#TBOT: Take Back Our Tech

⚡ How Much Data Are Apple & Google Really Collecting?

In my interview with 7Sees, we broke down just how much data Big Tech is harvesting from your phone—even when you're not using it.

A study out of Trinity College in Dublin found that across U.S. users, Apple collects about 12GB of data every 12 hours—that’s like 6 full-length movies. But Google? They collect 20 times that. Over 1 terabyte.

This isn’t just background activity—it’s a billion-dollar spy industry disguised as convenience.

📺 Full interview: Big Tech's Billion Dollar Spy Industry

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🕵️ DarkNet Drug Market Taken Down and Parties Traced: How It Happened

A global law enforcement op took down Archetype, a Monero-only darknet market that processed nearly $300M in crypto transactions. It hosted 3,200 vendors and 17,000 listings. Only 6 vendors and 1 admin were arrested.

Authorities gained access to the market server, revealing unencrypted user activity, package shipments, and operational weaknesses. This takedown—like DisrupTor—points to deeper surveillance on the Tor network itself.

Though Monero remains strong even under pressure, this case shows no system is beyond reach when control of the infrastructure is compromised.

Only 6 arrests out of 3,200 suggest the game isn’t over—just evolving.

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🚨 Part 2 of my interview with Dr. Trozzi is live!

We dug into how your phone tracks where you are, what you do, and what you think—and how that data gets used against you.

From geofence warrants to algorithmic conditioning, this system was built for control. But there are tools that break the loop.

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⚡️Share Without Surveillance
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After 13 years in the police accountability arena—I'm launching a 1-hour online Know Your Rights seminar, designed to empower you to push back against the growing police state.

First class kicks off July 9
Details 👇

https://www.jasonbassler.com/service-page/know-your-rights

🎖 Big Tech Executives Welcomed as Army Colonels, New Government AI Project Leaked

Top execs from Meta, Palantir, and OpenAI were sworn into the Army Reserves as Lieutenant Colonels—ranks normally earned after 20 years. Their new mission is to lead the military’s tech transformation using drones, robots, and AI.

These aren’t random picks. They represent the highest levels of their companies, bringing Palantir’s surveillance tools, Meta’s global data, and OpenAI’s AI interfaces into direct collaboration with the U.S. military.

Meanwhile, a new government AI platform - ai.gov - was leaked mid development. It’s designed to provide government workers with AI chatbots, coding tools, and data assistants powered by OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic.

The irony? The website itself was leaked during development, demonstrating that AI isn't foolproof and can't replace human expertise.

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⚡ Why We Love Linux

Linux-based operating systems are open-source, decentralized, and built with privacy in mind. You can actually read the code yourself, consent to updates on your terms, and opt in (not out) to data collection. There’s no locked-in app store—you can install software from anywhere. It's a system designed for users who value control, transparency, and freedom over convenience at the cost of privacy.

📺 Taken from our webinar *What’s Your Privacy Score?* — full video available here.

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Bad move. This is more exposure to EMFs, not to mention these devices can be connected to the Internet of Things control grid. You can bet Palantir is going to get access to that data.

I warned that the future of health tech was wearables and injectables in October 2020: https://theconsciousresistance.com/wearable-tech-injectables/

⁠Everyone's least favourite deep state intelligence cutout is suddenly all over the news wires. So, what's going on? Why is Palantir suddenly the subject of such scrutiny? And what does that mean for the future of Palantir and the future of humanity?

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📱 Fool’s Gold: Trump Phone Not Made In America

Trump Mobile promises a U.S.-made phone — but it’s phone’s specifications and appearance match a T-Mobile REVVL 7 Pro 5G.

This makes Trump Phone a re-skinned device, imported from China, and painted gold.The phone can’t be made in the U.S. At best, parts are assembled here.

Now to Trump Mobile, it also fails to impress - its re-selling the three major US carriers. But there is one thing that stands out.

In Trump Mobile’s privacy policy, in addition to the many tracking technologies they use, they also use an Artifical Intelligence and Automated Decision making system. The play here seems like a targetting advertising play. By using the phone, it gets to know who you are, and then Trump Mobile can serve you with targetted ads left and right.

This isn’t about freedom — it’s data exploitation wrapped in patriotism.

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⚡ PEMF, Rife, and Scalar: Energy Tech for the Future
Part 3 of 3 – Energetics: The Future of Health

In the final part of Energetics: The Future of Health at The People's Reset, I dive into real-world energy technologies that are already changing lives.

First up: Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields (PEMF)—a device so effective in pain relief and bone healing it’s been FDA approved since the 1970s. Then there’s the Rife machine, known for its frequency-based healing applications, and finally, Scalar energy—perhaps the most mysterious and promising of them all.

Whether you invest in one or just stay informed, these tools may represent the next evolution of healthcare.

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📱De-Googled Phones Staying Alive

Google removed device trees from Android 16, making it harder for GrapheneOS and others to build private, de-Googled phones. These trees were crucial for adapting Android to real devices—now developers must reverse engineer it all.

GrapheneOS is biting the bullet to make this happen despite this challenge. I donated $5,000 to support their work and encourage you to do the same: grapheneos.org/donate

There are few ways to use a phone privately today—and Google is making it harder. The future of private Android depends on supporting open-source alternatives.

Support matters. Spread the word.

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One of my role models, legendary Pakistani Abdul Sattar Edhi dedicated his entire life to serving the poor, sick, and under-served of his country and around the world.

He started off with $200 in donations, and used this purchased an ambulance to be able to transport the sick and bury the dead.

He passed in 2016, but left behind a legacy. His foundation has grown to over 300 clinics, schools, funeral services, ambulance stations, food serving points, work training, orphan shelters - all provided for free to anyone who needs help, regardless of race or religion.

He received donations from the public, but always refused government grants, NGOs or political organizations. Today I watched this clip from VICE and it reminded me that he was somewhat of an anarchist. And I guess you'd have to be an anarchist to make as much of an impact helping people as he did.

https://youtu.be/XiMv95Z-bow

In response to being asked about the unrest in Pakistan:

This is a product of governments. Where there's government, groups form. Where there's religion, groups form. And no one is doing any work. Just slogans, speeches, and divisions. The public is good, but they've been divided into groups and pit against each other. That's where the crime comes from.

Start something that helps others, even in times of extreme hardship... Be a human, bring out each other's humanity. Fix the thousands of divisions between us.

Hey peeps,

Anyone feeling like they need a digital detox - and perhaps a detox in general?

Let's take a trip to the Amazon Rainforest.

If you're looking for a spiritual retreat, then join me at SEEDS retreat in Ecuador - a radical 11-day Amazon jungle experience diving deep into "Regenerative Culture."

11 Days: no phones, no radiation, no surveillance. A raw/natural diet, and detox.

We'll connect to the ancient technology of the Amazon itself, learning from indigenous communities who never lost their Earth connection.

This is what technology should serve: human flourishing, community resilience, and planetary healing.

Sometimes taking back our tech means putting it down and remembering who we are without it.

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ChatGPT May Be Eroding Critical Thinking Skills

Via: Time:

The study divided 54 subjects—18 to 39 year-olds from the Boston area—into three groups, and asked them to write several SAT essays using OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s search engine, and nothing at all, respectively. Researchers used an EEG to record the writers’ brain activity across 32 regions, and found that of the three groups,…

https://www.cryptogon.com/?p=73029

Why I don't use AI to write even though I've got a self-hosted setup. The magic a lot of the times is in the process. That's how you grow.

Personal advertising in the future according to Minority report:

https://youtu.be/7bXJ_obaiYQ

The TBOT Show #4

🎙️ Every Friday, Hakeem breaks down the tech news that matters — with tools, tricks, and open-source solutions.

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Android Open Source Is Alive - Google cuts access to key components — can privacy ROMs survive?

Trump Phone - Trump launches a gold phone & mobile service. But is it private?

Biggest DarkNetMarket Takedown - $300M Monero market taken down, moderator arrested.

Big Tech Executives Turned Colonels? - Execs from Meta, Palantir, and OpenAI sworn into the U.S. military.

Find Your Phone and Friends, Privately - A new app lets you locate your people—no big tech needed.

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The TBOT Show #4 - Android Open Source Still Alive, Trump Phone, XMR Based DarkNetMarket Taken Down, Big Tech Execs Now Colonels, Find Your Phone Privately

You ready for the download? Today we cover why Android Custom ROMs can push through lack of support, how Trump phone could never be made in the US, the new big tech executives sworn into the army, and how to find your phone privately.

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🎊 *Welcome to the # Take Back Our Tech show with Hakeem Anwar. Every Friday, tune into tech news that could change your life. Well-researched and with solutions - all in 20 minutes.

⭐ PLUS - Each story comes with recommendations and there’s one cool tech trick or open-source solution every week.

Stories in this episode:

Android Open Source Is Alive - Panic this week for privacy phones, as Google stopped releasing important components of their new Android release. How will alternative operating systems cope with these changes? We’ll find out.

Trump Phone - The sitting President launches yet another company, this time a mobile service and a gold phone. Is all that glitters gold, or are you going to be tracked by AI if you use this service? Find out more.

Biggest DarkNetMarket Takedown - ArcheTyp market, one of the biggest illegal drug markets that exist on Tor was just taken down and its moderator arrested. Estimated at $300M of revenue in Monero, we’ll look at how the players got caught.

Big Tech Executives Turned Colonels? Earlier this week, big tech executives from Meta, OpenAI, and Palantir were sworn in as Lieutenant Colonels. Learn more about the acceleration of the military’s AI transformation.

Find Your Phone and Friends, Privately? Hakeem will look into a new app that lets you share your location with contacts without needing a big tech connection.

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