Want to buy online without handing over all your personal details? This sketch shows how to use privacy tools so you do not share unnecessary details with every merchant you interact with. Think email aliases, VOIP numbers, PMBs, and masked cards.

What you’ll learn, through this dramatic reenactment of an experience submitted by an NBTV community member:
• How PMBs, aliases, VOIP numbers, and masked cards work together
• Why many checkout forms demand more data than a transaction requires

00:00 A Doozy of a Story
00:21 A Dramatic Reenactment
05:29 The Moral of the Story

Let’s stop treating a shopping cart like a background check and make minimal disclosure the standard.

Link to our privacy explainer series playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt3zZ-N423gVst3WSgHXHRQYzgpmUkBUN

Links to privacy tools:
Masked Credit Card: https://www.privacy.com/
SimpleLogin: https://simplelogin.io/
VoIP Phone Numbers: https://www.cloaked.com/
Alternative VoIP Phone Numbers: https://anonyome.com/individuals/mysudo/

Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee, Derek Porter, Will Sandoval and Naomi Brockwell, written by Jack Rhysider

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Want to buy online without handing over all your personal details? This sketch shows how to use privacy tools so you do not share unnecessary details with every merchant you interact with. Think email aliases, VOIP numbers, PMBs, and masked cards.

What you’ll learn, through this dramatic reenactment of an experience submitted by an NBTV community member:

• How PMBs, aliases, VOIP numbers, and masked cards work together

• Why many checkout forms demand more data than a transaction requires

00:00 A Doozy of a Story

00:21 A Dramatic Reenactment

05:29 The Moral of the Story

Let’s stop treating a shopping cart like a background check and make minimal disclosure the standard.

Link to our privacy explainer series playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist...

Links to privacy tools:

Masked Credit Card: https://www.privacy.com/

SimpleLogin: https://simplelogin.io/

VoIP Phone Numbers: https://www.cloaked.com/

Alternative VoIP Phone Numbers: https://anonyome.com/individuals/mysudo/

Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee, Derek Porter, Will Sandoval and Naomi Brockwell, written by Jack Rhysider

NBTV is a project of the Ludlow Institute, a 501c3 non profit whose mission is to advance freedom through technology.

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https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Reboot-Your-Device:e

How long has it been since you rebooted your devices? Many people don't actually think to do this, because as long as everything is working, why spend the hassle turning everything off and on again? But if you care about security, privacy, and a device that behaves, you should reboot more often.

This is a short guide on why regular reboots are worth it, and how often to do them.

00:00 “Its been 84 years…”
00:32 Disrupt Malware
01:46 Clear Background Junk
02:21 Security Updates
05:38 Strongest Protection
07:36 Privacy
09:18 How Often to Reboot
11:20 Not a Silver Bullet

Rebooting won't remove persistent threats or root-level implants; however, regularly rebooting your devices IS helpful for improving your security, privacy, and device stability -- and it's incredibly easy!

Link to our phone privacy series playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt3zZ-N423gXV-0pdxnRn-nw0WzVKh4NY&si=uKWWzmkq2ZrqgFv9

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They’re on street corners, utility poles, even garbage trucks... and they’re tracking everywhere you go.

Welcome to the world of Automatic license plate readers. These aren't just cameras. They're part of a cloud-based surveillance network logging your movements in real time, and creating a warrantless database for law enforcement.

In this video, I explain:
- How ALPRs work
- Why this system almost surely violates the Fourth Amendment
- How we allowed this dragnet surveillance grid to take root
- And what we can do to push back

00:00 A Growing Network of Surveillance
02:30  What are ALPRs
07:39 Dangers
11:39 How Did This Happen
16:01 What Can We Do
21:38 Benefits vs Costs
23:28 SECRET Origin Story Time!

This isn’t just about your car.
It’s about whether privacy and freedom can still exist outside your front door.
Freedom of movement isn’t really free if you’re being tracked every step of the way.
I’m not ready to give that up. Are you?

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Special thanks to:
Jonathan Hofer from The Independent Institute
(https://www.independent.org/person/jonathan-hofer/)

Jen Barber from The Jen and Friends Podcast
(https://jenandfriends.buzzsprout.com/)

Watch this great video from Benn Jordan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9MwZkHiMQ

Watch this great video from the Institute for Justice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Mc3MTpkZEQ

Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee, Derek Porter, Will Sandoval and Naomi Brockwell.

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Platforms have one overriding goal: to keep us online as long as possible. And they’ve learned that nothing hooks us like outrage. But here's something many people don't realize: privacy and surveillance have everything to do with it. In this video I want to explore how surveillance is the key to polarization and how, ultimately, it's the engine that makes platform-driven polarization work.

00:00 We’re More Polarized Than Ever
00:27 Outrage
02:08 Manipulation
08:47 Targeting vs Filter Bubbles
10:05 What We Should Do

Privacy is our ally in this fight. The less companies and governments know about us, the harder it is for them to manipulate us. Privacy protects our autonomy in the digital age. We don't need to be led by the mob around us and be a tool in their propaganda war. It's time to reclaim our autonomy.

Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee, Derek Porter, Will Sandoval and Naomi Brockwell.

NBTV is a project of the Ludlow Institute, a 501c3 non profit whose mission is to advance freedom through technology.
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https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Homebrew:5

Are you using the App Store to manage apps on your Mac?
You may want to reconsider.

Using Apple’s App Store might feel convenient, but it comes with hidden privacy costs. Every app you download is tied to your Apple ID, creating a detailed profile of your habits, interests, and behavior.

In this video, I expose the risks of using the App Store on your Mac, and teach you how to use Homebrew, a powerful, privacy-respecting alternative. Set it up with no tracking. No Apple ID. Just full control over what you install.

00:00 The Privacy Cost of Using The Apple App Store
01:09 Apple ID / App Store
03:32 What is Homebrew
04:27 Benefits
06:36 Installation Tutorial
09:52 Using Homebrew
12:11 More Resources

Privacy doesn’t have to be overwhelming. With Homebrew you’ll reclaim the convenience of an App Store without all the surveillance, and without building a permanent record.

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https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/KYC:9

A huge portion of the digital world now requires mandatory ID checks.

New surveillance laws such as the UK’s Online Safety Act, the EU’s Chat Control proposal, and a wave of US state-level KYC mandates have transformed the internet from an open network into a system of checkpoints and control.

In this video, we expose the coordinated attack on privacy happening around the world. We trace how we got here, how platforms were pressured into compliance, and why this wave of regulation is unlike anything we have seen before.

00:00 SHOW YOUR PAPERS
01:43 UK’s Online Safety Act
03:06 A Global Pattern
06:11 How Did We Get Here?
07:49 What Now?
14:05 The Solution

This landslide of lost freedoms has happened in mere weeks. It will become permanent if we don’t resist.

The way forward is to rebuild the internet into what it was meant to be: a free and open network, not a system of checkpoints and control.

Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee Rennie, Derek Porter, Will Sandoval and Naomi Brockwell.

NBTV is a project of the Ludlow Institute, a 501c3 non profit whose mission is to advance freedom through technology.
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https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Pseudonymous-social-media:6

You don’t need to disappear off the grid to stay private online. But you do need a strategy.

In this video, we break down how to use social media without revealing your real identity. We’ll walk through how to understand your threat model, avoid common mistakes, and build a pseudonymous identity that actually protects you.

Whether you're just trying to keep your boss out of your business or avoid serious profiling, we’ll help you match your privacy tactics to your risk level, step by step.

00:00 Anonymity Should be BANNED
00:41 Storytime with Naomi
03:29 Overview
04:01 Understand Your Threat Model
05:25 Platform
06:24 Level 1 Basic Protections
08:51 Level 2 Advanced Protections
18:36 Level 3 Extreme Protections
19:23 The Good News

Achieving basic pseudonymity online is much easier than it sounds, and you absolutely have the power to reclaim it. Start from wherever you are. Every step you take makes a difference.

Links to helpful organizations:
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF):
www.eff.org
The Citizen Lab:
https://citizenlab.ca/
Freedom of the Press Foundation:
https://freedom.press/

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https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Doctor-privacy:4

Why doesn’t your doctor’s office feel like a safe place anymore?

Most people assume their medical conversations are private. But in the U.S., the moment your doctor enters something into your Electronic Health Record (EHR), it can be legally shared with over 2.2 million entities—often without your knowledge or consent.

Did you know there are financial incentives for providers to collect as much data as possible? That’s why they often document details that have nothing to do with your care that day. And if you ask your doctor not to include something in your record? You’ll likely be treated as the difficult one—for simply wanting privacy.

Because privacy is no longer the default. The default is feeding your most sensitive information into an opaque system designed to share it with a vast, invisible network of third parties.

In this short video, I share a real story from one of our NBTV members who tried to protect her privacy—and was overruled. It’s a revealing look at how medical data is handled, and how little control patients actually have.

If you’ve ever felt uneasy during a checkup, this might explain why.

00:00 The Reason For This Video
00:41 What Most People Do Not Know
01:50 Her Doctor DID WHAT
02:38 Once Data Leaves Your Hands
03:36 Healthcare Systems Are Prime Targets For Hackers
05:10 What Should Happen Instead
06:22 What We Can Do
07:39 YOU GUESSED THE TSHIRT RIGHT!

You should be able to go to the doctor and share what’s relevant without wondering who’s going to have access to that information later. The exam room should feel safe, but right now, it doesn’t. That needs to change.

Our HIPAA video:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sfIBRTcRpU
Odysee: https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/HIPAA:7

Special Thanks to Twila Brase, you can find out more about her medical privacy initiatives here:
https://www.cchfreedom.org/

Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee Rennie, Will Sandoval and Naomi Brockwell.

NBTV is a project of the Ludlow Institute, a 501c3 non profit whose mission is to advance freedom through technology.
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Your Smart TV is spying on you. It’s taking snapshots of everything you watch -- sometimes hundreds per second -- and quietly sending that data to third parties.
In this video, we reveal what’s really happening behind the glass:
How smart TVs track your behavior
How that data is used to profile and manipulate you
And how you can protect yourself.
Surveillance has crept into our living rooms. It’s time to draw the line.

00:00 TV Is No Longer a Private Activity
00:39 Understanding Smart TVs
05:30 How Data Is Weaponized
08:34 Opaque By Design
13:13 What Can We Do
16:09 Grants from Ludlow
16:33 In Summary

We never should’ve let faceless companies and governments into our living rooms and bedrooms. The damage is deep, but it’s not irreversible. It starts with awareness. It’s time to blow the lid off the surveillance quietly woven into our lives, and start taking back control.

Special thanks to Yash Vekaria and his team for their awesome research. Read their whitepaper here:
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3646547.3689013

Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee Rennie, Cube Boy, Derek Porter, Will Sandoval and Naomi Brockwell.

NBTV is a project of the Ludlow Institute, a 501c3 non profit whose mission is to advance freedom through technology. To support NBTV, visit:
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https://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/without-consent:5

Your child already has a digital footprint—before they can even speak. But they didn’t create it. You did.

Every photo you post, every milestone you share, helps train facial recognition systems and build psychological profiles your child will carry for life. These profiles are sold, scored, and used by companies and governments—long before your child is old enough to understand what privacy even means.

In this video, we break down how seemingly harmless posts can fuel surveillance systems, shape algorithmic risk scores, and impact your child’s future—from school to jobs to border crossings.

00:00 Kids Have No Choice
01:08 Data Brokers Are Watching Your Kids
01:35 How Children Are Profiled
02:31 One Possible Future
03:32 Child ID Theft
03:50 The Dangers of Toys and Devices
05:34 Baby Monitors
06:19 Data Collection in Schools
06:35 Risks of Hand-Me-Down Tech
06:51 Parental Surveillance Apps
10:02 Tips to Protect Kids in the Digital Age
12:28 Give Your Kids a Fighting Chance

This isn’t about guilt. It’s about awareness. And it’s about protecting their right to grow up without being boxed in by a digital past they never chose. Learn how to limit your child’s data exposure, push back against normalization of surveillance, and give your kids a clean slate.

Deutsche Telekom's entire video: https://www.telekom.com/de/medien/medieninformationen/detail/nachricht-von-ella-without-consent-1048362

Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee Rennie, Cube Boy, Derek Porter, Will Sandoval and Naomi Brockwell.

NBTV is a project of the Ludlow Institute, a 501c3 non profit whose mission is to advance freedom through technology.
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