Be sure to subscribe so you get notified of new episodes! 20 years ago, the terrorist attack now known as “9/11” served as a pretext for more and more government control and the expansion of the surveillance state. Today that pretext is known as COVID. Then, the enemy was “those people.” Today the enemy is “the unvaccinated.”   Starting next week, Enemy of the [surveillance] State will begin a series on de-Googling your life. Be sure to check it out. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enemy of the [Surveillance] State is written ..read more

This week, my special guest is Henry from the popular and established privacy community, TechLore. We discuss the philosophy, mechanics, and logistics of working to spread the message of privacy as it relates to liberty. We cover a wide range of topics and ideas, so buckle in and take a ride with Mitch and Henry as we get into the nitty gritty of privacy in an age of mass digital surveillance. This is your chance to be a fly on the wall while two privacy nerds discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of what works, what doesn’t, and why. And I want to throw a BIG shout out to Sunflower for bein ..read more

This week, my special guests are Alexandra Kubiak, Senior Product Manager and Kelly Finnerty, Director of Brand and Content from StartPage — a private search engine that returns Google results without giving Google access to your personal data. I also want to send a special shout-out to Henry, the intern at StartPage who reached out to me to set this up. We discuss the importance of privacy where web searches is concerned, how StartPage keeps your data (including searches) private, and more. After listening, give StartPage a try and see what you think. Let everyone know your thoughts in the co ..read more

This week, I discuss the corruption of the NSA and how its very existence threatens not only the privacy of Americans, but the very security it promises us in exchange for that privacy, and the ongoing war on encryption. I  also introduce a new segment that I’ll call “messing with the scammers,” this week on EOTSS!   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Please consider supporting Enemy of the [Surveillance] State via Patreon https://www.patreon.com/EnemyOfSurveillance or by picking up some cool merch at https://teespring ..read more

I owe all of you an explanation for why it has been a month since the last episode. Please give this a listen.  ..read more

This week, I have the Murray Hunter, author of Boris the BabyBot, a children's book about Big Data and Surveillance Capitalism. We discuss Surveillance Capitalism, and how to teach children about the Surveillance State in age appropriate ways. The sound quality is not up to this show's normal standards, but rather than delay the show any further, I decided to post it. Perfect is the enemy of good.  Here are the links to the things we discussed in this episode: The Electronic Frontier Foundations "Surveillance Self Defense" page - chock full of great info. https://ssd.eff.org/ Mu ..read more

This week, I have the Tenth Amendment Center’s Michael Maharrey back for another guest spot. We discuss COVID-19 and how it is being used to expand the Surveillance State. Spoiler, it’s bad, but there something you can do about it! Michael is an amazing guest and I got lots of comments from listeners when he was last on. This is another great episode; You don't want to miss it!  ---------------------------------------- Please consider supporting Enemy of the [Surveillance] State via Patreon https://www.patreon.com/EnemyOfSurveillance or by picking up some cool merch at https://t ..read more

This week, I discuss how to protect your data and your privacy by using a VPN. I address what a VPN is, how it works to protect privacy, the VPNs a recommend, and those you should avoid.   ---------------------------------------- Please consider supporting Enemy of the [Surveillance] State via Patreon https://www.patreon.com/EnemyOfSurveillance or by picking up some cool merch athttps://teespring.com/stores/eotss-merch Anything you do helps support the show.   ---------------------------------------- Links for info covered in this episode:   https://en.w ..read more

This week, I discuss a sensitive topic — Internet porn and its effects on you, your privacy, society, the people involved in the industry, and more. Listener discretion is advised. Children should not listen to this episode. If you really want to help the show, but cannot financially support right now, give the show a good review and rating on whatever platform you use to listen to podcasts. Also, please like, share, and make your friends and family aware of the show; Friends don't let friends get spied on. Spread the word so others can listen and learn to become Enemies of the [Surveillance ..read more

This week, I discuss video-conferencing apps and the risks associated with them. With more and more people working and schooling from home and depending on video-conferencing, protecting privacy should not take a back seat. I address reports that Zoom has compromised users, alternatives to Zoom, and more.  ---------------------------------------- Please consider supporting Enemy of the [Surveillance] State via Patreon https://www.patreon.com/EnemyOfSurveillance or by picking up some cool merch athttps://teespring.com/stores/eotss-merch Anything you do helps support the show ..read more