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Sam Bent
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Sam Bent
@DoingFedTime
Agorist. Counter-economist. Privacy maximalist. Student of OPSEC. Anti-authoritarian. Free speech absolutist. Logician. Ex-Darknet Vendor. Youtuber.
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    Sam Bent
    @DoingFedTime
    Mar 7
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    The Proton Problem
    [Get's better as you go...] TOC: 1. The Numbers They Published Themselves (40,389 orders and a 6% fight rate) 2. "Zero-Access" Means Zero Access to Data at Rest, Not Zero Access to Your Emails...
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    Sam Bent
    @DoingFedTime
    Aug 4, 2025
    Intel ME (Management Engine) runs below your OS with network access even when powered off. AMD PSP (Platform Security Processor) provides similar backdoor functionality.
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    Sam Bent
    @DoingFedTime
    Jul 1, 2025
    The FBI runs more Tor exit nodes than any activist group ever will.
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    Sam Bent
    @DoingFedTime
    Aug 27, 2025
    NEVER forget HONEY. Stop using VPNs recommended by retarded Youtubers.
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    mRr3b00t
    @UK_Daniel_Card
    Aug 27, 2025
    Why is the Nord vpn app 426MB
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    Sam Bent
    @DoingFedTime
    Sep 15, 2025
    Replying to @washghost1
    Double bird hands means she's about to try and peck us to death with her explanation, which is actually backpedaling framed as 'let me explain because you're stupid, but actually I'm stupid and just don't know it'.
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    Sam Bent
    @DoingFedTime
    Aug 2, 2025
    Why do cell towers triangulate your location even in airplane mode? The baseband processor runs independently from your main OS and can be remotely activated.
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    Sam Bent
    @DoingFedTime
    Oct 4, 2025
    Every dependency you strip away is a chain broken. Every system you host yourself is territory reclaimed.
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    Sam Bent
    @DoingFedTime
    Jul 16, 2025
    GrapheneOS removes Google's tracking while keeping Android app compatibility. Stock Android phones can report your location frequently when location services are enabled.
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    Sam Bent
    @DoingFedTime
    Jul 21, 2025
    Border agents copy entire phone contents in seconds using Cellebrite devices. Full disk encryption only protects powered-off devices.
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    Sam Bent
    @DoingFedTime
    Sep 9, 2025
    Brave Browser handles 94 million users monthly with zero dependency on Google or Microsoft servers, and Big Tech should be terrified of what this proves. sambent.com/monero-ring-si…
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    Sam Bent
    @DoingFedTime
    Jul 20, 2025
    Why do free VPNs exist when servers cost money? Because they sell your browsing data to the same advertisers you're trying to avoid.
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    Sam Bent
    @DoingFedTime
    Jul 22, 2025
    Mullvad VPN accepts cash payments and doesn't require email addresses. Most VPN companies want your payment details to build customer profiles.
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    Sam Bent
    @DoingFedTime
    Jul 27, 2025
    Your printer adds invisible yellow dots to every page that encode serial numbers and timestamps. These 'Machine Identification Codes' track documents.
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    Sam Bent
    @DoingFedTime
    Sep 23, 2025
    Feds always love talking about who it was that actually got taken down, or who's stuff they stole. It's interesting that there is ZERO mention of the 'who' in this.
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    U.S. Secret Service
    @SecretService
    Sep 23, 2025
    The Secret Service dismantled a network of more than 300 SIM servers and 100,000 SIM cards in the New York-area that were capable of crippling telecom systems and carrying out anonymous telephonic attacks, disrupting the threat before world leaders arrived for the UN General
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