I just left a LOT OF MONEY on the table because of this video. You can help out by liking this video and subscribing. I'm curious to know, though: do you think companies have a right to mandate a legal review of content produced by their affiliates?

@jasonmoore1233

2 жыл бұрын

Well, Josh, they certainly have the “right” to demand it if it is in their affiliate marketing contract, but you have the “right” to tell them to pound sand when they do it. It says a lot about you (in a good way) that you are choosing your integrity and commitment to your subscribers over becoming their corporate shill. This is why I promote you to my friends and family, besides the fact that I learn a lot from this. Your videos actually have gotten me into learning about ethical hacking since that is the ultimate way to test your security. Thanks!

@krisgee9553

2 жыл бұрын

I guess they can if it's in the affiliate agreement but normally those are commissions for sending customers their way. It's for the benefit of both parties. They seem to want too much control over someone who's not an employee.

@jasonmoore1233

2 жыл бұрын

@@krisgee9553 I agree with you. It feels that way to me also. I spoke generically because I haven’t seen their affiliate contract that they have with Josh.

@krisgee9553

2 жыл бұрын

@@jasonmoore1233 I hadn't thought of it till you mentioned it. Other's I've seen were just CYA for the company but you never know what they'd try to throw in there. Especially since lots of people just accept without reading.

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

@@jasonmoore1233 Hey Jason, thanks so much for your feedback here! You make a good point. I would need to re-read any affiliate terms that were agreed upon, but I've just never run into a case where they demanded a legal review. Based on their emails, I would have had to send them scripts and drafts of anything that mentioned their name before publishing, and then their lawyers would get back to me within 1 weeks with all the edits. Even if they somehow did have the "right" to such actions, there's just no way I can run my business with that kind of red tape. And now that I think about it, there's a very fine line between "edits for accuracy" and "edits that change the review", and since they're lawyers and I'm not, there's a power differential that makes it practically impossible for me to refute their edits. I just don't see how that works. Anyway, I'm rambling. Thanks for your comment!

Thanks for being honest and transparent. Qualities that are in short supply lately. Appreciate your approach.

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Ed.

Man, you deserve so much for making this video and being brutally honest about that service. Definitely subscribed now. Textbook work, Josh. 👌

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Nathan!

Josh touched on a fundamental point here: trusting a service with your data to protect your data is, if nothing else, one more vulnerability. Privacy and security is about reducing your amount of data in the world, not increasing it.

@AllThingsSecured

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

Thank you so much for not only your in-depth review, but for your honesty and veracity! A lot of my morals and values reflect yours and I must say this is so important. My father just had his identity stolen and we are trying to pick up the pieces. Keep up the amazing work, amazing reviews, and know that you’ve well earned a new subscriber!

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words, Cassandra and I’m so sorry to hear about your father 🙏

Kudos for your honesty! I've subbed because you deliver honest and straightforward advice and reviews and this video only reinforces that approach. Keep up the great work!

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate it, Bob!

Great review and thanks for the back story on how things went sideways. Your honesty, knowledge, thoroughness is why I tune in and recommend to friends and fam

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that, Kris! I really do.

You should always be true to yourself. I think you do a great job with your reviews which is why I continue to watch your channel. You've opened my eyes to things that I wasn't doing correctly and what tools to research to help securing me and my families information. Thanks

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Bret. 😊

Thank you for being so forthright. I really appreciate it. Especially during a time in history where people with influence paint realities for people that just aren’t true. We’re in an era where the truth is hard to discern. Finding the truth is often time consuming so many people avoid it.

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

I'm optimistic that most people are trying to offer the truth and I even think that Identity Guard wasn't trying to be under-handed with this request. I just think that sometimes people get misguided along the way.

You come across as a man of integrity. Hope people see that and continue to trust the channel for helpful information.

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated, Johan.

Thanks for being honest and for exposing this shady behavior. You've earned both my subscription and respect!

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

I'm honored, Ahmed. Thanks.

You definitely did the right thing. A classy move still leaving up a positive review

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, David.

Great video production, great audio, great voice, and great topics. Just stumbled on this channel and got to say it’s awesome. Can’t wait to see the 1 Mil play button hung up on your wall somewhere.

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, James!

WOW!!!!! I don't comment often but this review and you as a reviewer are outstanding. Thanks for being so transparent. It was very easy to subscribe Can't wait to watch more of your videos

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Paul!

You just gained a like and subscriber! Love the transparency man! Just hope they don't retaliate in some way shape or form

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

I hope not either...but it would be silly to retaliate on a positive review, don't you think?

@ColombianLNP

2 жыл бұрын

@@AllThingsSecured I agree, but it wouldn't be above them to do something shady. imo.

Hey buddy, Ive only just come across your channel recently and your content is great very informative and honest :)

Well done... One of the Things i like... (so far as i can see) standing your Ground, for your Moral & Ethics... Kudos...

massive respect for the transparency, honesty and context. 😊♥️

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Cormac.

Informative video, we appreciate your honesty.

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that, Mutaz!

Thanks for being so honest. Means a lot now a days

Thx for your honesty. Love your video’s and content. Keep on doing the great work 😎

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

Spot on it's "your review of their product" not an infomercial where you're paid to say what they want you to say. At the end of the day it's everyone's choice to decide what matters more being able to sleep at night knowing you're supporting your own values over your bank balance. More power to you for choosing the right

Just for this, I’m going to subscribe to your channel! Also a security person here and totally support your decision here! Power to us!

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment and sub!

GREAT Review! Thank You...

Good work Josh. Really enjoy your content and appreciate your integrity. Keep it up.

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words!

New video, and I just discovered your channel. Thanks for all the amazing content

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for stopping by, watching and commenting!

Appreciate your efforts!😇

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching, Rushank!

Great work Josh. Not many like you!! Appreciate your honesty, am sure it means a lot to your subscribers; channel continue to grow. 👍

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

Your ethical standards need to be applauded. Thank you for your honesty. I subbed.

Keep up the good work and thank you for being honest, that is all too rare these days when money is on the table.

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Davit!

Good honest review, Thanks !

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Jaskirat!

Great video love the honesty!

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏

Thank you!

👍👍👍👍👍thumbs up for standing up to your believes and values! And thank you very MUCH, learning lots from you.

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that, Bob! Thank you for watching and commenting. 🙏

@bobwong8268

2 жыл бұрын

@@AllThingsSecured Well, if they are really sincere to make things legally more accurate, it might be worthwhile to exlore further with them. They might become your most valuable partner. You have to be the judge. Wish you blessings upon blessings; enjoy life to the fullest!

Good review and good response to IdentityGuard's request. You're maintaining your integrity and they still get an honest review. Well done.

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Scott. 🙏

I wasn't notified they changed Identity Guard Changed to Aura. I stopped payment today. Thanks for the video.

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad it was helpful.

Liked and subscribed for your transparent honesty. Thank you.

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏

I agree with those below. You will definitely reap many benefits from being honest and transparent. Keep up the good work. 👍

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that, D R.

Would be great to see some advice about some reliable cloud storages. I'd like to get one, but I just don't feel comfortable uploading my private things somewhere in internet.

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion, Sergi!

Good job 👍

Just saw this video about this topic while shopping reviews. It's clear your passion for honesty comes first before your commission benefits. This review is a year old and didn't find newer reviews on this topic, so what program are you recommending currently?

Just liked and subscribed and your honesty

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to have you!

I subbed because of this review. Great stuff.

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Joel!

respect for keeping it real. I still purchased Identity Guard. If the day comes to sell me a bunch of extra services bye bye.

@AllThingsSecured

Жыл бұрын

👍🏻👍🏻

u are the best reviewers out there my friend I hope u will keep supporting truth rather than blind promotion for us security concerned users. any way thank u for ur unbiased content as always

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment, Anurag.

Hey man, thanks for this. Stand up. Totally. Would like to hear a little backstory on you, why you're overseas, what you do, etc.

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I might try to give a bit of backstory as we go along. I’m not that interesting though, I promise you 😂

You just got a new subscriber and a like!

Value-based work will always pay better. As a side, I looked up this video to better understand the what is Aura vs. Identity Guard and how they relate. Thank you for clarifying it. I actually stayed away from LifeLock because of Norton so this has been valuable.

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate it, Yoram!

Well said.

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Wes.

Subbed after watching this video. Thanks.

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much.

Thank you for the honesty, what they really want is a sponsored ad, not an unbiased review which is why I subscribe to you. If you ever wanted to do that I would understand and you could say this is a sponsored video for the company and not a review. I don't think that would go well with you channel and it's subject matter but I sub to other youtubers that do this and I know when it is a review or just a showcase of some new 'thing'. Keep it up and I'll keep watching.

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback, Wayne. I'm working with another company for a sponsored video in the future, and your thoughts here are helpful. I do think that sponsored content can be useful for the audience if done well, and I'm going to try to do that.

Josh is a great guy. Have hung out with him a couple times in person and was always of very high character.

@AllThingsSecured

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate you, Griffin! It's been a while, my friend. I hope you're doing well.

Like you said since there is no affiliate link, as usual I watch through the ads and left a like. This is the first time I am hearing of Identity guard as a platform not the service though

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks as always for your support!

@SECYBERSAFE

2 жыл бұрын

@@AllThingsSecured you are welcome

Good for you.

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Bob.

I like your style. I subbed

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Rick.

What id monitoring services do you use or recommend?

Thanks 💪🏻

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to help, John. 🙏

This seems to be a trend lately and good on you for calling them out publicly. I've seen similar antics recently on hardware review channels I follow and they did the same thing, publicly shamed the companies and each time the companies apologised and backed off. This will take you much further than those a**holes ever will.

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Mike. I haven't seen those same hardware review channels, but it's encouraging to know I'm in good company.

@MikeHanson

2 жыл бұрын

@@AllThingsSecured Earlier this year or end of last year, Nvidia tried something like this with @HardwareUnboxed and HUB publicly shamed them. LG, for some reason thought they would get away with it and, more similar to your experience, tried to direct a monitor review by HUB and were also publicly shamed for it. Both times, the companies backed off. I've unsubscribed from channels I thought were not being honest so I'm glad you did this video.

Yo m8, you are the real MVP

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

Thanks for being honest. Yet what company would you use if you weren't utubing. If you were just a regular person like me who would you use. I really need help.

So which identity company do you prefer?

That integrity move makes me take your channel more seriously. I stumbled upon it when I was annoyed with people talking about VPNs and how great they were, and that didn't quite mesh with my understanding of how they worked. So I wanted to watch a few videos to see if I was in the wrong. By watching your videos I am building a trust with you as a procurer of facts, and that is where integrity is key...

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. 🙏

I'm a victim of identity theft since 2006. I paid for this company for protection etc they did not protect me nor did they let me know that all of my information has been stolen until I reported it to the FTC

Thank you for the truth:)

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and commenting.

Dude, make a patreon site. Even if I'm not a USA citizen, (and videos like this have no benefit for people outside USA) I'd love to be your patreon. I'm even thinking of making an spanish spoken version of some of your videos for my Linux Spanish community.

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

I'm flattered and a bit taken aback. I know that exists, but I never considered it a viable option for this channel until now. Thank you for planting the seed and for the kind words.

Nice. Thanks for the honest review. Which identity monitoring service did you end up using?

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Right now, I'm using Identity Force but still testing out others like Aura (the parent company of Identity Guard).

@MeetInvesting

2 жыл бұрын

@@AllThingsSecured Thanks! Great videos and content! Subscribed.

@MeetInvesting

2 жыл бұрын

@@AllThingsSecured By the way, could you make a video to compare Aura, Identity Force and Identity Guard please?

I applaud your stand - thank you. To me this is an issue of 'can' and 'should'. Can Aura make these demands of affiliates? - It seems that they can. Should Aura make these demands? - No. If your product can't stand up to honest and independent scrutiny (or you fear this is the case) then you should spend your efforts in making a better product - not in curating opinions to put your product in a better light.

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

That’s a great way to put it, Brent. Thanks.

Hey, great video! As a journalist covering sensitive topics I'm very worried about the new Pegasus hack that's been used by several totalitarian states to monitor dissidents and journalists. Would that be a topic for a video maybe? Is there any way to protect yourself?

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Great question. I’ll have to do some digging myself to understand what’s happening there.

that shirt be trippy tho

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

The red one I wore while editing? Yea...I wasn't necessarily thinking that I would be recording with that shirt on, but oh well 😉

I mean I think it’s understandable for them to see it before they pay you (they have no right to legally MANDATE it though!), but they should only suggest edits that clarify information, not demand edits that are biased. For example, if you mentioned a downside in their video, they could inform you of a solution that might mitigate or eliminate the problem, and YOU can choose if you will make changes as you see fit. They should NOT be shoving words in your mouth forcefully though. I think it’s possible to show them the video for the purpose of verifying that your information is correct, but not for anything else. In the end I do think you were right if they were demanding to edit (Subbed 😁)

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that view, Hayden. My feeling, however, is that in order for an independent review to be unbiased, it simply cannot be subject to company approval in any way. If I'm getting notes back from a lawyer who says "These changes need to be made", I doubt that a non-lawyer like myself would feel comfortable only making changes as I see fit. The implication here is that if I don't make the changes a lawyer tells me to, I might be subject to some sort of lawsuit. Do you see the problem there? Does that make any sense? Edit: Also, to clarify, they weren't going to pay me for doing the review. In an affiliate relationship, they only pay if somebody signs up for their service, so it's in my best interest to be as accurate as possible even without their approval.

@haydensimpson02

2 жыл бұрын

@@AllThingsSecured OH affiliate!!! Ok well in that case, I think the video is completely irrelevant then!!! I’m 100% with you now. For some reason I was thinking sponsor, in which case I was saying that you can send them the video while simultaneously refusing to comply with demands for edits. I guess the lawsuit perspective is a good concern though, and to be honest I really don’t know what I’m talking about in terms of sponsorships. 😂 thanks for clearing it up for me!

My trust on you is increasing day by day

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Thanks for an independent review

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, Klaus.

Thank you for your honest review. Of course I had to like and subscribe. I appreciate the disclosure and about how the company is acting toward you

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure. I’m glad to hear it was helpful.

They thought they could buy you out with the affiliate link sword dangling over your neck. I'm glad you have us an honest review and didn't give into the company's demands. Also, will you continue to use this service even though you don't like what the company demanded from you. Just wondering.

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Good question, Junaid. I thought about it and decided to cancel my subscription. I did really like the product, but there are plenty of others out there. I don't think they would have done anything bad, but I also didn't want to give a company all my most sensitive data and also possibly have them mad at me. Just doesn't seem like a wise choice there. 😂

Subscribed because yesterday because of watching a VPN video you did on how zero log doesn't mean that they don't collect any data. I am going to stay because you surprised me with how you can remain objective in actually differentiate between a product and a company. Recently I seen a lot of people who used to like a companies product find out their political views on a subject and then talk badly about the product they used give high marks on because of their views and not the product. You did it properly you stated your review of the product and why you are not an affiliate with them not because the product was bad, but because of them wanting to control your review editing it to suit their interests.

Are you on LBRY? I only see one video of yours on there. When will you be uploading more there?

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for asking! I’m still trying to understand it all and figure out whether to only upload new videos or to upload my whole archive. Any thoughts there?

@MusicToTheEars141

2 жыл бұрын

@@AllThingsSecured I think it gives you the option to sync your YT vids when you set up. I don't know exactly how to, though.

I don't think I need this personally but I have family members that every couple of years have their information/money stolen. They are terrible with anything technology related. Im trying to help them out but I can't monitor their information for them. Would you recommend this to them in their case or is there something comparable out there?

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

There are others like Identity Force or Life Lock that are better.

Did you ever consider becoming a journalist? I consider this channel journalism. I've recently discovered and immediately subscribed this channel. I might disagree with you on a point or two depending on the topic, but I trust you. Thanks for your sacrifice.

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

I know an old video but I have an identity guard as well not the one with Aura. For me when I would post a youtube video like a music video it would come up as a credit card even though it was just a music video so seems they are not very smart either.

Respect

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, my friend.

I was a bit disappointed that they don't have MFA for logging onto their ID Guard website.

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't realize that wasn't available. Good catch.

I really want to comment on your channel videos but I watch KZread mostly in my Xbox and I don't know why but unfortunately Google doesn't allow even seeing comment section in the KZread Xbox app or any KZread TV or console app as far as I know. So I just want to let you know that if you saw your likes and views are way more than comments, that's one of the reasons. By the way, I love your work with being honest in every video and saying both pros and cons of everything. As you said in the video, it's makes me feel I can trust your opinion on security stuff even when I don't know you. Keep up the good work 👍

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Hossein.

Does Identity Guard use 2FA?

Doesn't ID guard offer id restoration services?

Hi, I'm new here. Great content btw. Can you review Avast antivirus? Thanks.

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve done a written review on the website, not yet a video review.

@carnavalesenpanama

2 жыл бұрын

@@AllThingsSecured thanks

I never did subscribe to those 'identity protection' sites -- my bank does that already, one time Bank of America that I have a credit-card with notified me someone in London was attempting to use my number and immediately cancelled the card and issued a new one...my card can only be used in the United States not internationally so they were right on the ball that time and sharing my info with another party to 'monitor' it? um no thanks

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Yea, I get that. The only downside there (and it's a very minor downside) is that banks who offer this usually only check one credit bureau and not all three. There are times - although rare - that this could be an issue.

Feeding the algorithm gods.

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

I’m playing the KZread game, no doubt, but I’m also having to deal with real companies trying very hard to either buy me off or control my content. I’d rather have fun playing the KZread game than to lose my integrity playing the money-grab game.

@MotorcycleWrites

2 жыл бұрын

@@AllThingsSecured I think what Unixtreme meant is that they’re “feeding the algorithm gods” by commenting. So they’re trying to support you by commenting, not criticizing you for playing the algorithm game

@unixtreme

2 жыл бұрын

@@AllThingsSecured yes apologies if I was unclear, I meant I was feeding them by commenting with boosts engagement! (or something no idea how it actually works).

Honesty last for the longest. Hope this makes some sort of sense in english, we dutch people use a lot of sayings like this. Lol. Have a nice day

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Yea, it definitely makes sense. Thanks for sharing and for the encouragement.

So you still use their services though right?

@AllThingsSecured

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I do.

I deeply appreciate your honest review but I will stay with Aura.

This video brought the same nuance level to product reviews that game of thrones brought to tv show characters' likeability 😆

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Wow...never had that kind of comment before. I'm assuming that's a good thing?

@pedrocamara9088

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah ahah definitely! Nuance is good, it comes as opposed to a simplistic view, and is usually closer to reality. This is better than a "this product sucks" or a "this is the best product ever" type of review 👌

Phew... I've watched to the end, I've scrolled through scores of the comments and agree wholeheartedly with your supporters that you're a decent guy of integrity and honesty. But... these companies are in business TO MAKE A PROFIT. That's all. The bottom line is NOTHING else matters, whatever they might profess or advertise. And now all your practical-life highly critical data is with a company you've potentially fallen out with. I would be having sleepless nights if that were me. Ethically, of course they don't have the right. But these days and sadly far too frequently, business is a long way from being ethically correct. We could naively simply hope wistfully that it were different. Or, we could just never engage with any of them, but instead take personal responsibility for each and every single bit of our important data, keeping it un-synched in as many separate baskets as required. Yes it's sometimes hard work that sucks occasionally. But honestly - the physical Little Black Book full of our passwords etc, hidden at the back of the desk drawer (or wherever) Is 1000x safer than all of these alternatives. IMHO of course...

Sounds fair to me.

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Can you explain more? Fair for the company to ask this? If so, I’d like to understand better your argument there. It would be helpful!

Why does this video end abruptly at exactly 10min?

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

If it were a pattern, I could see reason for suspicion. If you look at my archive, though, you’ll see that this is the first time that has ever happened.

have a bump and a like from a Luddite.

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Review WeVPN mate

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe. I'm not a big fan of theirs.

@benjotest5990

2 жыл бұрын

@@AllThingsSecured Because they dont have a 100% comission?

Could you please make the video about how to be secure in the crypto world 🙏 Thank you

@AllThingsSecured

2 жыл бұрын

It's coming up...stay tuned!

If your standing on truth. will stay here with you until and truth is always truth trust me. Also stand for yo rights. Fuck dem.

If they can come get the Pentagon, they can definitely come get you...

Bonafide!!