Escape the Technocracy

Hosted by Gabriel Custodiet

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Escape the Technocracy is a techno-adventure show on privacy tactics and evading technological tyranny.

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November 1, 202652 min

240 - James Wesley, Rawles: Private Guns, Economic Collapse, and Survival

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with the legendary societal collapse tactician: James Wesley, Rawles. Gabriel picks his brain about the threats he sees in the world today. They also get into depth about private gun ownership and purchases, concealed carry, self-defense, about the benefits of American federalism, and about the best places on earth to survive in the event of disaster. Rawles is a fantastic thinker about all things sovereignty – this is one episode you don't want to miss. Originally published July 12, 2023 GUEST → https://survivalblog.com (Rawles website) → https://www.survivalrealty.com/survival-retreats-relocation-book (Survival Retreats & Relocation) → https://www.amazon.com/Patriots-Novel-Survival-Coming-Collapse/dp/156975599X (My recommended book from Rawles) WATCHMAN'S TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → https://watchmanstorch.com ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com (including consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

October 25, 202647 min

239 - MySudo: VoIP Privacy Mastery

Gabriel speaks for a second time with Paul Ashley of Anonyome Labs: creators of the VoIP service MySudo. They discuss how MySudo can play a role in your phone privacy and cybersecurity and answer popular questions about the service. GUEST → https://mysudo.com/ → https://twitter.com/MySudoApp WATCHMAN'S TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → https://watchmanstorch.com ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com (including consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy TIMELINE 0:00 – Introduction 1:50 – MySudo summary 5:04 – Who can use MySudo (which regions) 7:50 – KYC coming to US phone numbers? 8:45 – Understanding VoIP 12:00 – VoIP helps you escape phone geolocation tracking 13:25 – What can MySudo see about my phone calls or texts? 15:30 - How are phone numbers provisioned; what do service providers know about us? 17:30 – Services that reject VoIP numbers 18:50 – MySudo calls and texts not coming in or going out 20:45 – New payment system for MySudo 24:00 – Backing up MySudo 26:30 – Desktop version 28:45 – Why use Sudomail? 30:05 – Does MySudo ever suspend accounts? 32:20 – Any issues on GrapheneOS 34:00 – Managing contacts 35:20 – Porting phone numbers 36:35 – Future of phone numbers and VoIP 39:15 – Why are there so few good VoIP options? 41:20 – MySudo connections to Australia 42:30 – Other projects of Anonyome Labs is up to 45:58 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

October 16, 202643 min

Digital Bunker: Self-Host, Cancelproof, Archive

BUY DIGITAL BUNKER COURSE HERE → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/cancelproof-off-grid-digital-bunker/

October 11, 202644 min

238 - Tortured for KYC Crypto

WATCHMAN'S TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → https://watchmanstorch.com ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com (including consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

October 4, 202657 min

237 - MySudo VoIP

Gabriel speaks with Paul Ashley of Anonyome Labs: creators of the VoIP service MySudo. The service is essential for privacy users: it allows you to have up to nine legitimate phone numbers organized in one handy app, with various privacy features. GUEST → https://mysudo.com → https://twitter.com/MySudoApp WATCHMAN'S TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → https://watchmanstorch.com ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com (including consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

September 29, 202657 min

236 - Jon Padfield: The Problem of Flock Cameras

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Jon Padfield of Business Reform, a YouTube channel performing excellent investigations on the Flock camera phenomenon and other troubling surveillance topics afflicting modern America. GUEST → https://www.youtube.com/@businessreform → https://www.x.com/Dr_Jon_Padfield → https://brushfirestour.com/ FLOCK CAMERA SURVEILLANCE → https://flocksurveillance.org/ LINUX COURSE WITH JON → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/introduction-to-linux/ WATCHMAN'S TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → https://watchmanstorch.com ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com (including consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:00 – Guest background 8:40 – Explaining the Flock camera phenomenon 19:10 – Who has access to Flock data? 26:10 – Can Flock connect license plate to name? 33:50 – Police surveillance 47:18 – Solution for Flock cameras 55:45 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

September 20, 202654 min

235 - Amanda Orson: Privacy and Homesteading

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with Amanda Orson, privacy enthusiast who has successfully executed a full privacy reboot, been involved in the original Net Nanny software, founded an AI company, and has decided to pursue offgrid homesteading. GUEST → https://x.com/amandaorson WATCHMAN'S TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → https://watchmanstorch.com ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com (including consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:05 – Amanda's background 4:15 – Privacy reboot 9:05 – Real estate agent surveillance power 11:30 – Privacy reboot continued 22:02 – Comcast WiFi surveillance 22:50 – Future of surveillance 25:40 – Is there a point to privacy? 30:20 – Homesteading basics 38:00 – Amanda's recommended resources 39:25 – Net Nanny origins and problems 44:35 – Creating an AI company 48:00 – Situational awareness 52:10 – Final thoughts Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

September 13, 202649 min

Outlast the Upcoming Cyber 9/11

September 6, 202652 min

234 - Silent Link: Anonymous eSIM Service

Gabriel Custodiet speaks with the admin of Silent Link, a privacy-first mobile service that operates entirely without KYC. The admin explains how foreign eSIMs keep you in permanent roaming mode, making it significantly harder for local carriers and adversaries to track your location or intercept your communications. They discuss the surveillance risks of traditional phone service—from SIM toolkit attacks to voice fingerprinting—and why paying in Bitcoin, Lightning, or Monero is crucial for severing identity and phone number. The admin also addresses the service's limitations: no outgoing calls or texts, the impossibility of true phone number ownership, and why this is still a massive improvement over anything Verizon or AT&T will ever offer you. GUEST → https://silent.link → https://x.com/silentlink1 WATCHMAN'S TORCH PREMIUM NEWSLETTER → https://watchmanstorch.com ESCAPE THE TECHNOCRACY PRIVACY TUTORIALS → https://escapethetechnocracy.com (including consulting) → https://twitter.com/watchmanprivacy Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

August 28, 202631 min

Internet Anywhere Debriefing

BUY INTERNET ANYWHERE HERE → https://escapethetechnocracy.com/product-internet-anywhere ANY QUESTIONS ASKED BY CUSTOMERS BEFORE SEP 11 WILL BE ANSWERED IN A FOLLOW-UP MODULE