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A weekly podcast of news, tips, and tools for protecting your privacy against the Surveillance State. Be free; be an enemy of the surveillance state.
Episodes
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
In this first bonus episode, I make a couple of important announcements and introduce you to a private, secure email service that I recommend you use to replace Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, or whatever else you may be using. That service is ProtonMail. The website addresses their commitment to privacy and security:
We are scientists, engineers, and developers drawn together by a shared vision of protecting civil liberties online. This is why we created ProtonMail, an easy to use secure email service with built-in end-to-end encryption and state of the art security features. Our goal is to build an internet that respects privacy and is secure against cyberattacks.
We are committed to developing and widely distributing the tools necessary to protect your data online. Our team combines deep mathematical and technical knowledge from the world's top research institutions with expertise in building easy to use user interfaces. Together, we are building the encrypted communication technologies of the future.
You can check out (and sign up for) ProtonMail at https://protonmail.com
To read about some of the things that make PM my first choice for email, check out https://protonmail.com/blog/zero-access-encryption
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. This show takes a lot of time, money, and some talent. Please consider supporting.
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Theme song was created by Michael Leavitt. If you want or need a piece of music you own (for a wedding or anything else), check him out.
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Sunday Mar 29, 2020
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
This week, I have as my guest Constitutional lawyer, writer, and popular YouTuber, Joe Wolverton. We discuss the EARN IT Act and how it is an attack on encryption, how the surveillance hawks always package their anti-privacy bills, the U.S. Constitution, and more.
Joe's YouTube channel — Teacher of Liberty — can be found at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIG6EvCd3gJVHt7C1qodYnA/videos
His article on the EARN IT Act:
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) article on the act:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/01/congress-must-stop-graham-blumenthal-anti-security-bill
Tech Crunch article on William Barr's attack on encryption:
https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/23/william-barr-consumers-security-risks-backdoors/
Lindsay Graham on the NSA employees being "patriots"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjBcMZwZq7c
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. This show takes a lot of time, money, and some talent. 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 you own (for a wedding or anything else), check him out.
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Monday Mar 23, 2020
Monday Mar 23, 2020
If you are interested in supporting the show, check out https://www.patreon.com/EnemyOfSurveillance — Anything you can do is greatly appreciated. This takes a lot of time, money, and some talent. Please consider supporting. You can also pick up some cool merch at https://teespring.com/stores/eotss-merch
This week, I discuss how the Surveillance State is using the pretext of the Coronavirus pandemic to expand surveillance of citizens.
The soundclip at the beginning is from the movie, "What About Bob?"
Articles cited in this episode:
https://www.wnd.com/2020/03/mit-phd-reveals-sinister-theory-coronavirus/
Enemy of the [Surveillance] State is written, produced, and narrated by C. Mitchell Shaw.
Theme song was created by Michael Leavitt.
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Monday Mar 16, 2020
Monday Mar 16, 2020
This week, I am joined by a special guest, Todd Weaver who because of his dedication to privacy, started a company called Purism making computers and now a phone that respect and protect your privacy. We discuss mobile privacy, how to protect it, and more.
I’ve been following Purism for years now, watching the company grow and keep promises of creating top-of-the-line devices that protect privacy. As an active advocate — and practical practitioner — of privacy, I have had to hack the heck out of my devices to make them privacy-friendly. Purism’s goal is to make privacy convenient. And they are doing it. If you are considering a new phone or laptop, be sure to put them on the list of companies you check out.
FULL DISCLOSURE: I HAVE NO RELATIONSHIP AT ALL WITH PURISM. I WAS NOT COMPENSATED IN ANY WAY FOR RECOMMENDING THEM. I BELIEVE IN WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND RECOMMEND THEM BASED ON THAT. PRIVACY MATTERS AND PURISM KEEPS IT FRONT AND CENTER OF ALL THEY DO.
Enemy of the [Surveillance] State is written, produced, and narrated by C. Mitchell Shaw.
The original music theme song was composed and recorded by Michael Leavitt.
If you are interested in supporting the show, check out https://www.patreon.com/EnemyOfSurveillance and https://teespring.com/stores/eotss-merch
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Monday Mar 09, 2020
Monday Mar 09, 2020
This week, special guest Michael Maharrey from the Tenth Amendment Center and I discuss the Constitutional issues surrounding the Surveillance State and its secret programs, as well as ways to combat the Surveillance State at your local level.
His book and other great information can be found at his website:
Info about Stingrays (mentioned in the episode) can be found at:
Find out more about the Tenth Amendment Center at:
Enemy of the [Surveillance] State is written, produced, and narrated by C. Mitchell Shaw.
Theme song was composed and recorded by Michael Leavitt.
If you are interested in supporting the show, check out https://www.patreon.com/EnemyOfSurveillance and https://teespring.com/stores/eotss-merch
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Sunday Mar 01, 2020
Sunday Mar 01, 2020
This week, I discuss how to browse the Web securely and privately, as well as which browsers and extensions I recommend and those I recommend you avoid like the plague.
Windows 10— including IE/Edge — is spyware designed to harvest your data.
So now are Windows 7 and 8.
Apple Keeps Deleted Safari History — even in "Private Browsing" mode.
I recommend the Brave Browser. Here is the story behind it.
In this week's episode, I made a reference to The Cathedral and the Bazaar.
Browser add-ons / plug-ins / extensions I recommend:
For even more private browsing:
The best private operating system (used by Ed Snowden to communicate with journalists)
Enemy of the [Surveillance] State is written, produced, and narrated by C. Mitchell Shaw.
Theme song was composed and recorded by Michael Leavitt.
If you are interested in supporting the show, check out https://www.patreon.com/EnemyOfSurveillance
And check out the cool merch at https://teespring.com/stores/eotss-merch
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Friday Feb 21, 2020
Friday Feb 21, 2020
This week, I discuss encryption and how it protects your privacy. I also discuss the War on Encryption and the types of encryption I recommend you use and the types I recommend you avoid.
Sound clips used in this episode come from the following:
The Daily Conversation March 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjvX5zq7BXg
March 2013 Senator Wyden Questions ODNI Clapper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwiUVUJmGjs
Links to the services I discuss and recommend in this week's episode:
(I did not name this in the episode, but for encrypting hard drives, USB sticks, and more try VeraCrypt)
And for anyone who wants to learn more about Linux, I use Ubuntu Linux on all my computers.
Enemy of the [Surveillance] State is written, produced, and narrated by C. Mitchell Shaw.
Theme song was created by Michael Leavitt.
If you are interested in supporting the show, check out https://www.patreon.com/EnemyOfSurveillance
And check out the cool merch at https://teespring.com/stores/eotss-merch
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Friday Feb 07, 2020
Friday Feb 07, 2020
In this episode, I deal with the question you’ve all heard and some of you may have even asked: “Why should I care about mass digital surveillance, if I have nothing to hide?”
The answer is simple — the question is wrong. The right question is: “What do you have that is worth protecting?”
The episode covers data-mining and data analysis and how the aggregation of data can be used to create a startlingly accurate profile of you that knows you better than you may know yourself and can even be used to predict your future actions and choices.
Enemy of the [Surveillance] State is written, produced, and narrated by C. Mitchell Shaw.
Theme song was created by Michael Leavitt.
If you are interested in supporting the show, check out https://www.patreon.com/EnemyOfSurveillance
And be sure to check out the cool merch at https://teespring.com/stores/eotss-merch
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