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A wave of new state and federal privacy laws, expanded biometric enforcement actions, and growing government data‑collection mandates are sparking alarm among civil‑liberties advocates nationwide. But few are sounding the alarm as forcefully as Brent Johnson — author, speaker, and longtime champion of personal sovereignty — who says the United States is entering “the most aggressive era of government encroachment in modern history.”

Over the past year, more than two dozen states have enacted new privacy and data‑governance laws, while Congress continues to debate federal legislation that would standardize data‑collection rules across the country. Federal agencies, including the FTC and HHS, have stepped up enforcement actions involving biometric identifiers, digital tracking technologies, and children’s data. Legal analysts note that these actions often require companies to turn over detailed user information, expanding the government’s access to private data.

To many Americans, these developments are framed as necessary protections in a digital age. To Brent Johnson, they are something else entirely.

“Every time the government says it’s ‘protecting’ your privacy, what it’s really doing is expanding its authority to define, monitor, and regulate your life,” Johnson said in an interview this week. “This is the architecture of Big Brother — and it’s being built in plain sight.”

Johnson, author of The American Sovereign and The Pursuit of Happiness, has spent more than three decades teaching Americans how to live with maximum independence from government control. He argues that the current surge in privacy and AI regulation is not a shield for citizens, but a framework for deeper surveillance. For more than 30 years, Brent has had great success in teaching those who want to know practical, genuinely workable methods on how to truly live free from the endless encroachment of Big Brother.  Brent is truly a modern day freedom fighter.

“Biometric enforcement, AI oversight, mandatory disclosures — these are not tools of freedom,” he said. “They are tools of control. And once they’re in place, they never go away.”

Legal analysts have noted a sharp rise in government‑driven data‑collection requirements, including new reporting mandates for companies and expanded authority for agencies to demand digital records. Several federal bills under consideration would broaden access to facial‑recognition databases, AI‑generated behavioral profiles, and location‑tracking information.

Johnson believes these developments represent a fundamental shift in the relationship between citizens and the state.

“The founders warned us about this,” he said. “A government that can track you can control you. A government that can control you can own you.”

While Johnson is known for his philosophical defense of liberty, he is equally focused on practical tools. At the center of his strategy is one message he repeats often: “If you want to protect your sovereignty, you must separate your life from your assets.”

For Johnson, the answer is the use of properly structured trusts — not as tax shelters, but as barriers between individuals and government intrusion.

“A trust is not just a legal instrument,” Johnson explained. “It is a wall. It is a declaration that your property is not up for grabs by bureaucrats, regulators, or data‑harvesting agencies.”

He explains how trusts can:

• Shield assets from regulatory overreach
• Reduce exposure to government data‑collection requirements
• Protect family property from shifting political winds
• Preserve privacy in an era of expanding digital surveillance

“People think freedom is a feeling,” Johnson said. “It’s not. Freedom is a structure. Freedom is preparation. Freedom is putting your life in a position where the government cannot simply reach in and take.”

As states continue to pass new privacy and AI laws — and as federal agencies expand their enforcement powers — Johnson believes Americans must act quickly.

“The window is closing,” he said. “If you want to live free, you must build the legal and spiritual foundation for that freedom now. The government is not slowing down. Neither should you.”

For Johnson, the fight for sovereignty is no longer theoretical. It is immediate, practical, and deeply personal.

“Freedom is not something you ask for,” he said. “It’s something you secure.”