# Ex-Military Hacker: The Secret World Of Government Surveillance - Bill Thompson - #1131

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Podcast: [Modern Wisdom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/modern-wisdom-229239)
Published: 2026-08-01T05:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Bill Thompson is a retired U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer and a former military intelligence specialist. Is your private life actually private? As AI rapidly outpaces our privacy protections, everything from your personal data to your deepest vulnerabilities is becoming easier to exploit. So what can be hacked, how exposed are you, and is even your mind still safe? Expect to learn what the government can and can’t actually see of yours, why companies actually try to hack their own systems, how AI is supercharging espionage in various nation states, who the most surveyed people in the world are, if there is any hope for real privacy in the age of AI and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: ⁠https://chriswillx.com/deals⁠ Get 160+ lab tests for just $365 and save an extra $25 at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom Get up to $350 off the Eight Sleep Pod 5 at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom Get the brand new Whoop 5.0 and your first month for free at https://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom Get up to $50 off the RP Hypertrophy App at https://rpstrength.com/modernwisdom Get ChatGPT to explore ideas, solve problems, and learn faster at ⁠https://chatgpt.com Timestamps: (00:00) Why Bill Doesn’t Trust Apple (03:35) How Is Information Collected and Distributed? (09:13) Can Humans Keep Up With Technology? (11:21) Why Companies Hack Their Own Systems (17:05) The Biggest Exploitation Hack (20:48) Why Threats Are Constantly Changing (25:17) Is DOGE Really a Mess? (32:03) How AI Is Supercharging Hacking (36:58) Do Intelligence Operators Know You Better Than You Do? (47:15) Who Is the Most Surveilled Person in the World? (54:39) Is the Bad Outgrowing the Good? (01:03:59) How Bill Built Spartan Forge (01:13:16) Where to Find Bill Extra Stuff:…

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