I am from Punjab and a kite flying expert , and there are these Chinese threads which are strong enough to cut throats but the glass ones are delicate u can only get injury. N Chinese threads are banned and lots of raids get connected but police ratio population flying kites vary so much that i never experienced any one comming to my house.
I have been listening to this show from last 4 years. Thanks for covering this story. I am from Punjab (hometown), but living abroad and something similar happened with one of my uncles, called by scammers, pretending to be me! Keep spreading the awareness, going to send a lot of folks to this episode!
I grew up in Punjab, the sole reason for flying kites is to get into kite fights with other people lol. We call it "pecha". Meaning "to entangle". As soon as your kite is up in the air you are signaling to the village "come get me if you can". No one does solo kite flying.
Hey jack, just wanted to say I struggle with anxiety daily and your podcast helps me immensely. I’ve been listening for about 2 years and any time I sat down to do coursework for my computer science degree, I had you playing in at least one ear if not both. Keep up the amazing content 🙏🏻
First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out; because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out; because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out; because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me; and there was no one left to speak for me. -Martin Niemöller
This scam happens in the US too. My grandpa got called claiming I was in a Mexico prison under the same circumstances as the scams in this video. Luckily my grandpa called my dad to verify but he was tempted with how convincing they sound.
Yep, my father got a similar call saying I was in jail. I'm 40 now but in my youth. I was a bit of a hell raiser. He almost fell for it but my mom told him that something didn't sound right and they called me at 3am. I woke up and took the call and told them I was okay.
Who else was just waiting for this to turn into sponsored content? That it never came. Showing only the second content creator I've seen talk about this. Louis Rossmann is the only other who takes his privacy seriously. Thanks man. And am working on it 😄
@@JackRhysider thank you for that! Hey I have a bit of a silly question for you. I was looking at your shirts on your site. Is there any possibility of adding in longer T-shirts? Bring a bit bigger than the average bear I am 6.8627477e-9 light seconds tall or .00127840909 miles. Being asked a few times a day gets annoying quickly. Giving out crazy numbers is my way of making it fun while also being a Dick 🤪. Anyways if that's a possibility I am more than happy to pay the extra costs for them. Thanks again for everything you do!
When was dipping a toe into crypto to see if was worthwhile (small amount of money, figure better to learn any mistakes w/small amount instead of eventual large amount), ended up falling for one of those fake impersonation livestream videos >.> In hindsight, it makes no sense to have fallen for it but it's really just a perfect storm of FOMO and panic flooding the brain to inhibit your reasoning, is what these scammers are waiting for. Anyone that says they can't understand someone falling for one of these scams, just hasn't yet met the kind of scam that works for their brain.
I got one of those calls last year. Told him "come and get me then bitch." And hung up. Never heard from them again and obviously police never showed up either. lol
I wish people would start telling others about alternatives to companies like google. Streamers tell their audiences that google is a monopoly and it is what it is. The only reason it's a monopoly is because people continue to use their services. Nobody is forcing you to use google products and if people started using all the wonderful alternatives they will eventually cease to exist. I am glad you mentioned there are alternatives, i've only heard one other streamer tell people there are options.
Jack. Very good episode. You never disappoint. The topic of privacy is one I feel needs much more attention. Rob Braxman is a guy you should talk to as his channel is all about this and he sells privacy phones and other products. I wish someone would put up a website with a list of all the better privacy products as a reference for all of us. Thanks.
Thanks for raising awareness ! I saw a few videos from the TH-cam channel called SCAMMER PAYBACK and noticed how most if not all of their targets are based in India. This makes me wonder what factors trigger some people or group of people to turn to the dark side to earn a living. PS - I'm also currently in the process of looking for a new job , and the notion of data privacy isn't wasted on me. What information new employers are looking for and how they are fishing for it can differ greatly. Some are cool and open about their expectations , while others are very obviously hiding their cards with extreme caution to avoid giving the wrong impression , or to unnecessarily provide more information than is needed to recruit a new team member. But for anyone with enough life experience , these subterfuge become extremely clear and easy to read through , which ironically only fuels more our perspicacity. Because as soon as we are given a trick question , the sooner we are led to look elsewhere and gain yet more experience at reading people through what they say , don't say , ask or don't ask.
This actually happened to my step mom. My son had his Facebook account public, and was out of state on vacation, and posting pictures of his vacation on Facebook. A scammer saw this, saw his family members, and then contacted my step mom with a story saying he was in jail and the “detective” said if money was sent, the charges would be dropped, etc. similar story…. My step mom went as far as going to buy a cash card and was about to send the details to the scammer, and fortunately she called me first and I told her not to send the money as I was already aware of these kinds of scams. This was over 14 years ago as well!!
I fight my uncle in his 40s who is a successful business owner. He uses the same password for everything, says "no one is interested in my info, they will just get a bunch of debt" and other 5hings like that. He doesn't understand what can happen with info and passwords and other things.
Hey Jack, I liked your idea to stay as private as we can but many people don't know how to. Can u make a short video on what steps to take (like privacy browsers, OS, messaging, etc) and what did u do?
I told my parents who are in their late 80s that if they ever get a phone call where somebody has a heavy Indian accent to just hang up the phone immediately.
Having been both a survlliance detection advisor, former cyber intelligence officer, and a company that helps companies and people evade cyber digital surveillance everyday this episode resonates deeply.
Kite fighting is popular in the Caribbeans lol, we use blades from razers. If you cut someone's kite you get to keep it. I miss those days man!! Thank you for your kite story Jack.
Loved flying kites as a young girl,and so enjoyed doing this with my son.Never heard of this.RC plane enthusiasts also do this at air fields.Its called DOG FIGHTING.VERY INTERESTING TO WATCH .😊
What a great freaking cousin ❤ Sharing this episode with my 3 younger brothers and my sisters in law. There was a time when auto warranty scams were "new" too, so getting people aware of these recent "innovations" is important for developing a "family action plan" whether that be using a "code word" to verify the person is who they say they are OR by simply educating your family so they CAN BE AWARE & ASK "me" a personal question that only the real me would know the answer to.
i wonder that too, naomi in the video basically says "oh, just get better privacy apps" but nothing specific at all. But anyway, if i were to guess i'd do these things: for phones: - dont give your apps unnecessary permissions, for example Messenger doesn't need access to calendar, in-phone contacts, localization, microphone, SMS etc. Always look for it in settings and limit it as much as you can, for everything - apps: - DuckDuckGo - i think the best alternative for browsers on phones in terms of privacy, but DDG's search engine isn't the best if you are looking for information that isn't programming, but it's something. - Signal - i've heard it's the best messaging app, but i have yet to use it because most of the people i know just dont care and prefer the comfort of WhatsApp/Messenger :p but you can always give it a try - NewPipe - alternative for youtube, but lightweight and with no need to log in + no ads. You can download the .apk file on their site for computers: - people recommend linux as an operating system, and it's fine, but if you prefer windows (preferably Windows 10), then you have to debloat it from telemetry and data collection. You can use a tool like W10Privacy and disable a lot of things with it, but most importantly DONT log in with microsoft account to your computer. - apps: - Firefox/Librewolf - firefox is generally good as a browser, some extensions it offers are great (Facebook Container, uBlock Origin, Privacy Badger) and are a must-have. Librewolf is an extreme version of Firefox in terms of privacy, but i think it lacks some features, you can check it out. Thus, it will be harder for websites to collect Cookies, which are the main culprit in tracking you online overall: - limit what you post on social media, don't ever use your real name and dont show your face - if you have to fill something out, and it's not super serious/necesarry, always give trashy data. Trashy data is worse than no data for the companies. - dont give out your email/phone number to just anyone, you could use temporary mails if you need to acces something briefly (10minutemail dot net) - use cash whenever possible, it can't get more anonymous than that maybe some of this will be useful, if you have questions then ask away, cheers :)
This is happening in the US too. My grandma got tricked about a month ago by someone pretending to be me saying I had a car wreck that required a lawyer. Apparently my phone and face were broken too so that explained the wrong number and slightly off voice.
The Ontario government had the brilliant idea of making anyone who bought a used car pay for a package with the history of all of the owners of the car. It was supposed to tell you if the car had ever been in an accident. There were times when you knew the person you were buying the car from and knew bloody well that the car had been in an accident, yet it wasn't on the report. It was just a cash grab and a huge privacy violation. I believe that they have stopped it now.
36:03 this third party thing…. Hypothetically, you can and a friend, make your own computers, and send messages directly to each others networked system. _is that privacy_
Dude this kite fighting happens a lot here in brazil too, there was a time when the strings with glass were so dangerous that a lot of bikers got hurt and even died. The glass string was even outlawed
Anytime I hear an Indian accent I just assume it's a scam. My neighbor is Indian. When he says "Good Morning Neighbor!" I just say, "Screw You Scammer!" :)
We do this in brasil. We crush broken light bulbs into glass powder and then cook the glass powder with wood glue. Then when it's done cooking We line the "line" with it. We call it serol. Not sure if it's spelled correctly. We build our own lines and kites. The cut kites bunches of people chase. You can end up fighting groups of people for those kites. Those lines will take someone's fingers hands off easily
We have that in Brazil. It is called cerol. It is chewed glass with glue. We also have a thing called chillean line, that it is 2 usual strings rolled together to increase its tensile strengh and coated with high grade cerol. We also have a law forbidding Cerol and a lot of headless motorbikers due to it
I've closely studied Indian Police System and let me tell you findings: 1. It's HARD to detect them, scammers use sophisticated pieces of equipment in most of the cases. And it takes years to catch one. The police don't even register FIR (an official, recorded complaint) of these cyber crimes because a Policeman don't want to ruin his own "personal record" of having unsolved cases in their kitty. For promotion, your crime-solving ratio should be high. You can also get reprimanded in some cases by your seniors, and your senior will get some dressing down from his seniors and this goes on. That's why Police at the lower-level are reluctant to even register these Cyber crimes. 2. Police in India is under-funded (India is a developing country, not a developed country as of yet), so, the Police to People ratio in India is comparatively less and Police here are already super busy with crimes which make headlines like Murders, Extortion, Robbery etc. So, Cyber-crime does get a lesser priority than a physical or life-threatening crimes. 3. Police in SOME cases can be corrupt, they take a cut from culprits in SOME cases, that's why keep a blind eye to them. (I think it's the same everywhere in the world and India is not unique here).
They throw the FIR out the window bc they are just of a POS as the scammers are. Scam baiters actually went to the call centers while the police are oblivious.
If the normal police are not incentivized, under-staffed, and under-funded, shouldn't there be a separate law enforcement division specifically to go after cyber-crime? Then these crimes the police don't want ruining their record can instead be reported to those actually incentivized to go after them.
Another awesome episode man! Love your profile pic so much. Also the cousin was a huge w looking out for his man like that lol I wish more Indian channels were in English
TH-cam ads and all are all scams and have the most hilarious 😂😆 prices attached ... Must be getting desperate ... Always same theme, way overpriced and I suspect they equally believe they are worth it too. Perhaps a L'Oréal spoof as should start impersonating them with their famous caption: "BECAUSE WE'RE WORTH IT" 👍😂😆
I think the way we can be the ones who make changes in the digital world is developing. Develop a method of email and messaging and browsers and search engines and everything that is free, open source, audited frequently, privacy respecting, and most importantly, easy enough for the common people to use.
I worked for a small business owner that paid with western union. Its cheaper than going to a bank to get a cashiers checks and you can deposit it the same as a check.
"are there any legitimate uses for Western Union and such companies?" Yes. The unbanked. The poor, migrants, indigent people, etc. can't just Zelle or Cashapp. Western Union is the primary way by which those people can receive money from friends or relatives. I used to send my son's mom money via Western Union before she got a bank account.
Kite fighters in Brazil used to employ all kinds of sharp strings, including the glass coated ones. The sharpened kite string is now illegal here, after a number of accidents, including fatal ones. They are still used, though. A lot of cyclists use the antenna you mentioned.
My dad used to tell me stories about kite fights back in the 80s on the California beaches. He would tell me how they coated the strings with fiber glass. Apparenetly its an event that happens every year.
On Punjab and Pakistan: yeah, the Sikhs (largely from Punjab) were oppressed by Muslims for quite a long time. Two Sikh brothers were martyred by refusing to convert to Islam by being buried alive inside of a wall. The Sikh daggers / short swords that are ritually carried are related to the need to defend themselves (not sure if they are now symbolic). Another interesting thing about the Sikhs is it seems like they wanted to reject the Hindu caste system by adopting similar last names. India is pretty interesting if you learn the details
those glass covered strings are called manja , they are from china .... i think it is banned but not really ...... when i was a kid i loved flying kites and do that kite fighting thing , we call it patang ladana...... heck we have a dedicated festival for it called kichidi ...... just so you know , it is 100% possible to fly kites to wherever you want , you need do know the right technique .
Flying a kite from the rooftop is very common in Brazil too, specially when your house has a flat roof. And kite fighting is common (unfortunately). The situation is the same that one in India: because they mix grinded glass and glue to cover the stings, they are not bought (if you are taken selling that you are screwed: once I saw on TV an illegal factory of those lines where everybody was arrested) the boys do it themselves grinding glass with rocks inside cloth and mix them with glue in a can. and every summer on the fist day of scholar break, some motorcyclists die, having their throats cut by some rogue wires pending from electric poles, trees or whatever, now it is common to use a protections against those strings that we call "cortante" or "cerol" that is a radio antenna (just like you describe in the podcast, the same in Brazil) on the front of the bike to break the lines. Yes using that strings is a crime, and although is less and less common (videogames!) it still exists. And it is not only to get the other kite down it is to run and take the other kite before anyone else as a trophy: they boys don't hesitate to get over walls and fences to take the kite invading houses and other places, getting hurt in the process by barbed wire, dogs, angry people, or just falling. I never saw a boy or a father being detained because of that (well that's Brazil) but is technically a serious crime.
This scam isn't exclusive to Punjab. My grandparents got a scam call very similar to the call in this video, saying I was in jail in a foreign country and needed money for bail, while I was actually traveling abroad. Thankfully, they were able to get ahold of me or they would have fallen for it
43:00 someone asked me why I don't use Instagram and Facebook. I lied and told them that meta spies on me. They brushed it off saying that I'm spied on anyway. No I'm not. Not by meta at least and not as much as it could've been.
At least two church members were claimed to need money abroad. One because of an injury (he was at home) and another who might have been in that country. So far as I know, nobody fell for it.
Man, that thing is happened everywhere here in my country.... it's not a big money for most people, like $70-$100... but man, that's a lot to us... like 2 weeks hard working just to get that ammount of money
Yooooo they got me the same but I’m Mexican and they also have Mexican accent asking for money and I called who they pretend to be and hung up and the scammer
Glass wax is casual stuff here in Brazil, there are some dark side of the force tier threads such as the "Indonesian thread". And the game gets creepy when you use an Indonesian thread and a transparent kite.
This scam happened to me. Also someone called me claiming to be my cousin in Canada and that she got arrested and she’s in trouble and she needs $5000 but they wouldn’t put my female cousin on the phone saying she’s in the police station and I live in America. I was born here but I am Punjabi and I am mediately knew what was happening first it caught me off guard and my mom was like it’s OK help her you know that’s our cousin. They’ll pay us back later but I caught on. I called my other cousin and they told me no she’s good and I was saved of getting robbed of $5000.
I am from Punjab and a kite flying expert , and there are these Chinese threads which are strong enough to cut throats but the glass ones are delicate u can only get injury. N Chinese threads are banned and lots of raids get connected but police ratio population flying kites vary so much that i never experienced any one comming to my house.
Udta punjab
Illegal strings!? Wow
I'm surprised too, but you did tell us an excellent reason for that!
Glass thread kite strings won't break in battle?
@@0therun1t21the strings are actually coated in glass not made from it. they have killed people before
I have been listening to this show from last 4 years. Thanks for covering this story.
I am from Punjab (hometown), but living abroad and something similar happened with one of my uncles, called by scammers, pretending to be me!
Keep spreading the awareness, going to send a lot of folks to this episode!
I grew up in Punjab, the sole reason for flying kites is to get into kite fights with other people lol. We call it "pecha". Meaning "to entangle". As soon as your kite is up in the air you are signaling to the village "come get me if you can". No one does solo kite flying.
Hey jack, just wanted to say I struggle with anxiety daily and your podcast helps me immensely. I’ve been listening for about 2 years and any time I sat down to do coursework for my computer science degree, I had you playing in at least one ear if not both. Keep up the amazing content 🙏🏻
Don't be afraid to ask for help and get treatment.
Study hard. That degree will unlock a lot of doors.
@@xCheddarB0b42x Thank you sir. Anxiety is improving and I landed a job in InfoSec. Appreciate your kindness.
@@fadedvindictive2655 That's awesome. Be well.
First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out; because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out; because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out; because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me; and there was no one left to speak for me.
-Martin Niemöller
Agreed, the government fears people uniting the most. If they can't divide us then how can they rule?
This scam happens in the US too. My grandpa got called claiming I was in a Mexico prison under the same circumstances as the scams in this video. Luckily my grandpa called my dad to verify but he was tempted with how convincing they sound.
Yep, my father got a similar call saying I was in jail. I'm 40 now but in my youth. I was a bit of a hell raiser. He almost fell for it but my mom told him that something didn't sound right and they called me at 3am. I woke up and took the call and told them I was okay.
plot twist, the scam story never happened, the 'victim' was actually scamming his cousin with guilt 😮
Seems... Typical
This Kite thing is also common in Brasil. Motorbikes also have this Antenna thing to cut the strings.
dang the US is behind the times, gotta get me a kite and a key to the roof
@@craigslist6988 well, i live in europe and yes i see sometimes kites (very rarely) but never heard of kite fighting.
Who else was just waiting for this to turn into sponsored content? That it never came. Showing only the second content creator I've seen talk about this. Louis Rossmann is the only other who takes his privacy seriously.
Thanks man. And am working on it 😄
the cool thing about Louis is he cares more about OUR privacy than his own. he’s a legend
Oh I see what you mean. Ya I was careful not to pitch any product. At the end
@@JackRhysider thank you for that! Hey I have a bit of a silly question for you. I was looking at your shirts on your site. Is there any possibility of adding in longer T-shirts? Bring a bit bigger than the average bear I am 6.8627477e-9 light seconds tall or .00127840909 miles. Being asked a few times a day gets annoying quickly. Giving out crazy numbers is my way of making it fun while also being a Dick 🤪.
Anyways if that's a possibility I am more than happy to pay the extra costs for them. Thanks again for everything you do!
@@imnotahippie22stop getting shirty
I didn't expect to learn about the dangers of Punjab kite battles, I love this channel.
My favorite scam call I keep getting is the "we''re sending a sheriff out to arrest you within the hour"
Good excuse to go into hiding
@@JackRhysider mos def! I just need that go bag!
When was dipping a toe into crypto to see if was worthwhile (small amount of money, figure better to learn any mistakes w/small amount instead of eventual large amount), ended up falling for one of those fake impersonation livestream videos >.> In hindsight, it makes no sense to have fallen for it but it's really just a perfect storm of FOMO and panic flooding the brain to inhibit your reasoning, is what these scammers are waiting for. Anyone that says they can't understand someone falling for one of these scams, just hasn't yet met the kind of scam that works for their brain.
I got one of those calls last year. Told him "come and get me then bitch." And hung up. Never heard from them again and obviously police never showed up either. lol
Thank you for having Naomi on. I've been watching her channel for longer than I've been listening to Darkside Diaries.
I wish people would start telling others about alternatives to companies like google. Streamers tell their audiences that google is a monopoly and it is what it is. The only reason it's a monopoly is because people continue to use their services. Nobody is forcing you to use google products and if people started using all the wonderful alternatives they will eventually cease to exist. I am glad you mentioned there are alternatives, i've only heard one other streamer tell people there are options.
Exactly. I block their domains in the hosts file. Switched to Swisscows a couple of years ago.
Watch my videos over on Odyssey!
@@JackRhysider flawless retort
Jack. Very good episode. You never disappoint. The topic of privacy is one I feel needs much more attention. Rob Braxman is a guy you should talk to as his channel is all about this and he sells privacy phones and other products. I wish someone would put up a website with a list of all the better privacy products as a reference for all of us. Thanks.
Look up privacy guide on google
Thanks for raising awareness !
I saw a few videos from the TH-cam channel called SCAMMER PAYBACK and noticed how most if not all of their targets are based in India. This makes me wonder what factors trigger some people or group of people to turn to the dark side to earn a living.
PS - I'm also currently in the process of looking for a new job , and the notion of data privacy isn't wasted on me. What information new employers are looking for and how they are fishing for it can differ greatly. Some are cool and open about their expectations , while others are very obviously hiding their cards with extreme caution to avoid giving the wrong impression , or to unnecessarily provide more information than is needed to recruit a new team member. But for anyone with enough life experience , these subterfuge become extremely clear and easy to read through , which ironically only fuels more our perspicacity. Because as soon as we are given a trick question , the sooner we are led to look elsewhere and gain yet more experience at reading people through what they say , don't say , ask or don't ask.
Unfortunately the answer often starts with poverty (doesn’t end there, but it seems to be ever present)
Yah Scammer Payback! The blue hair dude! Thatt channel is epic! #scammerpayback
This actually happened to my step mom. My son had his Facebook account public, and was out of state on vacation, and posting pictures of his vacation on Facebook. A scammer saw this, saw his family members, and then contacted my step mom with a story saying he was in jail and the “detective” said if money was sent, the charges would be dropped, etc. similar story…. My step mom went as far as going to buy a cash card and was about to send the details to the scammer, and fortunately she called me first and I told her not to send the money as I was already aware of these kinds of scams. This was over 14 years ago as well!!
I fight my uncle in his 40s who is a successful business owner. He uses the same password for everything, says "no one is interested in my info, they will just get a bunch of debt" and other 5hings like that. He doesn't understand what can happen with info and passwords and other things.
When they ask for money,always ask a question that only that person would know the answer to..
The rant at the end will never be heard by those who need to hear it the most unless we introduce them to this wholesome content.
THE NBTV GUEST APPEARANCE?! YOOOO such a big day, I love both of your channels and so happy to see this
Screw online services, I self host all my stuff. Who they gonna ask when they want my info? me? nope.
Hey Jack, I liked your idea to stay as private as we can but many people don't know how to. Can u make a short video on what steps to take (like privacy browsers, OS, messaging, etc) and what did u do?
I told my parents who are in their late 80s that if they ever get a phone call where somebody has a heavy Indian accent to just hang up the phone immediately.
companies DO take your privacy seriously! let me rephrase that: "companies seriously TAKE your privacy [away]"
Having been both a survlliance detection advisor, former cyber intelligence officer, and a company that helps companies and people evade cyber digital surveillance everyday this episode resonates deeply.
Perfect end to the night ! Thanks for the video. :)
In Argentina, kids used to attach razor blades to their kites to get rid of those that came to close.
Kite fighting is popular in the Caribbeans lol, we use blades from razers. If you cut someone's kite you get to keep it. I miss those days man!! Thank you for your kite story Jack.
Get a warm, fuzzy feeling when I watch these sometimes.
Loved flying kites as a young girl,and so enjoyed doing this with my son.Never heard of this.RC plane enthusiasts also do this at air fields.Its called DOG FIGHTING.VERY INTERESTING TO WATCH .😊
God this sounds like every outsourced call center😅
What a great freaking cousin ❤ Sharing this episode with my 3 younger brothers and my sisters in law.
There was a time when auto warranty scams were "new" too, so getting people aware of these recent "innovations" is important for developing a "family action plan" whether that be using a "code word" to verify the person is who they say they are OR by simply educating your family so they CAN BE AWARE & ASK "me" a personal question that only the real me would know the answer to.
What tips and apps to use to protect my digital privacy? How can I use the internet and remain ghost at the same time? Serious question 🤔
i wonder that too, naomi in the video basically says "oh, just get better privacy apps" but nothing specific at all. But anyway, if i were to guess i'd do these things:
for phones:
- dont give your apps unnecessary permissions, for example Messenger doesn't need access to calendar, in-phone contacts, localization, microphone, SMS etc. Always look for it in settings and limit it as much as you can, for everything
- apps:
- DuckDuckGo - i think the best alternative for browsers on phones in terms of privacy, but DDG's search engine isn't the best if you are looking for information that isn't programming, but it's something.
- Signal - i've heard it's the best messaging app, but i have yet to use it because most of the people i know just dont care and prefer the comfort of WhatsApp/Messenger :p but you can always give it a try
- NewPipe - alternative for youtube, but lightweight and with no need to log in + no ads. You can download the .apk file on their site
for computers:
- people recommend linux as an operating system, and it's fine, but if you prefer windows (preferably Windows 10), then you have to debloat it from telemetry and data collection. You can use a tool like W10Privacy and disable a lot of things with it, but most importantly DONT log in with microsoft account to your computer.
- apps:
- Firefox/Librewolf - firefox is generally good as a browser, some extensions it offers are great (Facebook Container, uBlock Origin, Privacy Badger) and are a must-have. Librewolf is an extreme version of Firefox in terms of privacy, but i think it lacks some features, you can check it out. Thus, it will be harder for websites to collect Cookies, which are the main culprit in tracking you online
overall:
- limit what you post on social media, don't ever use your real name and dont show your face
- if you have to fill something out, and it's not super serious/necesarry, always give trashy data. Trashy data is worse than no data for the companies.
- dont give out your email/phone number to just anyone, you could use temporary mails if you need to acces something briefly (10minutemail dot net)
- use cash whenever possible, it can't get more anonymous than that
maybe some of this will be useful, if you have questions then ask away, cheers :)
i wrote answers to your questions 2 times, but youtube shadowbanned me each time. i dont know what im doing wrong :p i wish i could help
@@Kwanzol my tip to get around that is to use sarcasm or misspell words and use characters and numbers and emojis
Burrr= ray ve bowser
Stop looking for answers in yt comments first of. Bait or retardation not sure
This is happening in the US too. My grandma got tricked about a month ago by someone pretending to be me saying I had a car wreck that required a lawyer. Apparently my phone and face were broken too so that explained the wrong number and slightly off voice.
Perfect timing. Have to drive to uni right now. Thank you Jack.
Drive to uni ? Didnt get any housing inside ?
I would hope that at this point even Indian people know if it's an Indian person on the phone, even if it's your cousin, it's probably a scam.
The Ontario government had the brilliant idea of making anyone who bought a used car pay for a package with the history of all of the owners of the car. It was supposed to tell you if the car had ever been in an accident. There were times when you knew the person you were buying the car from and knew bloody well that the car had been in an accident, yet it wasn't on the report. It was just a cash grab and a huge privacy violation. I believe that they have stopped it now.
36:03 this third party thing…. Hypothetically, you can and a friend, make your own computers, and send messages directly to each others networked system. _is that privacy_
11:27 this is quite sophisticated. We have call like this here. But I've never heard what one sounds like.
Big question is... what yield of nuclear warhead would be required to utterly decimate Bangalore?
Dude this kite fighting happens a lot here in brazil too, there was a time when the strings with glass were so dangerous that a lot of bikers got hurt and even died. The glass string was even outlawed
I love listening to your podcast daily. Even stories I've heard previously 2 or 3 times. Keep it up Jack
Anytime I hear an Indian accent I just assume it's a scam. My neighbor is Indian. When he says "Good Morning Neighbor!" I just say, "Screw You Scammer!" :)
lol
We do this in brasil. We crush broken light bulbs into glass powder and then cook the glass powder with wood glue. Then when it's done cooking We line the "line" with it. We call it serol. Not sure if it's spelled correctly. We build our own lines and kites. The cut kites bunches of people chase. You can end up fighting groups of people for those kites. Those lines will take someone's fingers hands off easily
I still make kites once in a while and save broken light bulbs to make serol lmfao
Gotta use bamboo and plastic bags. There's simple and complex ones lol
We have that in Brazil. It is called cerol. It is chewed glass with glue. We also have a thing called chillean line, that it is 2 usual strings rolled together to increase its tensile strengh and coated with high grade cerol.
We also have a law forbidding Cerol and a lot of headless motorbikers due to it
I've closely studied Indian Police System and let me tell you findings:
1. It's HARD to detect them, scammers use sophisticated pieces of equipment in most of the cases. And it takes years to catch one. The police don't even register FIR (an official, recorded complaint) of these cyber crimes because a Policeman don't want to ruin his own "personal record" of having unsolved cases in their kitty. For promotion, your crime-solving ratio should be high. You can also get reprimanded in some cases by your seniors, and your senior will get some dressing down from his seniors and this goes on. That's why Police at the lower-level are reluctant to even register these Cyber crimes.
2. Police in India is under-funded (India is a developing country, not a developed country as of yet), so, the Police to People ratio in India is comparatively less and Police here are already super busy with crimes which make headlines like Murders, Extortion, Robbery etc. So, Cyber-crime does get a lesser priority than a physical or life-threatening crimes.
3. Police in SOME cases can be corrupt, they take a cut from culprits in SOME cases, that's why keep a blind eye to them. (I think it's the same everywhere in the world and India is not unique here).
They throw the FIR out the window bc they are just of a POS as the scammers are.
Scam baiters actually went to the call centers while the police are oblivious.
If the normal police are not incentivized, under-staffed, and under-funded, shouldn't there be a separate law enforcement division specifically to go after cyber-crime? Then these crimes the police don't want ruining their record can instead be reported to those actually incentivized to go after them.
In some places in Brazil this is a big problem - people died.
Another awesome episode man! Love your profile pic so much. Also the cousin was a huge w looking out for his man like that lol I wish more Indian channels were in English
The way you protect your data is by giving politicians a taste of their actions.
powerful message at the end, but how would I get started?
yooo naomi brockwell collab omg
Ironic, I get a youtube ad for a benefit card scam while I listened to the podcast. It even had an AI celebrity voice impersonation too.
TH-cam ads and all are all scams and have the most hilarious 😂😆 prices attached ... Must be getting desperate ... Always same theme, way overpriced and I suspect they equally believe they are worth it too. Perhaps a L'Oréal spoof as should start impersonating them with their famous caption: "BECAUSE WE'RE WORTH IT" 👍😂😆
In brazil the factions call people from inside the prisons and scam a lot of people, mainly elderly
Privacy is your responsibility and your right but no one will protect you but you.
❤️ the rant at the end.
I definitely would've caught on to this being i dont talk to most my family 😂
do kitboga shut down all the call centres, now they're scamming each other? dang.
Wow! Amazing episode!
Will you talk more about the privacy minded services that you mentioned you use? I want to switch to them too
This happen to my dad someone call him claiming it was his cousin too and need money to be released from the airport
I think the way we can be the ones who make changes in the digital world is developing. Develop a method of email and messaging and browsers and search engines and everything that is free, open source, audited frequently, privacy respecting, and most importantly, easy enough for the common people to use.
The only issue with this scam is that I would never answer a call
EU data protection law is litterally based on the reasonable expectation of privacy
You never disappoint Jack, awesome pod as always
In Chile we Call it “hilo curado” and the kite flying competitions are called “comisiones”
are there any legitimate uses for Western Union and such companies? From my perspective those are used only by scammers.
I agree!
I worked for a small business owner that paid with western union. Its cheaper than going to a bank to get a cashiers checks and you can deposit it the same as a check.
"are there any legitimate uses for Western Union and such companies?"
Yes. The unbanked. The poor, migrants, indigent people, etc. can't just Zelle or Cashapp. Western Union is the primary way by which those people can receive money from friends or relatives. I used to send my son's mom money via Western Union before she got a bank account.
Quite an intriguing show!
Kite fighters in Brazil used to employ all kinds of sharp strings, including the glass coated ones. The sharpened kite string is now illegal here, after a number of accidents, including fatal ones. They are still used, though. A lot of cyclists use the antenna you mentioned.
Is the 3rd Part Doctrine the reason things like OSINT aren't illegal?
Hey, Naomi the only creator that clickbaited me with her gorgeous hair, i do love her content thou
Today is the beginning of my Jesus year, and very glad to start it with your story spinning Jack.
Good luck to everyone's kite battles!
Good luck on your journey
My dad used to tell me stories about kite fights back in the 80s on the California beaches. He would tell me how they coated the strings with fiber glass. Apparenetly its an event that happens every year.
I've been looking into making my own email server to step away from google...wish I was more technically inclined.
I had one of these calls before and they tried to pose as my mom. She was less then 40ft from me. Her trip from jail was so fast she must be a meta.
On Punjab and Pakistan: yeah, the Sikhs (largely from Punjab) were oppressed by Muslims for quite a long time. Two Sikh brothers were martyred by refusing to convert to Islam by being buried alive inside of a wall. The Sikh daggers / short swords that are ritually carried are related to the need to defend themselves (not sure if they are now symbolic). Another interesting thing about the Sikhs is it seems like they wanted to reject the Hindu caste system by adopting similar last names. India is pretty interesting if you learn the details
That botnet joke was good lol
In Mexico they do this but as a close member of the family my method is to ask them a child hood story
I love your Intros
those glass covered strings are called manja , they are from china .... i think it is banned but not really ...... when i was a kid i loved flying kites and do that kite fighting thing , we call it patang ladana...... heck we have a dedicated festival for it called kichidi ...... just so you know , it is 100% possible to fly kites to wherever you want , you need do know the right technique .
Flying a kite from the rooftop is very common in Brazil too, specially when your house has a flat roof. And kite fighting is common (unfortunately). The situation is the same that one in India: because they mix grinded glass and glue to cover the stings, they are not bought (if you are taken selling that you are screwed: once I saw on TV an illegal factory of those lines where everybody was arrested) the boys do it themselves grinding glass with rocks inside cloth and mix them with glue in a can. and every summer on the fist day of scholar break, some motorcyclists die, having their throats cut by some rogue wires pending from electric poles, trees or whatever, now it is common to use a protections against those strings that we call "cortante" or "cerol" that is a radio antenna (just like you describe in the podcast, the same in Brazil) on the front of the bike to break the lines. Yes using that strings is a crime, and although is less and less common (videogames!) it still exists. And it is not only to get the other kite down it is to run and take the other kite before anyone else as a trophy: they boys don't hesitate to get over walls and fences to take the kite invading houses and other places, getting hurt in the process by barbed wire, dogs, angry people, or just falling. I never saw a boy or a father being detained because of that (well that's Brazil) but is technically a serious crime.
This scam isn't exclusive to Punjab. My grandparents got a scam call very similar to the call in this video, saying I was in jail in a foreign country and needed money for bail, while I was actually traveling abroad. Thankfully, they were able to get ahold of me or they would have fallen for it
43:00 someone asked me why I don't use Instagram and Facebook. I lied and told them that meta spies on me. They brushed it off saying that I'm spied on anyway. No I'm not. Not by meta at least and not as much as it could've been.
Your channel is great, Jack! Regards from Australia 😃
Where can we buy these privacy phones? Where can I find more information about them?
Can you make a video on the best ways to protect privacy from different experts?
That's what @naomibrockwelltv does!
At least two church members were claimed to need money abroad. One because of an injury (he was at home) and another who might have been in that country.
So far as I know, nobody fell for it.
A new episode! 🙌🏻🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
in Brazil, children battle kites like this too...
guys using cash and choosing appropriate messaging service is the easiest you can do to change our future
Thank you for the video!
The fly the kites outta buildings because the streets are too schwifty to walk.
Thanks for the end of night listen Jack!
Man, that thing is happened everywhere here in my country.... it's not a big money for most people, like $70-$100... but man, that's a lot to us... like 2 weeks hard working just to get that ammount of money
Scam calls and scams in general are everywhere
Yooooo they got me the same but I’m Mexican and they also have Mexican accent asking for money and I called who they pretend to be and hung up and the scammer
Glass wax is casual stuff here in Brazil, there are some dark side of the force tier threads such as the "Indonesian thread". And the game gets creepy when you use an Indonesian thread and a transparent kite.
too late Jack. there is no escape from digital surveillance. cbdc is the final nail.
Answering your phone is almost never worth it
This scam happened to me. Also someone called me claiming to be my cousin in Canada and that she got arrested and she’s in trouble and she needs $5000 but they wouldn’t put my female cousin on the phone saying she’s in the police station and I live in America. I was born here but I am Punjabi and I am mediately knew what was happening first it caught me off guard and my mom was like it’s OK help her you know that’s our cousin. They’ll pay us back later but I caught on. I called my other cousin and they told me no she’s good and I was saved of getting robbed of $5000.
Jack, how do you find end to end encryption for your text messages? I'm not very tech savvy
Signal app