN and other services — including ProtonCalendar and ProtonDrive (Use this affiliate link to sign up for any of those services if you want to help support this podcast) https://go.getproton.me/aff_c?offer_id=15&aff_id=2167 ProtonMail and ProtonVPN have free and paid plans. I currently use the free email plan and the paid VPN plan. They are excellent!

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Links mentioned in this episode:

Edwin Black interview about his book, IBM and the Holocaust:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zonEpRdJUxE

IBM and the Holocaust at Amazon: (not an affiliate link — If you don’t want to shop at Amazon, search for the book elsewhere)

https://www.amazon.com/IBM-Holocaust-Strategic-Alliance-Corporation/dp/0914153277

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If you enjoy or benefit from this podcast, be sure to subscribe and please consider supporting Enemy of the [Surveillance] State by becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com/EnemyOfSurveillance, by using affiliate links for things you would have chosen anyway, or by picking up some cool merch at https://teespring.com/stores/eotss-merch

This show is a labor of love, but money helps keep it going and growing.

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The theme song was created by Michael Leavitt. If you want (or need) a piece of music that you own the rights to (for a wedding or anything else), check him out. He is the best and is a great guy, too. And he does not pay me to say that.

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Merry Encryptsmas! It’s that wonder time of the year when we get to spend more time with family and friends than any other time of the year. In this episode I address a couple of things. First, I address a subtle and very positive change to something about this podcast (notes below). Second, I address the ways you can use the extra time with family and friends to help spread the message of privacy and liberty. Third, I cover the newest battle in the war on encryption and how we — the People — are winning. Part of that deals with reports that Signal’s encrypted text app service was “broken” by an Israeli tech firm and Signal’s response.

Please read the important notes below. A special note from me about a change in the podcast is followed by links referenced in this episode.

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On that note, I want to thank the most recent patron of the show, Kevin. This show would not be possible without the support of you, the listeners, and I appreciate it.

And as of this episode, I have made the decision to include affiliate links to some of the services and tools I recommend. These are not ads. These are things I have been recommending for some time now — some of those recommendations predate the show. The decision to begin including affiliate links is based on the simple fact that if I can increase the financial support of the show, I can devote more time to producing more and more quality episodes for you. I have heard from many of you that you have taken my recommendations and would have gladly used an an affiliate link, so I am making that option available to you.

My promise to you is to NEVER base my recommendations on whether or not I can offer an affiliate link; I will continue to base recommendations on the value of the service or tool, whether or not an affiliate program is available. Period. If you are interested in any of those recommendations and want to support the show in a small way, use the affiliate links I provide, If not, just search for the tool or service and go there directly. I will always make it clear if I include an affiliate link; My relationship to YOU, the listener is important to me — I will NEVER sacrifice that.

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Looking for either a great computer or phone that respects and protects your privacy? You will love Purism. I have had Todd Weaver from Purism on the show a couple times and he is the real deal. The company offers the Librem line of devices — from the Librem 14 and Librem 15 laptops to the Librem Mini desktop to the Librem 5 phone. If you use this link (affiliate link), Enemy of the [Surveillance State will make a small profit on your purchase. https://shop.puri.sm/?wpam_id=48

For encrypted texts, voice calls, and video calls, check out Signal (not an affiliate link) https://www.signal.org/

And for easy encrypted email, check out ProtonMail (not an affiliate link) https://protonmail.com

They also offer a great VPN and other services — including ProtonCalendar and ProtonDrive

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Links mentioned in this episode:

Bruce Springsteen Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76WFkKp8Tjs

BBC Article:

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-55412230

Celebrite original article:

https://web.archive.org/web/20201210150311/https://www.cellebrite.com/en/blog/cellebrites-new-solution-for-decrypting-the-signal-app/

Celebrite article redux:

https://www.cellebrite.com/en/blog/cellebrites-new-solution-for-decrypting-the-signal-app/

Signal’s response (by Moxie Marlinspike)

https://signal.org/blog/cellebrite-and-clickbait/

TOR Project:

https://www.torproject.org/

NewPipe Youtube client:

https://newpipe.net/

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If you enjoy or benefit from this podcast, be sure to subscribe and please consider supporting Enemy of the [Surveillance] State by becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com/EnemyOfSurveillance, by using affiliate links for things you would have chosen anyway, or by picking up some cool merch at https://teespring.com/stores/eotss-merch

This show is a labor of love, but money helps keep it going and growing.

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The theme song was created by Michael Leavitt. If you want (or need) a piece of music that you own the rights to (for a wedding or anything else), check him out. He is the best and is a great guy, too. And he does not pay me to say that.

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Enemy of the [Surveillance] State is written, produced, and narrated by C. Mitchell Shaw and is listener supported — No ads. No compromise. If you are interested in supporting the show, check out https://www.patreon.com/EnemyOfSurveillance — Anything you can do is greatly appreciated. It takes time, talent, and money to make a show like this. Please consider supporting.

My special guest this episode is Todd Weaver from Purism. I have had Todd on the show before and it is always a pleasure. In this episode, we discuss updates to the Librem 5 phone — a phone designed from the ground up to protect your privacy. We also discuss the new AweSIM mobile phone plan. 

And Todd makes a special announcement about the status of shipping for the Librem 5. This is the first public announcement of this news. 

Check out the phone and the plan at https://Puri.sm

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If you enjoy or benefit from this podcast, please consider supporting Enemy of the [Surveillance] State via Patreon https://www.patreon.com/EnemyOfSurveillance or by picking up some cool merch at https://teespring.com/stores/eotss-merch

Anything you do helps support the show and keeps it growing!

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The theme song was created by Michael Leavitt. If you want (or need) a piece of music that you own (for a wedding or anything else), check him out. He is the best and is a great guy, too.

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After the first segment of Messing With The Scammers, I received lots of positive feedback for listeners who enjoyed that segment. That time, I did it as part of a full episode; This segment is its own episode. I hope you enjoy it.

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If you enjoy or benefit from this podcast, please consider supporting Enemy of the [Surveillance] State via Patreon https://www.patreon.com/EnemyOfSurveillance or by picking up some cool merch at https://teespring.com/stores/eotss-merch

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Enemy of the [Surveillance] State is written, produced, and narrated by C. Mitchell Shaw and is listener supported — No ads. No compromise. If you are interested in supporting the show, check out https://www.patreon.com/EnemyOfSurveillance — Anything you can do is greatly appreciated. It takes time, talent, and money to make a show like this. Please consider supporting.

Get your Enemy of the [Surveillance] State merch. Wear it with pride and show the world how you feel about mass digital surveillance. https://teespring.com/stores/eotss-merch

Theme theme song was created by Michael Leavitt. If you want (or need) a piece of music that you own (for a wedding or anything else), check him out. He is the best and is a great guy, too.

Follow Enemy of the [Surveillance] State:

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This week, my special guest is Adam Craig, LFCE (Linux Foundation Certified Systems Engineer). Adam manages a room of Linux servers for an unnamed major university and was my master/tutor/guru (and still is, to some degree) when I made the switch to Linux several years ago.

I do not personally know anyone more knowledgeable about Linux than Adam. It was a great joy to have him on the show to discuss an Operating System that respects privacy and liberty. I hope you enjoy this deep dive into Linux as much as we enjoyed doing it!

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If you enjoy or benefit from this podcast, please consider supporting Enemy of the [Surveillance] State via Patreon https://www.patreon.com/EnemyOfSurveillance or by picking up some cool merch at https://teespring.com/stores/eotss-merch

Anything you do helps support the show and keeps it growing!

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Here are the links to some of what we discuss in this episode:

Download and install Ubuntu Linux:

Download and install Fedora Linux:

www.fedoraproject.com

Check out a great list of Linux distributions:

www.distrowatch.com

The GNU Public License:

www.gnu.org/licenses/#GPL

A great paper on the philosophy of Open-Source software:

www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/

The Open-Source definition:

www.opensource.org/osd

Revolution OS — a super nerdy documentary on Linux from 2001. It’s a little dated, but still a great intro to Linux:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vW62KqKJ5A

How to create a live Ubuntu USB stick so you can test drive Ubuntu without making any changes to your computer:

www.ubuntu.com/tutorials/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows#1-overview

How to create a live Fedora USB stick so you can test drive it without making any changes to you computer:

www.lifewire.com/create-bootable-fedora-usb-drive-2202081

A great source for buying a new computer with Linux already installed:

www.system76.com

A great source for Linux computers (and even a mobile phone) that are super focused on privacy:

www.puri.sm

Private, secure email based in Switzerland:

www.protonmail.com

Private, secure Virtual Private Network based in Switzerland for securing all your Internet traffic:

www.protonvpn.com

Private, secure alternative to DropBox:

www.spideroak.com

VeraCrypt encryption download to create hidden encrypted partitions:

https://www.veracrypt.fr/en/Downloads.html

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Enemy of the [Surveillance] State is written, produced, and narrated by C. Mitchell Shaw and is listener supported — No ads. No compromise. If you are interested in supporting the show, check out https://www.patreon.com/EnemyOfSurveillance — Anything you can do is greatly appreciated. It takes time, talent, and money to make a show like this. Please consider supporting.

Get your Enemy of the [Surveillance] State merch. Wear it with pride and show the world how you feel about mass digital surveillance. https://teespring.com/stores/eotss-merch

Theme theme song was created by Michael Leavitt. If you want (or need) a piece of music that you own (for a wedding or anything else), check him out. He is the best and is a great guy, too.

Follow Enemy of the [Surveillance] State:

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This week, my special guest is Henry from the popular and established privacy community, TechLore. We discuss the philosophy, mechanics, and logistics of working to spread the message of privacy as it relates to liberty. We cover a wide range of topics and ideas, so buckle in and take a ride with Mitch and Henry as we get into the nitty gritty of privacy in an age of mass digital surveillance. This is your chance to be a fly on the wall while two privacy nerds discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of what works, what doesn’t, and why.

And I want to throw a BIG shout out to Sunflower for being the newest patron to support the show via Patreon. If you have been considering supporting the show, check out the Patreon link below. Whatever you can do will help the show and help spread the message of privacy to others.

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Please consider supporting Enemy of the [Surveillance] State via Patreon https://www.patreon.com/EnemyOfSurveillance or by picking up some cool merch at https://teespring.com/stores/eotss-merch

Anything you do helps support the show and keeps it growing!

Here are the links to some of what we discuss in this episode:

https://techlore.tech/

https://www.youtube.com/c/techlore

https://github.com/techlore-official

https://github.com/techlore-official/channel-content/blob/master/affiliates.md

https://ssd.eff.org/

https://privacybadger.org/

https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere

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Enemy of the [Surveillance] State is written, produced, and narrated by C. Mitchell Shaw and is listener supported — No ads. No compromise. If you are interested in supporting the show, check out https://www.patreon.com/EnemyOfSurveillance — Anything you can do is greatly appreciated. It takes time, talent, and money to make a show like this. Please consider supporting.

Get your Enemy of the [Surveillance] State merch. Wear it with pride and show the world how you feel about mass digital surveillance. https://teespring.com/stores/eotss-merch

Theme song was created by Michael Leavitt. If you want (or need) a piece of music that you own (for a wedding or anything else), check him out. He is the best and is a great guy, too.

Follow Enemy of the [Surveillance] State:

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