Hacker Kim Dotcom Issues Dark Warning on Surveillance, Electronic Voting Machines, and Nuclear War
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In this interview, Kim Dotcom offers a bleak assessment of global privacy and geopolitics. He asserts that citizens in countries like New Zealand and the U.S. have minimal privacy due to comprehensive government surveillance programs that monitor all communications. The purpose, he claims, is to build profiles for influencing public opinion, similar to how Facebook targets ads. Dotcom insists that no digital tool is secure, including Signal, and that the only way to achieve privacy is to disconnect from the internet entirely.
Dotcom connects his legal troubles to his support for Julian Assange, stating that his 2012 indictment for copyright infringement was a pretext for his political activities. He faces potential extradition to the U.S., which he continues to fight from New Zealand. He argues that the U.S. government controls media and propaganda, making independent outlets crucial but vulnerable.
On global affairs, Dotcom predicts U.S. financial collapse due to unsustainable debt, leading to defeats in Ukraine and Iran. He foresees a direct NATO-Russia conflict, which Russia would win, and a high likelihood of nuclear war, possibly initiated by the U.S. under Trump, whom he calls a narcissistic liar. He recommends direct democracy as a solution, distrusts electronic voting machines, and believes AI will worsen surveillance. Throughout, Dotcom expresses a fatalistic view, suggesting that resistance is limited and the world is heading toward turmoil.
[MUSIC] Kim.com, thank you very much for doing this. How much privacy do we have as citizens of New Zealand or the United States? Not much because the government is surveilling everybody. Yeah. How are they doing that? They have massive surveillance programs that are designed to catch every phone call, video call, everything you do. What is the purpose of that? Why are they surveilling their own populations? Because they can create a profile of their citizens and then use the data to basically put the people in categories and influence them as well. So it's not just surveillance, it's also a mind-to-art thing in terms of elections or something. Okay. So you believe the government is tailoring its propaganda to the population based on profiles that they've assembled, like Facebook does for advertising. Yeah. So if they want, for example, support for war, they can use the system to convince people. Interesting. How do you get out of it? How do you find privacy in a panoptocon like this? Don't be connected to the internet. It's the only way. Yeah. Don't be, but if you're not connected to the internet, then you can't communicate with people except in your living room. It's true, but if you're online, you have to know that everything you do is being watched and listened to. Yeah. Why is there no way out? Why is there no phone or laptop or tablet that allows me to communicate with you without being spied on? Because the US government has a lot of fingers in the technology. So every website that you visit, every tool that you use, every hardware that you use is controlled by the US government bots. Yeah. So this is not a new phenomenon. You were indicted, I think, in 2011, 2012, a long time ago. Is that what year was it? In 2012. So 14 years ago, what you were doing, you're basically allowing people to upload large files privately on the internet. I think that's what you were doing. And that was so threatening that the US government tried to put you in prison. No, what was really threatening was I gave money to Vicky Leaks and Julian Alzans. So the US government saw me as a person of interest because of that. And everything that followed is because of my support for the truth. Yeah. For Julian Assange. Yeah. And what did Julian came out with a video, who let me remember that I was touched by it and gave a lot of money to Vicky Leaks. And then what happened after you did that? I was such a copy-run infringement. So what my users uploaded to my website, they said I'm responsible for that. But wouldn't Facebook be responsible for every criminal who uses a meta product? Wouldn't Google be responsible for any criminal uses their search engine? I mean, this is a new, I've never heard of this principle before. Yeah. The big differences, they did not give money to Vicky Leaks. So what did they charge you with and what was the penalty? They touched me with a recall X. So they not only say I'm a criminal because I allowed people to use my websites for infringement. They said I planted with other people stupid. And what were the penalties for this? Or they want to put me in jail for 186 years. I'm sorry to laugh. 186 years for copyright infringement? Oh, that's what you get if you support a lot of times. Well, I do support Julian Sons. So I hope that's not coming for me. So whatever happened to the charges? Oh, they want to extra die me from New Zealand, to the United States. Are they still trying to do that? Yeah. Even after my stroke, they're still trying to do that. Are you worried that they'll be able to? Oh, they want to. I'm, I have no doubt. But I don't know if they can because I'm not the same person anymore after my stroke. So if they really want to go ahead, they are up for a big challenge. What would happen if you were to use your money to build a phone that was truly private that the US government could not listen to? I did something like that when I was still the creator of the maker. So I had an encrypted communication tool. But now for surrounding maker, it's no longer trustworthy. But why hasn't anyone done that? I mean, it seems like the one thing we could use to regain our freedom is a communications, a simple communications device that's actually private. And the US, you can't. So if you put out an encrypted device, then the government will just send your letter saying you have to give us a big door, go to jail. You know, this is the legally possible in the US. The government can just send your letter to say give me a big door. And what if you say no? They put them saying so it is illegal in the United States to communicate privately. Yes, they do. Yeah. And no, they say you have freedom of speech, but you don't. You know, it's a joke. Does any country have freedom of speech? You have a certain degrees of freedom of speech, but it's not like it used to be, you know, where your privacy is protected. Under the UN Charter, we are all protected. You know, the US doesn't care. And because of the US, we know this from our snowden. It's fine on everybody. Everyone else is, you know. We're often assured that Christians are safe in the Holy Land. Is that true? Well, the descendants of the very first Christians, these are families who have worshipped in the land of Jesus for centuries from millennia, are now facing enormous pressure to flee their own homes. War and anti-Christian terrorism are driving them out, and untold numbers of innocent people are left feeling lost and without hope. This is why we are truly genuinely proud to support the vulnerable people project. 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So if you wanted to, I don't know, organize resistance to tyranny, you couldn't. No, you can't. Have you given up? No, it's true. You can't. Because all the tools are being watched. How will AI change this picture? AI is very dangerous because it will get access to the US database for this kind of data mining. So the AI will know everything about everybody. Huh. And there's no way to stop that? Don't have AI here. Don't have internet. It's the only way. What is, why is the US planning on building so many data centers? It's already building a huge data centers because it takes a collection about a 10 petabyte of data a day. So it's a lot. Yeah. All communications, everything. So that why is the United States building so many more data centers than China is, do you know? You can't say that because you're being told that you know, China is not far behind the US when it comes to AI. You're only being told that it's propaganda. You know, Obama made it legal to propaganda is US citizens. So you can't believe anything they say. Are American media outlets part of that effort to propagandize the public? Yeah. Of course. You know, whoever controls them controls the public. So any access to the media today is controlled. Yeah. So in the US, there's been a rise of independent media. Some of them have big platforms reach a lot of people and they're well having conversations like this. They're against the program. How long can that last do you think? It's okay that there's independent media and you are one of them. So it's very good to have you. You know, but there will be a correct answer later on everybody that is still not controlled. Yeah. And what can people do to fight back against that crackdown? Not much. You see the power of the government is very strong. So there's not too much you can do about it. You don't seem very hopeful. Are you? It's a reality. What can I tell you? The truth they are. Are there any free countries or what is the freest country do you think right now where people can say what they think with the most latitude? I think Switzerland is very good. Yeah. Switzerland. Because they have that like democracy, not a representative democracy. So the people decide is people power. I bring that in a two-new Zealand this election. So with a freedom party, we will have a direct democracy available here. Do you think that direct democracy will spread to other countries? I think it's only way because politicians are not honest people. They only look for how to make a lot of money. So directly democracy is the answer. Do you think that the war in Iran will change America's place in the world? What does the world look like in 10 years? So the US is struggling to remain number one. You know, the unipolar system that the US had for many decades, they are fighting for it. But the US is too much debt. They're going down. There's nothing that can prevent that. So I think in the next few years we will see a lot of negative things in the world to be cautious of that. What kind of negative things? So the rest is highly dependent on the US not going under. You know, the war in Ukraine will be lost. The war in Iran will be lost. USA will go into a big depression because of that. I think financially the world is heading into turmoil. How is the war in Ukraine resolved? What does that look like? It looks like now on the battlefield. So Russia will win against Ukraine. And I don't think there will be a segment. Do you believe that NATO will continue to attack Russia? I think that attacks on Russia will continue for many years. I don't see the US and the Europe giving up. So I think what Russia has to prepare for is become war. A bigger war directly with the United States and Europe? It was should be. Eating rights pretty important, but it's hard if you live here about half of the American diet is ultra processed foods and that hurts you. 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By the end of this series, you will be upset because you will understand how the surveillance economy works and what you can do to protect your privacy. The world is watching you exclusively on Tucker Carlson dot com. You think that this will evolve or devolve into a direct conflict between NATO and Russia where Russia is hitting Europe. Europe is hitting Russia. Yeah. I think so. And who wins? Russia, of course. Because Europe has no armies, you know, NATO is towards the less tiger. Yeah. Why would the Western powers, why would NATO want a war with Russia? I've never understood that. The alternative is the US loses and if the US loses, it will go down. You know, the vast has invested a lot in the US. So all that that is owned by debtors. Europe is a big debtor to the United States. So if the US stock market, for example, go down, all the European companies that are listed in the US are also going down. So we are talking about a lot of maybe previous, you know, is not something that the best can do. They want to to bend the US from going under. I think I understand that and I'd like to see the US not go under also, but I think they're accelerating the destruction of the United States. This is having the opposite effect. If you want it to wreck the US and bring the empire to its knees in the most humiliating, painful, expensive way, this is what you would do. Yeah, but that has now reached levels that are unsustainable. So it's just a matter of time. You know, that to run the US government costs 20 billion a day. It's impossible. It's impossible. That's right. What is the end of the Iran war? Iran will win because of your accessible weapons and no army to invade. You wonder where all the military money went because the US has the biggest budget for the military yet they can't invade. So I think Iran will win. And then what happens to the United States? Does the US get out of the Middle East? Yeah. Yeah. What happens to American politics? Like what direction does it go? Do you think from your perspective? I think the only way to save the America is for the people to vote directly. They're not just rule politicians. The only way I think to save America is to direct democracy. Do you think electronic voting machines are honest and reflect the will of the people, the votes that I don't trust them. Yeah. I don't trust them because they are able to be money-pullated. Yeah. You say that as fact. You know for certain that electronic voting machines can be manipulated? Yeah. They can. So why does the US still have them? Waiting for the right time to use them. I think. Yes. So that's kind of grim. Do you see a risk of a nuclear exchange in Ukraine? That is likely because if they were as far as down, when you know what is left, it's certainly not and pretty enough dead can never be paid back. So it may take the rest of the world down, where is it? And so how do you get to nuclear weapons from there? Who uses nuclear weapons do you think? I think the US first against Iran and then against the world. Yeah. Primarily, Russia and China. But you know, I thought that's coming. This is the reason why I am in New Zealand because it's in the middle of nowhere. It is the middle of nowhere. When did you see this coming? I don't know. I don't know. Could be many years, could be tomorrow. I don't know. But you saw this years ago. You believe this was going to happen. Yeah, I did. I brought my family to safety. Yeah. But ever safe. Are you safe? I don't know. Maybe if I'm extra-graduated US, I will die in the nuclear holocaust. I think. Oh, so you're certain that's coming. Yeah. Do you think it's likely that Israel uses nuclear weapons? Possibly. Why does it really have nuclear memories in the first place? Because they spied on the US for the technology. And then they started their own nuclear program. Everybody in the world knows that they have nuclear weapons. Yet they go to war against Iraq, against Iran, trying to prevent them from having nuclear weapons. You know, the first country that should give up nuclear weapons is Israel. Yeah. I don't think they're going to. No, of course not. Can you explain? You said at the outset that you were indicted and now they're trying to extract you because you supported Julian Assange. Yeah. Julian Assange famously printed American secret documents and videos on WikiLeaks on the internet. But the US government seemed very focused on killing him. Why was he such a threat? Because he was selling the crows and he got in the way of the plans of the US deep state. You know, so anything that he has in terms of support was attacked. Yeah. Why do you think Donald Trump, after spending 10 years saying he wouldn't start a regime change war with Iran did in February start a regime change war with Iran. Donald Trump is a big liar. So anything he says, he just said to become less than I wouldn't believe a word. He says he's the biggest liar in the world. What do you think his goal is? What's his agenda.
Why is he doing this? Oh, I think he wants to become more than the president of the United States. He wants to make history. I think nuclear war with him is very likely because of his narcissism and his character flaws. But starting a nuclear war would eliminate everybody. I mean, there would be no history after that. Yeah, but he is eight years old. So he is looking for the exit. And you think nuclear war is the exit? Yeah. Is there anything that can be done to stop that? Not much. If he wanted maybe either solution into the United States, you know, not have to be like Trump, be president. Do you think the deep state agrees with Trump on the question of using nuclear weapons? So, do you need to understand one thing? The deep state has the big budget for keeping Russia and China surveilled. So if they have no longer the enemy of Russia and China, the US deep state loses 40% of the budget. So they need to keep Russia and China their turn in the enemy to make money. Yes. Yeah. So really a nuclear war is not in anybody's interest. No, of course, no, of course not. Do you think that Europe or your from, your obviously German does Europe have a future as European? If they make peace with Russia, yes. If they cut ties with the US, yes. If the US keeps them as a, versus states, they have no chance to survive. Yeah. Do you believe Putin is secure in his job? Putin has over 80% approval rating in Russia. So I think it's pretty safe for you. He's pretty safe. And last question, how have you been able to keep from being extradited when New Zealand is a small country without a meaningful military? The United States wants to extradite you. How have you been able to convince the authorities in Auckland not to send you to the United States? Not convince the authorities is this process. You know, I'm fighting a tradition wherever I can. So my lawyers are fighting it and using the process to fight it because that's all I can do. Yeah. Well, we're rooting for you. And for the world, Kim.com, thank you. I know you don't do a lot of interviews and so I'm grateful you did this one. And thanks for your open talk. Great to see you. Thank you.
Podcast Summary
Key Points:
Kim Dotcom argues that governments, especially the U.S., conduct mass surveillance of citizens, creating profiles to influence populations, akin to targeted advertising.
He claims true privacy is impossible online; all communication tools, including Signal, are compromised, and avoiding the internet is the only solution.
Dotcom discusses his 2012 indictment for copyright infringement, linking it to his financial support of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks, with a potential 186-year prison sentence and ongoing extradition efforts from New Zealand.
He predicts U.S. decline due to debt, leading to losses in Ukraine and Iran, potential NATO-Russia conflict, and a high risk of nuclear war, possibly initiated by the U.S. or Israel.
Dotcom advocates for direct democracy, distrusts electronic voting machines, and suggests Switzerland as a model, while criticizing Trump as a liar and a threat.
He warns AI will exacerbate surveillance by accessing U.S. databases, and that media and propaganda are controlled to serve government interests.
Summary:
In this interview, Kim Dotcom offers a bleak assessment of global privacy and geopolitics. He asserts that citizens in countries like New Zealand and the U.S. have minimal privacy due to comprehensive government surveillance programs that monitor all communications. The purpose, he claims, is to build profiles for influencing public opinion, similar to how Facebook targets ads. Dotcom insists that no digital tool is secure, including Signal, and that the only way to achieve privacy is to disconnect from the internet entirely.
Dotcom connects his legal troubles to his support for Julian Assange, stating that his 2012 indictment for copyright infringement was a pretext for his political activities. He faces potential extradition to the U.S., which he continues to fight from New Zealand. He argues that the U.S. government controls media and propaganda, making independent outlets crucial but vulnerable.
On global affairs, Dotcom predicts U.S. financial collapse due to unsustainable debt, leading to defeats in Ukraine and Iran. He foresees a direct NATO-Russia conflict, which Russia would win, and a high likelihood of nuclear war, possibly initiated by the U.S. under Trump, whom he calls a narcissistic liar. He recommends direct democracy as a solution, distrusts electronic voting machines, and believes AI will worsen surveillance. Throughout, Dotcom expresses a fatalistic view, suggesting that resistance is limited and the world is heading toward turmoil.
FAQs
Not much, because the government surveils everybody through massive surveillance programs that capture phone calls, video calls, and other activities.
To create profiles of citizens, categorize them, and influence them, such as in elections or to build support for wars.
The only way is to not be connected to the internet, as all online activities and communication tools are watched.
No, Signal is not secure. Nothing is recommended other than avoiding all communication tools, as they are all monitored.
He was indicted for copyright infringement and faced extradition to the US, with a potential penalty of 186 years in prison.
AI is dangerous because it will access US databases for data mining, knowing everything about everybody, and there's no way to stop it unless you avoid AI and the internet.
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