CBDCs will put financial privacy, financial freedom, and security in grave danger. It's a new kind of money that will put the government at the center of digital transactions. It will be a tool for unprecedented financial surveillance and censorship, and the worst part is that basically every government around the world wants to create one.

In this video we chat with Marta Belcher, President of the Filecoin Foundation, about how CBDCs work and are different from the digital money we currently use, why CBDCs are dangerous for a free society, and what you can do to protect yourself as we usher in this new era of digital finance.

00:00 Intro
01:15 How Current Digital Money Works
02:49 How Cryptocurrency Changed Digital Money
04:39 How CBDCs are the Opposite of Cryptocurrencies
05:07 Dangers of CBDCs: Privacy
09:07 Dangers of CBDCs: Censorship
11:36 Dangers of CBDCs: Security
12:00 Worldwide Adoption
13:55 What You Can Do

Privacy is essential for a free society. It's time to challenge the surveillance that's been happening in the traditional banking system for decades, before we lose our rights completely.

Huge thank you to Marta Belcher from the Filecoin Foundation for sharing her expertise.
Learn about her privacy and decentralized technology advocacy work here: https://fil.org/

Brought to you by NBTV team members: Reuben Yap, Lee Rennie, Sam Ettaro, Will Sandoval, Cube Boy, and Naomi Brockwell

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Recommended Books:

Beginner's Introduction To Privacy - Naomi Brockwell
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Permanent Record - Edward Snowden
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What has the government done to our money - Rothbard
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Extreme Privacy - Michael Bazzel (The best privacy book I've ever read)
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No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State - Glenn Greenwald
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Naomi's Privacy Bag: some of my favorite products to help protect your privacy!

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USB-C to ethernet adapter:
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Faraday bag (signal stopping, to protect your fob, credit card, computer, and phone)
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Data Blocker (if you're charging your phone in an unknown port, use this so that no data is transferred)
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Computer privacy screen (use your computer in public? Keep your information safe! Choose the size right for your computer)
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Phone privacy screen (don't let people in public see your private data, choose the size for your phone)
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Camera cover (for computers and phones, so no one can access your camera without you knowing)
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Privacy Tip: Turn off your wifi and bluetooth when you're not using them!!!