Isn't it amazing? I refused to get one until a situation when it would have been real handy and now like an idiot afraid to go out without it in case something happens like an emergency. Like you said, we managed it seemed just fine in the past without it.
@@Sooz007-l3b That's awesome and what I aspire to do. I've installed ethernet connections to hard wire all our phones and devices, but the next stage is doing away with them completely. We refuse to be tracked with their digital ID and coming digital currencies. Analog all the way.
I had to have phone when I was 'site service engineer' (great title, shitty job no, engineering degree needed) Being on call 24/7/344 sucked ( I did get some time off although spending months re-doing badly done 'repairs' also sucked enough I didn't want to take time off) Avoided having a phone until 2020, when my wife 'forced' me to use the one she bought me. My grandson 'borrowed' it, was dancing to Tik-Toc video and accidentally dropped it in toilet 7~8 months ago. I no longer have cell phone and don't miss it one bit.
The SIM is your cell network ID. The phone has its own ID and that can also be tracked. The SIM is just for account and billing purposes. The phone with its unique ID is tracked by the NSA in addition to the SIM or account ID.
the phone would need to be modified in a way that disconnects the baseband from it's power source so that it stops communicating with the towers. otherwise all you've done is disconnected your phone bill and rights to use the tower, even though the tower continues to use you.
@@peterm.eggers520 I completely agree with the use of a Faraday pouch!! I bought one during the time when FEMA was trying to send out an emergency communication with everyone's phone last year!!
@@phr3ui559 Airplane mode is a system software feature. It may or may not disable phone broadcast ID on an unpacked phone. The phone firmware of the few phones I know can certainly maintain a trackable heartbeat ping without operating system support
For starters, this video missed the privacy target by miles. Second, just for the record, I am a telecommunications engineer, working in this field for 43 years, I design, build and write the software for systems that test telecommunications equipment, so I have a very good grasp how it all works. So lets say forget the SIM card and lets use Wifi as you suggested, or Bluetooth, or some other wireless protocol. The moment your phone transmits ANYTHING using any of those technologies within the range of another phone, your phone just revealed its location to the entire world, if that other phone happens to be reporting what it heard. It already knows its GPS location, so clearly you must be pretty darn close to it. Likewise, it can monitor your communications and acquire your very unique MAC address of either your WIFI or Bluetooth (if it isn't rotated randomly) or if you use the NFC feature of your phone, or the Ultrabroadband feature, and additionally, a lot of phones can and do report to their manufacturer for updates and they can pull logs of whatever they feel is important, and likewise tell it to create logs of whatever they want to know. So are you wearing a bag over your head so cameras can't see your face, or covering your license plate so cameras along the roads can't track your car? What about your wireless bluetooth keyboard or mouse you use with your computer at home, its singing to every phone around you, and not all wireless devices encrypt their communications with the other end. Removing the SIM is just the tip of the iceberg of what can be done to remain anonymous. In this day and age, every phone (and mobile hotspot) out there can be potentially spying on you, even if you are careful with your phone. But as far as the SIM you got a lot of that right, depending on the SIM.
How would it know the "GPS location" if the GPS is not running? Why would GPS be on when not specifically needed. Why would anything be on when not specifically needed.
OK, but a wireless keyboard or mouse isn't telling the world that you are the one using it, it's just advertising its existence and availability to attach, and passing keystrokes/mouse clicks, and it is short range. Or are you suggesting that the data can be captured & used to reconstruct what you're doing and who you are? That seems unlikely, unless you're a person of interest to an alphabet agency. There are spook level issues, which aren't issues that most average people need to worry about. Reasonable precautions, iow, not living in a faraday cage.
So can you tell me how I'm being hacked through a caravan of cars coming around me and yesterday my wi-fi was showing up and with a ? and was asking to connect to Internet.
No matter what it'd be so watered down as to be worthless. The people wanting the information control the people we think we elect. Psychopaths are and always will be among us. They need to be identified and excluded from being able to exert influence or control over anyone.
You already have a bill of rights, but like Snowden said, most people scroll right past the user agreements to start using the device and don't bother reading the contract they are entering... So... is that really consent?
I remember when (1960's) to make a call you had to walk down the hill to the phone box and to speak to relatives in Australia you had to book a call and fill the telephone with cash before pressing button A. How things have evolved during my lifetime. Just a gentle stroll down memory lane.
@benjamindover7399 Party lines were common in rural America into the 1960s. They functionality re-emerged as "custom ringing" for awhile after party lines died-out.
When you download a Major App... like Google... is the PERMISSIONS acceptance document, it says you give them the right to turn on (access) your mic or camera whenever they want... and if you say NO to anything THEY WANT... a message pops up and says your phone may not work as expected... like they will deliberately sabotage your phone if you don't OBEY...
Your phone doesn’t work it out without the Google. Google wrote the operating system for your phone. Android is Google and Google is Android. And both of them, each are Alphabet (soup). I can write a similar sentence for Apple computer and the iOS system.
I'm sorry, but every phone without a SIM still continuously triangulates and connects to cell towers. With this, your IMEI is sent. This is why you can call 911 without a SIM. For a corporation or state actor that wants to surveil you, it wouldn't make a big difference.
I worked in Telco a decade ago and at the time our tracking was so accurate that we could pinpoint a customer's location in the exact apartment in a building for troubleshooting purposes. And where I come from we have to keep these records for 6 months.
I’d love to see you do a ‘phone set up’ video for both IOS and Android. How how to set up, get apps/disable apps, and make the popular devices as private as possible from start to finish
Impossible! Only a de-Googled phone can actually give you "privacy"! 😂🤦♂️ Wow. You're extremely misinformed. We've known this since the start of smartphone apps!
Banks and other security minded sites refuse to work with a VPN (at least here in India, where needs for privacy is more). even amazon, ebay etc make tons of fuss when I ask them to go through a VPN. Also, voip calls do not work here if you do not have a sim. even signal will not work without a sim.
I use a Faraday phone case, I can put it in the front pocket and it works normally, if I put it in the rear pocket, the Faraday screen is in action and blocks any tracking and calls etc. you choose what info you release.
Late last year the European Union passed a law where all new phones must have a removable battery that anyone could remove without any special tools. Its going to take a few years to see it happen but its in the works. :)
I’ve never even heard of this siloing idea. A brilliant mind had to come up with this. It’s pretty sad all the hoops we need to jump through just because we want to use the internet anonymously. Thanks for the informative video, as always.
You can get a virtual private network software for your phone. A VPN encrypts your data stream and sends it to a random server which then directs your stream to the web site you want it to go to. Your phone service provider will not know what you are doing online and will only know what VPN server your data stream is being sent to.
Cellular network hotspots have been around since 3G, perhaps longer. Businesses have generally used them to allow laptops and other gear connect to a network to get onto VPN to connect into the main office to conduct work, check email, etc. while at conferences. So it's pretty natural to move the VPN functionality into the device itself to save a couple of steps. It still doesn't silo data like this video claims it does. Sure it'll move telemetry behind the VPN but Google/Apple still knows who you are regardless of where that data is coming from. And GPS location tracking also remains unaffected. In short, nothing has really changed other than adding an extra device.
I can confirm with a RF signal monitor while my phone is in Aeroplane mode while travelling it will still covertly ping cell towers without my knowledge.
What does that say about the supposed vulnerability of airplanes to rogue RF signals and the intentional misdirection behind naming it 'airplane mode' ?? We are perpetually lied to and our behaviour manipulated.
@@censorthis-uu6cc if airplanes were vulnerable to cell phone transmissions they would be falling out of the sky everywhere since many people cheat on the rules. The real reason for the rule is more likely the powers that be do not want the extra burden of hundreds of phones in the sky illuminating cell towers for hundreds of miles and using up resources in cell tower processors
@@censorthis-uu6cc that was never the reason for the airplane mode. No commercial aircraft needs protection against evil phones. The GSM network on the ground might run into problems with phones connecting from above and switching cells within seconds. At least this was what the providers were afraid of. It never happened and the new network software will not have a problem with this anyway. So the airplane mode has always been useless. Even though there is mostly no evil power behind this - yes, your behaviour is manipulated all the time. Beginning with your parents and your friends, probably. They have manipulated you from the first day, controlling and observing your every step. Incredible, huh?
I've been an advocate of airplane mode & turning off location services for a while now. I'm glad to know there are services to fill in gaps of coverage I've experienced in the past. Thanks for the positive information you've provided to the community Naomi. I'll definitely look into supporting this cause once I'm back on my feet proper. Privacy should be a right, not a condition.
Whatever you do by yourself has no effect on what your phone is doing behind the scenes. Only way to assure of total privacy is to leave the phone home or put it in a Gauss bag. Take it out when you you need it. Use an old style Garmin GPS not connected to anything.
I have one, but leave behind often and NEVER take it to gatherings like holiday dinners or family events - people are finally noticing. Initially they'd thank because it set an example to their kids who'd pull them out constantly.
Just a note if anyone wants to be in private don't use any comunication system, before internet and before cel phones, the old phones and even paid phones in street corner were track down to date and time of used, nowadays once the phone is on its track with or without sim, its the unit itself not the service
I am an atty. "Location tracking" saved my client from false accusations by a former spouse who was involved in a custody matter. She accused him of threatening her when he was miles away. Luckily i was able to convince the detective to go to the big box store where he was shopping at the time. The store security video had him standing in the cashier line. Without the cell "location tracking" the detective wouldn't have gone to the effort.
Granted, it can be helpful for the innocent but I've heard it can be just as useful for the guilty as clever people can set up false tracking locations and physically be somewhere else committing a crime. Your client was fortunate that you got the cop to actually investigate and within the same day, same hour, that's a fortunate client that's gratefully not unjustly prosecuted and banned from seeing his children. Well done atty.
@tash17kids Actually it took awhile. Luckily a prosecutor friend from another city gave me the necessary contact info to get the records from the cell company.
Wouldn't a receipt of purchase be adequate proof? A credit card receipt would be even better, but even a cash receipt will have the store name, address, and date/time of purchase.
Something freaky happened early the other morning. I happen to be elderly, worn out and always in pain. Very early I set up my mobile to play my music through Bluetooth phones. It was around 2am, and as I restlessly changed position it hurt and I guess I let out a few pain noises. What shocked me was, the music interrupted by a female voice , something like "do you need help!" The phone was actually far out of reach. It is not the only occasion that worries me. For example I was driving, my phone on the back seat - when it started saying stuff relevant to the front seat chat at the time. These occasions make me strongly suspect my phone is always listening and processing what is going on around it. For this reason, when I need confidentiality, I enclose the phone in a Faraday cage that seems to be effective ~> not even the government's civil emergency back-channel gets through.
Another possibility is what I do. I just use a basic flip phone (not a smart phone) for communication purposes and don’t worry about having any internet connectivity until I am at my destination and use a VPN and the internet connection at the destination.
I was wondering about this, too! I have a flip phone as well, and don't connect to the internet with it, though you can supposedly do it...but who would on a flip phone? I use my tablet for that. It is interesting that sometimes my phone will drop calls and then it says I don't have a SIM card...weird. So I turn off my phone and then turn it back on again and can call back the person. It hasn't done it to me recently, so I don't know what was up with that happening over a short period of time. But I'm pretty sure our flip phones can be tracked, too, don't you think?
There used to be public phones everywhere, on most streets. People convinced themselves that they needed the trendiest device though and in many countries, public phones don't even exist any more, and they walked into this willingly.
False !! The plan was to take off all the public phone ....and after that eveybody who want to call someone have OBLIGATION to buy a fkg spy 💩dumbphone ! The 🐍plan was perfect
What!?! This "siloing" business is EXACTLY what I've always wanted. Hadn't a clue that was possible, much less available. I use a Pixel 6a with GrapheneOS (Mahalo for that tip, btw.). With your video, I could really see myself using this Calyx hotspot AND change from the GrapheneOS ROM to the CalyxOS ROM on my Pixel. I HATE phone calls and messages, but I find mobile DATA very useful. Mahalo for yet another great idea. I don't travel as much as you do, but I may start doing that with a mobile hotspot. Aloha.
do NOT trust Calyx. Go look at who their staff and advocates are. Look deeper. One of their advocates, Techlore, said he thinks digital ID/FIDO for internet usage is a great idea.
You modified your phone...I clicked on this video wondering if ppl were really doing this for privacy or this was a secondary group I want to modify because I made so many tweaks in.my "settings upon settings upon settings" that it's only a logical answer Except there's not really a slide bar for "make my settings permanent " haha If you know what I mean
I use two phones - one is just a simple phone which contains my sim card, for making phone calls. The other I use just like a computer, along with a hot spot, to access the internet - mostly to check emails, and access my bank account.
Naomi, I learned a lot about the privacy concerns related to wireless technologies. It's fascinating yet a bit concerning how much personal information can be accessed through devices. I generally don't like using smartphones due to these privacy issues, but I find I still need one for a couple of essential apps. Striking a balance between convenience and security can be challenging. I appreciate the insights you've provided-it's important to stay informed about these topics. Looking forward to more content like this!
There is also risk on regular android and iPhones tracking anyhow from the telemetry and the never off location and wifi scanning, even when powered off, and then sending that data to home base as soon as it gets a connection. This was demonstrated I believe by a Fox reporter that walked around with a phone that was powered off and then captured the data that it transmitted once connected.
Yeah I was going to say the same. And airplane mode is effectively useless. The phone gets desperate and actually makes more ping attempts. I actually love all her advice, but the endpoint privacy upsides are not as significant as she thinks.
@@dutchfpv7010 I know (or pretty sure) she uses Graphene OS or some other open source OS, that is really the only way you can control a smart phone to not use telemetry, wifi scan, and NFC. She just doesn’t say that in the video, possibly leading people to think this technique will give any sort of privacy on a regular Google (or any other mainstream commercial android) or Apple device. It will give some, but not from big tech. Even with a privacy OS you can screw yourself with contact lists, bad web surfing decisions, using and signing in to social apps….It’s a web of spying and tracking these days. I’m even trying to locate and remove the sim from my vehicle, that’s how much of no one’s business it is where I go.
@@jamiecurran3544 yes, then as soon as you take it out to use it a connection is made and current info/location is sent. Still forming somewhat of a location pattern or history. 🤣
THE MAIN PROBLEM: 2FA text verification is a nightmare if you dont have an authorized cell number. try signing up for a new google account for example. it requires a SMS verification, if you try to send that to of the voip numbers it wont work, google will say "this is not an authorized number" (or one of various rewordings of that phrase). what this means is ultimately with this method you will actually need a 3rd device. likely an anonymously bought refillable burner with a sim which you only use for sms verification
I signed up for my new Gmail account on public library computer and they didn't ask for a phone number for verification. Another thing you can do is use a friend's phone number for those issues
in 2024, if you are too cheap to have an actual phone number that works, you shouldn't be signing up for 2FA. you can get a $99 android and a $10/month plan these days. It's ok you you are on a fixed income and can't afford a phone and number, but you should Never use 2FA unless you plan to KEEP that number. if you think 2FA is bad because of VOIP lines not working. Set up all your accounts with 2FA and then change your number and see what happens. Most people will lock themselves out of those accounts permanently. 2FA is for people with PERMANENT phone numbers.
@@kenhollandjr1251 If you want to use VoIP phone numbers like the ones Google distributes for free with it's app called Google voice/Phone, each email address/life account you sign up for. The issue is Google and all (I think all?) the servers giving out free wifi phone numbers requires you to have it associated with an actual phone number someone is paying for. It will be used by Google to verify that you do, in fact, have a paid cell phone plan via TOP texts. FWIU, as soon as google finds out you're living life with just a google number that's no longer associated with a phone number they'll kick you off your free phone number until you add one.
For emergency situations you could leave the sim taped to the inside cover of your phone and then just drop it in when needed when all other connectivity is gone. :O)
but you still need to have a contract or prepaid card to make a call or use mobile data, so its sort of pointless. Maybe buy the prepaid card and tape the sim to that and keep it somewhere you can access it if need be, such as the glove box of the car. or you can put both the cards in a baggie. Other than that paying for cell phone service without the technology to access it seems totally a waste of $$$
@synaestesia-bg3ew I'm to look into purchasing a Hotspot, then log on to the web through a VPN to hopefully have a much more secure connection here in Canada, because what was presented may not be available in Canada.
@@Antney946 I was about to comment the same thing. Indians often find English challenging. It bugs the hell out of me that they write "mam" when they should write either "madam" or its spoken contraction "ma'am" (two syllable, not one).
There isn't a "computer system" inside a SIM card, but SIM cards do contain a small processor and memory to handle specific tasks. Here's a brief overview: What's Inside a SIM Card: Processor: The SIM card has a small processor that handles tasks like authenticating your identity to the network and ensuring you're on the right network. Memory: SIM cards have EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory) to store data such as your phone number, contacts, SMS messages, and network-specific information. Operating System: SIM cards run a basic operating system that manages these tasks and interactions with the mobile network. Functions: Authentication: Verifies your identity to the network. Data Storage: Stores your phone number, contacts, SMS messages, and other information. Network Settings: Contains settings for internet connections and network identification codes.
As a very famous First Officer was always saying "Fascinating!!" That was a lot to take in. We are not like most people. We do not have smart phones. Just simple flip phones. We do not use them for anything but phone calls (duh!) and basic texting. We don't store anything but phone numbers in them. No camera usage. No GPS usage. No internet usage. Nothing. If and when we want to go quiet, we just pull the batteries out and we are completely dark. With all of that in mind, having a hot spot and vpn is still a few extra levels of security that we may well consider. We already have VPN services as well as military grade (Military contractor) security for our computers. So, why not add the phones. You presented an interesting and informative video. Thank you.
@Steveforbes8287 Ironically, I’ve been asking myself that exact same question. How can a privacy concerned civilian obtain military grade security for our cell phones and computers. You mentioned that you get it through a military contractor. Is that something I could set up for me and my whole family?? And if so, could you make a referral possibly if I send you my email address?? Many thanks, Christina
Dude you're Not listening. All those things can be turned ON Remotely. Including GPS. But you you can still be tracked by cell Tower TRIANGULATION. AND you list of CONTACTS? That's very useful to them. You still use a SIM to make simple calls. So they know WHO you are and ALL your contacts and what you do........ So not having a Smart phone mean YOU have less functionality. But the Gov spies have everything they need, just the same.........
To further dilute location tracking, form a group and cycle the hot spots amongst the members on an irregular basis. The tracking will be an average of all the participants.
For more than half my life to date, there were no cell phones. We all went everywhere without needing to have immediate access to a phone, and we were not afraid. I frequently leave my phone at home as if it was a landline screwed to the wall. I guess that's why phone companies have gone to the expense of removing pay phones which they could have left in place -- to try to force everyone to carry a tracking / spying device. I still choose to leave my phone at home unless I am travelling a long distance or in a remote area, or expect a call. When my phone is with me, it is kept where it could not take a photo, which I realize only tackles one spying avenue. I do not have data on my phone and I never go online with it, although I don't know how to prevent that from happening by remote control.
@@kwakagregI can’t imagine having to use a pay phone during the time of Covid or any other time these days As a 72 year old I have no problem with being tracked by my cell phone; I don’t plan to commit any crimes and if something happens to me while I am outside my home, my phone is available for me to contact emergency and loved ones to tell them where I am. Having a cell phone could be a life saver. Parents have used the cell phones to keep track of their kids when they’re out and about with friends, kids have used the cell phone’s to call for help while hiding under a desk during a mass shooting. The elderly with memory loss can benefit from having a cell phone in their possession when they are out alone to call a loved one or for police to find them if lost. I can go on and on about the benefits of having a cell phone in one’s possession. People who want to keep their whereabouts a secret may have good reasons for leaving their cell phones at home.
To be real, cell phones were never really about the user. It's a tracking/profile tool used by government and a goldmine for private companies who buy and sell personal information/metadata for advertising.
@@jimthrowaway sorry urban myth. The release chute was not connected to the storage box. Was never more in the coin release than what was put in. Yes they were sometimes attacked and the coin box removed but not very often. We actually found one in Coogee that had been dug up and wired to a nearby flat. They all had Meters on them and this box was making a lot of calls that weren't covered by the income.
I hope some of the concerns that are brought up here will be addressed. Otherwise - good job. You've given us at least a start in the process toward taking control of this issue. We need to stop cooperating with phone companies screwing us. I just ran across this channel today and I've subscribed. I'll check out more of your stuff. I've also shared it. Thanks
I had no idea the SIM card was a full computer in itself, wow! I thought it just linked you to your cellular network carrier. I kind of want to know what a filesystem dump of a SIM card would look like.
Wow my first visit &im super impressed educational &seems comprehensive information wise without taking up a biased position in your wording so many things to consider nowdays &absolutely yes privacy is huge in this modern world, thank you so much &I shall continue to be sure to pay attention to your channel now &going forward. 👍
Naomi, I love your camera presence, your clarity and ability to talk and keep the viewer's interest is great - I wish I could do that. Did you train to do that or is it natural? I listened to the whole thing even though if I was location tracked 'they' would find out I don't go anywhere or make or get and calls. Literally, I have PAYG and spend about £20 a year (if that)! 😅
@@KyleTO7 Probably, been like that since 2009. They claim there are so many false emergency calls, that the real ones are delayed too much. Probably just an excuse, though, haven't been able to find a shred of evidence for it on the net.
Good points all. Her lead comment was “when you are doing sensitive activities on your phone”. But, if you had sensitive activities to do, who would use a cell phone? What is a “sensitive activity? I certainly don’t do anything that I’m ashamed of. Nothing subversive. I use cash as much as possible as people that don’t use doubly asking to be tracked. Funny story: from when cell phones had just shrunk to something that would fit in a pocket if you clothes were not tight fitting. My cell provider would shut off my phone weekly for fear it was stolen. In the morning I would make a call from Scottsdale. Midday I might make a call from San Diego, but attempting to make a call from LA by noon would tip off the theft logic and my phone would just stop working. So when I got back home, it would be another call to the provider to ask why they named it a “mobile” phone.
If you're using Google Voice (GV), make sure you don't have "Use cell service only" checked in the settings. I'm not sure how using GV will help in terms of privacy, but it's something to note.
Awesome! Naomi and Nick you're both awesome. Unfortunately, or fortunately, I don't live in the US so I cannot use your services. But I completely agree with and support the reasons why you do what you do. Freedom to the people!
Its an interesting discussion. It just came to my mind emediately that in many many criminal cases, this tracking informations lead to the criminal or finding a missing person. The records of your phone are also used in court to proof your alibi or where you have been during the insident. It can be used for good. But it also can be used for bad.
No support for anything like calyx hotspot in Aus. All cellular accounts, prepaid or plan require ID in Australia. There's no way around this, at least not legally. Any hotspot will have a sim and the sim will be tied to your identity.
Great video! So, when does the SIM start communicating with the network? When installed in the phone or when the phone has been activated? Thanks for sharing!!!
once your phone gives you a phone number. which is why it is better to buy an new, inactivated phone. Set it up yourself, put in the battery, charge it. If box came with a sim card, shred it or cut it up with scissors to avoid any and all temptation. Now make sure you have wifi where you are at, turn it on, let it run through all the prompts including the announcement of "no sim card. Type in the info the phone asks to, and use fake info if you so do please. This should take a good half hour to an hour. Now let the darn device update and enjoy your device minus the monthly fees and plus privacy
@@ElaineGarcia-uo8qj Thanks for that info. I have two smart phones, one has the sim card in it and the other doesn't. I haven't setup phone numbers on either and I use wifi to update the software. So, I'm pretty much using both devices without monthly fees. I just wasn't sure of the sim card really does anything, if installed and there's no number assigned.
@@NaomiBrockwellTV Thanks for the link to that info on Twitter/X. In my case, I have phones running Android so the iPhone behaviour won't apply.. or will it? In one case, the sim card is inserted but the phone doesn't have a phone number.
7:10 VPNs don't stop so-called "snooping." At best it hides your activity from your ISP/phone service provider, but outside of the VPN your data is still out in the open. The encryption is only between your device, and the VPN server. Past that it's not encrypted, then VPN becomes your ISP and can see what you're doing, since all a VPN really does is make it seem like your data is coming from a different IP address (a different service) than the one you're actually using. Once you login to your services like email, social media, apps, etc... they all track you.
i think using VPN with a service like Protonmail to another correspondent using Protonmail is pretty secure but using Protonmail with it's inherent encryption and VPN to say Gmail ...you lose the security at the gmail server. Correct me if i am wrong
That was our question. When you sign up for VPN, don't they then have access to your communication? Also , I have been told that every app on your phone can get access to communications and transactions on your phone. Is this true?
@@saus675 no, what this video does do is protect phone activity (and interactivity) from your phone provider. separating your sim from the wireless device.
Thank you so much Naomi. I really appreciate your dedication to privacy. Your incredible passion on this topic is so refreshing. As always thank you for given us options that we did not know we had. It’s great that you clearly explain the positive and negative ramifications of these options you masterfully present. I love the privacy nerds humor 😊. Please keep the great content coming!
You are also tracked to a rough approximation by your network operator, using your devices unique IMEI number and triangulation by base stations. I would suspect this still happens even without a sim, as there is still some connectivity - you can dial emergency services even without a sim installed, so the device has successfully synch'ed to the network, even if it tells you "no service". There are certain types of people that regularly change number, whether they realise you need to change the device as well, who knows.
Yes, not having a sim card does not prevent anyone from tracking a phone that is turned on. The only thing it does is makes it harder to link a phone to a certain person.
@@kosiranze Not even that. Your phone has so many even more potent identifier, only removing the SIM card is completely useless, and does not even resolve the basic issue your phone has with privacy.
It also listens in on our conversations, if some sources are to be believed, and oh what fun that little nugget can be when carrying on a merry conversation!
remove that little nugget from the phone. problem solved. works better than turning down the mic or other quick fixes. Plus you can access wifi wherever wifi is available. it will look and feel like a phone and only you will know better
Yep. That’s how I learned various acquaintances were manipulating in person. They suddenly would become disrespectful to try to create antagonistic dynamics and attempt to make me sound argumentative. Why? For their pocket nugget to record and use out of context. I filed a restraining order on a lady engaged in a harassment campaign against me. She counter sued, presented emails that proved she knew whom I am and asserted her extensive hostility against me, the emails she submitted to the court were dated long before I knew wtf she was. She used discovery to pull phone records and get text messages to someone else, and exploited them out-of-context.
I did not have her contact info ever. The stalker clearly had my phone number to use discovery on my text messages to other people to twist around and lie in court
My gratitude to the attorney who posted about her husband’s experience of being aggressively litigated by the FBI and allegedly Amazon over his previous employment at AWS. It isn’t “Amazon, Inc” though, it’s rogue actors and rogue agency.
Unfortunately in my situation (as is probably common) the Judge did his best but was still extremely prejudiced and accepted video evidence I never was permitted to see. “Objection!” And refused to accept a written transcription presented with the video of the stalker following me and yelling a death threat at me while under a protective order not to contact me.
I found your channel recently and thanks for this episode. A lot of useful informations as I wondering for a long time now how to protect my personnal data.
The timing of this video, I was just having this conversation on Survival Lilly's channel. The bank "made" her download an app she didn't want, and one commenter suggested a second phone, saying they use one with a $10 sim. I asked if the phone would even need a sim if connected to a hot spot? I was thinking the first phone could be used as the hot spot.
It doesn't matter what method you use to connect to the internet. Once you connect to anything (VPN, bank account, steaming service etc) you can be tracked
This isn't a guide on how to commit nefarious activities, it's more like a "did you know" bringing people information on something they may have never heard of before. Most people will be better informed after watching this.
@@BrianBoniMakesNormally I would agree with you but with videos like this I don't like that people say " The door to your house is locked" when it really isn't"
The difference here is that you use a sim to connect to a mobile network. This is a physical chip whose sole purpose is to tie you to a phone number; it a digital id card of sorts. Which brings to mind a question: Can you use QR codes if your phone lacks a sim? Im just curious
The only thing I'd be worried about with this setup is emergency calls, or the ability for my family to contact me if I don't have an internet connection. Would using a "dumb phone" for these cases have enough of a benefit? EDIT: Now that the emergency calls thing is sorted out, I'm mostly worried about being able to contact my family, because i'm in a situation where we have to be available for each other 24/7, and the internet connection is not always reliable in my area. Also, is there something similar to Calyx that works in the EU? Or maybe a way to get an anonymous SIM in the EU?
I have never seen a place where you can get a SIM card without first filling out some form and proove your identity. But I've also never actively searched for one.
I know we don't need to have a cellphone subscription to be able to call the emergency number, like 911, but I'm not entirely sure if it needs a deactivated SIM card for this to work. I think it needs a SIM card. (Edit: Well, apparently it doesn't!) You could keep a deactivated SIM card in your wallet or something like that. It might not be the best if you get in a serious emergency situation and every second count to save the life of someone, but I guess it's still better than just not being able to call any emergency number...
You can make emergency calls on any phone regardless of whether it has a SIM, we explain in this video: th-cam.com/video/A9DPDE0FZeQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=3h5nYyKvV_p-Jngr
I worked for AT&T (left 2011) previously worked for local TV station, I have Comptia A+ certification. I currently work for a bank that utilizes an app to service customers in the US. I’ve seen the cell phone industry evolve. What you suggest is not practical for most people and will not be effective. Aside from that you are trying to push back the ocean tide where privacy concerns are involved. I would like to say I admire your goal but I see it in the same way I would see a 6 year old building a rocket ship out of cardboard boxes. You don’t understand what the world is going to become
Its practical at the personal level if you only want a small handheld computer that works on wifi. That you can show off to people as a phone, but only you know is sim-less. Also it is much easier to do on Android type phones than on Apple
I'm wondering if I can wire in a physical on-off switch to sensors on my phone, like the GPS antenna, or the cell antenna, or the battery. Just a little DIP switch glued to the back of the phone. I remember replacing a GPS antenna on a phone once. The antenna went out for some reason. I was driving through NYC trying to get to upstate New York. I got so lost in the Bronx and Taconic Pkwy with only spotty cell triangulation. LOL
@@TheCherrybuster I never met or saw a single person taking or dealing Heroin in the 70s and 80s or since. I'm in England though. Not everyone in the world is a crackhead you know, and many of us do not even drink alcohol or smoke etc.
As a non-american, I found simply using another LineageOS smartphone I already had as just a hotspot better than a modem. No random disconnects, better wireless encryption and generally faster internet speeds.
Naomi, You are my hero! This is by far the best video of yours I’ve watched so far! I had no idea that Calyx Institute was even doing all of this. I so* enjoy watching all of your videos and have learned a ton from you and from Josh Summers on his channel called All Things Secured. I cannot express my gratitude enough!
As others have stated, your phone can still receive signals and send telemetry to cell towers even with the SIM card removed. All you did was remove your access to service/billing. So this does almost nothing. Also, Bluetooth is another thing that can be used to track your location since every phone has a unique Bluetooth ID. A Bluetooth ID can track a phone's location even if it's turned off by leveraging the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology. Devices with BLE emit signals that can be detected by nearby devices, allowing them to determine proximity and location. Those devices can then send data reporting "Hey Naomi is right here next to me."
are there alternative hotspot options comparable to calyx for people in europe? in theory calyx sounds good but unfortunately its not an option for me to use due to the country im living in.
Grab a second phone like a Samsung Galaxy S4 (from CeX) and flash it with Lineage OS. No Gaps. Insert SIM and fire it up as the hotspot. Aurora store to get a VPN. Lebara do a £5 PM SIM with 5GB but there may be better deals.
Amazing information you just dropped on us. I did know a little bit about this topic of online personal info being sold. But the separate components that track our every move are mad freaky in this dystopian future. Thanks for adding such valuable information for us the consumers
Really interesting stuff, thanks for sharing. I do have to say that this would absolutely not fly for me or anyone around me. I would like to believe that in the EU, all the reasons listed are less of a concern because of better privacy protetion, but who knows. (I feel like there should be legislation depanding "open-sourcing" of baseband controllers, etc.) As for the reasons this wouldn't fly: VoIP calls are, in my experience, often shottier and less reliable than regular cell service. Also usually phone coverage still works, when internet coverage hovers on "EDGE" or is completely gone. And most VoIP providers I encountered do not support calling emergency numbers (at least last time I checked). And while yes, carriers are mandated to route calls from any phone to emergency numbers (at least in Europe), you don't always need 112 or 999 for your emergency.
As the EU consolidates into one organization, you will be absorbed into the same kind of privacy invasion as the U.S. don't be fooled into believing otherwise.
"I would like to believe that in the EU, all the reasons listed are less of a concern because of better privacy protetion" Well, you are right and not right. The telecom companies are not allowed to just sell the information, but they do share the information with the government. Their are laws on what the government/police is allowed to do with it, but often not followed. Also in my EU country: I can not purchase a SIM anonymously.
It's the internet, so there will always be someone out there who 'knows' a little bit more than you about a given topic. Not a bad thing as long as you don't take comments about your work to heart, but take from them the bump towards increasing your knowledge in a positive way. That out of the way, I was already aware of much of the info in this vid but was more drawn to it by the hope of increasing what I know. I was a bonus that the presenter is Australian, and to tell the truth, I spent more time trying to pin the accent than paying attention to the wisdom being imparted! (Def not brizzy, some slight melbourne pronunciations (e's sound like a's) leaning towards a country town lass who moved to sydney. Or Perth. Probably not right, but I'm old and grew up in a time where each area had a localised media hub so still obsess over presenter origin). All that aside, I love that we have got to a point were there are media creators here on YT who are making the effort to do this sort of content (knowing full well their audience will probably be running revenue blocking measures) and don't do soap opera style in-house promos.
Naomi! Amazing videos and been a fan for years. Have a GrapheneOS phone i use daily myself :P QUESTION: I want a Faraday bag/box for my work phone that i don't trust and have seen many different types out there depending on vendors. All come with different materials and they all block different frequencies. Which material is the best? Cause phones sends on frequencies and i want to block them of course! If it's a short video, maybe it's worth a "shorts"? Or maybe a whole video on itself? Much love from Sweden :)
One thing worth saying about faraday bags is that even the ones that do work wear through, often quite quickly. I've you have one, test it every time before you leave the house.
@@nitestaGood to know! It's just a bit difficult as different materials block out different frequencies so you first have to figure out which frequencies your phone emits before finally figuring out which materials are good for those frequencies :P (My comment probably sounds more complicated than it needs to be, i apologise for potential confusions)
I remember a time when I used to not even walk around with a cell phone. Life was actually not difficult back then.
Life was more wholesome then.
Isn't it amazing? I refused to get one until a situation when it would have been real handy and now like an idiot afraid to go out without it in case something happens like an emergency. Like you said, we managed it seemed just fine in the past without it.
My mobile never leaves the house. Not a smart phone; a flip phone. I can’t think of anything worse than being constantly available! Luddites rule. 😂
@@Sooz007-l3b That's awesome and what I aspire to do. I've installed ethernet connections to hard wire all our phones and devices, but the next stage is doing away with them completely. We refuse to be tracked with their digital ID and coming digital currencies. Analog all the way.
I had to have phone when I was 'site service engineer' (great title, shitty job no, engineering degree needed)
Being on call 24/7/344 sucked ( I did get some time off although spending months re-doing badly done 'repairs' also sucked enough I didn't want to take time off)
Avoided having a phone until 2020, when my wife 'forced' me to use the one she bought me.
My grandson 'borrowed' it, was dancing to Tik-Toc video and accidentally dropped it in toilet 7~8 months ago.
I no longer have cell phone and don't miss it one bit.
The SIM is your cell network ID. The phone has its own ID and that can also be tracked. The SIM is just for account and billing purposes. The phone with its unique ID is tracked by the NSA in addition to the SIM or account ID.
the phone would need to be modified in a way that disconnects the baseband from it's power source so that it stops communicating with the towers. otherwise all you've done is disconnected your phone bill and rights to use the tower, even though the tower continues to use you.
@DaveHoltzman Exactly! Easy to "go dark" by inserting phone into a Faraday envelope/container.
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I completely agree with the use of a Faraday pouch!!
I bought one during the time when FEMA was trying to send out an emergency communication with everyone's phone last year!!
airplane mode disables it tho
@@phr3ui559 Airplane mode is a system software feature. It may or may not disable phone broadcast ID on an unpacked phone. The phone firmware of the few phones I know can certainly maintain a trackable heartbeat ping without operating system support
For starters, this video missed the privacy target by miles. Second, just for the record, I am a telecommunications engineer, working in this field for 43 years, I design, build and write the software for systems that test telecommunications equipment, so I have a very good grasp how it all works. So lets say forget the SIM card and lets use Wifi as you suggested, or Bluetooth, or some other wireless protocol. The moment your phone transmits ANYTHING using any of those technologies within the range of another phone, your phone just revealed its location to the entire world, if that other phone happens to be reporting what it heard. It already knows its GPS location, so clearly you must be pretty darn close to it. Likewise, it can monitor your communications and acquire your very unique MAC address of either your WIFI or Bluetooth (if it isn't rotated randomly) or if you use the NFC feature of your phone, or the Ultrabroadband feature, and additionally, a lot of phones can and do report to their manufacturer for updates and they can pull logs of whatever they feel is important, and likewise tell it to create logs of whatever they want to know. So are you wearing a bag over your head so cameras can't see your face, or covering your license plate so cameras along the roads can't track your car? What about your wireless bluetooth keyboard or mouse you use with your computer at home, its singing to every phone around you, and not all wireless devices encrypt their communications with the other end. Removing the SIM is just the tip of the iceberg of what can be done to remain anonymous. In this day and age, every phone (and mobile hotspot) out there can be potentially spying on you, even if you are careful with your phone. But as far as the SIM you got a lot of that right, depending on the SIM.
agree, if you want be anonymous, just go to live deep on the Brazilian rain forest
How would it know the "GPS location" if the GPS is not running? Why would GPS be on when not specifically needed. Why would anything be on when not specifically needed.
Did you ever work on the CALEA functionality?
OK, but a wireless keyboard or mouse isn't telling the world that you are the one using it, it's just advertising its existence and availability to attach, and passing keystrokes/mouse clicks, and it is short range. Or are you suggesting that the data can be captured & used to reconstruct what you're doing and who you are? That seems unlikely, unless you're a person of interest to an alphabet agency. There are spook level issues, which aren't issues that most average people need to worry about. Reasonable precautions, iow, not living in a faraday cage.
So can you tell me how I'm being hacked through a caravan of cars coming around me and yesterday my wi-fi was showing up and with a ? and was asking to connect to Internet.
YOU had it easy!😮 In Ireland we opened the window and shouted. If you didn't pay your bill Irish Telecom came and nailed the window SHUT!!😢 🇮🇪
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I hate that.
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We need a digital bill of rights.
No matter what it'd be so watered down as to be worthless. The people wanting the information control the people we think we elect. Psychopaths are and always will be among us. They need to be identified and excluded from being able to exert influence or control over anyone.
chinese gov't ccp
Well, we had one but it was on Kevin's phone and he's kinda clumsy.
You already have a bill of rights, but like Snowden said, most people scroll right past the user agreements to start using the device and don't bother reading the contract they are entering... So... is that really consent?
Absolutely!!!
I remember when (1960's) to make a call you had to walk down the hill to the phone box and to speak to relatives in Australia you had to book a call and fill the telephone with cash before pressing button A. How things have evolved during my lifetime. Just a gentle stroll down memory lane.
Phone was called a talk about If I remember. At home it was a land line.. Go down the street it turned into a cell mobile phone
When my parents got married and moved to Vegas my mom’s first job was an operator and she had to physically plug in each call to connect it.
I remember having a party line with my neighbor. How's that for a walk down memory lane. Most people have no idea what that was.
I remember Mum answering the house phone in the 60s in her best telephone voice, "Hello, Barton 580😂😂😂
@benjamindover7399 Party lines were common in rural America into the 1960s. They functionality re-emerged as "custom ringing" for awhile after party lines died-out.
When you download a Major App... like Google... is the PERMISSIONS acceptance document, it says you give them the right to turn on (access) your mic or camera whenever they want... and if you say NO to anything THEY WANT... a message pops up and says your phone may not work as expected... like they will deliberately sabotage your phone if you don't OBEY...
Your phone doesn’t work it out without the Google. Google wrote the operating system for your phone. Android is Google and Google is Android. And both of them, each are Alphabet (soup).
I can write a similar sentence for Apple computer and the iOS system.
and if you turn all their stuff off I've found it's turned back on when you "update"
Get a degoogled phone and don't use the crap
@@dreamervanroomNot the same, you can remove all the Google code from android, there are several such already and they are open source
@@AshGreen359 And how do you go about it?
I'm sorry, but every phone without a SIM still continuously triangulates and connects to cell towers. With this, your IMEI is sent. This is why you can call 911 without a SIM. For a corporation or state actor that wants to surveil you, it wouldn't make a big difference.
if you want to be untraceable, buying a smartphone is probably the last thing you want to do.
You need the flymodus yes
@@BARLINDBOTN Flight mode won't help you. It will still gather data and location and send it as soon as there is network connection.
People are ignorant to how wireless communications work. They just don’t get it and potentially never will.
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People are ignorant on how wireless communications work.
I worked in Telco a decade ago and at the time our tracking was so accurate that we could pinpoint a customer's location in the exact apartment in a building for troubleshooting purposes. And where I come from we have to keep these records for 6 months.
Yet they cannot find the guy who dropped off the bombs on 1/06
@@rmf2941 Criminals obviously don´t carry their tracking devices around with them.. a monkey could work that out I´m pretty sure.
911 can only pinpoint within 300 feet?
@@rmf2941 Was he carrying a phone?
@@rmf2941 Because "finding them" would implicate the investigators
I’d love to see you do a ‘phone set up’ video for both IOS and Android. How how to set up, get apps/disable apps, and make the popular devices as private as possible from start to finish
Impossible! Only a de-Googled phone can actually give you "privacy"! 😂🤦♂️ Wow. You're extremely misinformed. We've known this since the start of smartphone apps!
Banks and other security minded sites refuse to work with a VPN (at least here in India, where needs for privacy is more). even amazon, ebay etc make tons of fuss when I ask them to go through a VPN. Also, voip calls do not work here if you do not have a sim. even signal will not work without a sim.
@@janami-dharmam Interesting.
@@alexanderSydneyOz its india, the scam never sleeps ^^
A waste of time !
I use a Faraday phone case, I can put it in the front pocket and it works normally, if I put it in the rear pocket, the Faraday screen is in action and blocks any tracking and calls etc. you choose what info you release.
The world needs more people like you. 👍
That's why the battery doesn't come out anymore, the phone can still observe you even when powered off.
Late last year the European Union passed a law where all new phones must have a removable battery that anyone could remove without any special tools. Its going to take a few years to see it happen but its in the works. :)
Put it in the microwave.
@@stephenward9372 As a Faraday cage I assume 🙂
Facts
You should send a text to your phone while it's in the microwave. I thought this was true too, until my phone wasn't affected @@stephenward9372
I’ve never even heard of this siloing idea. A brilliant mind had to come up with this. It’s pretty sad all the hoops we need to jump through just because we want to use the internet anonymously. Thanks for the informative video, as always.
You can get a virtual private network software for your phone. A VPN encrypts your data stream and sends it to a random server which then directs your stream to the web site you want it to go to. Your phone service provider will not know what you are doing online and will only know what VPN server your data stream is being sent to.
@@oldtimefarmboy617 I know what a vpn is. Thanks.
@@oldtimefarmboy617Hi I'm knot very tech savvy,how do you download a VPN and can you download one onto any kind of Android device,Thank-you?
Cellular network hotspots have been around since 3G, perhaps longer. Businesses have generally used them to allow laptops and other gear connect to a network to get onto VPN to connect into the main office to conduct work, check email, etc. while at conferences. So it's pretty natural to move the VPN functionality into the device itself to save a couple of steps. It still doesn't silo data like this video claims it does. Sure it'll move telemetry behind the VPN but Google/Apple still knows who you are regardless of where that data is coming from. And GPS location tracking also remains unaffected. In short, nothing has really changed other than adding an extra device.
@@oldtimefarmboy617 She explained in the video that the phone can bypass the vpn.
I can confirm with a RF signal monitor while my phone is in Aeroplane mode while travelling it will still covertly ping cell towers without my knowledge.
News: Pixel 8's powered-off Find My Device tracking also coming to other Android phones
What does that say about the supposed vulnerability of airplanes to rogue RF signals and the intentional misdirection behind naming it 'airplane mode' ?? We are perpetually lied to and our behaviour manipulated.
@@censorthis-uu6cc if airplanes were vulnerable to cell phone transmissions they would be falling out of the sky everywhere since many people cheat on the rules. The real reason for the rule is more likely the powers that be do not want the extra burden of hundreds of phones in the sky illuminating cell towers for hundreds of miles and using up resources in cell tower processors
@@censorthis-uu6cc I am sure there is a reason for it but probably not what they say.
@@censorthis-uu6cc that was never the reason for the airplane mode. No commercial aircraft needs protection against evil phones. The GSM network on the ground might run into problems with phones connecting from above and switching cells within seconds. At least this was what the providers were afraid of. It never happened and the new network software will not have a problem with this anyway. So the airplane mode has always been useless. Even though there is mostly no evil power behind this - yes, your behaviour is manipulated all the time. Beginning with your parents and your friends, probably. They have manipulated you from the first day, controlling and observing your every step. Incredible, huh?
I've been an advocate of airplane mode & turning off location services for a while now. I'm glad to know there are services to fill in gaps of coverage I've experienced in the past. Thanks for the positive information you've provided to the community Naomi.
I'll definitely look into supporting this cause once I'm back on my feet proper. Privacy should be a right, not a condition.
I always turn off location and use airplane mode. Because I use Wi-Fi/Xfinity
this is a government shill channel deleting your comments
Whatever you do by yourself has no effect on what your phone is doing behind the scenes. Only way to assure of total privacy is to leave the phone home or put it in a Gauss bag. Take it out when you you need it. Use an old style Garmin GPS not connected to anything.
@@michaelbaja1854 i never take it out, its stays in the house, separate burner phone in car in case i need a tow truck
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Normalize NOT carrying a phone everywhere.
Too many sheep around for that to become a thing
then dont drive. your car is connecting.
@@normbograham3 umm mine isnt
@@gowdsake7103 I'm convinced this is one of the reasons, older cars are pricy. less tech, less problems.
I have one, but leave behind often and NEVER take it to gatherings like holiday dinners or family events - people are finally noticing. Initially they'd thank because it set an example to their kids who'd pull them out constantly.
Just a note if anyone wants to be in private don't use any comunication system, before internet and before cel phones, the old phones and even paid phones in street corner were track down to date and time of used, nowadays once the phone is on its track with or without sim, its the unit itself not the service
I am an atty. "Location tracking" saved my client from false accusations by a former spouse who was involved in a custody matter. She accused him of threatening her when he was miles away. Luckily i was able to convince the detective to go to the big box store where he was shopping at the time. The store security video had him standing in the cashier line. Without the cell "location tracking" the detective wouldn't have gone to the effort.
Granted, it can be helpful for the innocent but I've heard it can be just as useful for the guilty as clever people can set up false tracking locations and physically be somewhere else committing a crime. Your client was fortunate that you got the cop to actually investigate and within the same day, same hour, that's a fortunate client that's gratefully not unjustly prosecuted and banned from seeing his children. Well done atty.
Oh, I thought I replied, but it seems I commented instead!?
@tash17kids Actually it took awhile. Luckily a prosecutor friend from another city gave me the necessary contact info to get the records from the cell company.
Sounds like a defective detective issue, not a location tracking issue.
Wouldn't a receipt of purchase be adequate proof? A credit card receipt would be even better, but even a cash receipt will have the store name, address, and date/time of purchase.
Something freaky happened early the other morning. I happen to be elderly, worn out and always in pain. Very early I set up my mobile to play my music through Bluetooth phones. It was around 2am, and as I restlessly changed position it hurt and I guess I let out a few pain noises. What shocked me was, the music interrupted by a female voice , something like "do you need help!" The phone was actually far out of reach. It is not the only occasion that worries me. For example I was driving, my phone on the back seat - when it started saying stuff relevant to the front seat chat at the time. These occasions make me strongly suspect my phone is always listening and processing what is going on around it. For this reason, when I need confidentiality, I enclose the phone in a Faraday cage that seems to be effective ~> not even the government's civil emergency back-channel gets through.
oh i'd be like yes, siri, send me some gotdamn morphine, i stg
Another possibility is what I do. I just use a basic flip phone (not a smart phone) for communication purposes and don’t worry about having any internet connectivity until I am at my destination and use a VPN and the internet connection at the destination.
@davidroddini1512 I do not trust VPN just anther ip service sucking money
I was wondering about this, too! I have a flip phone as well, and don't connect to the internet with it, though you can supposedly do it...but who would on a flip phone? I use my tablet for that. It is interesting that sometimes my phone will drop calls and then it says I don't have a SIM card...weird. So I turn off my phone and then turn it back on again and can call back the person. It hasn't done it to me recently, so I don't know what was up with that happening over a short period of time. But I'm pretty sure our flip phones can be tracked, too, don't you think?
@Ivorysong4u yes for sure it a cell no matter what
Ha ha ha you think VPN hides you
Naomi, you are our privacy fairy godmother. Thank you for your tireless work to educate us!
she’s definitely straight out of Hogwarts. 😊🧙♀️
i agree...but i think Naomi said "hot spot" too many times...now i have Naomis hot spot on my mind...
stop kidding yourself, she's probably a government plant so as to lull you into a false sense of security
NBTV. Naomi I know your a busy lady but I shall ask anyway. Please how do I download a VPN onto a firestick Thank-you in advance ❤.
Bravo!👏
There used to be public phones everywhere, on most streets. People convinced themselves that they needed the trendiest device though and in many countries, public phones don't even exist any more, and they walked into this willingly.
False !!
The plan was to take off all the public phone ....and after that eveybody who want to call someone have OBLIGATION to buy a fkg spy 💩dumbphone !
The 🐍plan was perfect
That and criminals used them for a modicum of secrecy.
They force it more and more on people over time mostly through corporate jobs
and it REALLY sucks. :( especially when they were in the women's room and we needed to use the phone. :(
This is great. Thank you for explaining this so clearly. I am an oldie and find it all a bit overwhelming at times.
What!?! This "siloing" business is EXACTLY what I've always wanted. Hadn't a clue that was possible, much less available. I use a Pixel 6a with GrapheneOS (Mahalo for that tip, btw.). With your video, I could really see myself using this Calyx hotspot AND change from the GrapheneOS ROM to the CalyxOS ROM on my Pixel. I HATE phone calls and messages, but I find mobile DATA very useful. Mahalo for yet another great idea. I don't travel as much as you do, but I may start doing that with a mobile hotspot. Aloha.
do NOT trust Calyx. Go look at who their staff and advocates are. Look deeper. One of their advocates, Techlore, said he thinks digital ID/FIDO for internet usage is a great idea.
You modified your phone...I clicked on this video wondering if ppl were really doing this for privacy or this was a secondary group
I want to modify because I made so many tweaks in.my "settings upon settings upon settings" that it's only a logical answer
Except there's not really a slide bar for "make my settings permanent " haha
If you know what I mean
Naomi i tried this setup for over a year and it's more useful as it seems less. Benefits are great and less chatter 🎉
Every heard of capital letters when writing a name?
@@senismarsenis9678 yes, but does it matters for the general comment
Spell much?
@@senismarsenis9678 We don't need grammar police!!! Some people don't have good grammar!
@@JamesWilmott We don't need grammar police!!! Some people don't have good grammar!
I use two phones - one is just a simple phone which contains my sim card, for making phone calls. The other I use just like a computer, along with a hot spot, to access the internet - mostly to check emails, and access my bank account.
Naomi, I learned a lot about the privacy concerns related to wireless technologies. It's fascinating yet a bit concerning how much personal information can be accessed through devices. I generally don't like using smartphones due to these privacy issues, but I find I still need one for a couple of essential apps. Striking a balance between convenience and security can be challenging. I appreciate the insights you've provided-it's important to stay informed about these topics. Looking forward to more content like this!
There is also risk on regular android and iPhones tracking anyhow from the telemetry and the never off location and wifi scanning, even when powered off, and then sending that data to home base as soon as it gets a connection.
This was demonstrated I believe by a Fox reporter that walked around with a phone that was powered off and then captured the data that it transmitted once connected.
Yeah I was going to say the same. And airplane mode is effectively useless. The phone gets desperate and actually makes more ping attempts. I actually love all her advice, but the endpoint privacy upsides are not as significant as she thinks.
@@dutchfpv7010 I know (or pretty sure) she uses Graphene OS or some other open source OS, that is really the only way you can control a smart phone to not use telemetry, wifi scan, and NFC.
She just doesn’t say that in the video, possibly leading people to think this technique will give any sort of privacy on a regular Google (or any other mainstream commercial android) or Apple device.
It will give some, but not from big tech.
Even with a privacy OS you can screw yourself with contact lists, bad web surfing decisions, using and signing in to social apps….It’s a web of spying and tracking these days.
I’m even trying to locate and remove the sim from my vehicle, that’s how much of no one’s business it is where I go.
She said she puts it in a portable Faraday bag whilst she's on the move and not using it!🙄😂
@@jamiecurran3544 yes, then as soon as you take it out to use it a connection is made and current info/location is sent. Still forming somewhat of a location pattern or history.
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@@jamesready5 I was thinking the exact same thing!😂, it just seems like a ball ache having to carry round extra piece of tech/weight!🙄😂👍
THE MAIN PROBLEM: 2FA text verification is a nightmare if you dont have an authorized cell number. try signing up for a new google account for example. it requires a SMS verification, if you try to send that to of the voip numbers it wont work, google will say "this is not an authorized number" (or one of various rewordings of that phrase).
what this means is ultimately with this method you will actually need a 3rd device. likely an anonymously bought refillable burner with a sim which you only use for sms verification
I signed up for my new Gmail account on public library computer and they didn't ask for a phone number for verification. Another thing you can do is use a friend's phone number for those issues
Can you turn that into actual English that people can understand?
@@kenhollandjr1251 2 step verification is when a company requires two items to log in-- both password and a phone number
in 2024, if you are too cheap to have an actual phone number that works, you shouldn't be signing up for 2FA. you can get a $99 android and a $10/month plan these days. It's ok you you are on a fixed income and can't afford a phone and number, but you should Never use 2FA unless you plan to KEEP that number. if you think 2FA is bad because of VOIP lines not working. Set up all your accounts with 2FA and then change your number and see what happens. Most people will lock themselves out of those accounts permanently. 2FA is for people with PERMANENT phone numbers.
@@kenhollandjr1251 If you want to use VoIP phone numbers like the ones Google distributes for free with it's app called Google voice/Phone, each email address/life account you sign up for.
The issue is Google and all (I think all?) the servers giving out free wifi phone numbers requires you to have it associated with an actual phone number someone is paying for. It will be used by Google to verify that you do, in fact, have a paid cell phone plan via TOP texts.
FWIU, as soon as google finds out you're living life with just a google number that's no longer associated with a phone number they'll kick you off your free phone number until you add one.
For emergency situations you could leave the sim taped to the inside cover of your phone and then just drop it in when needed when all other connectivity is gone. :O)
but you still need to have a contract or prepaid card to make a call or use mobile data, so its sort of pointless. Maybe buy the prepaid card and tape the sim to that and keep it somewhere you can access it if need be, such as the glove box of the car. or you can put both the cards in a baggie. Other than that paying for cell phone service without the technology to access it seems totally a waste of $$$
Its amazing how many people on TH-cam don't really understand the information they are talking about.
I'm in Canada and I'm most certainly going to look into this. Thanks Naomi. That was presented very well. Thanks again.
@epytaffskitchenstink Will do. Thanks again. Have great day.
@robinhooper7702 Look into what? Am from Canada to, did I missed something?
@synaestesia-bg3ew I'm to look into purchasing a Hotspot, then log on to the web through a VPN to hopefully have a much more secure connection here in Canada, because what was presented may not be available in Canada.
@synaestesia-bg3ew OH, that is without using your Sim card.
@robinhooper7702 Thanks, that's wonderful. I want to try too.
She's informative & the epitome of comeliness.
Of course she is. She's an actress playing a cybersecurity host for a corporate TH-cam channel.
😅@@ShaferHart
Comely maiden
Mam you are preparing content with lot of research,hats off
But you didn't research how to spell the word Ma'am ? Your spell check did try to save you.
@@Antney946 😃😞
@@Antney946 preconceived perception
@@Antney946 I was about to comment the same thing. Indians often find English challenging. It bugs the hell out of me that they write "mam" when they should write either "madam" or its spoken contraction "ma'am" (two syllable, not one).
@@SGKulkarni It might be helpful if you learn to write English since it's the language used here.
There isn't a "computer system" inside a SIM card, but SIM cards do contain a small processor and memory to handle specific tasks. Here's a brief overview:
What's Inside a SIM Card:
Processor: The SIM card has a small processor that handles tasks like authenticating your identity to the network and ensuring you're on the right network.
Memory: SIM cards have EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory) to store data such as your phone number, contacts, SMS messages, and network-specific information.
Operating System: SIM cards run a basic operating system that manages these tasks and interactions with the mobile network.
Functions:
Authentication: Verifies your identity to the network.
Data Storage: Stores your phone number, contacts, SMS messages, and other information.
Network Settings: Contains settings for internet connections and network identification codes.
How did I know about this channel before. Very useful, relevant, and well researched content - well done!
As a very famous First Officer was always saying "Fascinating!!" That was a lot to take in.
We are not like most people. We do not have smart phones. Just simple flip phones. We do not use them for anything but phone calls (duh!) and basic texting. We don't store anything but phone numbers in them. No camera usage. No GPS usage. No internet usage. Nothing. If and when we want to go quiet, we just pull the batteries out and we are completely dark.
With all of that in mind, having a hot spot and vpn is still a few extra levels of security that we may well consider. We already have VPN services as well as military grade (Military contractor) security for our computers. So, why not add the phones. You presented an interesting and informative video. Thank you.
@Steveforbes8287 Ironically, I’ve been asking myself that exact same question. How can a privacy concerned civilian obtain military grade security for our cell phones and computers. You mentioned that you get it through a military contractor. Is that something I could set up for me and my whole family?? And if so, could you make a referral possibly if I send you my email address?? Many thanks, Christina
How old is your flip phone? My last two flips are connected to the internet via sim. I have to go back to my old 3g phone that doesn't have a sim.
@@MountainFisher That's odd, my 3g & 2g phones had sim's. (Full size, as in credit card size, in my original Nokia)
I would assume the military over there have approved mobiles, get yourself one of them.
Dude you're Not listening.
All those things can be turned ON Remotely.
Including GPS.
But you you can still be tracked by cell Tower TRIANGULATION.
AND you list of CONTACTS?
That's very useful to them.
You still use a SIM to make simple calls. So they know WHO you are and ALL your contacts and what you do........
So not having a Smart phone mean YOU have less functionality.
But the Gov spies have everything they need, just the same.........
To further dilute location tracking, form a group and cycle the hot spots amongst the members on an irregular basis. The tracking will be an average of all the participants.
yes, but couldn't it also tie you all together - act as fomites or contagions for all of you? One person could put all others at risk, I'd think.
For more than half my life to date, there were no cell phones. We all went everywhere without needing to have immediate access to a phone, and we were not afraid. I frequently leave my phone at home as if it was a landline screwed to the wall. I guess that's why phone companies have gone to the expense of removing pay phones which they could have left in place -- to try to force everyone to carry a tracking / spying device. I still choose to leave my phone at home unless I am travelling a long distance or in a remote area, or expect a call. When my phone is with me, it is kept where it could not take a photo, which I realize only tackles one spying avenue. I do not have data on my phone and I never go online with it, although I don't know how to prevent that from happening by remote control.
I think you'll find payphones were removed because they weren't generating enough income to pay for their maintenance...
@@kwakagregI can’t imagine having to use a pay phone during the time of Covid or any other time these days As a 72 year old I have no problem with being tracked by my cell phone; I don’t plan to commit any crimes and if something happens to me while I am outside my home, my phone is available for me to contact emergency and loved ones to tell them where I am.
Having a cell phone could be a life saver. Parents have used the cell phones to keep track of their kids when they’re out and about with friends, kids have used the cell phone’s to call for help while hiding under a desk during a mass shooting. The elderly with memory loss can benefit from having a cell phone in their possession when they are out alone to call a loved one or for police to find them if lost. I can go on and on about the benefits of having a cell phone in one’s possession. People who want to keep their whereabouts a secret may have good reasons for leaving their cell phones at home.
To be real, cell phones were never really about the user. It's a tracking/profile tool used by government and a goldmine for private companies who buy and sell personal information/metadata for advertising.
I was having a conversation with a coworker the other day. He has never heard of the name Edward Snowden.
@@jimthrowaway sorry urban myth. The release chute was not connected to the storage box. Was never more in the coin release than what was put in. Yes they were sometimes attacked and the coin box removed but not very often. We actually found one in Coogee that had been dug up and wired to a nearby flat. They all had Meters on them and this box was making a lot of calls that weren't covered by the income.
I hope some of the concerns that are brought up here will be addressed.
Otherwise - good job. You've given us at least a start in the process toward taking control of this issue.
We need to stop cooperating with phone companies screwing us.
I just ran across this channel today and I've subscribed. I'll check out more of your stuff. I've also shared it.
Thanks
I had no idea the SIM card was a full computer in itself, wow! I thought it just linked you to your cellular network carrier. I kind of want to know what a filesystem dump of a SIM card would look like.
Yep!
But can it run Minecraft?
I'm not too sure...
It’s not
@@echo-hotel You haven't watched the whole video yet.
@@echo-hotel SIM cards are indeed smart cards (= cards with an embedded computer system) on which the SIM/USIM software runs.
@@hmpeter indeed but that doesn't make them a "full computer". more like an advanced calculator
Wow my first visit &im super impressed educational &seems comprehensive information wise without taking up a biased position in your wording so many things to consider nowdays &absolutely yes privacy is huge in this modern world, thank you so much &I shall continue to be sure to pay attention to your channel now &going forward. 👍
Naomi, I love your camera presence, your clarity and ability to talk and keep the viewer's interest is great - I wish I could do that. Did you train to do that or is it natural? I listened to the whole thing even though if I was location tracked 'they' would find out I don't go anywhere or make or get and calls. Literally, I have PAYG and spend about £20 a year (if that)! 😅
You didn't mention that 911 service still works even without a SIM card! I haven't had a SIM card in my phone in almost four years.
Then please never come to Germany. Here phones without SIM cannot place emergency calls. By Law.
@@valentinhilbig Stupid law that puts people at risk just to help companies.
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@@valentinhilbigwhy? Don't many people die because of this?
@@KyleTO7 Probably, been like that since 2009. They claim there are so many false emergency calls, that the real ones are delayed too much. Probably just an excuse, though, haven't been able to find a shred of evidence for it on the net.
Naomi Naomi! I just love your tenacity! Thank you so much! YOU ARE SPECIAL!❤❤❤
They can actually track everybody, but they can’t track the actual hackers
Not true
Even actual hacker are expose to some vulnerabilities
After Elon Musk shut down and bricked a tesla truck in the Middle East , i trust nothing that connects to the grid. I don't even trust my toaster 🧐
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂@@andrewt5350
@@Growth_Unleashedtrue 👍.
Good points all.
Her lead comment was “when you are doing sensitive activities on your phone”.
But, if you had sensitive activities to do, who would use a cell phone?
What is a “sensitive activity? I certainly don’t do anything that I’m ashamed of. Nothing subversive. I use cash as much as possible as people that don’t use
doubly asking to be tracked.
Funny story: from when cell phones had just shrunk to something that would fit in a pocket if you clothes were not tight fitting. My cell provider would shut off my phone weekly for fear it was stolen. In the morning I would make a call from Scottsdale. Midday I might make a call from San Diego, but attempting to make a call from LA by noon would tip off the theft logic and my phone would just stop working. So when I got back home, it would be another call to the provider to ask why they named it a “mobile” phone.
Hillary used an open network, Obama used an open phone, didn't want to dump his phone. Trump text/tweeted all over.
Geez 😂. Sensitive activity means like using your bank app in public, especially hotspots.
Really good learning video ! I'm afraid that it's valid only for the USA, not worldwide.
By the way, have you heard about a similar solution in another country, EU, SEA, LATAM ?
Most of it definitely does apply to EU
If you're using Google Voice (GV), make sure you don't have "Use cell service only" checked in the settings. I'm not sure how using GV will help in terms of privacy, but it's something to note.
Thanks for the tip!
GV wont do anything for privacy, but it will be good for security.
@@jaredgarbo3679hi how does this work GV I mean?
Awesome! Naomi and Nick you're both awesome. Unfortunately, or fortunately, I don't live in the US so I cannot use your services. But I completely agree with and support the reasons why you do what you do. Freedom to the people!
I think it's insane. If you are that paranoid then do not use any connected device and live in a cave
Thanks
thank you so much for your support!!!!
Its an interesting discussion. It just came to my mind emediately that in many many criminal cases, this tracking informations lead to the criminal or finding a missing person. The records of your phone are also used in court to proof your alibi or where you have been during the insident. It can be used for good. But it also can be used for bad.
So leave your phone at home when you go breaking and entering. Then you can just say “look! I was home all night.”
@@python27au jury will disregard
@@python27auUnless they track the vehicle (you used) GPS navigation, too. lol
2:20 - This is true!! Once I was walking past a dept. store, and a few minutes later guess what I got an email ad from? 😮
Same here. Walking thru Walmart. Walmart comercials.
Happens all the time even just talking about something out loud or texting somebody about something
Wowww😮😮😮😮😮
When they contact you tell them to piss off
@@stanleyosburn867then they send you commercials on incontinence products or diabetic meds
I don't have a phone. I'm writing this comment from public payphone
On the bathroom wall?
😂
It makes me sad that they took away pay phones. I even have a video on my page of this.
😂
Ok
What option do we have in Australia Naomi? What hotspot would I buy and use in Australia? Thanks for your great advice
Yes..how do we obtain one in Australia. 😊
yes i want to know it too.
No support for anything like calyx hotspot in Aus. All cellular accounts, prepaid or plan require ID in Australia. There's no way around this, at least not legally.
Any hotspot will have a sim and the sim will be tied to your identity.
Great video! So, when does the SIM start communicating with the network? When installed in the phone or when the phone has been activated? Thanks for sharing!!!
immediately twitter.com/mysk_co/status/1742918255545815278
@@NaomiBrockwellTVwhat if my sim is pin locked?
once your phone gives you a phone number. which is why it is better to buy an new, inactivated phone. Set it up yourself, put in the battery, charge it. If box came with a sim card, shred it or cut it up with scissors to avoid any and all temptation. Now make sure you have wifi where you are at, turn it on, let it run through all the prompts including the announcement of "no sim card. Type in the info the phone asks to, and use fake info if you so do please. This should take a good half hour to an hour. Now let the darn device update and enjoy your device minus the monthly fees and plus privacy
@@ElaineGarcia-uo8qj Thanks for that info. I have two smart phones, one has the sim card in it and the other doesn't. I haven't setup phone numbers on either and I use wifi to update the software. So, I'm pretty much using both devices without monthly fees. I just wasn't sure of the sim card really does anything, if installed and there's no number assigned.
@@NaomiBrockwellTV Thanks for the link to that info on Twitter/X. In my case, I have phones running Android so the iPhone behaviour won't apply.. or will it? In one case, the sim card is inserted but the phone doesn't have a phone number.
The best content about privacy, I love this channel!
All the best
Rob braxman is very knowledgeable about mobile security
Thanks!
Thanks so much for your support!
7:10 VPNs don't stop so-called "snooping." At best it hides your activity from your ISP/phone service provider, but outside of the VPN your data is still out in the open. The encryption is only between your device, and the VPN server. Past that it's not encrypted, then VPN becomes your ISP and can see what you're doing, since all a VPN really does is make it seem like your data is coming from a different IP address (a different service) than the one you're actually using. Once you login to your services like email, social media, apps, etc... they all track you.
i think using VPN with a service like Protonmail to another correspondent using Protonmail is pretty secure but using Protonmail with it's inherent encryption and VPN to say Gmail ...you lose the security at the gmail server. Correct me if i am wrong
That was our question. When you sign up for VPN, don't they then have access to your communication? Also , I have been told that every app on your phone can get access to communications and transactions on your phone. Is this true?
Ouch, Lol, so much for all this bull video, geez.
@@saus675 no, what this video does do is protect phone activity (and interactivity) from your phone provider. separating your sim from the wireless device.
Hey it works for the Chinese why not us? Right?
I am really impressed by this presentation and will definitely be looking into it further. Three cheers Naomi!!!
Thank you so much Naomi. I really appreciate your dedication to privacy. Your incredible passion on this topic is so refreshing. As always thank you for given us options that we did not know we had. It’s great that you clearly explain the positive and negative ramifications of these options you masterfully present. I love the privacy nerds humor 😊. Please keep the great content coming!
You are awesome! Good job spreading the word. Love the ES poster!
You are also tracked to a rough approximation by your network operator, using your devices unique IMEI number and triangulation by base stations. I would suspect this still happens even without a sim, as there is still some connectivity - you can dial emergency services even without a sim installed, so the device has successfully synch'ed to the network, even if it tells you "no service". There are certain types of people that regularly change number, whether they realise you need to change the device as well, who knows.
Yes, not having a sim card does not prevent anyone from tracking a phone that is turned on. The only thing it does is makes it harder to link a phone to a certain person.
@@kosiranze Not even that. Your phone has so many even more potent identifier, only removing the SIM card is completely useless, and does not even resolve the basic issue your phone has with privacy.
@@アンドレーエフ貝 yep, seems kinda pointless to remove the sim. You are withholding more usefulness than gaining in privacy...
It also listens in on our conversations, if some sources are to be believed, and oh what fun that little nugget can be when carrying on a merry conversation!
remove that little nugget from the phone. problem solved. works better than turning down the mic or other quick fixes. Plus you can access wifi wherever wifi is available. it will look and feel like a phone and only you will know better
Yep. That’s how I learned various acquaintances were manipulating in person. They suddenly would become disrespectful to try to create antagonistic dynamics and attempt to make me sound argumentative. Why? For their pocket nugget to record and use out of context.
I filed a restraining order on a lady engaged in a harassment campaign against me. She counter sued, presented emails that proved she knew whom I am and asserted her extensive hostility against me, the emails she submitted to the court were dated long before I knew wtf she was.
She used discovery to pull phone records and get text messages to someone else, and exploited them out-of-context.
I did not have her contact info ever.
The stalker clearly had my phone number to use discovery on my text messages to other people to twist around and lie in court
My gratitude to the attorney who posted about her husband’s experience of being aggressively litigated by the FBI and allegedly Amazon over his previous employment at AWS. It isn’t “Amazon, Inc” though, it’s rogue actors and rogue agency.
Unfortunately in my situation (as is probably common) the Judge did his best but was still extremely prejudiced and accepted video evidence I never was permitted to see. “Objection!”
And refused to accept a written transcription presented with the video of the stalker following me and yelling a death threat at me while under a protective order not to contact me.
Can you use the Calyx hotspot as your internet connector and hook it up to your router? What is the speed of the Calyx hotspot?
I found your channel recently and thanks for this episode. A lot of useful informations as I wondering for a long time now how to protect my personnal data.
Welcome aboard!
The timing of this video, I was just having this conversation on Survival Lilly's channel. The bank "made" her download an app she didn't want, and one commenter suggested a second phone, saying they use one with a $10 sim. I asked if the phone would even need a sim if connected to a hot spot? I was thinking the first phone could be used as the hot spot.
Only if you needed a second phone number. Other wise it works like a laptop. No Sim needed just wifi or mobile Hotspot.
you can use most apps (except for phone and text messaging really) without the need for a sim card. You just need access to wifi
It doesn't matter what method you use to connect to the internet. Once you connect to anything (VPN, bank account, steaming service etc) you can be tracked
This isn't a guide on how to commit nefarious activities, it's more like a "did you know" bringing people information on something they may have never heard of before. Most people will be better informed after watching this.
@@BrianBoniMakesNormally I would agree with you but with videos like this I don't like that people say " The door to your house is locked" when it really isn't"
The difference here is that you use a sim to connect to a mobile network. This is a physical chip whose sole purpose is to tie you to a phone number; it a digital id card of sorts. Which brings to mind a question: Can you use QR codes if your phone lacks a sim? Im just curious
@@ElaineGarcia-uo8qj I actually just tested this. Took the SIM card out of the phone and just use Wi-Fi and the QR scanning worked
Thank you Naomi!! Amazing work, as always!
Peace and love from Guadalupe!
I've re-subscribed. I'm glad you came up on my feed because apparently I was de-subscribed, un-subscribed without my knowledge.
Welcome back!
The only thing I'd be worried about with this setup is emergency calls, or the ability for my family to contact me if I don't have an internet connection. Would using a "dumb phone" for these cases have enough of a benefit?
EDIT: Now that the emergency calls thing is sorted out, I'm mostly worried about being able to contact my family, because i'm in a situation where we have to be available for each other 24/7, and the internet connection is not always reliable in my area.
Also, is there something similar to Calyx that works in the EU? Or maybe a way to get an anonymous SIM in the EU?
I have never seen a place where you can get a SIM card without first filling out some form and proove your identity. But I've also never actively searched for one.
I know we don't need to have a cellphone subscription to be able to call the emergency number, like 911, but I'm not entirely sure if it needs a deactivated SIM card for this to work. I think it needs a SIM card. (Edit: Well, apparently it doesn't!)
You could keep a deactivated SIM card in your wallet or something like that. It might not be the best if you get in a serious emergency situation and every second count to save the life of someone, but I guess it's still better than just not being able to call any emergency number...
Just keep an emergency turned off old phone for 911 calls. more stuff to haul around tho.
You can make emergency calls on any phone regardless of whether it has a SIM, we explain in this video: th-cam.com/video/A9DPDE0FZeQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=3h5nYyKvV_p-Jngr
@@NaomiBrockwellTV Thanks. 🙂 And do you know any good alternatives to Calyx in the EU?
Didn't know about Nick before but now he is my hero too ❤
false hero. not sure that he or his staff or his advocates/friends can be trusted.
I worked for AT&T (left 2011) previously worked for local TV station, I have Comptia A+ certification.
I currently work for a bank that utilizes an app to service customers in the US.
I’ve seen the cell phone industry evolve.
What you suggest is not practical for most people and will not be effective.
Aside from that you are trying to push back the ocean tide where privacy concerns are involved.
I would like to say I admire your goal but I see it in the same way I would see a 6 year old building a rocket ship out of cardboard boxes.
You don’t understand what the world is going to become
Its practical at the personal level if you only want a small handheld computer that works on wifi. That you can show off to people as a phone, but only you know is sim-less. Also it is much easier to do on Android type phones than on Apple
I'm wondering if I can wire in a physical on-off switch to sensors on my phone, like the GPS antenna, or the cell antenna, or the battery. Just a little DIP switch glued to the back of the phone. I remember replacing a GPS antenna on a phone once. The antenna went out for some reason. I was driving through NYC trying to get to upstate New York. I got so lost in the Bronx and Taconic Pkwy with only spotty cell triangulation. LOL
Whats about de esim (sorry if some one comment) can the OS track all the commands used by the esim? I secure?
Life in the 80's and 90's was peaceful and more free
Poser Preztildents, ruined this vcoun try
Never caught
Oh yeah! And that heroin everyone used!
I miss those times. That's when the internet was accessed via a Unix or VAX terminal
@@TheCherrybuster I never met or saw a single person taking or dealing Heroin in the 70s and 80s or since. I'm in England though. Not everyone in the world is a crackhead you know, and many of us do not even drink alcohol or smoke etc.
@@EgoShredder have you ever seen or met a person robbed by a junky?
Simple, clear instructions. Thank you.
Absolutely. Never trust mumbo jumbo or murky information.
As a non-american, I found simply using another LineageOS smartphone I already had as just a hotspot better than a modem. No random disconnects, better wireless encryption and generally faster internet speeds.
Thank you for the informations and very good presentation. It's very helpfull. I'll think about to leave my eSIM out of the iPhone.
Smart this lady in the way she collect information for her broadcast, well done 👍
Great post Naomi. Have a great weekend ahead. You are so appreciated 💛
Thank You Naomi!
And
Thank Nick for me too
I'm not techy
but I'm very interested!
I want to know and learn MORE~~~!!!
Naomi, You are my hero! This is by far the best video of yours I’ve watched so far! I had no idea that Calyx Institute was even doing all of this. I so* enjoy watching all of your videos and have learned a ton from you and from Josh Summers on his channel called All Things Secured. I cannot express my gratitude enough!
Thank you very much for all your efforts Naomi!!! You're doing a great work with these videos. 🦅🙏🏽🇺🇸
Thanks again Naomi. Very Inspirational! Will implenent this.
"Great tip! I was hesitant about switching to eSIM, but this changed my mind."
Excellent video, very informative, very helpful. Thank you!
Hot tip! - When you plan to rob a bank, leave your phone at home : )
Your car will record where you went, nice try.
Jokes on you my cars from the 80s@@cheerbeerification
Hell I leave my phone at home even when I'm committing vandalism!
OOPS.....
Thanks, I loved your explanation on this topic and all your written references too... 👍
Hope you don't think she's accurate
As others have stated, your phone can still receive signals and send telemetry to cell towers even with the SIM card removed. All you did was remove your access to service/billing. So this does almost nothing.
Also, Bluetooth is another thing that can be used to track your location since every phone has a unique Bluetooth ID. A Bluetooth ID can track a phone's location even if it's turned off by leveraging the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology. Devices with BLE emit signals that can be detected by nearby devices, allowing them to determine proximity and location. Those devices can then send data reporting "Hey Naomi is right here next to me."
th-cam.com/video/A9DPDE0FZeQ/w-d-xo.html
are there alternative hotspot options comparable to calyx for people in europe? in theory calyx sounds good but unfortunately its not an option for me to use due to the country im living in.
You can use a graphene phone as a hotspot
So, could I use a sim card on a pixel 8 and use grapheneOS with a vpn and trust all comms go through the vpn?
Thanks for adding actual captions for the Deaf.
Brilliant advice thank you, is there a Calyx equivalent in the Uk?.. can you suggest anything like this for those outside of the USA please.
Grab a second phone like a Samsung Galaxy S4 (from CeX) and flash it with Lineage OS. No Gaps. Insert SIM and fire it up as the hotspot. Aurora store to get a VPN. Lebara do a £5 PM SIM with 5GB but there may be better deals.
The wire/tape om the batteri is the track marker 😊
your explanations are so clear and easy to follow, thanks for putting great work into your scripts and presentation
Amazing information you just dropped on us. I did know a little bit about this topic of online personal info being sold. But the separate components that track our every move are mad freaky in this dystopian future. Thanks for adding such valuable information for us the consumers
Really interesting stuff, thanks for sharing. I do have to say that this would absolutely not fly for me or anyone around me. I would like to believe that in the EU, all the reasons listed are less of a concern because of better privacy protetion, but who knows. (I feel like there should be legislation depanding "open-sourcing" of baseband controllers, etc.)
As for the reasons this wouldn't fly: VoIP calls are, in my experience, often shottier and less reliable than regular cell service. Also usually phone coverage still works, when internet coverage hovers on "EDGE" or is completely gone. And most VoIP providers I encountered do not support calling emergency numbers (at least last time I checked). And while yes, carriers are mandated to route calls from any phone to emergency numbers (at least in Europe), you don't always need 112 or 999 for your emergency.
As the EU consolidates into one organization, you will be absorbed into the same kind of privacy invasion as the U.S. don't be fooled into believing otherwise.
At least in my country we dont need a sim card to call "911"
Yeah I think technically for emergency calls you wouldn't need a sim card? Or maybe it depends on the emergency number?
"I would like to believe that in the EU, all the reasons listed are less of a concern because of better privacy protetion"
Well, you are right and not right. The telecom companies are not allowed to just sell the information, but they do share the information with the government.
Their are laws on what the government/police is allowed to do with it, but often not followed.
Also in my EU country: I can not purchase a SIM anonymously.
The problem is where does a VOIP provider send your call to? You could be anywhere on the planet.
It's the internet, so there will always be someone out there who 'knows' a little bit more than you about a given topic. Not a bad thing as long as you don't take comments about your work to heart, but take from them the bump towards increasing your knowledge in a positive way.
That out of the way, I was already aware of much of the info in this vid but was more drawn to it by the hope of increasing what I know. I was a bonus that the presenter is Australian, and to tell the truth, I spent more time trying to pin the accent than paying attention to the wisdom being imparted! (Def not brizzy, some slight melbourne pronunciations (e's sound like a's) leaning towards a country town lass who moved to sydney. Or Perth. Probably not right, but I'm old and grew up in a time where each area had a localised media hub so still obsess over presenter origin).
All that aside, I love that we have got to a point were there are media creators here on YT who are making the effort to do this sort of content (knowing full well their audience will probably be running revenue blocking measures) and don't do soap opera style in-house promos.
Thank you so much for exploring this.
I really didnt know there were alternatives to sim usage
Naomi! Amazing videos and been a fan for years. Have a GrapheneOS phone i use daily myself :P
QUESTION: I want a Faraday bag/box for my work phone that i don't trust and have seen many different types out there depending on vendors. All come with different materials and they all block different frequencies. Which material is the best? Cause phones sends on frequencies and i want to block them of course! If it's a short video, maybe it's worth a "shorts"? Or maybe a whole video on itself?
Much love from Sweden :)
One thing worth saying about faraday bags is that even the ones that do work wear through, often quite quickly. I've you have one, test it every time before you leave the house.
@@BroonParker Clever! Will do so!
Make sure you buy a good quality one. There is many cheap copies floating around, they do absolutely nothing.
@@nitestaGood to know! It's just a bit difficult as different materials block out different frequencies so you first have to figure out which frequencies your phone emits before finally figuring out which materials are good for those frequencies :P (My comment probably sounds more complicated than it needs to be, i apologise for potential confusions)