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No.2949
hey /g/ so in light of recent happenings,i have decided to make myself more concious so i dont get vanned over ripping off an album
what programs and services respect my privacy the most and are superior to nsa software?
im going to be using a paid vpn with a prepaid card to anonymize my mobile and computer
for my phone ive rooted it, got a custom os, ditched all the jewgle programs,about to get a prepaid provider so i dont need a contract. under my brothers atm
for my computer. im using a linux machine to torrent, and play my games on win 7 machine, internet off (i dont care for multiplayer, never have)
ive steered clear of social network sites, messengers
i know utorrent cant be trusted.
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No.2963
A big issue is that we don't really know too much about what will kill NSA software. The prepaid card is a good step, you could take it a step further and buy bitcoin and buy the vpn with that. I've personally been using tixati for torrenting, they have some p2p chat bullshit that you can just ignore. Also make sure that in the event that your vpn times out or gets disconnected you are using some sort of firewall so you don't leak your IP in the downtime.
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No.3104
Try to browse the internet with your window maximized so it's not in an unusual resolution.
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No.3119
Not my pic but have a few useful extensions.
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No.3132
>>3119
This is really good, didn't know some of these.
OP, use Palemoon or GNU Icecat depending on your interface preference.
In about:config make sure all connections are proxied through tor ( tor must be setup, obviously ).
One last thing: DON'T BE FUCKING STUPID. Taking all of these precautions can't save you if you always use the same username or password or link your NSA-faceindex account to every website you visit. don't install shit from Google, Apple, Facebook, or Microsoft because it is all NSA-spyware. Last of all: never use a website to do something you can do on your computer or without the website altogether.
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No.3133
>>2949
The phone is a lost cause, don't bother.
>>3104
Resolution can be used to identify you, so it's preferable to browse the web in odd window dimensions.
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No.3156
I doubt NSA, or the GCHQ in your case, is interested in you ripping CD's. Hiding your traffic from law enforcement is fairly easy, hiding your traffic from the nine eyes is not possible
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No.3161
>>3156
>not getting it
windows 10 is NSA now
they can literally call the police and go to court because they know you have torrented music on your drive..'
yes
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No.3167
>>3161
Well, this is a 5-years-away thing. They're going to babystep it in by building the technology first and normalizing the legal argument later.
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No.3209
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No.3230
VPNs are privacy by policy which is something that's always bothered me. I really would not recommend relying on them and personally would never pay for one. I guess you're probably statistically more safer than someone who doesn't use a VPN but in all reality there's nothing stopping a high level organization from gaining access to their data (read NSA).
If you want actual safe torrenting I would recommend i2p. There will be less selection on their network and the dl speeds are slower but you're going to get privacy and security by design and you could actually rely on it more so than some random company. Start reading up on i2p.
Also something you need to cover is your router. If you're really starting to get paranoid or let's say, actively concerned about internet freedom, I would recommend flashing a free firmware onto your router. This isn't all that hard in itself but if you're new to this kind of thing I would recommend due diligence and reading up on how to do this without bricking your machine.
Some good ones are OpenWrt, Tomato, DD-WRT(although it is a bit of a mess and has some non free shit in it. Look around a bit more to find better free alternatives.
I guess this guide is for someone who's a little more paranoid than OP but whatever.
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No.3264
>>3119
I'm fairly sure most of those cookie extensions could be replaced with privacybadger, which from what I understand blocks dodmains if it doesn't break the page, and eats cookies if blocking breaks the page.
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No.3316
>>3230
How to be really paranoid?
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No.3345
>>2949
>Making a transition to better privacy, what do?
Burn your computer and go live innawoods.
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No.3505
Im a nub but I can suggest airvpn, they have a built in network lock that shuts down all your shit if it is not going through the tunnel.
read through their faq and you will see that they are above a lot of plebtier vpns like PIA. it explains things concisely, debunks some myths and doesnt promise you a pie in a sky
also GET SOME FUCKING BITCOIN FOR FUCKS SAKE HOW DO YOU NOT HAVE ANY BITCOIN YET
seriously you can thank me later, just buy a little bit every month instead of a lump sum to combat variance
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No.4929
>>2949
Start using PGP for everything online, end-to-end encryption for everything. Route all traffic through tor constantly. Physically melt every hard drive you own along with the phone itself. Have a Raspberry Pi running a tor connection 24/7 and exclusively use Tails USB's in live mode on the PC's without harddrives. Never go outsite without a full-body suit of kevlar over a full-body suit of nomex and IV rifle plating on your chest, abdomen, groin, and every limb. Get rid of all of your credit and debit cards. Burn your birth certificate and social security card. Start amassing grenades for personal use. Burn or file your fingerprints off. Carry an illegal high powered laser on you at all times. Hire mercenaries to assist you as armed guards. Never be in front of any camera for any reason ever. If you absolutely must cross the view range of one, use laser to blind it. Have a .50 BMG rifle loaded with Raufoss Mk 211 (High-explosive incendiary/armor-piercing round) in your room, ready to shoot any armored FBI or SWAT vans coming your way. Mount a minigun with an integrated Level IV ballistic shield on your window facing the street. Have an extremely high power degausser on 24/7 above your doorframe and in the walls around the door to your room with your computer. Ideally, get metal panels over windows. As a substitute, get pitch black blinds and use a nail gun to attach steel wire around the outside of the window to keep grenades out. Replace all walls and floors with thick slabs of extremely hard metal like titanium. Replace all doors with reinforced steel vault doors with 1-foot diameter bolts going 3 feet into your titanium walls. Carry a .50 AE deagle with AP rounds with you at all times. Line your basement with several metric or imperial tonnes or tons of dirty (radioactive) explosives rigged to a remote handheld det device. If police or the military somehow manage to enter your home even with mesh anti-grenade screens, a minigun, a serious AP rifle, a team of mercenaries, grenades, and the world's thickest locks, detonate your dirty bomb stockpile to ensure your data is never compromised.
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No.4938
>ive rooted it
>custom OS
>secure
lol
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No.4973
>>2949
No phone, no non-free software, no windows, no internet at all.
If you want to go off the grid, you have to commit
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No.6942
>>3119
>no creation date
How am I supposed to know how current this is?
Why isn't ublock origin on the list?
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No.6943
>>6942 (me)
I get that I just replied to a >2 year old post but that doesn't invalidate my point ok OK?!
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No.6944
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No.6945
>>2949
First of all, get rid of your phone. That will help immensely. Second, use Tor whenever possible. If you need to use something other than Tor, use Waterfox with the following plugins:
uBlock Origin (not adblock, they are evil)
Privacy Badger
HTTPS Everywhere
Disconnect
Decentraleyes
NoScript
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No.7907
>>2949
>"How do i get gud at privacy"
>not giving a specific threat model
don't be surprised when the answers you get have nothing in common with each other eg not using intel and using a paid vpn
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No.7960
>>4929
Imagine being this autistic
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No.7961
Minimize usage of proprietary software, that should be obvious.
No browser is safe and private, addons do not change that. A whonix/whonix-like setup may help.
Get a PC without intel ME.
VPN is bullshit really, you are basically paying a guy hoping he won't reveal who you are to bad guys, while you could be using technologies such as tor, i2p and freenet.
The only secure way to dualboot windows and gnu is to have them on separate harddrives, you must unplug the gnu harddrive when you boot windows.
Also, do share stuff on i2p torrents, it's community's best bet as of now.
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No.7962
>>3119
I use ublock origin + umatrix. Can someone explain how reqpolicy + noscript different?
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No.8033
>>3119
>08/13/15
>3 year old picture, which was already old.
Many of these are outdated and not to be trusted anymore. Do you own fresh research and understand what the add-ons do, as some add-ons have been known to invade users privacy in the past. Don't trust blindly. First try the add-ons in an immutable VM and verify their code and actions are doing what you wish before using seriously.
If you are on Tor Browser and which to remain anonymous don't run add-on's that change your fingerprint.
>>7962
NoScript blocks JavaScript and a few other things. It doesn't have anything to do with third party content/media, outside of the fact it would block it because of the content type and blacklist/whitelist setup.
RequestPolicy was an addon that blocked third party content, pretty useful if you didn't want site content being embedded or loaded from sites you don't trust (not the main domain name).
>https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/requestpolicy/
>Last updated: 5 years ago (Jul 30, 2013)
>"RequestPolicy's new version is under development as RequestPolicy Continued. Ultimately, I'd like RequestPolicy Continued to replace RequestPolicy."
>https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/requestpolicy-continued/
>"Unfortunately, as of beginning of April, 2018, RequestPolicy still isn't compatible with Firefox Quantum."
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No.8454
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No.8455
Hello, what is /g/'s opinion on Brave?
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No.8869
>>2963
You know that tixati is closed source
right?
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No.8872
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No.8873
>Cant see what youre browsing on tor
<Can see that youre browsing using tor
WHAT COULD HE POSSIBLY BE UP TO
Its about 180% easier and more easier to just think ahead and hide in plain site.
Proxy your torrents from not shit trackers
Encrypt your cp and put it along side your family photos
Use public wifi whenever possible
Make up a fake identity
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No.8874
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No.8889
>>2963
>I've personally been using tixati for torrenting
RETARD SPOTTED
Make the switch to Bitcomet, it's worth it
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No.8890
>>2963
>I've replied to a 4 year old post
RETARD SPOTTED
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No.8893
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