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Gabriel Custodiet and UrbanHacker dissect the worst crypto security season on record: the ~$100 million Coldcard seed flaw, Ledger supply-chain implants via CryptoBilis, Trezor and Foundation data breaches, the $320 million Liquid sidechain exploit, BTCPay Server's vulnerability flood, and the $6.34 billion Binance heist attributed to North Korea's TraderTraitor. They trace the common thread—AI-powered bug hunting now hitting every codebase—and follow it from the PHP2Shell panic that forced their own site offline to hacked supermarket freezers across Europe. The verdict: hardware wallets are now a liability, aggressive patching is mandatory, and Bitcoin itself may be the only software still standing. Your stack probably isn't. GUEST → https://x.com/realUrbanHacker    SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED → https://watchmanprivacy.substack.com/p/why-i-dont-use-a-crypto-hardware  → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/product/bitcoin-self-sovereignty/    WATCHMAN'S TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → https://watchmanstorch.com    ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com  (including consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy  Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with the legendary societal collapse tactician: James Wesley, Rawles. Gabriel picks his brain about the threats he sees in the world today. They also get into depth about private gun ownership and purchases, concealed carry, self-defense, about the benefits of American federalism, and about the best places on earth to survive in the event of disaster. Rawles is a fantastic thinker about all things sovereignty – this is one episode you don't want to miss. Originally published July 12, 2023 GUEST → https://survivalblog.com  (Rawles website) → https://www.survivalrealty.com/survival-retreats-relocation-book  (Survival Retreats & Relocation) → https://www.amazon.com/Patriots-Novel-Survival-Coming-Collapse/dp/156975599X  (My recommended book from Rawles) WATCHMAN'S TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → https://watchmanstorch.com  ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com  (including consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy  Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Gabriel speaks for a second time with Paul Ashley of Anonyome Labs: creators of the VoIP service MySudo. They discuss how MySudo can play a role in your phone privacy and cybersecurity and answer popular questions about the service.  GUEST → https://mysudo.com/  → https://twitter.com/MySudoApp  WATCHMAN'S TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → https://watchmanstorch.com  ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com  (including consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy  TIMELINE 0:00 – Introduction  1:50 – MySudo summary 5:04 – Who can use MySudo (which regions) 7:50 – KYC coming to US phone numbers? 8:45 – Understanding VoIP 12:00 – VoIP helps you escape phone geolocation tracking 13:25 – What can MySudo see about my phone calls or texts? 15:30  - How are phone numbers provisioned; what do service providers know about us? 17:30 – Services that reject VoIP numbers 18:50 – MySudo calls and texts not coming in or going out 20:45 – New payment system for MySudo 24:00 – Backing up MySudo 26:30 – Desktop version 28:45 – Why use Sudomail? 30:05 – Does MySudo ever suspend accounts? 32:20 – Any issues on GrapheneOS 34:00 – Managing contacts 35:20 – Porting phone numbers 36:35 – Future of phone numbers and VoIP 39:15 – Why are there so few good VoIP options? 41:20 – MySudo connections to Australia 42:30 – Other projects of Anonyome Labs is up to 45:58 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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Gabriel speaks with Paul Ashley of Anonyome Labs: creators of the VoIP service MySudo. The service is essential for privacy users: it allows you to have up to nine legitimate phone numbers organized in one handy app, with various privacy features.  GUEST → https://mysudo.com  → https://twitter.com/MySudoApp  WATCHMAN'S TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → https://watchmanstorch.com  ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com  (including consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy  Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Jon Padfield of Business Reform, a YouTube channel performing excellent investigations on the Flock camera phenomenon and other troubling surveillance topics afflicting modern America.  GUEST → https://www.youtube.com/@businessreform   → https://www.x.com/Dr_Jon_Padfield  → https://brushfirestour.com/  FLOCK CAMERA SURVEILLANCE → https://flocksurveillance.org/  LINUX COURSE WITH JON → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/introduction-to-linux/  WATCHMAN'S TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → https://watchmanstorch.com  ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com  (including consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy  TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:00 – Guest background 8:40 – Explaining the Flock camera phenomenon 19:10 – Who has access to Flock data? 26:10 – Can Flock connect license plate to name? 33:50 – Police surveillance 47:18 – Solution for Flock cameras 55:45 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Amanda Orson, privacy enthusiast who has successfully executed a full privacy reboot, been involved in the original Net Nanny software, founded an AI company, and has decided to pursue offgrid homesteading. GUEST → https://x.com/amandaorson   WATCHMAN'S TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → https://watchmanstorch.com  ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com  (including consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy  TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:05 – Amanda's background 4:15 – Privacy reboot 9:05 – Real estate agent surveillance power 11:30 – Privacy reboot continued 22:02 – Comcast WiFi surveillance 22:50 – Future of surveillance 25:40 – Is there a point to privacy? 30:20 – Homesteading basics 38:00 – Amanda's recommended resources 39:25 – Net Nanny origins and problems 44:35 – Creating an AI company 48:00 – Situational awareness 52:10 – Final thoughts   Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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Gabriel Custodiet speaks with the admin of Silent Link, a privacy-first mobile service that operates entirely without KYC. The admin explains how foreign eSIMs keep you in permanent roaming mode, making it significantly harder for local carriers and adversaries to track your location or intercept your communications. They discuss the surveillance risks of traditional phone service—from SIM toolkit attacks to voice fingerprinting—and why paying in Bitcoin, Lightning, or Monero is crucial for severing identity and phone number. The admin also addresses the service's limitations: no outgoing calls or texts, the impossibility of true phone number ownership, and why this is still a massive improvement over anything Verizon or AT&T will ever offer you. GUEST → https://silent.link  → https://x.com/silentlink1  WATCHMAN'S TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → https://watchmanstorch.com    ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com  (including consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy    Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Jeremy "Jerm" Nell of the show Jerm Warfare. They discuss his widespread cancellation online and an extended trip to China with some deep and contrarian thoughts on the country: how bad the Chinese Technocracy is and whether it actually works for the Chinese. Also living in South Africa, and his favorite topic: alternative health. GUEST → https://www.jermwarfare.com  → https://x.com/realjermwarfare  → https://t.me/jermwarfare  WATCHMAN'S TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → https://watchmanstorch.com  ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com  (including consulting) → https://watchmanprivacy.com  (Gabriel's personal site) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy  SUPPORT INDEPENDENT GONZO TECHNO-ADVENTURE JOURNALISM → No sponsors. No ads. Just truth. → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html  TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 1:30 – Jeremy background 10:45 – Cancellation story 20:20 – Jerm's privacy journey 27:30 – Search engine tips 39:30 – Jerm's trip to China 1:21:00 – South Africa 1:37:00 – Free speech in South Africa 1:43:00 – Alternative health knowledge 1:54:00 – UFC and MMA 1:57:20 – Final thoughts   Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Efrat Fenigson, a journalist and podcaster who speaks on the global technocratic agendas sweeping our world. Fenigson has much to say in particular about how technocratic her home country of Israel has become, and advocates a range of solutions for carving out extra freedom wherever and however it can be found. GUEST → https://x.com/efenigson  → https://linktr.ee/efenigson  (Guest) → https://linktr.ee/yourethevoice  (Her Podcast) → https://www.efrat.blog/p/under-the-guise-of-war-israel-government   → https://www.efrat.blog/p/personal-branding-101-my-method-that  WATCHMAN'S TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → https://watchmanstorch.com  ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com  (including consulting) → https://watchmanprivacy.com  (Gabriel's personal site) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy  SUPPORT INDEPENDENT GONZO TECHNO-ADVENTURE JOURNALISM → No sponsors. No ads. Just truth. → https://watchmanprivacy.com/donate.html  TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 1:30 – Efrat Fenigson 14:50 – Can Israel ever be freedom oriented? 34:20 – Efrat kicked off of Telegram and elsewhere 41:50 – Why "decentralized services" are not a solution  45:40 – Marketing tips 54:30 – Final thoughts   Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Daniel Sempere Pico (formerly BTCGandalf) about how he uses AI for his own productivity. GUEST → https://x.com/dansemperepico   LEARN AI WITH ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/product-ai-resistance-video-course/  WATCHMAN'S TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → https://watchmanstorch.com    ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com  (including consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy  TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 1:20 – Daniel Sempere Pico origin story (BTCGandalf) 6:40 – Rebuilding a Twitter audience 8:00 – World travel 11:15 – User experience of AI changing 14:10 – Daniel's setup 20:55 – What to look for in a text AI model 23:40 – Cost of AI (for agentic use) 27:30 – How invasive is your AI use? 30:30 – AI Big Tech ruling our lives 34:35 – Death of self-hosting AI? 37:50 – Art AI 40:40 – Voice consistency while using AI 44:50 – Final thoughts on AI   Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio