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November 21, 2022, 09:03:45 AM
#88
Privacy is everyone’s right! A VPN can help protect your data and privacy from ISPs.

Simply by adding an extra layer of protection, you can keep your identity hidden from your Internet Service Provider.  Grin Grin

For as low as $2, you can enable VPN service an entire month. If you don’t have NordVPN, then you can get it for the lowest price ever - https://voodeals.com/store/nordvpn/

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legendary
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July 05, 2023, 11:48:44 AM
#87
Proton, probably the most privacy focused company out there, is having a sale now.

40% off for email, storage, vpn and a few more from Proton Suite.

https://proton.me/mail/anniversary-sale
legendary
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June 10, 2023, 09:25:47 AM
#86
I saw something interesting that I think is nice to share here.

Mozilla (privacy focused company) is offering a new VPN service. They state that "We never log, track, or share your network data. " (https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/products/vpn)

You can join the waiting list here:

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/products/vpn/invite/
legendary
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November 18, 2022, 09:32:58 AM
#85
Black friday is here. It is  a good opportunity to get a complete Privacy bundle.

ProtonMail, ProtonVPN and ProtonDrive are for sale. 40% OFF.

https://proton.me/mail/black-friday

AFAIK, Proton suite is one of the best companies regarding privacy
legendary
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February 21, 2021, 06:11:42 AM
#84
Avoid from Google Chrome ads I am using brave browser this browser blocked the ads and 2nd mostly users get hacked because they advertise their private accounts on social media by this way we also get hack because if we have good amount in our wallet then why we advertise it and when we advertise it number of users try their best for reaching at us and our private keys so keep your secrets in secret.

Aha, and again the Brave browser.

At least it's not as bad as Chrome in terms of privacy.

Do you work with him through Tor? And do you one hundred percent trust everything that they write to you about his safety? Then I think you will be interested in reading the recent facts about how this browser leaks information about users who visit onion URLs.
https://ramble.pw/f/privacy/2387
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/brave-browser-leaks-onion-addresses-in-dns-traffic/ar-BB1dPSnS

Even without this vulnerability, Brave doesn't solve fingerprint problem.

Did I say something good about the Chrome browser? Brave browser is the same garbage.
https://aspenuwu.me/blog/dont-use-brave/

Configure your browser yourself, you will know exactly what it does.
And yes, it does not solve the problem with prints. I gave a good browser that does a great job of fingerprinting. https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.55911331
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February 21, 2021, 05:51:26 AM
#83
Just some tips from my side .

1- Setup your browser to not remember history (fine in browser setting)
2- Do not sync your history with browser
3- Always keep changing your MAc address
4- clear logs on Linux & Windows
5- Don't Share your personal info on social media
6- use portable OS like TailOS
7- on Windows & MacOS  use keyscrambler to encrypt your keystrokes
8- Avoid using Pirated softwares they always included miners and other trojens and malwares 
9- Do not store your coins on third-party servers everything is hackable today or tomorrow
10- Don't share your mobile number or email which is attached with crypto
12- Do not set remember password in any website because its can be recovered via keylogger  always make own algorithm of passwords and remember it
legendary
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February 20, 2021, 08:11:32 AM
#82
Avoid from Google Chrome ads I am using brave browser this browser blocked the ads and 2nd mostly users get hacked because they advertise their private accounts on social media by this way we also get hack because if we have good amount in our wallet then why we advertise it and when we advertise it number of users try their best for reaching at us and our private keys so keep your secrets in secret.

Aha, and again the Brave browser.
Do you work with him through Tor? And do you one hundred percent trust everything that they write to you about his safety? Then I think you will be interested in reading the recent facts about how this browser leaks information about users who visit onion URLs.
https://ramble.pw/f/privacy/2387
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/brave-browser-leaks-onion-addresses-in-dns-traffic/ar-BB1dPSnS
legendary
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February 19, 2021, 12:43:47 PM
#81
I saw this meme today, which sadly represents the way companies handles our personal data and our privacy.



I believe this image represent very well an answer to "I have nothing to hide, so I don't need privacy" argument.

Sadly even in bitcoin related companies like ledger we have repetitive personal customers data leaks.

The best we can do is to follow privacy guidelines. I am often asked for my documents, addresses... I tried to dodge those requirements as often as possible, but we are all living in a picture like that when we talk about data privacy.
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December 23, 2020, 10:38:23 AM
#80

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<...> Key to your privacy is in the  combined  ID/fingerprint of your hardware+OS+ browser. Spoof it every time your are online or make it indistinguishable from thousands of others ID and you will be both private and anonymous.

this is quite interesting, haven't heard a lot about it before
where can I learn more on the techniques used to spoof ID/fingerprint and improve anonimization?

are these acessible and learnable or too advanced?

If you are interested in anonymity, then as xenon131 said, in addition to VPN, you must use antidetects.
I can advise you on one of the easiest to understand, but very high quality, and of course not free.
There is information about it on the Internet, I think it will not be difficult for anyone who is interested to find it.



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The browser is equipped with systems of protection and substitution of prints (GPU, Audio, Canvas, Plugins, Fonts, ClientRects, Ubercookies). No one will be able to recognize the configuration of your hardware, if you work with Linken Sphere - it will protect you from any attempt of identification. The browser does not just prohibit their acquisition - it gives the corrected information, forming a unique user portrait, used by you as much as necessary.

https://ls.tenebris.cc/
legendary
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December 22, 2020, 07:19:59 PM
#79
this is quite interesting, haven't heard a lot about it before
where can I learn more on the techniques used to spoof ID/fingerprint and improve anonimization?

are these acessible and learnable or too advanced?
I think it's quite easy to learn as a beginner, as long as you read the documentations carefully. I'd advise you to start off by reading the docs from Qubes, Whonix and Tor. If you're interested in BTC anonymity, read Wasabi's documentations as well. These should be more than enough to start off with the privacy & anonymity studying.

If you have hardware you can somewhat trust (RYF-certified hardware should be the best as today we do not have open-source components commercially available yet) running either a free Linux distro (see this list for fully free distros or install a clean Debian which comes without non-free repos) or Qubes, you should be more private than probably >98% of today's PC users.
legendary
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December 22, 2020, 06:59:37 PM
#78
Tor is not some magical thing that if done right makes your privacy perfect because there are many bad actors using Tor.
Privacy is more complex than just IP and browser and it includes your social media profiles, cookies and everything you ever done online, and it is good to reduce your footprint on web because we never know what may happen in few years.
There are some news saying that your browsing history may be used for your credit score so think about it:
https://gizmodo.com/your-credit-score-should-be-based-on-your-web-history-1845912592
legendary
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December 22, 2020, 06:02:34 PM
#77

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<...> Key to your privacy is in the  combined  ID/fingerprint of your hardware+OS+ browser. Spoof it every time your are online or make it indistinguishable from thousands of others ID and you will be both private and anonymous.

this is quite interesting, haven't heard a lot about it before
where can I learn more on the techniques used to spoof ID/fingerprint and improve anonimization?

are these acessible and learnable or too advanced?
legendary
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December 17, 2020, 03:10:36 PM
#76
still if people want full privacy they could opt for a VPN + tor
would that be the best options?

When using tor properly, there is no real need for a vpn.
You could just use tor and wouldn't compromise your privacy if done correctly.

A vpn doesn't really add anything to it.
legendary
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December 15, 2020, 04:02:14 PM
#75
interesting, why do you think an ISP is more trustworthy than a VPN provider?

Because the VPN provider do make money with your data.
If you truly found some which doesn't, it definitely won't be free or a 5$ per month VPN.


You mean that they clearly keep a track of almost everything we do on the internet while using their "masked" IP?
Then even if paid (or highly paid ones), I believe all of them will be able to have all the data whatever you utilize through their services? What about VPS like Amazon AWS?

Do they also keep track of everything that's being done inside their remote area? Even if they don't keep any track of it, will my ISP be able to track what I'm doing in there?

interesting.
thanks for sharing that xenon131

still if people want full privacy they could opt for a VPN + tor
would that be the best options?



opting out of all google services may be hard but is not impossible.
there are several alternatives around for browsers (brave/tor), email (protonmail), video (ifps/vimeo/lbry) and so it goes.
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December 13, 2020, 09:39:20 AM
#74
In summary, using Google services removes our privacy. It is really hard to avoid all using Google products but thanks for listing alternatives to solving this issue. I would learn to adjust to keep my activity online more private.
legendary
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December 08, 2020, 05:42:51 AM
#73
You mean that they clearly keep a track of almost everything we do on the internet while using their "masked" IP?

Most (if not all of them), yes.


Then even if paid (or highly paid ones), I believe all of them will be able to have all the data whatever you utilize through their services? What about VPS like Amazon AWS?

Even if paid, this does not guarantee that they don't keep any logs which might help to identify you.
You definitely shouldn't rely on this.

Using a VPS, of course the network activity gets logged. How else would it be able to easily proof how people abuse their service to do illegal stuff?



Do they also keep track of everything that's being done inside their remote area? Even if they don't keep any track of it, will my ISP be able to track what I'm doing in there?

Probably, they do.
Without any logs, considering you are using encrypted communication properly (e.g. no root certificates from an ISP installed on your computer like in some countries) then no, the ISP won't be able to track anything you do there.
legendary
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December 07, 2020, 12:25:59 PM
#72
interesting, why do you think an ISP is more trustworthy than a VPN provider?

Because the VPN provider do make money with your data.
If you truly found some which doesn't, it definitely won't be free or a 5$ per month VPN.


You mean that they clearly keep a track of almost everything we do on the internet while using their "masked" IP?
Then even if paid (or highly paid ones), I believe all of them will be able to have all the data whatever you utilize through their services? What about VPS like Amazon AWS?

Do they also keep track of everything that's being done inside their remote area? Even if they don't keep any track of it, will my ISP be able to track what I'm doing in there?
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December 07, 2020, 11:00:03 AM
#71
Yes, adblockers are really important because some of those ads spread viruses or malware. Adblock Plus supports more platforms but Ublock has definitely gained a lot of popularity and trust.

That's why I always use Adblocker in any devices that I'm going to use because it is better to be safe than never.

Phishing scams will really attack you if you are not aware and you are not responsible with your actions.

This thread is really a huge help so that all of us can be enlightened how important privacy is when circulating the internet.
legendary
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December 06, 2020, 03:40:24 PM
#70


who talked about free VPNs?
these are definitely not worth it and probably more risky than going directly with the ISPs (even ISPs on South America, that are probably more corruptible than in north america)
but there are trustable VPNs that keeps no logs and have their companies based out of the US or Europe.

I'd say NordVPN and Express VPN are probably the ones with more recommendations.
legendary
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December 03, 2020, 10:14:05 AM
#69
interesting, why do you think an ISP is more trustworthy than a VPN provider?

Because the VPN provider do make money with your data.
If you truly found some which doesn't, it definitely won't be free or a 5$ per month VPN.


usually a main thing to look for on VPNs is if they keep logs or not, checking their terms and policies is important too.

All VPN provider do keep logs. They are required to do so to not get shut down.
Multiple cases have been made public where the logs of VPN provider, who allegedly don't keep logs, got exposed.

You shouldn't blindly trust a VPN provider that they don't keep logs.
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