Topic: The importance of operating completely anonymous (Read 400 times)

Yes Tor and VPNs are really crucial in this day and age. Someone was telling me about a browser with VPNs built in today, I can't quite remember the name of it but peaked my curiosity. Something like that could be useful the for everyday average joe thats just getting into BTC/ Crypto/ wants to just have a bit more security. Because lets face it Google doesn't seem to be very secure at all, i'm not to sure about Bing. Firefox actually has some elaborate controls and features that you can implement making it one of the most viable browsing options to my knowledge.

Tread93....I just chuckled audibly in the lonely silence of my dungeon.  The first suggestion that popped into my head within a millisecond of reading your question was "Don't form relationships with potentially risky people from an internet forum".  You know what I'm talking about, and I'm in no way criticizing you.  I just thought that would be an enormous anonymity eraser and nothing you do to protect your privacy in the context of bitcoin/crypto thereafter would be meaningful if one or more people could dox you if they were facing molten lead being poured down their ass(es), you know?

Man, it's late and I haven't slept.  Did any of that make sense?  And how the hell did Satoshi do it?  That's always been the big mystery that seems like it shouldn't be a mystery at all given enough detective work.

IN cryptocurrency, we can find this privacy and anonymous much better than in the real life condition. But. If in the real world, this will be difficult, especially when everything is under the control of the government where they control us. Even anonymity is now very lacking, even private parties or certain parties can easily get our data including personal numbers (phone). And this data leak happened not just once, it even happened frequently. So indeed our privacy here is really lacking, having an electronic ID also provides easier access to illegal things and they can easily see our ID.

If it's in the world of social media, I'm not sure someone who wants to be anonymous uses social media. because most people who use social media actually publish themselves indirectly, which actually injures their privacy. But they actually enjoy it. If it's related to finances, indeed we should have a very strict level of privacy in order to increase security. However, for banks or other fields, this might not really work.

It is good to maintain a complete anonymous online but it could have it own obstacles when it comes to identity of who you are. If you take a look at Bitcoin Mixing, many persons may decide to mix there Bitcoin to enable anonymous transaction where people will not be able to trace them or know who they are as an institution or individual.
 It is good to maintain anonymousity online to avoid been on a watch list. VPN had really help a lot for people to stay unknown online and not be able to trace them or there location.

Honestly, I am quite pessimistic about my identity because I believe that even government agencies, banks, and schools are illegally abusing our identities. What I'm trying to do is keep my assets as private as possible, and that's part of the reason I use bitcoin. In addition to using it to invest for profit, I also use bitcoin to hide my assets because I don't believe in any government. One day they will be in trouble, they will also come and try to rob us of our money, and I need to do that to protect myself.

I clearly stated that this does not matter for 95% of folks using BTC for the reasons I mentioned.
Yes, Bitcoin is pseudonymous, however if you get funds, from someone that got the funds from someone who's identity is linked to their public address, then it will be very easy with some chain analysis and some effort from a government or powerful institution to make a link to you.

It's nice that when used with the right precautions Bitcoin can be as private as cash with lots of advantages, but it's even more important to realize this does not apply if you don't know exactly what you are doing.
So generally, the current state of non-fungibility for any BTC is a major concern imho and can be dangerous if you promote the narrative that just by using Bitcoin it automatically increases your financial privacy.

One doesn't have to be a criminal to remain anonymous on the internet, it is very essential to preserve your privacy for your own sake, it saves you from lots of problems, no one will be able to use identification without your approval, and no one can sell your data, this is what Bitcoin does for everyone but even at that, Bitcoin is not fully anonymous, they are pseudonymous which means every transaction you did on the network will be public but no one can trace the transaction to any identity, this is where bitcoin gives freedom to people and avoid others from putting an eye on your activities.

The fact is that in the world of cryptocurrencies, it is best to try to preserve your anonymity as much as possible.
This applies to projects, forums, chats and the like.

But the fact is that sooner or later you will want to withdraw money, and in reality you will have to report to the tax service anyway.
There you, having provided full information about yourself, will have to tell how you earned each dollar withdrawn.
Therefore, in modern realities, it is impossible to earn and spend completely anonymously.

Maintaining complete anonymity while browsing websites can be challenging. While it is possible to maintain anonymity when using crypto, achieving overall anonymity is difficult, particularly when using social media platforms. To achieve anonymity, it is advisable to use a VPN or the Tor browser to conceal your real identity from the internet.

It's difficult at the moment to be completely anonymous but even if it's like that of course there are still some paths that can still be crossed there especially for something like this there are still some that can be tricked.
Currently there are still some platforms that are non kyc and like @hd49728 there are still some platforms now that can be used to be truly anonymous.
Even though in the end we still have to provide information about ourselves but for some reason like bitcoin things like this can still be anticipated.

Since I started understanding a little bit about sovereignty in Bitcoin context and extrapolating to other contexts, I quickly acknowledge that information is now not only power, money, control, but a weapon that can be used in quite a few envoironments and domains of life. In this regard, I consider reamining anonymous as important as keeping our savings in Bitcoin.

As already mentioned, privacytools.io is an awsome resource and I must also include the so called "degoogling" as one of the most important steps for anonimity and privacy! There is even a sub reddit dedicated to this subject of deglooging ourselves! You have guides, tools and much more to help in the process!

In the digital age, where people can easily snoop on you, being anonymous is super important. If you want to beef up your online anonymity, you should look into some tech stuff like Linux, VPNs, and Tor. Linux is way better for privacy than the boring old Windows or Mac OS. VPNs can help you hide what you do online from your internet company and others. But don't just pick any old VPN. Make sure it's trustworthy and doesn't keep logs.

If you want to stay safe online, using Tor over VPN can be a great idea. Don't go sharing your personal info unless you absolutely have to, and never upload anything sensitive to third-party sites. If you're looking for a browser that respects your privacy, Firefox is the way to go. You can even beef up its security by changing settings and using plugins. And don't trust big tech companies like Google blindly. Always be on the lookout for alternative solutions to safeguard your privacy.

I would guess that none of that is really a "must" if you are a regular person. I mean even paying taxes is a must if you want to have a normal life, avoiding that could be a lot more possible and can be easily done but why would you do that, why would you want to put yourself at risk.

Imagine spending years trading and maybe even profiting and one day government figures you out and now you have to pay ten times more than what you can afford, how would that be? That is why I believe that we shouldn't really have any issues like this, it should be a lot better in order to continue living a normal life. Just ignore all the anonymous actions and be out in the public, and you should be having zero issues about it.

It's important to understand what degree of anonymity you want to maintain. Are we talking about black hat hacker anonymity? Is it something that a person who trades on dark net requires?
Are we talking about the normal anonymity of a typical user of this forum? Are we trying to hide our investment from the government? Are we evading taxes?

The above is very important because one person will only want to avoid tracking cookies and KYC exchanges while someone else will want to protect themselves from being hacked and I don't mean phishing but a person taking control of your computer.

For your basic needs a privacy browser like brave or firefox with privacy addon + a firewall and a VPN should be enough. You can go a step further and use TOR, but this is going to make things much slower due to redirecting.

You can take another step and use Linux, then you can take another step and keep all the important files on an external drive that you unplug when it's not being used. This greatly increases security as the hacker will not be able to download your stuff. They will never know when you decide to plug the safe drive, which makes it very difficult for them.

Another step would be to have an internal server and connect through it with important files being on another server that is in a local network, each with its own firewall, so that hackers don't know which computer is which and spend additional time attacking a client PC that can get disconnected from the network at any moment.

I agree with these, technology and internet has been transforming to be of necessity for majority of people. Most of the activities in our daily lives involves the use of at least one gadget and with the use of internet. So with these, it would be very hard to make yourself be completely anonymous. But there are still ways so that you can be as anonymous as you can get online. A lot has been suggested here, but for me personally, I could not see myself to be completely anonymous any part of my life. I have been somehow dependent of devices and internet; it would be hard to put an effort to do these things. What I am doing is keeping all my internet footprint to be contained in a small circle like having my social media be only for those close to me. Also, majority of services that is offered online requires personal data so it is somehow impossible to use this without using your real identity.

Today, due to the needs of life, most of us are forced to use technology devices, online services, etc., so it is completely impossible to hide our identity. I believe that even companies like Apple claim to respect their users' privacy but still secretly collect our data in a more sophisticated way after being detected. User data is something they can earn a lot of money on, they will never ignore it easily. As long as we depend on government-generated products and services, anonymity is not possible.

Oh, I get it, dude! In a reality where our every byte is scrutinized and big bro's practically breathing down our necks, keeping our personal deets and interweb adventures on the QT is like a Herculean task. But hey, I've got some slick tricks up my cybersleeve

Let's kick it off with the ABCs. Sport a bulletproof VPN to disguise your IP and lock down your online tomfoolery. Whip up crazy strong, never-seen-before passwords for all your accounts, and go the extra mile with two-factor authentication when it's on the table.

For all you Bitcoin trailblazers, get jiggy with a mixing service to muddy the waters of your transactions and maintain their hush-hush status. If you're all about that privacy life, Monero's your go-to crypto for flying under the radar.

But wait, there's a cherry on top! Wanna push your anonymity game to the max? Slap on a phony name and address for your online alter egos. Sure, it's a smidge goofy, but who can resist the allure of an epic alias?

If you never use a KYC compliant exchange, you never need to submit your personal details and never comply with KYC in every way. There are alternatives to those centralized exchanges so it is possible for anyone who wants to to protect their privacy.

When you comply with even one KYC process, your privacy is already exposed, this cannot be undone, but the more random platforms with your details the higher risk of it being used for malicious activities.

- Jay -

There are lots of tutorials on Youtube and on the internet in general about becoming anonymous online. There's no need to ask here.
Here are my tips:
1.Stay away from Google and the other big tech. Never create a Google account. Use Duckduckgo instead of Google search.
2.Run a VPN over an RDP, over another VPN, over Tor, over another VPN. Good luck with this.
3.Use Protonmail, instead of the big email providers like Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook, etc.
4.Never share anything about yourself online. This is common sense, but whatever.
5.Never download anything and never click on suspicious links.
6.Use a privacy-oriented browser like Firefox. There are even anti-detect browsers like Dolphin Anty, but they are used for other purposes.

You can reach a high level of privacy on the internet but being completely anonymous seems like a very difficult goal to achieve, after all your ISP tracks everything you do online, and if you try to avoid that tracking with the use of a VPN then now the VPN provider can track everything you do anyway.

Now many VPNs claim to not keep records but this has to be a lie, but even if it was true this is just the first step, you will also need to find a way to buy and sell bitcoin anonymously without having to go through KYC, and this is becoming more difficult by the day.