{"podcast":{"title":"Naomi Brockwell on Odysee","slug":"naomi-brockwell-on-odysee-6038470","podcast_index_feed_id":6038470,"rss_url":"https://odysee.com/$/rss/@NaomiBrockwell:4","website_url":"naomibrockwell.com","image_url":"https://spee.ch/0/52b6f45476a3be48.jpg","author":"Naomi Brockwell","episode_count":50,"summary":"NBTV: a privacy, technology, blockchain channel - Control your own money - Control your own data - Control your own life Naomi Brockwell worked as a policy associate at the New York Bitcoin Center from 2013 - 2015. Since 2015 she has been a producer for 19-times Emmy-Award-Winning Journalist John Stossel. She is a regular of US national TV discussing blockchain technology & current events, & emcees some of the biggest blockchain conferences. Naomi was a producer for the 2015 feature documentary \"Bitcoin: The End of Money as We Know It\" (Best International Documentary, Anthem Film Festival; Winner of Special Jury Prize, Amsterdam Film Festival), & for the 2018 award-winning documentary about the housing crash \"The Bubble\" https://nbtv.media","last_synced_at":"2026-06-20T06:18:15.041254+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/naomi-brockwell-on-odysee-6038470"},"episode":{"title":"Stop Giving Out Your Cell Number. Here's Why.","slug":"stop-giving-out-your-cell-number-here-s-why","published_at":"2026-02-13T02:40:15+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/naomi-brockwell-on-odysee-6038470/stop-giving-out-your-cell-number-here-s-why","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/naomi-brockwell-on-odysee-6038470","url":"https://odysee.com/Cell-vs-voip:90c0203625193d6fad596833ae3974f0cf75a7b6","audio_url":"https://odysee.com/$/rss/media/Cell-vs-voip/90c0203625193d6fad596833ae3974f0cf75a7b6/0239eb.mp4","summary":"I just recently went to a website to set up a new account, and it wouldn't let me proceed without giving them a cell number. Not a VoIP number, it demanded a real cell number, associated with a SIM. I actually don't have one, because I don't have a SIM in my phone. On top of that, there are many reasons why someone might not want to hand out their cell number to everyone. What should someone do in a situation like this? In this video I'll explain what you can do if someone asks for your cell number, and you don't want to give it to them. We'll talk about VoIP alternatives, and different methods for keeping your data protected. 00:00 Actually, I do not have a cell number 01:14 Activity Linking 02:26 Location Tracking 03:37 No Working Number Tactic 04:45 VoIP Tactic 06:12 Cell Number Rental Tactic 07:39 Pre-Paid SIM Tactic 08:16 Why Providers Block VoIP 10:57 The Cell to VoIP Trick 12:58 Dispense with the Formalities Stop handing out your real cell number by default. Use the alternatives when you can. Make minimal disclosure the norm. Small changes like this reduce your exposure, and they remind companies that access to you isn’t a right. It’s something you get to choose. How to Port Your Existing Number to VoIP Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYNZKQZEHoU Why I Don’t Have a SIM in my Phone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyirQOCUUK8 Brought to you by NBTV team members: Lee, Derek, Will, and Naomi. NBTV is a project of the Ludlow Institute, a 501c3 non profit whose mission is to advance freedom through technology. To support NBTV, visit: https://LudlowInstitute.org/donate (As a 501(c)(3) non profit, all donations are tax-deductible in the USA as permitted by law.) Visit our shop! https://Shop.NBTV.media Our eBook "Beginner&#03…","meta_description":"I just recently went to a website to set up a new account, and it wouldn't let me proceed without giving them a cell number. Not a VoIP number, it de…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":833,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/naomi-brockwell-on-odysee-6038470/episodes/stop-giving-out-your-cell-number-here-s-why/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/naomi-brockwell-on-odysee-6038470/stop-giving-out-your-cell-number-here-s-why.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}