020 | Is Your Phone Spying On You? | Gus Fraser

Gus Fraser, CEO of Revoke & Blokk works in Cyber Security, Software Engineering & data privacy. Today we're discussing your privacy online and why it matters. Not just for you the individual (though it should concern you!) But also for society as the collective. There's no need for someone to put a chip in you when your mobile phone does all the tracking for any unscrupulous individuals anyways. Whether it's location tracking, cookies, the unfettered reach of big tech companies in your life, as well as the ways that they manipulate your feelings, opinions and choices (there's a lot there, trust me!) the connection of big tech companies to intelligence agencies the globe over, not just the CIA, we discuss all of this and more! Tune in to find out!

00:51 Intro
03:12 Cookies, Our data & Consent
05:25 What's the problem with just hitting "accept"?
07:00 Dangers of Location data
11:45 Data brokers - no darkweb necessary!
13:30 Tech giants - they're listening to you!
14:30 Expansion of AI usage & data collection.
17:30 Algorithms are manipulating us
18:30 Election manipulation through data & Cambridge Analytica
23:30 Apple & privacy culture.
25:10 Intelligence agencies and your data
28:00 You're always tracked - why do they need this data for personalised ads?
32:00 Ad tech fraud
37:00 What's the worst thing you see with the degredation of privacy due to tech?
39:30 More clarity on cameras, tech & Privacy policies
43:45 What can we do to get around these issues?
49:00 How can we effect change at big tech companies?
54:00 WiFi hotspots - Apple & Google
55:00 Blokk app - preventing ads and trackers.
1:02:00 Tips for privacy for individuals
1:03:00 Where to find you

NYT location data data sets
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/19/opinion/location-tracking-cell-phone.html

Strava US military ops runners
https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/global-heat-map-us-military-bases-revealed-soldiers-gps-tracking-jogging-fitbit-strava-a8182826.html

Google Fined (one of many, just search and see!)
https://www.dataprotectionreport.com/2019/01/first-multi-million-euro-gdpr-fine-google-llc-fined-e50-million-under-gdpr-for-transparency-and-consent-infringements-in-relation-to-use-of-personal-data-for-personalised-ads-2/

Facebook Listening
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/aug/13/facebook-messenger-user-recordings-contractors-listening

JRE #1768 Robert Epstein
https://ogjre.com/episode/1768-dr-robert-epstein

Apple fine w/ privacy
https://gizmodo.com/apple-iphone-france-ads-fine-illegal-data-1849950163

Google CIA
https://qz.com/1145669/googles-true-origin-partly-lies-in-cia-and-nsa-research-grants-for-mass-surveillance

Apple Airtag when off
https://www.xda-developers.com/iphone-findable-turned-off/

Apple/Amazon/Google Mesh networking tracking
https://thehustle.co/05132021-amazon-apple-mesh/
https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2019/06/05/how-does-apple-privately-find-your-offline-devices/

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https://blokkapp.com/

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