hello all, new to the forum. im looking for anonymity/privacy the best i can. i realize, that if someone is looking hard enough with the right resources ect then nothing is completely hidden/secure. my goal is to remove as many ties to my personal identification as well as any data/metadata that could be associated with myself. i watched the documentary "citizen 4" about ed snowden about the NSA, and i have to say if i cant protect myself from them i ATLEAST want to do as good of a job as i can for anyone else. i had some ideas about things.. using an "onion router", private internet access(vpn), ect..but i would like to hear from everyone here about what is the consensus on what i should do. the problem i have is im posting this in a forum which can be traced potentially to an email tied to my identity, then when i use lets say bitcoins, for payment of a vpn that will give me a way. sorry to sound paranoid but im just trying to think as logical as i can when it comers to security. hence why after net+ i want to go sec+ ) (just got my a+/pc pro) thanks!
For starters, delete this forum account, plus all other forum accounts. Some of them are public, so they show up in search engines. You can't fully go off-the-grid. Your brain is the best HIPS (hose intrusion prevention system) possible. Careful where you tread and you won't need to worry about perverts. Having a VPN is great, Tor is vulnerable. To go a bit further, ANY BROWSER results in exposure. You will tear your hair out if you decide to walk down this path. Honestly, I think your sanity is worth more than losing sleep over NSA.
We all started there If you don't want your posts on Wilders to be linked to your identity, then don't register using an email address that's tied to it, and at least post through a VPN. I concur with marzametal that you should delete the guest account. Then read at least these guides: https://www.ivpn.net/privacy-guides/will-a-vpn-protect-me https://www.ivpn.net/privacy-guides/adversaries-and-anonymity-systems-the-basics https://www.ivpn.net/privacy-guides/advanced-privacy-and-anonymity-part-1 https://www.ivpn.net/privacy-guides/advanced-privacy-and-anonymity-part-2 Paranoia is your friend
@mirimir Thanks for those links... especially the 4th one. I love the info on VM's, just what I was looking for!
thank you for your response, and yes i agree..but the question truely is what level of content is acceptable to ones life worth living?
