Your phone is filled with apps you don’t use. In fact, when you first bought your phone, it was probably already filled with apps that you never installed, and there’s no way to uninstall them. These apps are all sucking up data about your phone activities. It’s called “bloatware” and it’s a disaster for your privacy. In this video:
– we explain why minimizing the number of apps on your devices is super important
– we do a refresher on the most private phone operating system
– we look at more private apps that you can use as alternatives to the mainstream podcast, audiobook, video player apps that are collecting your data. 00:00 Intro
00:32 Overview
00:53 What is Bloatware?
02:08 Bloatware Advice
03:49 Privacy Perils of Google
05:16 Most Private OS: GrapheneOS
06:43 Private App Alternatives
07:24 Fdroid and Aurora Stores
08:24 NewPipe
08:40 LBRY, Odyssey and Try LBRY
09:16 Organic Maps
09:29 Vanadium
09:35 Brave
09:49 Joplin
10:08 MySudo
10:27 Signal
10:49 Simple Gallery Pro
10:56 Voice
11:08 Antennapod
11:32 Funkwhale
11:41 ProtonMail and Tutanota
12:08 Conclusion If you’d like to dive further into the phone privacy rabbit hole, take a look at our free tutorial video for how to install graphene and download these apps. If you need help with the installation process, sign up for a consultation at https://www.nbtv.media/essentialprivacy Brought to you by NBTV team members: Reuben Yap, Lee Rennie, Sam Ettaro, Will Sandoval, Ogar, and Naomi Brockwell To support NBTV, visit https://www.nbtv.media/support
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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!!!