This is the second video in my Cyber Self-Defense series. And I had to make it right away, because as soon as I posted the first one, I realized something important:
People are going to jump into tools like Tor and VPNs without understanding how they actually work.
And if you’re trying to stay off the radar—especially from the government—that’s the fastest way to get yourself caught.
We’re not talking about hiding from advertisers. This isn’t about dodging YouTube’s tracking cookies or unlocking South Korean Netflix. This is about real privacy in an era where saying the wrong thing or showing up at the wrong protest can land you on a government list.
If you care about your safety, if you care about your family, if you care about not getting locked up over your beliefs or your associations, you need to slow your roll.
Before you install Tor. Before you pay for a VPN. Before you log into anything.
Watch this video.
What I cover in this episode:
Why using privacy tools without understanding them actually makes you easier to track
How IP addresses, MAC addresses, and device fingerprinting expose your identity
Why your Internet Service Provider logs everything—and what happens when they’re asked to hand it over
How using a VPN just shifts your trust from Comcast to a third party
Why buying a VPN with a credit card can defeat the entire purpose
Why using Tor without precautions can make you stand out more, not less
What Signal can do—and what it can’t
You’ll also hear me ask some hard questions:
What would you do if sheltering immigrants became illegal?
Would you be brave enough to help someone knowing it could land you in prison?
And if so, are you sure your digital trail won’t give you away?
Because all it takes is one mistake.
This series isn’t about paranoia. It’s about reality. It’s about resistance. And it’s about staying free in a time where the walls are closing in from all directions—left, right, and center.
This is cyber self-defense.
It starts with education.
Stay smart. Stay strong. Stay free.