S5 EP 99 Hakeem Anwar Built a Phone So Private It Might Make Google Nervous

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Meet Hakeem Anwar, a former software engineer who said goodbye to Silicon Valley to create Above Phone, a groundbreaking device designed to put your privacy and well-being back into your hands.

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S5 EP 99 Hakeem Anwar Built a Phone So Private It Might Make Google Nervous

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Ever felt like your phone knows way too much about you? You’re not alone—and Hakeem Anwar is doing something bold about it.

On this episode of The Healthier Tech Podcast, meet Hakeem Anwar, a former software engineer who said goodbye to Silicon Valley to create Above Phone, a groundbreaking device designed to put your privacy and well-being back into your hands. Dive into a conversation that exposes how mainstream phones silently track every tap, swipe, and step—and discover the revolutionary alternatives available right now.

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Highlights you’ll love:

The shocking reality of what mainstream smartphones collect about you (and why you should care).

How Above Phone empowers users to reclaim digital independence without sacrificing convenience.
Why privacy isn’t just for “tech geeks” anymore—it’s crucial for mental, emotional, and even physical health.
Hakeem’s insights into escaping digital surveillance and why everyone should reconsider their relationship with technology.
Simple steps anyone can take right now to live a digitally healthier life.

Ready to stop feeling like your phone is watching your every move? Hit play, subscribe, and join the conversation on reclaiming your digital freedom.

Connect With Hakeem:

Website: abovephone.com

Educational Hub: takebackourtech.org

Socials: @takebackourtech

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R Blank

R Blank is the founder of Healthier Tech and the host of “The Healthier Tech Podcast”, available iTunes, Spotify and all major podcasting platforms.

R has a long background in technology. Previously, R ran a software engineering firm in Los Angeles, producing enterprise-level solutions for blue chip clients including Medtronic, Apple, NBC, Toyota, Disney, Microsoft, the NFL, Ford, IKEA and Mattel.

In the past, he served on the faculty at the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering where he taught software engineering, as well as the University of California, Santa Cruz.

He has spoken at technology conferences around the world, including in the US, Canada, New Zealand and the Netherlands, and he is the co-author of “AdvancED Flex Development” from Apress.

He has an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and received his bachelor’s degree, with honors, from Columbia University. He has also studied at Cambridge University in the UK; the University of Salamanca in Spain; and the Institute of Foreign Languages in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.

Connect with R on LinkedIn.