https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/17424eee-8316-4e59-afb6-597ac8ef1c6e Financial privacy is essential for a free society, because it allows us to support causes we believe in without fear of retribution, to flee dangerous situations without being tracked, to live our daily lives without feeling like every choice we make is on display and needs to be self-censored. How can we have a truly free society if the way we interact with the world around us is constantly monitored and controlled? But that's exactly what's going on right now. In this presentation I explain how surveillance of the traditional financial system works, and what solutions there are for reclaiming your right to financial privacy. 00:00 Financial Privacy Is Crucial for a Free Society 2:22 Traditional Financial System is Controlled, Censored, and Monitored 3:29 Talk Overview 5:38 Everyone Is Selling Your Financial Data 6:42 People Are Persecuted Because Their Payments Are Monitored 8:42 History of Financial Surveillance 13:02 3rd-Party Doctrine 14:07 Cash 17:59 Bitcoin 18:40 Cryptocurrencies are NOT private! 19:53 Tip #1: Use Privacy Coins 26:20 Tip #2: No Pass-Through Privacy 29:11 Tip #3: Break Up Patterns 33:57 Tip #4: Protect Against OSINT Privacy Leaks 39:23 Tip #5: Beware of Active Analysis Tricks 44:55 Alternative Financial Systems ARE The Answer 47:03 Audience Q&A Traditional privacy tools like cash continue to dwindle in relevance, but cryptocurrencies like privacy coins present themselves as torchbearers of financial privacy in this new digital era. But the level of privacy you get is contingent upon the choices you make -- it's not enough to use things like privacy coins, you have to know how to use them properly. Special Thanks to Zcon for inviting me to speak! Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee, Reuben Yap, Cube Boy, Will Sandoval and Naomi Brockwell To support NBTV, visit: https://www.nbtv.media/support (tax-deductible in the US) Visit our shop! https://Shop.NBTV.media Our eBook "Beginner's Introduction To Privacy: https://amzn.to/3WDSfku Beware of scammers, I will never give you a phone number or reach out to you with investment advice. I do not give investment advice. Visit the NBTV website: https://nbtv.media Watch this video on Odysee! https://open.lbry.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Private-Transactions:b 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/4jrseiS Digital version: https://inteltechniques.com/book7.html (non affiliate link) No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State - Glenn Greenwald https://amzn.to/2UQmJ4m Some of my favorite products to help protect your privacy! Brave browser: https://brave.com/nao076 Faraday bag (signal stopping, to protect your fob, credit card, computer, and phone) https://amzn.to/3z02UiF Data Blocker (if you're charging your phone in an unknown port, use this so that no data is transferred) https://amzn.to/2SVh0J2 Camera tape (electrical tape is the best tape for covering phone and computer cameras) https://amzn.to/3Xn8xBn USB-C to ethernet adapter: https://amzn.to/2lOVBoy Privacy Screens (use your phone and computer in public? Keep your information safe!) Computer: (Search for the size right for your computer) MacBook Air 13" https://amzn.to/3VQvpZ7 HP/Dell/Acer/Asus/Lenovo 15.6" https://amzn.to/3KK1Oda Lenovo Thinkpad/HP Elitebook/Dell 14" https://amzn.to/4enT2zq Phone: (Search for the size for your phone, decide whether you want glass or plastic!) Galaxy s24 - https://amzn.to/3VGgb8H iPhone 15 - https://amzn.to/45vCd1h Pixel 8 - https://amzn.to/3KFDuJF Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:47:05 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/17424eee-8316-4e59-afb6-597ac8ef1c6e All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.