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Gavin de Becker: Why your phone can't hide from a government

How state-grade tools defeat consumer-device confidentiality. Why Epstein is better read as a constructed access vehicle than a wealthy lone criminal.

Gavin de BeckerguestSteven Bartletthost
Mar 2, 20261h 44mWatch on YouTube ↗

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Released
March 2, 2026
Duration
1h 44m
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The Diary of a CEO
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

World-renowned security expert Gavin de Becker reveals how governments read your messages, why Jeffrey Epstein was a construct, secrets from White House and CIA protection, and how to trust your gut and stay safe in a digital world! Gavin de Becker is a security and violence prevention expert with over 50 years of experience, and founder of Gavin de Becker & Associates. He is widely considered to be the leading expert on anti-assassination strategies, and is a best-selling author whose books on the prevention of violence are published in 30-language. He explains: ◼️How to use fear to predict physical violence ◼️Why AI is the ultimate tool for government mass surveillance ◼️The J-A-C-A framework for identifying if someone will become violent ◼️Why your phone is never safe from government-level hacking ◼️The critical difference between true fear and basic anxiety 00:00 Intro 03:14 What Do I Actually Do — And Who Calls Me When Everything Falls Apart? 04:31 Why High-Profile Clients Seek Me Out (And What That Says About Power) 06:04 The Real Story Behind The Jeff Bezos Hack — What Most People Missed 12:59 The Epstein Files: What They Reveal — And Why It Matters 20:39 Was Epstein A Spy? The Question No One Wants To Answer 23:05 The Hidden Cameras In Epstein’s Home — What Were They Really For? 24:19 How Secret Recordings Could Be Weaponized By A Foreign Adversary 26:49 Why Would Epstein Court Podcast Hosts? What Was The Endgame? 29:03 The Unreleased Epstein Files — What Could Still Be Hidden? 31:22 Why Governments Lie — And What They’re Trying To Protect 34:33 How My View Of Reality Differs From The One Most People Accept 40:18 Are We Being Pushed To Fight Each Other? Who Benefits From Division? 42:41 What Happens If Society Declines — And How Close Are We? 48:15 Ads 50:26 Did They Have Today’s Technology Decades Ago? What This Means 53:01 Why You Must Follow Your Intuition — Before It’s Too Late 58:40 Why We Ignore Our Gut Instincts (And The Cost Of Doing So) 1:02:46 How To Heal Childhood Wounds — And Break The Hidden Patterns 1:11:00 Ads 1:12:47 What’s Real And What’s Not? How To Think Clearly In A Distorted World 1:16:45 Why Trust In Big Institutions Is Collapsing — And What Comes Next 1:21:08 The Dark Side Of Big Companies — What They Don’t Want You To See 1:24:05 How To Live A Fulfilling Life In Uncertain Times 1:33:58 Why The Gift Of Fear Struck A Nerve — And Why It Still Matters 1:36:50 Where Purpose Comes From — And How To Find Meaning In Chaos Enjoyed the episode? Share this link and earn points for every referral - redeem them for exclusive prizes: https://doac-perks.com Follow Gavin: Website - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/1wkYrYW You can purchase Gavin’s book, ‘The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence’, here: https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/DDQWNis The Diary Of A CEO: ◼️Join DOAC circle here - https://doaccircle.com/ ◼️Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook ◼️The 1% Diary is back - limited time only: https://bit.ly/3YFbJbt ◼️The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards (Second Edition): https://g2ul0.app.link/f31dsUttKKb ◼️Get email updates - https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt ◼️Follow Steven - https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: Pipedrive - https://pipedrive.com/CEO Wispr - Get 14 days of Wispr Flow for free at https://wisprflow.ai/steven Factor: https://factormeals.com/diary50off with code DIARY50OFF

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  • Gavin de Becker

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  • Steven Bartlett

    host

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Diary of a CEO, featuring Gavin de Becker and Steven Bartlett, Gavin de Becker: Why your phone can't hide from a government explores security expert warns privacy is dead, urges intuition amid distrust Gavin de Becker, a leading protective security advisor, explains how modern protection work spans physical threats, reputation attacks, and cyber intrusion—arguing that true phone confidentiality is effectively impossible against state actors.

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