CBDCs will put financial privacy, financial freedom, and security in grave danger. It’s a new kind of money that will put the government at the center of digital transactions. It will be a tool for unprecedented financial surveillance and censorship, and the worst part is that basically every government around the world wants to create one. In this video we chat with Marta Belcher, President of the Filecoin Foundation, about how CBDCs work and are different from the digital money we currently use, why CBDCs are dangerous for a free society, and what you can do to protect yourself as we usher in this new era of digital finance. 00:00 Intro
01:15 How Current Digital Money Works
02:49 How Cryptocurrency Changed Digital Money
04:39 How CBDCs are the Opposite of Cryptocurrencies
05:07 Dangers of CBDCs: Privacy
09:07 Dangers of CBDCs: Censorship
11:36 Dangers of CBDCs: Security
12:00 Worldwide Adoption
13:55 What You Can Do Privacy is essential for a free society. It’s time to challenge the surveillance that’s been happening in the traditional banking system for decades, before we lose our rights completely. Huge thank you to Marta Belcher from the Filecoin Foundation for sharing her expertise.
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Here are a bunch of products I like and use. Using these links helps support the channel and future videos! Recommended Books: Beginner’s Introduction To Privacy – Naomi Brockwell
https://amzn.to/3WDSfku Permanent Record – Edward Snowden
https://amzn.to/305negc What has the government done to our money – Rothbard https://amzn.to/2KMzmcu Extreme Privacy – Michael Bazzel (The best privacy book I’ve ever read)
https://amzn.to/3BLZ1gq No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State – Glenn Greenwald
https://amzn.to/2UQmJ4m Naomi’s Privacy Bag: some of my favorite products to help protect your privacy! Use the Brave browser! https://brave.com/nao076 USB-C to ethernet adapter:
https://amzn.to/2lOVBoy Faraday bag (signal stopping, to protect your fob, credit card, computer, and phone)
https://amzn.to/3DjIvCP Data Blocker (if you’re charging your phone in an unknown port, use this so that no data is transferred)
https://amzn.to/2SVh0J2 Computer privacy screen (use your computer in public? Keep your information safe! Choose the size right for your computer)
https://amzn.to/3F816Sn Phone privacy screen (don’t let people in public see your private data, choose the size for your phone)
Samsung note 10 – https://amzn.to/3wNtYwb
iPhone XR – https://amzn.to/3Q8Sq4S
Pixel 6a – https://amzn.to/3i9dnQz Camera cover (for computers and phones, so no one can access your camera without you knowing)
https://amzn.to/3Z1N8Mz Privacy Tip: Turn off your wifi and bluetooth when you’re not using them!!!