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NTD News China in Focus interviews Security Advisor Rex M. Lee

Rex breaks down cybersecurity threats associated with Tech-Based Hyrid Warfare and how to protect your data in the AI age, plus the need for an Electronic Bill of Rights (EBOR).

Rex explains that EBOR is centered on the enforcement of existing consumer protection, child protection, FCC privacy, and national security laws such as The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversarial Controlled Applications Act of which the Trump administration is not enforcing.

Hosted by Rex M. Lee

Lockheed Martin Cyber Attack: Did Iran Steal F-35 Secrets?

In this TechStorm special report, Rex M. Lee examines claims made by the hacker group known as APT Iran, which alleges it exfiltrated approximately 375 terabytes of data from Lockheed Martin, one of America's largest defense contractors.

By Rex M. Lee Security Advisor | My Smart Privacy

Security advisor Rex M. Lee investigates why IDEMIA, a French identity-security firm, processes passports, fingerprints, and facial recognition data for the TSA, CBP, and FBI. With IDEMIA's public-security division now being sold to Spain's Amadeus IT Group, Lee asks the bigger question: why is any foreign-owned company trusted with America's most sensitive biometric data?

Rex Lee, Security Advisor and Tech Journalist explains that modern technology and data-driven systems are increasingly used to influence behavior and public opinion, while efforts to regulate these practices are complicated by widespread reliance on the same technologies across politics, business, and society.

Security advisor and tech journalist Rex Lee of My Smart Privacy confronts a provocative question: Is China quietly winning the global data center buildout — and with it, the AI race? Drawing on years of research, he makes the case for what he believes the evidence overwhelmingly shows.

Rex M. Lee, Tech Journalist and  Security Advisor explains that while immersive experiences like Ascended Intelligence show AI’s potential as a human-enhancing tool, fear-driven narratives and overhype in the West are slowing adoption and eroding trust. Meanwhile, countries like China are accelerating ahead by promoting widespread AI acceptance—highlighting a growing strategic and national security risk if the West does not shift toward responsible, optimistic engagement with AI.

Security Advidor Rex Lee shares his thoughts on the urgent need for reform in the digital data economy, highlighted at SXSW 2026, where discussions emphasized the failures of today’s surveillance-driven, error-prone data systems and their massive economic and societal costs. He outlines the Clean Data Alliance’s vision, centered on the Electronic Bill of Rights, which promotes consent-based, privacy-preserving, and user-controlled data practices to replace exploitative “dirty data” models. Lee stresses that restoring human agency over personal data is essential for building ethical AI and trustworthy digital systems that respect civil liberties, security, and human rights.

The Global AdTech AI-Quantum Algorithmic Control Platform and Ecosystem Explained

By Rex M. Lee | Security Advisor | My Smart Privacy | BlackOps Partners- Washington, DC

In this important interview with NTD News, security advisor and investigative tech journalist Rex M. Lee discusses the rising cyber and intelligence threats emerging in the context of the Iran conflict and the broader evolution of tech-based hybrid warfare.

Lee explains how civil-military fusion programs are increasingly leveraging everyday consumer technologies—including smartphones, tablet PCs, connected products, PCs, and servers supported by Android, iOS, and Windows—as data collection and targeting platforms.

A Fact-Check on Viral Claims

Rex M. Lee investigates viral claims that the U.S. federal government “hacked” Signal chats tied to activist groups in Minneapolis, separating speculation from verifiable fact. Drawing on public reporting, law enforcement statements, and established encryption principles, he finds no evidence that Signal’s end-to-end encryption was broken. Instead, Lee explains how investigations into encrypted messaging typically rely on human infiltration, seized devices, metadata, or legal process—not cryptographic backdoors or mass decryption capabilities. By clarifying the technical realities of secure messaging, he underscores why conflating endpoint access with encryption failure distorts public understanding of digital security, civil liberties, and the integrity of modern communications platforms.

By. Rex M. Lee, Investigative Tech Journalist | Security Advisor | Board Member, Clean Data Alliance

Rex Lee explains how modern sports betting is a structurally loss-driven ecosystem where built-in house edges, parlay math, addictive app design, and AI-driven surveillance ensure most bettors lose money while platforms profit not only from wagers but also from continuous data extraction and behavioral manipulation.

By. Rex M. Lee, Security Advisor | My Smart Privacy | TechTalk Summits Contributor

Security Advisor Rex Lee explains that despite strong cryptography, most blockchain and crypto failures come from traditional human, software, and governance weaknesses—not advanced technologies like AI or quantum computing.

By Rex M. Lee, Security Advisor & Tech Journalist

Security Advisor and Tech Journalist Rex Lee explains how Rush, Queensrÿche, Orwell, Tron, and The Matrix foresaw today’s AI-driven surveillance state.

By Rex M. Lee, National Security Advisor

National Security Advisor Rex Lee explains how the modern influence economy has fused with fraud, bot networks, and foreign operations—creating a weaponized digital ecosystem that manipulates narratives, distorts reality, and threatens national security.

By Rex M. Lee – Security & Privacy Advisor, Investigative Tech Journalist
My Smart Privacy

Cybersecurity expert and Investigative Tech Journalist Rex Lee warns how the United States faces unprecedented AI-driven cyber threats from foreign adversaries at the very moment its top cyber-defense agencies remain stalled without Senate-confirmed leadership.

By Rex M. Lee, Security Advisor

Cybersecurity expert Rex Lee dives into how SIM and eSIM technologies have evolved from passive identifiers into active cyber battlegrounds—fueling global “SIM farm” operations, large-scale fraud, and infrastructure attacks that demand zero-trust security from chip to cloud.

By Rex M. Lee, Security Advisor, My Smart Privacy

Cybersecurity expert Rex Lee warns that NVIDIA’s DGX Spark AI Supercomputer, though highly powerful and affordable, presents serious national security and data-sovereignty risks due to Chinese-origin components and software, necessitating full air-gapping and rigorous hardening before deployment.

By Rex M. Lee, Security Advisor

Cybersecurity expert Rex Lee spoke at the 2025 Regional Cybersecurity Week Summit in Rabat, Morocco, representing Smart Africa and sharing strategies for cybersecurity and digital sovereignty.

Rex M. Lee, My Smart Privacy, Interviewed by NTD News 

Rex Lee, a cybersecurity expert, shares his thoughts on the U.S. government allowing Nvidia and AMD to sell lower-end AI chips to China.

By Rex M. Lee, Security Advisor, My Smart Privacy

Critical infrastructure operators, defense industry contractors, state and local governments, technology firms, AI data centers, utilities, and the oil & gas sector all face escalating cybersecurity threats, regulatory pressures, and operational risks tied to their reliance on commercial telecom carriers. Owning licensed spectrum and deploying private LTE (pLTE) networks offers not only long-term security and data sovereignty, but also strategic financial benefits.

By Rex M. Lee, Security Advisor, My Smart Privacy

The unprecedented Trump–Intel deal has sparked debate about U.S. tech leadership, national security, and taxpayer accountability. By converting CHIPS Act funds into a 10% equity stake in Intel, Washington is reshaping industrial policy—but at what cost?

Interview with Rex Lee By Don Ma with NTD News

Rex M. Lee, cybersecurity adviser, discussed the U.S. government's deal with Nvidia and AMD to get a cut of revenue from sales of some chips in China.

The Trump administration confirmed an unprecedented deal with Nvidia and AMD to give the U.S. government 15 percent of revenue from sales of some advanced chips in China. For a deep dive, NTD spoke to Rex Lee, cybersecurity adviser at My Smart Privacy and tech journalist.

By Rex M. Lee, Security Advisor/Tech Journalist

A critical vulnerability in Erlang/OTP SSH, tracked as CVE-2025-32433 with a CVSS score of 10.0, has been actively exploited since May 2025, targeting operational technology (OT) networks worldwide. Reported by Hacker News, this flaw, patched in April 2025 with releases OTP-27.3.3, OTP-26.2.5.11, and OTP-25.3.2.20, stems from a missing authentication issue, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code without credentials. About 70% of attacks hit OT environments, with 85% targeting healthcare, agriculture, media, and tech sectors in the U.S., Canada, Brazil, India, and Australia. Added to CISA’s KEV catalog in June 2025, exploitation involves reverse shells and industrial port attacks, posing risks to critical infrastructure. Urgent patching and enhanced network monitoring are crucial to mitigate this severe threat to national and economic security.

By Rex M. Lee | Investigative Tech Journalist

Today’s AI-infused mobile apps, browsers, chatbots, and gaming platforms don’t just monitor your behavior—they enable multiple companies and governments to monitor, track, and data mine you for profits simultaneously through cross-platform surveillance technologies, often without your knowledge or consent.

And sometimes, without you even using their services…

By Rex M. Lee, Security Advisor and Investigative Tech Journalist

ByteDance, the Chinese tech conglomerate behind TikTok, is at the center of a patent infringement controversy involving the alleged illegal replication of social video playback and sharing technology that the US Patent and Trademark office granted a patent for.

The case raises serious questions about intellectual property theft, national security, and the complicity of Big Tech in enabling foreign adversaries.

There have been growing calls to counter China's rise in technological advancements, especially in realms like AI. But what exactly are the risks to Americans? NTD spoke with Rex Lee.

Interview with Rex Lee, My Smart Privacy

By Rex M. Lee, Security Advisor & Investigative Tech Journalist, My Smart Privacy

Despite strong privacy laws like Europe’s GDPR and California’s CCPA, Big Tech exploits mobile apps to bypass protections, turning smartphones into data-harvesting tools. Here’s how they do it—and why it matters for your privacy. 

TechStorm Podcast featuring Rex M. Lee

In this explosive episode, Technologist Merle Garrison and Security Advisor Rex M. Lee investigates actress Scarlett Johansson’s lawsuit against OpenAI over the alleged theft of her voice and likeness—raising serious questions about copyright violations, AI ethics, and intellectual property theft.

Security Advisor Rex M. Lee of My Smart Privacy Breaks Down the Origins of China's AI Behind DeepSeek

Did Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek truly out-innovate its U.S. rivals as it claims? NTD interviewed cybersecurity adviser Rex M. Lee of My Smart Privacy to get his expert analysis on who is really behind the development of China's AI supporting DeepSeek.

Interview with Security Advisor, Rex M. Lee

DJI, a Chinese military company, now dominates the U.S. drone market. Some lawmakers have called it TikTok with wings, fearing the devices DJI makes could act as eyes in the sky for Beijing. A defense bill could change its massive market share.

Interview with Security Advisor, Rex M. Lee

From the battlefield to cyberspace, adversaries are evolving their arsenals. With the growing threat of Chinese espionage in U.S. networks, is America prepared for this new, tech-driven hybrid warfare? Rex Lee, security adviser at My Smart Privacy. told NTD his concerns.