Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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…
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0:00 Why Bill Doesn’t Trust Apple
3:01 How is Information Collected and Distributed?
8:39 Can Humans Keep Up With Technology?
10:47 Why Companies Hack Their Own Systems
16:31 The Biggest Exploitation Hack
20:14 Why Threats Are Constantly Changing
24:43 Is DOGE Really a Mess?
31:29 How AI Is Supercharging Hacking
36:24 Do Intelligence Operators Know You Better Than You Do?
46:41 Who is the Most Surveilled Person in the World?
54:05 Is the Bad Outgrowing the Good?
01:03:25 How Bill Built Spartan Forge
01:12:42 Where to Find Bill
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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…
-
Get 160+ lab tests for just $365 and save an extra $25 at functionhealth.com/modernwisdom
Get up to $350 off the Eight Sleep Pod 5 at eightsleep.com/modernwisdom
Get the brand new Whoop 5.0 and your first month for free at join.whoop.com/modernwisdom
Get up to $50 off the RP Hypertrophy App at rpstrength.com/modernwisdom
Get ChatGPT to explore ideas, solve problems, and learn faster at chatgpt.com
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0:00 Why Bill Doesn’t Trust Apple
3:01 How is Information Collected and Distributed?
8:39 Can Humans Keep Up With Technology?
10:47 Why Companies Hack Their Own Systems
16:31 The Biggest Exploitation Hack
20:14 Why Threats Are Constantly Changing
24:43 Is DOGE Really a Mess?
31:29 How AI Is Supercharging Hacking
36:24 Do Intelligence Operators Know You Better Than You Do?
46:41 Who is the Most Surveilled Person in the World?
54:05 Is the Bad Outgrowing the Good?
01:03:25 How Bill Built Spartan Forge
01:12:42 Where to Find Bill
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Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - spotify.modernwisdom.com or Apple Podcasts - apple.modernwisdom.com
Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - chriswillx.com/books
Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - neutonic.com/modernwisdom
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Get in touch in the comments below or head to...
Instagram: instagram.com/chriswillx
Twitter: twitter.com/chriswillx
Email: chriswillx.com/contact
