The #TBOT Show with Hakeem Anwar
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- #TBOT 24: FIFA Drone Surveillance, Telegram Deanonymized, UK & CA Laws, SimpleX Chat · 38 minHere are this week’s stories: FIFA Cup Monitored by Drones: Anti-drone tech is being used in 11 major cities for the FIFA worldcup. We’re talking anti-drone surveillance, drone…
- #TBOT 23: KYC for Your Phone, New ReCAPTCHA, UK Digital ID, Decentralized Social Media - NOSTR · 28 minTonight, the FCC, Google, and the UK Government make big moves against private and free technology. The hits don’t stop — keep ’em coming, and we’ll keep the solutions coming on…
- #TBOT 22: Age Verification Computers, War & AI, Data Centers Drained by AI, GrapheneOS & Motorola · 26 minHere are this week’s stories: Age Verification Comes to Your Computer:A new Colorado bill is attempting to get Apple and Microsoft to enforce age checks on their new operating…
- #TBOT 21: Epstein Files Update, ICE Expands Clearview AI, Ring + Flock Cancel After Backlash, Fungal Computing with Mushrooms · 37 minHere are this week’s stories: What We Can Learn from Epstein’s Privacy:The DOJ has released millions of pages tied to the Epstein case, with more still held back. Beyond how sick…
- #TBOT 20: US & EU Exchange Biometrics + Demand Family Data, Credit Unions Roll Out Biometric Scanning, Humanoid Robots Are Here, Personal Knowledge Mgmt · 18 minHere are this week’s stories: U.S. & EU Exchange Biometrics + Demand Family Data:The U.S. and EU are planning to share travel data, including biometric data. The ESTA Mobile app…
- #TBOT 19: Flock Off AI Cameras, You Will Own No RAM and Be Happy, 5G is Coming Soon, a Tree’s Response to Love · 38 minHere are this week’s stories: Flock Off AI Cameras: New AI enhanced license plate readers are making their way to your town. We take a look at how they look and what they really…
- #TBOT 18: U.S. Age Verification, Apple's Digital ID, Cloudflare Takes Down The Internet · 26 minHere are this week’s stories: U.S. Age Verification Laws – The Facts:States like Texas, Utah, Louisiana, and Mississippi are rolling out sweeping age-verification mandates for…
- #TBOT 17: The Bright Side of a Govt. Shutdown, Digital ID in the UK/Europe, New U.S Biometric Rule, Windows 11 Woes, GrapheneOS New Phones · 39 min#TBOT 17: now with more crowdsourced stories! 🤩 Thanks to the #TBOT crew on Telegram! The Brightside of The Government Shutdown: SNAP benefits end soon for 40M Americans, many…
- #TBOT 16: Digital ID in North America · 30 minWe’re kicking off a 6-part series on Digital ID around the world — starting with North America. From facial recognition at borders to national ID frameworks quietly forming…
- #TBOT 15: Justice for victims of undercover cops, US & UK’s AI Plan, Attack on Crypto Privacy, The New FreeNet Has One Privacy Problem · 29 minHere are this week’s stories: Dating an Undercover? SpyCops Victim Tells All: Environmental activist Kate Wilson fell in love with an undercover cop who was investigating her…
- #TBOT 14: China’s AI+ Plan Goes All In, MIT’s AlterEgo Reads Your Lips Without Speaking, 1,500 Engineers Have Access To WhatsApp Data, StackWallet - Private and Easy Multi-coin Wallet · 27 minHere are this week’s stories: China’s AI+ Plan Goes All In: China outlined its 10-year plan to integrate the entire country with AI across all sectors. I read their report to…
- #TBOT 13: The Future of The Internet, Google’s Antitrust Decision, Well Ill Be Dammed, How To Overthrow Google Maps · 27 minThe internet is changing fast. Stay on top of it: The Future of the Internet: It’s more than just a digital ID. It’s a whole verification ecosystem that could fracture the…
- #TBOT 12: Google Demands IDs for Devs & Bans Sideloading, FCC Shuts Down 1,000 VoIP Providers, US Attorney Generals Warn AI Companies, Natural Health AI - Enoch AI · 28 minHere are the stories for the week: No Anonymous Apps: It’s the biggest Android news this year. Google decides to wall off Android from anonymous developers and have complete…
- #TBOT 11: AI Companions Worse Than Porn, Why Your Word Doc Never Looks Right, Deep Sea Desalination, Find the Perfect XMPP Provider · 30 minHere are our stories for the week: AI Companions Worse Than Porn: People are turning to artificial intelligence for companionship, seeking emotional connection. AI companies are…
- #TBOT 10: Meta’s Content AI Abused By Governments, Police Surveillance at Your Hardware Store, Build Your Own Pay Phone, Private FOSS Keyboard · 28 minHere’s the stories for the week: Meta’s Content AI Abused by Governments: An anonymous group has released the first part of their data leak analysis from Meta’s Integrity Labs…
- #TBOT Show 9: Monero Update, EU Age Verification Forces Google, AGPL Not FOSS?, Plastoline Inventor Missing · 22 minHere’s the stories for the week: Monero Attack Update: We passed the date of the attack and I think it surprised everyone involved. Now we’re in uncharted territory—a war of…
- #TBOT Show 8: Monero Attacked by a Centralized AI Coin, Linux Users Who Use PCs - Watch Out, Australian Age Verification · 25 min#TBOT show 8 and feeling great. Raising the alarm on an important story. Here’s the stories for the week: Monero Attacked by a Centralized AI Crypto: A new cryptocurrency focused…
- #TBOT Show 7: The Significance of Dorsey’s Bitchat, Worlds First eSIM Hack, Mexico’s Digital ID, New Show Source Insights · 41 minTook a week off and now I’m back. 😎 (with a new addition to the show?!) (also, big sorry for the show being 40 minutes) Here’s the stories for the week: Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat…
- #TBOT Show 6: Big Tech Power Plays, WiFi Sense Tingling, ICE See You, Going Back IRL · 34 minWelcome back to the TBOT show (now with a little positive news 💘) Here’s the stories for the week: Big Tech Makes Power Plays: Data centers around the US getting first dibs on…
- #TBOT Show 5: AI Search Threatens The Web, Uncle Sam Wants Wearables, Is Your PW in this 16B leak, Self Driving Cars Take Over The Streets · 24 minA new week in tech - a new episode from #TBOT. Today on the #TBOT show (all in ~20 minutes): Our top story: AI Search Blasts The Web: Own a website? Google’s new unassuming AI…
