Computer/Internet Privacy Tips

[Zubrman]

I'm not giving my secrets away to Government shills online. Your tricks won't work here, GCHQ

For Pity's sake, don't type GCHQ or they'll be onto you like a shot!

Oh fuck.

 

[oldtimerdiscopants]

I use two email addresses, and both of them are compromised, i.e. hackers have broken into site(s) I visit and have stolen the username, email address and password. I've even had blackmail attempts with the criminal emailing me telling me his knows my email and password and demanding money. Fortunately he said my password was u^zDRyJmr8wCX1&z#u$W so I had nothing to fear as I knew it's unique and where it came from (LinkedIn). If I had used the password across multiple sites, I would have been in deep trouble.

I have installed the Last Pass extension on the brave browser (Which I am very pleased with) and app on my phone, for the first time in my browsing history I couldn't tell you what my passwords are :)

 

[messedupface]

I'm just looking at getting a vpnNord account only because it looks like piratebay has finally been blocked by my provider.
I'm stuck at the payment part. It's saying $95.00 for two years but not saying if that's in Cdn funds or not.

Try this for pirate bay and many other blocked sites

https://unblocked.gdn/

 

[Daz_Blue]

Question ...... if I have my monthly budget and important phone numbers saved on a stick/flash drive can I password protect it ? so if its lost nobody can get the info ?

 

[Chippy_boy]

Question ...... if I have my monthly budget and important phone numbers saved on a stick/flash drive can I password protect it ? so if its lost nobody can get the info ?

Yes, there's lots of free tools which will enable you to do this.

I use Veracrypt. If you put veracrypt on the memory stick as well, then you can open your encypted folder if you need to when your out and about and don't have your PC with you - on a computer in a hotel business centre or at an airport or whatever.

 

[quiet_riot]

Try this for pirate bay and many other blocked sites

https://unblocked.gdn/

Either way, use a VPN for torrenting, ISPs have been known to spy on what you download, and if it matches a copyrighted item - you get a warning email. Do it again and they can cut you off/prosecute.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

I'm not giving my secrets away to Government shills online. Your tricks won't work here, GCHQ

Computers that hide behind multiple security layers are often highlighted as targets of interest by the security services, but it depends if you have any other stuff going on, such as out of the ordinary financial behaviour, or social media connections with other targets of interest.

The sheer numbers involved means that not every suspicious connection gets investigated, but it will be on a list somewhere.

 

[Chippy_boy]

The only thing i have to worry about is the spuriously high download bandwidth that I incur regularly on Saturdays at 3pm ;-)

 

[Damocles]

Computers that hide behind multiple security layers are often highlighted as targets of interest by the security services, but it depends if you have any other stuff going on, such as out of the ordinary financial behaviour, or social media connections with other targets of interest.

The sheer numbers involved means that not every suspicious connection gets investigated, but it will be on a list somewhere.

If you're doing computer security correctly, they won't know that you're hiding behind multiple security layers.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

If you're doing computer security correctly, they won't know that you're hiding behind multiple security layers.

That is true.

Terrorist are becoming increasingly tech savvy, and determined paedophiles certainly know their way round the dark web. With the standards of data cryptography these days, it is becoming pretty much impossible to decrypt anything you don't want to be seen.