Hakeem Anwar: Your Phone is Eroding Your Privacy, Dignity, and Humanity - And How to Take Back Your Tech
05/31/25 • 73 min
Ever feel like your devices are listening to you? In this eye-opening conversation with digital privacy expert Hakeem Anwar, we pull back the curtain on the massive surveillance infrastructure built into our everyday technology. From phones that listen when they're "off" to health wearables that track your biometric data and share it with government agencies, the digital landscape has become a minefield for personal privacy.
Hakeem, founder of Take Back Our Tech and privacy-focused company Above, breaks down why Apple's privacy policies aren't what they seem, how vulnerable our cellular networks have become, and why SIM swapping poses a serious risk to our digital security. The conversation goes beyond just identifying problems to offer practical solutions that anyone can implement, regardless of technical skill level.
We discuss breaking free from the "walled garden" of big tech and how to make a smooth transition to a genuinely private phone. I share my own experience switching from iPhone to a de-Googled Android device, including the initial friction points and how quickly they were resolved with proper support. Hakeem explains the advantages of open-source software, end-to-end encryption, and having multiple profiles on your phone to separate private and work environments.
Perhaps most importantly, Hakeem addresses the philosophical aspect of digital privacy – why it matters now more than ever as we face increasing surveillance from both government and corporate entities. With developments like digital IDs, facial recognition at airports, and massive data collection initiatives like Project Stargate, the window to establish our digital sovereignty may be closing.
Ready to take control of your digital life and protect your privacy? Listen now to discover practical steps toward digital freedom and learn why the effort is absolutely worth it in today's surveillance economy. Your future self will thank you for the peace of mind that comes with knowing your personal data truly belongs to you.
RESOURCES
- Above Phone website
- Get $50 off a new phone with code: TRUE50
- Watch the interview on Odysee
- Take Back Our Tech website
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Ever feel like your devices are listening to you? In this eye-opening conversation with digital privacy expert Hakeem Anwar, we pull back the curtain on the massive surveillance infrastructure built into our everyday technology. From phones that listen when they're "off" to health wearables that track your biometric data and share it with government agencies, the digital landscape has become a minefield for personal privacy.
Hakeem, founder of Take Back Our Tech and privacy-focused company Above, breaks down why Apple's privacy policies aren't what they seem, how vulnerable our cellular networks have become, and why SIM swapping poses a serious risk to our digital security. The conversation goes beyond just identifying problems to offer practical solutions that anyone can implement, regardless of technical skill level.
We discuss breaking free from the "walled garden" of big tech and how to make a smooth transition to a genuinely private phone. I share my own experience switching from iPhone to a de-Googled Android device, including the initial friction points and how quickly they were resolved with proper support. Hakeem explains the advantages of open-source software, end-to-end encryption, and having multiple profiles on your phone to separate private and work environments.
Perhaps most importantly, Hakeem addresses the philosophical aspect of digital privacy – why it matters now more than ever as we face increasing surveillance from both government and corporate entities. With developments like digital IDs, facial recognition at airports, and massive data collection initiatives like Project Stargate, the window to establish our digital sovereignty may be closing.
Ready to take control of your digital life and protect your privacy? Listen now to discover practical steps toward digital freedom and learn why the effort is absolutely worth it in today's surveillance economy. Your future self will thank you for the peace of mind that comes with knowing your personal data truly belongs to you.
RESOURCES
- Above Phone website
- Get $50 off a new phone with code: TRUE50
- Watch the interview on Odysee
- Take Back Our Tech website
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Previous Episode
Glenn Meder: Digital Shackles - Are We Sleepwalking Into A High-Tech Prison?
What if the surveillance capabilities monitoring you today had existed during the American Revolution? According to privacy expert Glenn Meter, "The founding fathers would have been rounded up and executed—just a footnote in history." This chilling perspective frames our conversation about the digital control grid being constructed around us all.
Glenn pulls back the curtain on how seemingly beneficial initiatives like child safety bills and digital IDs serve as Trojan horses for eliminating anonymity and privacy. "All of these companies are working together to put this surveillance state in," he explains, revealing the coordinated effort behind what appears random. Most alarming is his breakdown of Central Bank Digital Currencies—not simply digital money, but programmable control systems that can instantly punish speech or behavior deemed unacceptable.
The infrastructure for a Chinese-style social credit system already exists in America, just wrapped in different packaging. From carbon scores appearing on flight bookings to AI systems embedded in operating systems taking screenshots every second, the mechanisms for monitoring and controlling citizens grow more sophisticated daily. Even electric vehicles and smart homes serve this agenda: "They're pushing electric cars because they're controllable. They can't control a gas-powered car with no computers."
Yet amid these sobering revelations, Glenn offers both practical solutions and genuine hope. His Privacy Academy provides step-by-step guidance for non-technical people to reclaim digital sovereignty without becoming overwhelmed. "It's not just as simple as a VPN," he cautions, outlining a methodical approach anyone can follow to escape digital surveillance.
The window to preserve liberty remains open, but narrowing. Constitutional principles offer powerful leverage against federal overreach, and human ingenuity continues to create pathways to freedom. "We, the people, have the power," Glenn reminds us, "we just need to wake up."
Ready to protect yourself and your family? Join Glenn's upcoming webinar specifically for our listeners and discover practical steps to secure your digital life before the surveillance state closes its grip. The technology to control humanity exists—but so do the tools to remain free.
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Deconstructing Conventional - Hakeem Anwar: Your Phone is Eroding Your Privacy, Dignity, and Humanity - And How to Take Back Your Tech
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Hello everyone , welcome to episode number 50 . My guest today is Mr Hakeem Anwar , and I was excited to do this interview for a few reasons . This in many ways marks a milestone for me personally . To be ready for the interview , I needed to accomplish something I've been meaning to do for a while now , and that was breaking up with my iPhone and switching myself and my wife t
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