Home Defense

This action has to do with everything home related. From items to keep criminals out of your castle to every day items we just found useful while researching this topic.

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How Does Google And FaceBook Track Every Click You Make Across The Internet?

You have heard that Google and Facebook can track you across the internet but how do they do that? This is a very entry level explanation of that using everyday terms.

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17 February 2024

How Does Google And FaceBook Track Every Click You Make Across The Internet?

You have heard that Google and Facebook can track you across the internet but how do they do that? This...

11 August 2023

Avoiding Civil Disturbances!

OG is back and in this installment he shares some riot survival hacks that can keep you safe in these...

11 August 2023

Truck Gun Security

Take a peek into OG's truck and see some options for securing your pistols and rifles without investing...

11 August 2023

Avoiding Danger on the Road! // Roadtrip with OG!

Hop in with OG as he takes a road trip to the Pacific Northwest and drops some travel knowledge bombs...

11 August 2023

Road Emergency Bag

In this premier video I talk about some things you might want to have in case of a roadside emergency....

11 August 2023

What to Do When Stopped by the Police!

In this tribute video Officer Gregg goes over some things that will help keep you safe if you are ever...

10 August 2023

How Bulletproof is Your Car?

While watching the video of the LA County Sheriff’s Deputies being ambushed last week, I began to wonder...

17 August 2022

Best Secure Messaging App

Brief explanation so were all on the same page. Every day in our modern society people communicate using...

20 May 2022

I got hacked by an iPhone Cable.

You think you're hiding your location. You use a VPN. You turn off location permissions, and still Big...

23 February 2022

Credit Freeze Part #2

Part #2 in our Credit Freeze series. This series of articles was written by our staff writers. It will...

09 February 2022

Item Tracker Tags

We all loose things in our busy modern day lives. Maybe some of us have things stolen from us. The point...

01 February 2022

How Hackers Hack Your Accounts Password & Ways To Avoid Being Hacked

Do you know how hackers get people's information? This article will educate you on the most used methods...

01 February 2022

Protect Yourself From Fraud

Are you doing everything you can to not be a victim of fraud? Check over our quick list to be sure.

01 February 2022

16 Ways You May Be Exposing Yourself to Fraud

If you think filing your taxes is a nuisance now, imagine doing it after a scammer steals your identity...

29 January 2022

9 Tips for Safer Online Income Tax Filing

If you think filing your taxes is a nuisance now, imagine doing it after a scammer steals your identity...

29 January 2022

4 Investment Scams

The variety of investment scams out there is limited only by the imagination of the con artists who create...

26 January 2022

How to Avoid Unwanted Photos on Social Media

If you spot an unwanted photo of you on your News Feed, there are things you can do

26 January 2022

A 73-year-old lured her perspective scammer to her house and had him arrested

A 73-year-old knew she was being scammed. So she lured the scammer to her home and had him arrested,...

26 January 2022

VPN vs. Tor, How Do They Stack Up.

What is the differences between VPN and Tor.

12 January 2022

Teenager Hacker takes control of more than 20 Tesla vehicles in 10 countries

David Colombo, 19, found vulnerabilities in a third-party software that let him take over more than...

12 January 2022

The BEST Vehicle Emergency First Aid Kit you'll ever own // Readiness Is All First Aid Kits

I'm currently on a road trip across the US but I want to show you around one of the coolest Vehicle Emergency...

07 January 2022

Who's Spying on Your Phone in 2020? (Part 1)

This is intended to be a multipart series on who's spying on your phone. There are multiple parties spying...

06 January 2022

How Big Tech Finds Your Exact Location -- Even When You're Hiding It

You think you're hiding your location. You use a VPN. You turn off location permissions, and still Big...

05 January 2022

Credit Freeze Part#1

Brief explanation so were all on the same page. When you barrow money for different items in your life...

05 January 2022

Big Tech is Targeting You

Big Tech is collecting information on your every thought. Google has created belief maps that can actually...

22 December 2021

We have Been Chipped and Nobody Cares. - 2022

You think you're hiding your location. You use a VPN. You turn off location permissions, and still Big...

15 December 2021

How Your Phone Works! Tech Secrets

How does a mobile phone work? What is the technology involved? Why do some phones not work for some carriers?...

08 December 2021

Time to De-Google! Best Privacy Phone?

2022 is coming and it's time to reassess the best phone choice for this coming year. The winner is the...

01 December 2021

Two Factor Authentication is a Big Tech Scam! You Must Resist!

You think you're hiding your location. You use a VPN. You turn off location permissions, and still Big...

24 November 2021

Google Watches ALL Your Devices! How to Stop It.

You may think you're protecting a computer with a VPN, Location turned off and various privacy strategies,...

18 November 2021

Is Linux Ready for Primetime? Desktop Distro Shootout!

Using a Virtual Machine, we will test out 9 Linux Distros and see how they fare with user friendliness...

11 November 2021

Switch to Linux? The Real Privacy OS

Should you Switch to Linux? We will discuss how Linux is made and how its organization actually influences...

07 November 2021

Vax Card Checks in Restaurants are Truly Zucked Up!

This is NOT an Anti-Vax video. Vaccination Card Checks at restaurants here in Los Angeles truly a zucked...

04 November 2021

Windows 11. A Privacy Review

Let's do a deep dive on the elements of Windows 11 that impact on privacy. We'll discuss Microsoft ID,...

28 October 2021

Apple M1 Hype vs Privacy - Which Wins?

I was faced with the decision of buying an Apple Macbook with an M1 chip but had to balance it against...

11 August 2021

A Hacker Shares His Biggest Fears

A white hat hacker, with over 30 years of experience as a cybersecurity analyst at a major Silicon Valley...

31 July 2021

Does Homeowners Insurance Cover Theft And Break-Ins?

Some types of insurances cover theft and Breakins. In this article Allstate talks about the different...

01 July 2021

How many Spy Cameras are Recording you right now?

Spy Cameras are getting smaller and harder to detect each year. Do you know what to look for so your...

23 July 2020

A New Phone Spy Tool? The IMU

Here comes a new tracking device once again misused for evil purposes. The Inertial Measurement Unit...

04 May 2020

Defending Your Privacy with Disinformation - Top 3 Tips

Defensive disinformation is a great tool against the data mining activities of governments and the big...

29 April 2020

How to do End-to-End Encryption without an App (Intro to GPG)

Can you do end-to-end encryption without an app like Signal or Whatsapp? This video will teach you about...

21 April 2020

How Device Fingerprinting Reveals Your Real Identity

What is device fingerprinting? How is it different from browser fingerprinting? How can this be used...

07 April 2020

Is Protonmail Safe for Security and Privacy?

Is Protonmail a safe email platform for security and privacy? This video explains the risks of emails...

05 April 2020

Linux Phone vs. De-Googled Android AOSP - Which is better for Privacy?

There are two options to get some privacy when using mobile phones. These are Linux Phones and AOSP (De-Googled)...

27 March 2020

How Hackers Steal Card Info, Just by Standing Nearby

Learn how your vulnerable to this simple crime and what you can do to stop it.

14 February 2020

Getting an RFID Implant

This small implant can store RFID credential information, such as security badges, door keys, credit...

31 January 2020

Rental car ripoffs

Three cars, three teams wearing hidden cameras, and one car rental company location with a long history...

29 January 2020

How to Bypass RFID Badge Readers (w/ Deviant Ollam and Babak Javadi)

What information can criminals get from an RFID system and how do you stop it?

22 January 2020

Perimeter Radar Alarm Electronics Project for Intrusion Detection

This project involved making a Pi-Hat with Microwave Radar, which is meant to be used with a Raspberry...

16 January 2020

Creating a Disinformation Plan/OPSEC to Protect Your Security and Privacy

This video is about managing DISINFORMATION for your benefit. Are you a YouTube creator? Are you big...

14 January 2020

My Dope Advanced Home Network Setup for Privacy and Security!

I'll be describing a unique advanced network setup for a home that has convenient privacy and security...

10 January 2020

Locksmith ripoffs: Hidden camera investigation

Who do you call when you're locked out of your home? A locksmith. But industry experts tell us some of...

10 January 2020

Turning a Hotel Key Into a Stolen Credit Card

What information is on a Credit Card or room key magnetic strip? What can thieves do with that information...

08 January 2020

Why You Have No Privacy, and How to Get It Back. (Mostly.)

Big tech is constantly building a profile on you using many different sources. At a certain number of...

31 December 2019

Mysterious Binary Blobs that make your Phone Unsafe

What are these binary blobs that make your phone unsafe? Find out some real dangers with proprietary...

24 December 2019

The Hidden Bypass in Your Hotel Safe (w/ Deviant Ollam)

Do you use the room safe in the hotel when room when you check in to a hotel for the night? How safe...

19 December 2019

Testing Ninja Rocks

What are Ninja Rocks and how can they help people break into your car? What should you be on the look...

18 December 2019

Does a Slim Jim Work in Real Life?

We have all seen Slim Jims work in the movies to open a car. But how useful are they in real life? What...

17 December 2019

How can people use an inflatable rubber bag to enter a car?

We have all locked are keys in the car at some point or the other. This $20 kit used by many tow companies...

12 December 2019

Can LInux Phones Succeed?

The critics are out and some people are saying that Linux phones have no chance of gaining traction....

03 December 2019

Most Secure, Private and Usable Linux Distro

Discussing the different Linux distros that are focused on security and privacy but can be used as a...

29 November 2019

The Tool That Instantly Blasts Padlocks Open (with LockPickingLawyer)

The Modern Rogue and Lock Picking Lawyer use this everyday item to open locks. Find out what it is and...

28 November 2019

How a Simple Hex Bolt Defeats a $100 Bike Lock (Lock Picking Lawyer)

How can this simple device defeat your expensive bike lock? Learn about this potential issue now before...

27 November 2019

How Holidays Ruined My Internet Privacy (and how I fixed it)

The Holiday season is starting once again and this reminds me of how my family ruins my privacy each...

20 November 2019

My New GNU/Linux Phone is Coming Soon! (Pinephone)

I just ordered my Pinephone from Pine64. This is the Braveheart edition and it is slated to arrive in...

12 November 2019

Privacy. That's NOT iPhone!

Apple released a new ad program that has the headline 'Privacy. That's Iphone'. We will debunk this...

07 November 2019

Review of a Made for Linux Ultrabook - Star Labtop Mk III

Full review of a Made for Linux Latop - the Star Labtop Mk III from StarLabs Systems. This is an ultrabook...

06 November 2019

Is loading the Android Custom ROM - LineageOS Safe for Privacy?

Is it a good idea to change your Android phone to LineageOS (a custom ROM build over Android Open Source...

30 October 2019

Best Privacy Focused Laptops (Linux) in 2019 (4th Quarter)

What are the best laptops in late 2019 with a privacy focus? These are hard to find and especially when...

30 October 2019

5 Ways Tech Crimes are Getting Creepier

As the world gets more and more advanced criminals exploiting technology to victimize people becomes...

30 October 2019

5 Ways Tech Crimes are Getting Creepier

As the world gets more and more advanced criminals exploiting technology to victimize people becomes...

23 October 2019

How Your Cell Phone Spies on You.

Edward Snowden goes on Joe Rogan's Podcast to talk about technology and privacy.

23 October 2019

How to Install GNU/Linux UBPorts Ubuntu Touch on Oneplus One (and Nexus 5)

Here's a guide to installing Ubuntu Touch from UBports, a GNU/Linux mobile platform forked from the original...

22 October 2019

Why wait till 2020 to get a GNU/Linux Phone? You can get one today!

Do you have to wait until 2020 to get a GNU/Linux Phone? Are you waiting on the Librem 5 or the Pinephone....

17 October 2019

Comparing Linux Phones: Librem 5 and Pinephone

Comparing the Librem 5 vs Pinephone specifications. Also a comparison against an iPhone. Discussion of...

10 October 2019

Is Encrypted DNS Good for Privacy?

New changes coming to the Internet! Google about to start Encrypted DNS, or DNS over HTTPS (DoH), or...

04 October 2019

Duplicating a Key Using Molten Metal (with LockPickingLawyer)

A good way to protect against this crime is to know how it is committed and what to do on the look out...

02 October 2019

Backdoor to your Phone - Part 1

Your phone is vulnerable. There are 4 backdoors that you cannot defend against. All under the control...

02 October 2019

Backdoor to your Phone - Part 2

Your phone is vulnerable. There are 4 backdoors that you cannot defend against. All under the control...

30 September 2019

How Pickpockets Steal Wallets

What methods do pickpockets use to steal unsuspecting people's wallets.

26 September 2019

How Pickpockets Steal Watches

What methods do Pickpockets use to steal your watches and wallets without your knowledge or consent?...

25 July 2019

Setting Up Your New Computer Safely

Learn how to setup up your brand new computer safely to prevent malware and viruses. These techniques...

30 April 2019

It's this SHOCKINGLY Easy to Steal a Car!?

Prepare to be shocked by just how easily your pride and joy can be stolen by a relay attack! Car theft...

26 April 2019

10 Secret Hotel Hiding Spots

Sometimes when we travel we have to leave things in our rooms while we go out. Where are some good places...

22 February 2019

5 Cybercrimes That Scored Millions and Got Away with It

We are not trying to glorify any criminal act. But it is important to talk about them so people can learn...

08 February 2019

Stealing Data Over Open WiFi

The data goes... through, the pineapple? *zooms in super-tight on face* *then zooms in super-tight on...

28 December 2018

USB Drive That Steals Files

Computer and technology crimes are wrong and we do not encourage them. But it is important to know what...

28 September 2018

How hackers could use smart home devices to spy on you (Marketplace)

Are Your Security Cameras Spying on you? Watch this shocking video investigation.

11 August 2018

Hacking Police Body Cameras

Security researcher Josh Mitchell has found numerous law enforcement body cameras are vulnerable to a...

10 July 2018

Former NSA Hacker Reveals 5 Ways To Protect Yourself Online

In a time where companies, celebrities, and even governments are coming under cyber-attacks, getting...

18 May 2018

Secretly Spied upon by 4 Devices

As surveillance gear gets more compact and capable would you know if you were being spied on?

14 March 2018

Why People Still Fall for Phishing Scams

Do you know what a Phishing Scam is? Have you ever been a victim of one before? Why are people still...

23 February 2018

Unboxing a Bug-Out Bag (Also: What's a Bug-Out Bag?)

Do you know what a bug out bag is? How practical and useful are they to everyday people?

05 January 2018

Making Secret Storage Compartments

Have you ever traveled and needed a safe place to hide your valuables? Well this video will give you...

14 July 2017

Duplicating a Key from a Photo

It's important that you know what a criminal can do with a picture of a key.

23 June 2017

Secrets of Counterfeiting and Currency

Do you know how to spot fake American Currency? This video goes over the basics.

26 May 2017

Using Credit Card Skimmers

What are Credit Card Skimmers and how do they work? What can you do to be less likely to be a victim?

13 April 2017

Is Your Car Safe From Hackers?

An Israeli Cyber Security company says they can hack a moving car, and worse, every car made after 1996...

17 March 2017

Why People Still Fall for the Nigerian Email Scam

Brian stumbled onto the perfect get-rich-quick scheme! Then some men in suits showed up, and this informative...

10 March 2017

Detecting a Wire and Hidden Spy Cams

Jason started getting really paranoid so we all unanimously decided to do an episode about detecting...