Yo homies, whats y'alls thinking about safety to, like, do and say what you want online, like privacy stuff and that?
Did you know that the way you write can be used to connect ( all your "pseudonymous" online accounts? Yeah homie, thems the truths. Forensic Linguistics. But who cares??
I care, even though I never say anything I don't stand behind. The internet is a dark forest.
I do illegal things quite often (nothing that hurts others). I've been tracked, caught, and prosecuted. Ironically, they caught me because I used bitcoin (sloppily).
But even if you follow the laws of the violent monopoly of weaponry that you've elected, you should protect yourself. Once I know who you are, I know how to hurt you, steal from you, be a dick in general to you.
Luckily there are many ways to patch up your security. It's a fun rabbit hole to crawl down, and you'll be amazed at how insecure the internet really is.
So! To the interesting part. Here are my suggested starting points for learning this stuff from basics.
Whenever possible, I'll provide onion links as well. Just download Tor browser to view them.
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https://anonymousplanet.org/ (onion) -- Complete guide, if you only read one thing, make it this. Very accessible.
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https://www.privacyguides.org/en/tools/ (onion) -- Fantastic recommendations for tools, and also great guides for maintaining privacy
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https://kycnot.me/ (onion) -- Collection of apps that can be used anonymously, i.e. accepting crypto payments
Sorry for not including any I2P links, im still new to it:)
Please contribute other links if you can! I'll give 500 sats to anyone with a new suggestion.