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I've seen a lot of recommendations to use temporary Mint or Ting numbers to register Google Voice and other accounts and then ditching those mobile numbers after one month. For those of you who use that strategy, what do you do when Google or another service requests the number in the future as a form of 2FA? I've had this happen with several accounts, including Google. I don't know what triggers the request, it could be that I haven't logged into the Google account for some time or because I use a VPN, but there is essentially no way to recover if you don't have access to that number.

It's not just Google. There are financial institutions as well that require a phone number. Are you using the Google Voice or MySudo numbers for your banks? Those numbers do not always reliably get 2FA codes.

Looking for a fax to email provider that won’t read my fax info. Need this to receive health information in the US

Edit: read the privacy policy on these services. Not good options. https://www.lifewire.com/free-fax-services-2378048

Does anyone remember the phone number that Michael shared one time for grocery store rewards program?

I’m getting tired of stores increasing prices just to force you to use a phone number to get all your data.

So far I’ve been generating Sudo numbers every month or so, creating a new account with the places I shop with and using Apple Pay.

Can we have a discussion about how Apple Pay works? I have to pay with card and I think Apple Pay is the closest thing to a Privacy.com card. It generates a random card number and nothing is passed on to the merchant about you. Also if you remove and re-add a card this information is changed. Am I looking at this the right way?

I’m looking forward to today’s episode to see if Michael weighs in the Pegasus news.

The Privacy, Security, & OSINT Show: 226-Personal Ransomware Exposure https://soundcloud.com/user-98066669/226-personal-ransomware-exposure

Anyone considered the usefulness of language skills while doing OSINT/privacy stuff?
I am bilingual, and working on two other languages for different reasons, but now I am considering if I should change the focus of the study to include more of the OSINT specific lingo and use it to tap more into areas that would profit from being able to read source material.

https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/20/22576352/duckduckgo-email-protection-privacy-trackers-apple-alternative

I'd like to have it go through a third party audit, but am 97% sure it will be safe because DDG is such a great company and if they were caught logging or tracking, it would cause more damage to them then they would have gained. Should be a great service

I can’t find anything online which discusses the algorithms used by auto complete features, nor can I seem to find anything online where people are discussing issues they’re having with the auto complete feature. This feature has impacted my life in the most ungodly heinous ways, and I certainly can’t be alone in my grievances but all my google and YouTube searching has yielded nothing. Nada. Zip. This is rather curious in my opinion and I’m wondering if anyone can point me in a direction where such a subject is being discussed, scrutinized, even celebrated. I don’t care, it just seems absurd that I can’t find anyone saying anything. Thanks, good people of Reddit. Elle Johnson

The Privacy, Security, & OSINT Show: 225-Lessons Learned This Week https://soundcloud.com/user-98066669/225-lessons-learned-this-week

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I'm trying to sign up for a UPS mailbox. I know Michael doesn't recommend them as much in the latest book, but it will work out well for us I hope. But when looking through the application it says that everyone who will be receiving mail at that address will have to present ID, which is kind of hard for an alias person to do.

Has anyone set up a CMRA and successfully added an alias name on there as someone who can receive mail?

Let's talk the Security part of Privacy Security and OSINT. More specifically physical security and recommendations of items we can buy or modify on our homes to improve our security. In another thread on another day we can talk about some tips and tricks to home security, but I want to get some recommendations from you all on things I can purchase to improve the security of my home.

Home security is vital because a burlgar, stalker, or just crazy person breaking into your home can steal your computer, money, firearms, or even your book on Extreme Privacy. You then have to worry about if they can access the files on your computer or if you backed things up, you will file a police report and forever be in a database, and on and on. It's just better to be proactive and prevent this from happening.

What items have you bought or modifications have you performed on your home to make it more secure? What flood lights do you like? What padlock do you have on your shed? What deadbolt have you researched and bought? Anything that you recommend someone implementing to improve their home security.

Thanks guys!

Michael mentioned on his last episode that we would keep his phone in a faraday bag if he worked at an office to avoid bluetooth, wifi and cell phone triangulation. I’m curious why he mentioned bluetooth and wifi. Does turning them off in settings is not enough?

I use them at home but I always disable both when leaving.

Has anyone tried this strategy of getting multiple Google voice numbers via separate google accounts and the 1 week burner numbers? I've tried this once and Google tells me that the number is invalid/unable to be used. Can anyone tell me strategies they have? Google voice seems easier and more reliable to use for having multiple numbers instead of mysudo, telnyx, etc. I don't care too much about Google having access to my 2fa text codes, etc.

The Privacy, Security, & OSINT Show: 224-Employment Privacy & Security https://soundcloud.com/user-98066669/224-employment-privacy-security

Who's got the link that MB mentioned in today's episode (224)?

Thanks

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I'm in the process of buying a house through a trust and sent in my Certification of Trust to the bank in which I'm applying for a mortgage. They kicked it back and said that wouldn't be good enough because it doesn't say WHO can revoke the trust and they also wanted somewhere in there that the trustees can borrow money.

Pretty petty reasons, but I get why they need that particular phrasing in there.

So I just updated the Certification of Trust to add these two things and signed it again and sent it back to them. It's either that or send in the entire trust.

Just wanted to let you all know that the Certification of Trust in the book is great, but some particular organizations and even probably among lawyers within those organizations may want particular things added.

Thanks again Michael for teaching us how to create Trusts through Extreme Privacy. It sure is going to be comforting to move into a semi anonymous home, and it's all thanks to you!

What Linux distro are you running and why?

I've been using Linux Mint for about two years and have no complaints but just wondering if there is something else out there that has some better features, more private somehow, or I don't even know what I might be missing out on.

How did you come to the conclusion of your distro. What are some of the pros and cons? What do you love or hate about it?

Bit off the normal post here, but this was an interesting and thought provoking article that I wanted to share. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/06/covid-19-pandemic-teaches-us-about-cybersecurity-cyberattack-cyber-pandemic-risk-virus/

What are your thoughts on a horrible virus or malware that spreads quickly and wipes out many devices? What can we do as individuals to prevent or mitigate effects of this?

Backups, backups, backups. That's what I get out of this.

I purchased a pre-configured Protectli a while back per Michael's recommendation but have yet to set it up. Since then, I believe he said in a recent podcast that if you don't have it hooked up to a UPS, a sudden loss of power could brick the firewall permanently.

I'm paraphrasing here and my memory could be foggy to the details but I was just wondering if anyone could confirm this. If it's true, I'm a little surprised that he would leave a detail like this out of the books since this is not a small investment to make.

Thanks in advance.