/pol/ - Politically Incorrect

Arch linux, tor

Tails if you are ever worried.

Interesding threda.

Bumped and rated :——D

https://futureboy.us/pgp.html

Everybody should be familiar with gpg/pgp.

What i don't understand that being a racist on social media is worse than being a open pedophile nickelback fan.

>>4791230

I would like more info over disconnect.me, what can I expect and how can it fuck me over?

>>4791468

>disconnect.me

If you're that paranoid, ignore disconnect.me as their firefox plugin isn't to be trusted, use startpage or ixquick instead.

>>4791404

Start using Linux

>>4791468

its no counter CIA magic

it simply stops metadata collection from your queries

if you google something it links it to your region, IP and google account, using disconnect.me the query goes to them , 'disconnecting' you

if someone beats on the door of disconnect.me asking for your data they will hand it over.

>>4791230

>do not update your social media

>having social media at all

Stopped reading right there

>>4791272

arch has a brutal learning curve. i tried it and it was a complete failure.

been thinking about starting over with manjaro. is that a good idea?

Here are some more basic no-real-work measures:

1) Get Firefox or a functional fork

2) Install the following addons:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noscript/?src=search

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/?src=search

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/blender-1/?src=search

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/smart-referer/?src=search

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/self-destructing-cookies/?src=search

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/https-everywhere/?src=search

There are other variants but this will suffice. The only thing that will require some adaption is NoScript. Read up on it, it's the most important one. Go to addon preferences for NoScript and remove all that is whitelisted and not FF-related - especially Google shit.

3) If Firefox, modify the following:

Enter about:config in your address bar

Change the following:

pdfjs.disabled (true)

browser.urlbar.trimURLs (false)

browser.pocket.enabled (false)

geo.enabled (false)

dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled (false)

**There are more but these are basic measures)

4) Get alternate browser for your social media accounts - if any

This includes only your legit accounts, not fakes. I recommend Pale Moon because all of social media shit works fine on it either way. Avoid Chrome. Do not combine with your general browsing.

Maybe you should try having nothing to hide :^)

In general, quit social media.

Almost everything you do online can be tracked.

IF you do a lot of suspicious shit online, eventually you'll slip up and get caught if you're a high value target.

To be completely secure, use your computer like a normal person, with windows, going on normal sites and doing normal things and only have private conversations in person or using a public phone and pre-determined keywords when you're sure you aren't being tracked.

No paper trail that way

For VPNs, your client and provider matters. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES USE A FREE VPN. They are confirmed to be exploits and or data mining operations. The latest example was HolaVPN, based in (((ISRAEL))).

Use OpenVPN to get full E2EE and make sure to enable LZO data compression if it's not enabled by default. Use a VPN based outside the Fifteen Eye countries. Make sure to set a VPN up on your phone.

>>4791534

Try for a non-system D distribution. Mint has a bunch of prepackaged things you won't want, but it's still system-d free. Trisquel would be a good alternative.

>>4791230

If you really are an enemy of the state then surely it would make sense to use Windows 10 and kike book, twitter etc and simply fill them with all the regular normie shit while still doing all the other things you mention. You need a mask at that level.

I will be doing this when im going to infiltrate the Islamic state and similar groups.

>>4791230

Disconnect.me sort of sucks, I recommend Searx.me instead

privacytools.io

fbi.gov/privacytools.cgi

>>4791701

>The latest example was HolaVPN, based in (((ISRAEL))).

Furthermore,

https://8ch.net/hola.html

>>4791544

Also, privacy badger in addons.

>>4791502

>>4791530

yeah, I haven't gotten around to that shit.

I use TrackMeNo add-on (and a few other things) in Firefox when I'm just doing regular stuff. Always use a VPN.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/trackmenot/

http://cs.nyu.edu/trackmenot

>TrackMeNot runs in Firefox and Chrome as a low-priority background process that periodically issues randomized search-queries to popular search engines, e.g., AOL, Yahoo!, Google, and Bing. It hides users' actual search trails in a cloud of 'ghost' queries, significantly increasing the difficulty of aggregating such data into accurate or identifying user profiles.

This is a good privacy and anonymity guide.

https://evilzone.org/anonymity/the-art-of-anonymity-9178/

Archived here if you don't want to click link

https://archive.is/RfN8i

>>4791893

Can I help you in any way? I went from Windows-for-life fag to Linux in 3 hours with no help. I'm not exactly /tech/ either.

Running a lightweight distro will make your computer seem so much faster. Mint feels like an updated version of Win7 in the sense that it feels like a desktop OS still, plus with all the added benefits of Linux such as software repositories (analogous to an app store of sorts).

>>4791966

real question here

can i still play dota and most these hentai game with linux?

>>4792048

Dota runs natively on linux.

It actually is faster in most cases.

>>4791592

>In general, quit social media.

The only thing you should ever use your real name for online are government, work and commerce. Your high school likely has an alumni mailing list if you really really care about shit that happened then.

As for Operating Systems, I would recommend Arch or Manjaro OpenRC.

>>4791625

Are you retarded?

>>4791966

How hard was it to install Linux?

Did you lose all the stuff you had saved? images/text/etc…

Is it possible to completely remove windows afterwards/in the process?

>>4792108

No, it's called mixing your traffic. I do it at home. The 'official' computer runs 10 and is used for bills and shit.

Real pros use a VPN with McDick's or Walmart free WiFi. While my wife shops I sit in the car and shitpost.

>>4792131

Why don't you just spoof your identity through the browser?

>>4792126

If you ask me, the only remotely hard part was starting up the computer with the disk in, the rest of the installation should be real simple.

I'd advise you to backup all of the things that are important to you, images, games, etc.

The Mint or *buntu installers should allow you to install Linux alongside Windows.

>>4792048

I'm playing Dota right now. Very stable, it's actually native to Linux.

Linux has a Windows-emulator called Wine that you can run to play your h-games.

>>4792126

>How hard was it to install Linux?

I think my installation process was one of the more difficult ones, so it was moderately difficult. My drivers didn't play nice with the installer so I had to disable them (not hard to do) and just ran on integrated graphics. From there I installed then it was all good.

>Did you lose all the stuff you had saved? images/text/etc…

Well, operating systems are installed on partitions. Partitions are basically sections of your drive that you separate for different purposes. You could have your drive split in half for two operating systems for example. If your whole drive is one partition, then yes you will 'lose' everything. The obvious workaround are to just grab all your stuff and put it on an external HDD or transfer it to another computer temporarily. It's definitely worth it.

>Is it possible to completely remove windows afterwards/in the process?

Well what I'd recommend is completely reformatting your drive to remove all Windows spyware. If you do that then you should have nothing on your drive anymore, so any install will be a clean one. You don't need to do this before, the Linux installer GUI will prompt you to do this.

If you're interested and you have a big enough thumb drive, we can probably get it done right now.

>>4792189

>Windows-emulator

>emulator

No offense, but I recommend you go look up what the acronym WINE means.

>>4792197

The purpose of language is to get people to understand, not to be an autismo with 'ACKSHUALLLLLY' type interjections. I think he's more like to understand what WINE is given that explanation, since the difference is technical and not very important.

TOR is slow as fuck so I recommend PaleMoon or another FF fork (honorable mention to IceCat).

Also,

ENCRYPT ALL OF YOUR HDD

I can't stress this enough, and I don't understand how OP completely forgot to mention this.

>>4791468

>disconnect.me

It's made by a former Google employee, StartPage/Ixquick is the way to go.

>>4792197

>tfw the wine package my distro describes it as an emulator

I installed libreboot and Parabola on my lapshit, encrypted my HDD, use a free mozilla fork with the good add-ons and configurations.

What else should I do? get a VPN? If so, which one?

Is spoofing my MAC address going too far?

>>4792213

I left it out because if somebody already has access to your HDD its only a matter of time before they decrypt it, you can have the longest keys in the world, if a government wants to decrypt it, they will.

its not a bad thing to do of course, just encrypt everything you keep data on

>>4792213

I'm all on board for encryption, but it can lead to problems with beginners first getting into Linux. It messes with permissions and can be difficult to workaround in some cases.

I had a lot of trouble installing prop Nvidia drivers because my drive was encrypted. I don't have anything worth hiding so I just reinstalled without encryption.

If you have stuff worth hiding then go for it, but encryption is more important for communications purposes than your hard disk. If you get to the point where Feds are looking at the drive then you've already lost.

VPN/TOR is where newbies should focus their attention in my opinion.

>>4792233

I still can't believe they disabled javascript by default for tor browser.

Not only makes it identifying you trivial, it also makes people who actually care and disable it stick out even more.

>>4792245

>I left it out because if somebody already has access to your HDD its only a matter of time before they decrypt it, you can have the longest keys in the world, if a government wants to decrypt it, they will.

bullshit

>>4792255

You're a fucking retard. JS is a way bigger problem as an attack surface than as a method of 'fingerprinting'. TOR obfuscates against fingerprinting enough so that cost-benefit is heavily tipped in the favor of keeping JS disabled. It doesn't sound like you know much however.

>>4792271

yeah okay, I forgot it

but still you have to have some pretty nifty ecryption there for it to be worthwhile.

>>4792210

Now I feel like shit for being an asshole on the Internet.

Sorry.

>>4792271

Not necessarily untrue. The NSA has contributed enormous amounts of resources to making pseudorandom RNG algos weak, and the resultant encryption is a lot easier to decrypt than people wish to admit.

>>4792274

When did I ever say anything to the contrary?

>>4792318

>I still can't believe they disabled Javascript

That confirms you know nothing about anything. Say that on /tech/ and report back on your response.

>>4792341

Whoops.

I meant noscript.

Winfag here, I have a pirated copy of Windows 7, and I was thinking of changing to Linux, any recommendations? I am minimally tech savvy but I can find my way around software. And of course I still want to satisfy my vidya needs.

>>4792300

All good anon.

>>4792255

Did you mean they enable Javascript by default?

>>4792352

Yes.

>>4792287

skype is no longer safe at all. Think of it as being in a group chat with microsoft.

>>4792347

Try Linux Mint or Ubuntu.

>>4792347

>vidya needs

Try dual-booting. WINE could probably satisfy your needs, but that is unlikely.

Anyway, you could try Mint or Ubuntu, but the latter is accused of being a botnet on halfchan's /g/. Don't even think about Arch, its installation procedure is as simple as peeing in the snow during the summer solstice.

>>4792347

dualboot with win(for gaming)/ linux mint (for everything else).

i guess just mint with WINE works as well but I'm sure someone will chime in to explain why that isnt good

>giving infosec info to pedokikes

They are not one of use even if they believe in natsoc and are one of the targets of the day of the rope. OP confirmed for traitor.

>big brother modeled with Hitler moustache

>>4792346

Yes, TOR enables JS by default through NoScript, which is a huge problem. Disable JS immediately. All plugins, really.

Enable them on a case-by-case basis.

>>4792347

I would go to Mint with XFCE. It's a very comfy environment.

You should do some research on if Linux has enough games though. There's plenty for me but I think games a shite nowadays and have very little interest in them.

>>4792347

mint is good for beginners

I started by installing ubuntu, get the one that is not beta, currently i think its 14.12 or something, it has much more forum discussions about it, literally any problem you have is just a query away

if you install it after windows(its simpler that way) you can dual boot it, if you wanna vidya boot windows play your vidya, otherwise boot the ubuntu.

there is also WINE, but it needs a bit of knowledge and you can expect something like 40% of your windows performance

I played path of exile on wine, (it is a beta emu) and my usual 60 on max went down to 25-30 on min

>>4792411

Does Mint have the package-managing capabilities of Debian/Ubuntu?

>>4792421

This almost brought a tear in my eye.

>>4792347

Depending on your vidya needs, you may go just fine with WinXP. Much fewer (and easier to disable) datamining features, that is if you want to have internet access on a Windows OS.

The datamining features in WinXP that can be disabled are listed here: >>>/killcen/134

>>4792445

you should be aware that XP es a very easily exploitable system by bots, or whoever still hacks XP systems, so you'll need to find some good antivirus if you go that way

>>4792427

I believe so. It uses apt-get and apt-remove similar to Ubuntu, so I would guess they used the same package manager.

>>4791230

>I have Windows 8.1

>I occasionally use Firefox to watch videos

>I use Tor (and always use it in fullscreen)

>I use disconnect search

>I NEVER use Javascript

>I use tutanota for my E-mails

>I NEVER reveal my Phone Number to anyone on the web

How fucked am I and what should I do?

>>4792459

Yes, that's an imperative. I do not in any way recommend XP as a main system though, if my wording said otherwise. I use it for vidya needs with internet disabled for years now and it works fine.

Then again, my vidya needs aren't that big. More hardcore vidya gamers will definitely have problems with XP, so let this be a word of warning.

>>4792480

You're pretty fucked if you're using Windows to begin with.

>>4792480

>Windows

You're like the horse that gets shot at the starting gate. Fullscreen TOR lmao.

>>4792480

Dual boot with a safe Linux distro (if not completely trashing win8), switch to Startpage or Ixquick (which is far better, disconnect.me was made by a former Google employee so this should ring a bell), drop the fullscreen on Tor, and use a FF fork like IceCat.

>>4792480

Drop Windows and, assuming you're using Flash, remove it and get Firefox to use HTML5 for videos (though not every website will support this).

>>4791230

>>reformat your hard drive every 6 months

Eh. Weak.

Full 0s reformat. One pass is enough. I do 3 passes. All files get overwritten when deleted too.

Also. For me it's acceptable to have an OS partition. A programs partition, and a media / files partition and a 4th partition for short term use - copy, moving, short use etc.

I actively keep the 4th 0ed out. When I reinstall my OS I 0 out always the 1st and often the second. The third I do intermittently.

It's all encrypted.

I've also invested the time to create multiple fake people.

- interests

- web viewing habits / websites

- browser

- browser addons

- VPN IP location

>>4792512

>full 0's reformat

This nigga knows.

>>4792492

>>4792495

>>4792500

>>4792506

Linux is very hard to use and I am used to Microsoft, I have never used any computer without Microsoft.

How do I use Linux but I do not know how to Install it.

Should I use arch or tails?

>mfw bill gate owns Monsanto

>mfw bill gate spread the zika virus

>mfw MS is botnet spyware

Convince me i should get Linux

>>4792544

Use Linux Mint.

>>4792481

sure but if you pull the internet on it, you might as well just install anything

>>4792512

I wrote that to delete any spybot that you don't notice otherwise, you should probably delete everything with ereaser tbh, and if you have the patience to overwrite format, you might as well do random,

then again if I had something that illegal on my pc I'd do 9 passes

>>4792544

You should use Mint. Arch is for turboautists and TAILS is for people who want to distribute cheese pizza.

Mint is easier to use than Windows actually. 100x more intuitive. Uses fewer resources and is not spying on you constantly.

There's a trade off with vidyajames, but you know that already.

I won't twist your arm to make this decision, you have to want to or you will just get stuck somewhere and throw your hands up.

>>4792525

Eh. It's the DOD / NSA spec for clearing a HDD.

I should have mentioned. Be careful if your OS is on an SSD. Then you need to use a VM on an HDD for a lot of "activities". You do not want to 0 out an SSD.

>>4792553

>>4792568

Post some Linux Mint Screenshots

>>4792568

If he wants to play the vidja gamz, he could go with Xubuntu+wine

>>4792544

Try Linux Mint or Ubuntu. Have a look at their websites, they have plenty of screenshots and other information which will help you. Ubuntu actually has an "online tour" of what it will look like on your PC. http://tour.ubuntu.com/en/

>>4792581

Look them up yourself, you lazy cunt.

>>4791724

Best case scenario is to have someone else manage those accounts in a joint operation. One of the most simple espionage red herrings.

>>4792544

First;

Get the windows XP SP3 black install ISO.

Second;

Get the UI changes that make it look like W7 if you can't stand the XP taskbar.

Third;

>>4792512

>>4792581

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=linux+mint+screenshots

>>4792554

>I'd do 9 passes

I've done up to 21 passes. I was asleep though off of a bender so I slept for 13 hours.

>>4792609

I have done 35 passes

>>4792609

I have no idea why the fuck would you ever need to do that but I'm not even gonna ask.

in any case, why do you do full 0s? surely random would be more effective

>>4792568

>vidyajames

I do not understand why the linux nerds don't just run a process in the background and the entire process is a locked down W7 machine that is the parent process for vidya.

Computers are fast enough by such a significant amount to do that it boggles my mind. You don't need a super computer with a multi chip xeon architecture to VM even 3 comps at once - let alone one and your actual.

>>4792629

That would take like 18 hours and I'm an impatient fuckwit.

>>4792629

What the fuck did you just fucking say about me you little scriptkiddo? I'll have you know that I graduated top of my class in MIT, I'v been involved in numerous secret raids on Ebaumsworld, And I've done over 300 passes

>>4792635

>Random V full 0s

Doesn't matter.

You're writing illegible bits "data" to the drive.

I do 0s just because. I've done random when that's what I chose because whatever.

If I have data of;

[11011000] and overwite it with;

[00000000] I'm not going to know anymore what it was initially than if I randomly overwrite it with;

[10010011] they're equivalent for practical purposes. Only lunatics think they're different.

>>4792650

>mfw he done 300 passes

>>4792679

>over

>300

>passes

>>4792544

UPDATE

I am installing Linux mint on my other Laptop

>>4792697

Nobody cares~~~

>>4792702

UPDATE

I do.

>>4792677

well not really, the more predictable the pattern of overwriting the more conclusively you can tell the original data, because the magnetic fields don't fully reset at overwriting, that's the whole point of multiple passes, if you just overwrite everything with 0-s that's like putting a simple amplifier on the signal you're reading, if you overwrite random it scrambles it.

>>4792702

Stfu faggot, this thread is trying to help people.

>>4792714

good for you buddy.

>>4792702

Archfags out.

>>4792702

>>4792714 ~He Does~

>>4792714

>implying you're somebody

>implying you even amount to a nobody

>>4792718

Sure. IF they take apart the HDD and scan it within a short few hours with an MRI or some shit. They can't in every single practical case. It can barely be done in a lab.

Also the conditions matter. They take the HDD out and one tiny magnetic field crosses it's path and nothing is knowable.

>>4792593

Yeah I agree, if you were doing serious stuff and you had people backing you up.

Reminds me of of that persona management software the US government uses to spread propaganda and aid astroturfing on social media.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ntrepid

>>4792734

One or the other faggot.

>>4792718

>>4792746

It's just like how the NSA "can" "listen" to your CPU and figure out your encryption keys.

joj

>>4792746

>scan it within a short few hours with an MRI

MRI is just a big magnet

>>4792770

Are you fucking joking?

>>4792746

yeah that is exactly what they do

they take really expensive instruments and run it over the disk.

I mean if you just doing it so the local sheriff's office cant read it, okay, but if you're already doing 3 passes then you might as well do it right, it doesn't take any longer.

>>4792770

>or some shit

I said letters of a scanning machine.

>>4792777

jk

>>4792779

>Implying I do anything the federal government as a whole would want to know about.

All are cool but

>on your work computer only type with one had

>in your tails work, only type with your OTHER hand

are just what to me.

Should I start masturbating with both hands to strenghten them for typing?

Also:

Why can't I upload files or start threads on TOR? How can it be achieved?

>>4791230

If you're using an AMD / Intel CPU, you dun fucked up.

They now have a micro processor that's dedicated to snitching on you.

>>4792796

Yes let me see if I can find the article.

No they can't listen to it while you use it. There are ambient noises. This is lab environment theoretical shit.

>>4792807

Wank with your left hand

>>4792796

>>4792812

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/173108-researchers-crack-the-worlds-toughest-encryption-by-listening-to-the-tiny-sounds-made-by-your-computers-cpu

Apparently it's much more usable than I thought.

Whatever. Don't be brown. Problem solved.

>>4792811

Pre-2011/10 Intel CPUs are alright, I think.

>>4791230

>do not use chrome or firefox, you can use tor browsser

the tor browser is firefox with like 3 addons

>>4792807

There are lessons that teach you to type more effectively with both hands.

>>4792837

Yes.

>>4792829

yeah I was waiting for someone to point that out

but I think its better to just get "the tor browser" package than to get firefox and get the addons and fuck around with it

>>4792829

dis nigga srs

https://www.torproject.org/about/overview.html.en

>>4792851

nah he means the browser itself not the network

>>4792829

HAS THIS MOTHERFUCKER GOT HIS BRAIN THE RIGHT WAY ON

>>4792480

I forgot to say I use MEGA

>>4792890

>MEGA

Owned by a Chinese businessman loyal to the NZ / Aus government or some shit.

>>4792824

just forget everything I said in the OP

>move to switzerland,

>buy a house near a lake

>spend the rest of you days fishing on a boat and try not to think about things because they can just buy a 20 dollar microwave and probably read your mind from fucking saturn god dammit.

>>4792904

you can always just move and start a new life in tibet

>>4792927

thats the problem with having "le fake facebook mask"

>>4792915

Stahp.

>>4792927

>This cucked.

kokokokok

>>4792957

>You can choose to give permission whenever others tag you on pics (on Facebook at least). If you can't, have a sitdown with that cunt and tell her to respect a thing or two.

You can. You can also untag yourself. Though that probably puts more flags on your account.

>>4791548

>Maybe you should try having nothing to hide :^)

Hello, NSA.

Having a good day?

>>4792974

there's no point, once you're tagged on 3-4 pictures thats it, they now what your face looks like and who your friends are.

and even if you set it so that they cant tag you, its childplay to have an algorythm read what your friends wrote in when they tried.

>>4792987

I'm emberassed for you newfriend.

>>4792944

>>4792951

you can't have girlfriends/friends/social life without a facebook, anon. it's also true about people staring at you the wrong way when they know you don't have a facebook.

>>4792957

I did set it to that but people can still your name tagged on her wall. your friends just couldn't see her post on your wall.

i've analyzed the situation and i accepted it. normies will be normies, we can't change them. consider yourself very lucky if you find a redpilled broad

>>4793025

You can't have gfs / friends period. That's rule #1.

>>4792640

Because KVM VGA passthrough isn't that easy to get working. It's not something every motherboard and video card supports.

>You don't need a super computer with a multi chip xeon architecture to VM even 3 comps at once - let alone one and your actual.

If you want to run the latest poorly optimized console games that were shoddily ported to the PC platform as an afterthought then yes. You do need a super computer to compensate for the terrible performance of Linux video card drivers. The state of PC gaming right now is a complete disaster with DRM spying platforms like Steam keeping everyone in a walled garden.

If you want to play an older windows only game on Linux there's Wine that works fine in 99% of cases, older being around 5 years ago. Realistically almost the same thing is done on Windows 10, it runs a compatibility layer to execute the older code.

People here don't need to start getting into Linux or implement poor security practises they need to get into Free Software. Free as in Freedom.

https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html

Once this makes sense to you everything else will fall into place.

>>4793025

you sure can't, but you can tell your grilfriend not to tag you, and its pretty pathetic if you cant get her to do as you say.

>>4793025

>other people might glare at you for not having a fb so I guess it's hopeless

You weak willed losers are disgusting

>>4793039

>Free Software

Goy. What about the billionaires though?

Reminder that Chrome is a botnet and if you have it on your PC you're either best goy or an airhead bimbo.

Welcome to the botnet, made by /tech/:

https://8ch.net/tech/chrome.html

Google Chrome listens to sound coming from your room via your mic:

https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2015/06/google-chrome-listening-in-to-your-room-shows-the-importance-of-privacy-defense-in-depth/

>>4793025

>but people can still your name tagged on her wall

Nope, not happening with me. Are you sure you did it right? Double-check.

>consider yourself very lucky if you find a redpilled broad

Women, like all living things, are moldable creatures. If you can't teach her an important thing like this (or just make her be obedient to a rule and respect it), consider yourself a failed bf. Your inability stinks of beta.

I want to switch to linux but i have never found the ubuntu alternatives to

1. Media player classic

2. internet download manager

literally the only 2 software that i use extensively aside from firefox.

can any good anon suggest anything?

>>4793048

>>4793076

normies like tagging other people. and she's a girl, of course she'll think something's up when i say i don't want to be tagged.

as i said, you're fucking lucky if you find a redpilled broad. change has to start from them. you can redpill anyone all you want, if the person doesn't want to change, you're wasting your time yapping.

>>4791701

>system D

Oh I thought Mint did have System D because it was based on Debian>Ubuntu.

If that's the cause then I've been trying to install antergos for the past week for nothing.

One thing i noticed about silk road and grey area legal RC drugs is that users ordering a couple grams of whatever have as far as i know, never been bothered by LEO. Even without taking much effort to hide activity.

The worst I've seen and heard is shit not showing up/love letter from customs.

The risk seems to be 100% on vendors/dealers in this market

>>4793118

are you fucking serious.

VLC

Downloadthemall extension for firefox

or just emulate windows for these niche things

>>4793138

You don't "redpill" kids on eating shit and putting their hands on a hot stove. You forbid them from doing the damn thing, and talk's over.

Today it might be a thing as simple and naive as that, tomorrow it will be something much worse. Use your functioning balls for your own good, it's not a bad thing to use force where needed.

>>4793192

This, or run them in WINE. Also take a look here:

https://alternativeto.net/software/mpc-hc/?platform=linux

https://alternativeto.net/software/internet-download-manager/?platform=linux

>>4793224

>>4793118

>>4793188

God fucking shit damn, I've been so tempted to order some psychedelics from DNM lately- especially DMT.

>>4793192

>VLC

fucking shitty piece of software. won't play so many files. mpc plays 'em all.

>Downloadthemall extension for firefox

doesn't even come close to the capabilities of idm.

i've wasted months at a time several times in the past 5 years to try to make things work, but i always come back to windows.

just tell me how to make windows secure.

>>4793224

yeah i'm actually on alternativeto.net right now. not seeing anything worthwhile.

>>4793248

… its not mpc playing them, its the codec playing them.

>tell me how to make windows secure

you cant.

>>4793211

eh, we'll eventually get there, anon, don't you worry.

at least, i don't have any shit on my facebook. i'll be deleting it soon enough

>>4791544

>blender

Isn't that quite resource demanding?

I think it is, and that's something users should know in advance before they think "

This privacy bullshit sucks, it's slowing down my internet! It's probably malware!"

Or something.

>>4793265

>you cant.

don't break my heart, anon.

i can't take the half-heartedly-coded piece of stinky ass operating system that linux is.

>>4793248

The way codecs are dealt with in Windows compared to Linux is completely different because of licensing issues. VLC will play practically everything if you install the 'ubuntu-restricted-extras' package. Without that installed it won't even play an mp3 file.

It's a complicated situation but you should have it working properly in less than 5-6 clicks in the Ubuntu software center. There are many tutorials on the internet that deal with this topic.

>>4793248

>>4793301

Best thing you can do is to remove Telemetry features from Win7+

https://8ch.net/tech/w7tele.html

Or, if you're on XP/Vista, use this guide: >>>/killcen/134

and run XP anti-spy (confirmed to work, simple to use).

>>4793118

>mplayer classic

mplayer (yes, it's called that) or mpc with the smplayer frontend.

>interbutt downloader

youtube-dl for downloading videos and music from all sorts of websights.

wget and curl for automation. (I have written a shell script that grabs music from apmmusic.com by abusing their api and parsing the json with a tool)

Also, downthemall if you want to download pictures of a thread or something.

but there are specialized tools for porn/hentai sites like sankaku channel and whatnot.

Furshit too, if you're into that.

Linux has a lot of awesome tools, more than you might think.

>>4793161

They did say they might support it as default in the future, but for now we're safe.

w-whats wrong with firefox?

Just use private browsing

>>4793315

>There are many tutorials on the internet

that's another thing i'm tired of wasting my time over. why won't ubuntu "just werk!", why?

why must things break?

even 4chan images download bad and won't open. windows has always downloaded uh rare pepes perfectly..

>>4793321

>remove Telemetry

done. i'm on windows 10.

do i need to re-remove telemetry every time there's an update?

>>4793360

Infested with SJW and becoming more botnet with each passing day.

>>4793375

>remove telemetry

>windows 10

what, did you remove the operating system?

>>4793369

10/10

>>4793321

if you remove all tracking shit or turn it off, win10 will set them back online autonomously without consent and download it all back

it also logs everything you do and sends logs every 30 mins

>>4793375

cuck, go suck MS globalist kike cock somewhere else

>>4793360

It's been run by too many SJW's lately, its own creator was fired because he donated some money to a pro-traditional marriage campaign some years ago. Not using FF is a boycott at worst, and a shield from privacy intrusions at best.

>>4793375

>do i need to re-remove telemetry every time there's an update?

No, just read the description on each update.

But, nigga, Windows 10…pls. Change to 7 at least if you insist on using Windows so much. Win10 is best goy-tier.

>>4793297

You're probably thinking of the Blender software for computer graphics, he's talking about a small firefox addon that switches your useragent string every once in awhile.

And Blender isn't that demanding compared to other 3d suites.

>>4793360

If you value your privacy Icecat is Firefox with more privacy and safety features built in and garbage taken out. And it has a different name and icons due to licensing issues. Palemoon is similar but based on a much older version of Firefox and has diverged greatly from it.

>>4793380

You can disable most botnet features but you'll be fucking around with about:config for a quarter of an hour if you know what you're doing. The SJW thing is irrelevant as most of them don't know how to code. That said, you could use Palemoon or whatever but you'll be switching back to a more modern browser within a few months.

This is the weirdest timing. Anyways:

What's the best way to completely wipe out anything I have stored? I don't mind if I can't use my hard drive afterwards and I have to buy a new one or whatever.

>>4793393

kek be praised.

i wish i had the patience to tackle arch or any other half-cooked OS.

>using win 10

>half-cooked

well, at least "muh apps" wokr perfectly on it.

>>4793419

>cuck, go suck MS globalist kike cock somewhere else

i'm seriously trying to stop doing that. but there's no good alternative.

>>4793421

>Win10 is best goy-tier.

i know.

like i said above, i wish i had the patience to tackle arch or any other half-cooked OS.

>>4793375

>that's another thing i'm tired of wasting my time over. why won't ubuntu "just werk!", why?

Because of licensing issues. They can't afford to have certain video and audio files play in their freely distributed software right after it installs. You have to install these 'restricted extras' on your own, which takes very few clicks and can be done after watching a tutorial video on youtube. It's completely idiot proof and as simple as technically possible.

Your complaints about this are unwarranted.

>>4793459

1. magnet

2. chuck off bridge or ditch in woods

>>4793459

Use CCleaner (or iolo DriveScrubber if you want something more customizable). Both can do the job. I recommend DriveScrubber only because it's the only program I tested and it works.

You can use the drive afterwards.

If you want to eradicate any possibility of your drive being usable, smash it with a metal-pointed hammer for as long as you can.

>>4791272

Only use tails if you aren't on your home wife

>>4791404

Window's 7 is the only OS of theirs guaranteed to not have spyware

If you are reading this then there is a chance that you may already be the subject to surveillance and this is common place in most modern countries.

You must now assume that any digital foot print you make may be monitored and should, therefore, be covered. If you have accessed any websites that could be considered "extreme" before taking any precautions then you will have to assume that it may be logged and could be used against you in the future. You can cite curiousity if needed and point to the fact that you have not looked at anything similar since.

Note - as a rule, when running any commands in Linux always search to confirm what each command is doing.

Hard disk clearance

It may be worthwhile clearing your hard disk if you have ever downloaded anything that may prove problematic in the future. Even "The anarchists guide" as a pdf could be used in court to label you as a terrorist. To wipe your hard disk completely, look into using a bootable USB with Linux installed on it and the dd command. For example:

1. Create a bootable USB stick: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows

2. Use the stick to boot into Ubuntu. Start the Disk Utility by going to System > Administration > Disk Utility

3. Identify all of your hard disks which will be on the left side of the window. Select each and on the right pane it will tell you the device path (ie. /dev/sdb )

4. Start a command terminal by going to Applications > Accessories > Terminal

5. Run the following command using the device path found in line 3:

sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb bs=1M

This will replace all data on the hard disk with zeros and will be secure. Reinstall your operating system and start taking a more considered approach to your computer security.

Passwords

You will have heard this before but it is extremely important - use strong passwords and never use the same one twice.

Tails

For ongoing privacy I would strongly recommend using Tails. It is a complete operating system that routes all of its traffic through Tor. Tor is a method to obfuscate and protect your browsing habits by routing all traffic through a network.

Details can be found here:

https://tails.boum.org/

I would recommend taking the time to first install Tails onto a DVD then, whilst booted into Tails from this disk, install Tails onto a USB drive. This will allow you to have a "persistent volume" which is a secured area to save files, browser bookmarks, wifi passwords etc. Anything that is not saved in the "persistent volume" is lost when Tails is shut down.

When using Tails, your computer will only give out data that can be assumed to be going through the Tor network. If you have an old computer lying around you can give yourself an extra layer of obfuscation by using it as a "non-exit relay". Leave this running 24/7, under the guide that you are doing it to support the Tor project, and it will be harder to determine when/if you use Tor personally.

Communication

Do not access any of your personal email accounts from Tails/Tor. Make new email accounts using any of the free email services available. Never rely on an individual provider as they may unexpectadly go under - make multiple accounts and share the backup accounts with anyone that needs to know. Use OpenPGP to encrypt messages if possible for emails and assume that any unencrypted emails will be read. For instant messaging look into using Tox and run it through Tor.

>>4793480

>very few clicks

>tutorial video

>idiot proof

>Your complaints about this are unwarranted.

you are being cool and a bro about it so i won't go apeshit right now, but trust me mate, i've wasted almost a whole year's worth of days in the past 5 years or so to try to make ubuntu work.

fucker never wants to work properly.

is there any other OS i can try?

i really don't have time to "install gentoo" or arch.

>>4793481

A metal-pointed hammer/whatever both demagnetizes the drive and destroys it. 100% surefire way to destroy everything on an HDD.

>>4793532

pls

http://www.informationweek.com/microsoft-updates-windows-without-user-permission-apologizes/d/d-id/1059183

>>4793500

What about BleachBit?

>Uses windows 7

>Social media account is under a psuedonym

>Using Opera and Tor Browser

>DuckDuckGo

>Debian Linux on a Live Image

>Setting security measures for myself to make sure I don't reveal

>No pictures of me on Twitter, Facebook, etc

How did I do, OP?

>>4793566

Haven't used it, don't know.

>>4793568

You did well, just ditch DuckDuckGo. It's made by a kike who made a profile database in the past.

https://8ch.net/tech/ddg.html

And remove telemetry from Win7:

https://8ch.net/tech/w7tele.html

>>4793603

Got it. Thanks.

>>4793603

>DuckDuckGo founded by a kike

>Gabriel Weinberg

Of fucking course.

>>4793118

mpv

>>4793557

>>4793500

I was thinking shredder, but I guess I can't hurt to hit it for a while before that. Thanks bros.

>>4793522

Damn home wife, who does she think she is searching the internet history and trying to eaves drop comms.

>>4793768

the Proxy IP programs you HAVE to pay for though, free proxies are botnets, pay for your security!

>>4793768

>nothing to encrypt your communications

Who called the pleb patrol?

Also, adblock? Are you fucking retarded?

>>4793553

There is probably a 'Linux users group' in your city. You can go there and ask for help if you really want to learn it. It's not free tech support though, they'll expect you to read the documentation and do trouble shooting before hand.

It could be that your hardware simply isn't compatible and would give a seasoned user a hard time. It could be you not getting some fundamental basics and complicating it far more than it should be. There's also Linux Mint, as with Ubuntu the most useful feature are the thousands of new members every year that use these operating systems and ask the same questions. Their forums and support sites should be enough to get you going.

>>4793425

>You're probably thinking of the Blender software for computer graphics, he's talking about a small firefox addon that switches your useragent string every once in awhile.

No, I didn't confuse it with that, but I did confuse it with another addon, whitenoise, I think it is called.

>>4793553

>wasted a years worth of days

>on getting Ubuntu to work

Not all of us are braindead though

>>4793768

Diagnosis: faggot who didn't read the thread

>Disconnect

Made by a former Google employee.

You need to AT LEAST have:

-Self-Destructing Cookies

-NoScript (very, very, very useful for blocking useless shit, intrusive scripts and other loads of horseshit that come up on websites like TIME

-BetterPrivacy (deletes a special form of cookies common cleaning tools can't detect)

-HTTPS Everywhere

-Lightbeam (see what third parties are trying to collect information from you

Optional:

-Video WithOut Flash (flash isn't renowned for its privacy)

-YouTube all HTML5

>>4793236

I've only ordered RC psychedelics from the internet but it shouldn't be a problem for a couple grams of DMT (great shit btw, didnt try it till had a dozen psys under my belt). I accidentally ordered aMT without knowing it was illegal in the states from a RC vendor on surfaceweb and it arrived no problem

Think about it. A police raid costs $100k+, so they're not going to bother for a couple grand of drugs for personal consumption. But people don't realize that if you're ordering bricks of RCs the law will treat it as illicit and you'll get fucked regardless.

Stay safe anon and hopefully you meet the machine elves :)

>>4793603

>Remove Telemetry from win7

Jokes on them, I haven't let my windows update since 2014.

>>4793844

-Self-Destructing Cookies

neat nice tip

-NoScript

this breaks most sites i access, far too user unfriendly.

-BetterPrivacy

neat

-HTTPS Everywhere

neat

-Lightbeam

Pointless

Optional:

-Video WithOut Flash (flash isn't renowned for its privacy)

neat

-YouTube all HTML5

neat

7/10 useful post.

>>4792904

2001 here, and I'm practically in the same boat. There is so much shit about me online that it doesn't even matter anymore.

>>4793937

Pretty much everything. The fact that it logs everything you type and listens to everything you do over your mic is WAY more than enough to trash the fucking monster of an OS.

>>4791548

This is the only sure method to not end up thinking everything is poisoned it is and end up killing your cat because it was an fbi robot (or so you thought)

>>4793959

Holy shit.

Thanks, Anon.

>>4793937

If google is botnet, win10 is "Just fuck my shit up fam" levels of don't do.

>>4793937

https://www.privacytools.io/#win10

Microjew will collect your passwords, credit card info, and all your lengthy conversations about dragon dildos.

>>4793025

>>4793025

>Be me 20y/o

>Never had facebook

>Never had modern phone, still uses the old nokia

>have had different GFs

>plenty of friends

>literally noone cares about me not having jewbook or other social media

>unless you are a social retard getting a GF and keeping you friends are very doable without these social media things.

Maybe it´s because im euro, but still.. i don´t even..

>>4791933

from the link:

"There's a major difference between proxies and VPNs. That difference is anonymity vs. privacy. The best way I can explain this is that anonymity means that someone is sticking his dick in all of the birthday cakes, whereas privacy means that Timmy is in the room with all the birthday cakes, but no one knows what he's doing in there. Keep in mind:

proxy == anonymous(more or less)

VPN == private(Virtual PRIVATE Network)

"

>>4793973

Sadly, not bait.

Should have paid more attention.

>>4793980

>>4793982

Holy crap! We really are a nation of sheeple that there hasn't been an outcry about this. Or people are as clueless as I was.

>>4793986

Proxy just means someone else is acting as a client on your behalf. VPN is encryption

found enemy of the state tier faggot on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSQOOYl-VcY

How can we convince the mods to permanently sticky this?

I believe internet privacy must be one of the most important things a self-respecting and aware /pol/ack should follow, considering how literally all of us are committing some form of wrongthink right now and that without adequate privacy most of us would be in jail now.

I also am tired of being a broken record and advising people the same things for months now.

>>4794179

There's a decent beginner resource at https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/Main_Page

That's where I started out from.

It would be nice to have a more detailed and specific beginners guide for /pol/ though.

I just got a second hard drive, I was planning on putting a fresh install of Windows 8.1 on the new one, and wiping the old one and putting Debian on it.

Right now I'm running Win7 and Mint, I've heard from a friend (that's not a dumb pleb) that 8.1 is a lot faster than 7, but is it too botnet?

>>4794179

The mods here ought to do what /tech/ does and make specific pages like the ones linked here >>4793603

And completely redo the permanent sticky for this board. That dox shit at the bottom is pointless. Make a /pol/archive.html page for archive threads on pol as you could list hundreds of them instead of a few dozen, link to a /tech/ one for cybersecurity tips etc. Link to other boards on this site like >>>/dir/

The current sticky doesn't serve much purpose asides for establishing rules.

>>4794179

I get you, but it doesn't really deserve a sticky on this board. The problem is that the boards where it belongs are kind of dead. /baph/ had a good one, but it's not stickied anymore. If you still feel like trying go to /polmeta/ I guess.

>>4794282

From what I understand 8.1 doesn't have any insane botnet capabilities like 10, but be sure to watch for updates which do attempt to install those capabilities. Info on that is in the thread.

Still, the speed difference between 7 and 8.1 is negligible on modern hardware so I'd recommend sticking with 7.

>>4794307

I agree, we need just one dedicated sticky of resources. Even the fucking Islam board has one. /pol/ needs one more than any other board.

How bad is Chromium on Linux Mint? It's open source.

>>4794393

There was recently a case where the code in Chromium tapped into your microphone, recorded, and sent it to Jewgle.

Just use a fork of Firefox like Ice Cat. It's the best fork for Linux, and if your on Windows I'd recommend Waterfox since Pale Moon can be a hassle and Ice Cat doesn't work atleast for me, it crashes on startup.

For the majority of /pol/acks wanting a sane balance between usability and respect for privacy, Linux Mint really is the best out there. All your vidya needs are satisfied with the inclusion of Steam and the like.

As many have already said, Arch is a meme distro for autists. Don't feel badly if you couldn't get it to work, it is arguably the most autistic operating system out there.

>>4794393

Never trust anything made by Google, including Chromium. Even though its open source there are very few differences between it and Chrome. Both send as much data as possible to Google.

>>4792108

No, I just know that alphabet soup agencies have ways of getting around your little tricks in ways neither you nor anyone here know that much about. And even if they can't get around them, they will just know you're a suspicious target due to the fact that you don't have a Facebook, constantly move around, have zero information about yourself online and when you eventually slip up, they will find you due to the large amount of surveillance dedicated to you.

If you maintain a "normal" persona, they won't have much reason to suspect you of any wrongdoing so they wont dedicate resources and man-hours monitoring a low value target who probably isn't involved in anything illegal.

>>4794484

>whats the best OS in terms of not selling my shit to ad companies

Most of them, just stay away from Ubuntu at all costs.

>>4794520

Install a ganoo/loonix distro and use a better browser like Icecat. Install the add-ons mentioned in this thread.

Why do so many people say TOR is compromised, though? I've been considering TOR (just set it up now– easy, been dual-booting linux anyway) and signing up for a VPN, but I couldn't find reliable info on a VPN worth paying for, even as cheap as it is. I also don't do anything but browse crimethink sites and I've never actually posted anywhere (first post here, brethren) so I didn't really give a shit just browsing about. After getting redpilled a little over a year ago, I only ever did it over wifi on a phablet that never had service in the US (read: I convinced myself I was under some kind of radar doing this, but that obviously wasn't the case and it's time to move on regardless).

Anyway, TOR is cool? We sure about this? Just browsing and posting from time to time, nothing illegal, but I'm late to some of the tech stuff so I'm still catching up.

>>4794484

maybe starting a postal /pol/ where anons communicate via post seems more secure than internet

Can you provide more information? I've done pen palling in the past but I don't see how it's more secure than properly encrypted internet communications.

>>4794425

turn off hardware acceleration. I think they have it off by default to fix windows crashes

>>4791230

Use true crypt.

>>4794539

Some argue that the feds own more than 50% of Tors exit nodes, thus leaving fingerprints if not outright identifying you. If you're using a VPN with Tor, you should be A-OK as long as you're not doing real shady shit.

>>4791701

void linux is also a good distro as it uses ruinit yet works like arch

>>4794568

I thought that was a dead project now?

>>4794520

Read the thread, all you ask for has been covered.

Ctrl+F is also your friend.

>>4794539

Actually, it wouldn't hurt to ask for further info on the subject of TOR.

What I understand is that you need to make your own exit nodes for TOR to be 100% safe. Otherwise, you may end up in a honeypot/datamining node someone else made.

But as long as you don't post identifying info, spoof your MAC/IP and hide it by blocking Javascript, I think there will be few things to worry about.

>>4794568

TruCrypt has mysteriously disappeared for some reason, and they recommend Microsoft BitLocker all of a sudden. I am too wary of this.

Better use VeraCrypt, it's better anyway.

>>4794575

>>4794586

Personally I've heard TrueCrypt is compromised past a certain version.

>>4793532

/tech/ here

you're wrong

all windows from 98 and up are NSA backdoored

>>4794598

it's not "compromised", the devs had to abandon the project because they got caught

an old version I believe is safe, research it as I don't know

>>4794586

On the subject of VeraCrypt:

Please explain to me how to encrypt my HDD like I'm a retard. I know how to do it from the manual, but I'm afraid I might accidentally brick my HDD from a stupid move.

Good VPNs? It seems hard to find good information on these. I've found it difficult to verify the companies and it just seems like a bunch of people making blind recommendations about services they don't know very much about.

>>4794622

encrypting your hard drive carries the risk of losing the key and never accessing your files again but its hard to fuck it up that bady

>>4794616

From what I heard the last one/few versions that were put out are actually suspect as well because they started acting weird or something.

I didn't dig too far into it, but just something to keep in mind.

>>4794558

i was just thinking how there is less room for being secretly spied when communicating via post . governments if they really want to can find out what you post, we all know they have super computers basically analyzing everything we have ever posted online cross referencing it with databases and special words and sentences probably even on tor with military level code breakers making basically anything online potentially unsecure

with post anons communicate probably through P.O. boxes paid in cash or through other means of receiving mail anonymously. anons would best not even know who each other is. if its posted its harder to spy on without opening a letter and then both parties would probably be alerted and go their separate ways.

the hardest part i think would be finding a suitable partner and ensuring they arent working for the government. also a type writer increases anonymity as it limits hand writing recognition if it is compromised.

its probebly best suited for planning a revolution and bringing down governments rather than /pol/ banter

>>4794660

PIA was good but it got hacked

mullvad is the #1 one for security, albeit slow it's fully anon

you can pay with btc or even mail in cash

holy fuck you have to use vpn/tor to visit pol? Fucking leave your piece of shit cuck country you fucking faggot. You Germans are the most emasculated faggots on the planet. It's hilarious reading these Aryan threads then seeing posts like this where you admit that you are more of a little cunt bitch than Anne Frank.

>>4794674

Still, better safe than sorry I guess.

>>4794764

VPNs and Tor are for preventing the NSA, GCHQ, whatever from breaking down your door and mashing your face into the goddamn keyboard.

>>4794764

This is a reply.

>>4794764

I'm not german, germany is known for arresting people for posting certain content that is often on this board. If you were older than 12 you might know that lefty, come back when you hit puberty

>>4794797

Does that really happen to people, though? People who aren't pedos or dealers?

>>4794840

No, but even arguing with a feminist on Twitter can get you to jail these days.

Do any of you know of a PGP messaging system that isn't compromised?

>>4794840

http://www.dw.com/en/suspected-neo-nazi-website-operators-arrested-in-germany/a-19006861

It's an interesting idea I'll give you that. In my country you can't get P.O. Boxes anonymously though. There is a work around in the form of mail forwarding companies though.

>its probebly best suited for planning a revolution and bringing down governments rather than /pol/ banter

Probably true. I've always enjoyed sending and receiving real letters though just because I put more thought into what I write and so do people I've received them from.

If you were going to do it you'd probably need some kind of online connection point or something. You'd need some kind of resource where you could find the addresses and also somewhere to report suspicious addresses etc.

>>4792048

What hentai games? If VN then yes at worse you will need to set up a vn if it things like AA2 you can but its alot harder(look into pci passtrough)

>>4794901

come on bro, you seem to know enough to get a linux

I think you should try, its really more simple than it seems

tor is literally just a few clicks, and its really user friendly, and installing ubuntu is a breeze

that being said thats probably enough if you dont do anything too bad 6/10

If I purchase a subscription for a VPN, can I use it in windows and linux? Through TOR and firefox in linux? Not an issue, right?

>>4794901

Fam pls, TOR is piss-easy. Just look at this guide >>4792233 and you're ready to go.

For Linux distros, you can get TAILS if you want nothing to be left when you shutdown, or Ubuntu/Mint, which is really good for beginners (you can find guides on this thread and on the InstallGentoo wiki). Then you can move on to other ones like Debian (good stuff, with the right security tweaks you can get it running very well. Anonymoose has a very, very good guide on Debian. I'm 100% serious).

For VPNs, you can ask other anons who already own a VPN.

>>4794940

linux and windows, of course. most operating systems support VPNs

tor i never actually tried, I'm not sure you can but some anon might be able to say, theoritically you can, and the tor browser is running firefox by default so naturally

>>4794945

for anyone unfamiliar with Tails, it routes all your network on the onion router, its perma TOR, that can cause a few problems, I wouldn't suggest it for everyday browsing, all the apps availiable on it are for security, its not really for convinence

if you just wannna check your mail or shitpost here its great

>>4795012

Naw m8, there are plenty of non-security-related tools inside TAILS like GIMP. For some reason I can't remember any because I never used them, but they definitely are there.

>>4795023

Won't you look at that a kike using old buzzwords

>delete your pictures on facebook, delete your friends on facebook, change your basic information to phony information then delete your facebook

Why is this "some fucking pedo level"? I've been considering doing this for some time now and I like adult women.

>>4795012

Even Tails can be compromised if the machine its used on has a rootkit on the hardware level.

>>4793553

Can you read 20 lines of a wiki? Are you not retarded? You can use Arch.

Linux is beyond simple. No excuse for not dual booting it since you can still flip back and forth between windows. My only real issue with Ubuntu has been this fucking LibreOffice word processor. I can't stand this piece of fucking shit. Mint doesn't seem much better in that regard. That is the only real reason I flip back to windows 10, it's infinitely better to write/edit in.

Anyone found a solution for this issue?

One last question about VPNs. If I purchase the VPN in my Windows partition, can I access it when I boot into linux? Or vice versa, if I purchase it in my linux OS, can I access it in windows? Using TOR and firefox at the same time? Is any of that an issue?

>>4795186

It changes nothing anyways. If you're lucky enough to be a European, you can request that all your profile info is 'actually deleted from the servers and is sent to you in paper.

If you just delete/deactivate your account, everything stays there, only you lose access to it.

>>4794337

My friend said there was a pretty noticeable performance boost in games, which is the main thing I'd be using Windows for.

Is Debian compatible with Ubuntu packages? Or is that something Mint has as an advantage? The main reason I wanted to try Debian was wider software compatibility.

>>4795824

No no no, it doesn't work like that. You can choose to delete your profile from your account settings, but you must judicially request what I said before (to push the servers by force of law to completely delete all your info).

I'm sure there is an option to completely delete/deactivate your account, go search for it. It's deliberately made a bit hard to find by default, for obvious reasons.

>>4795396

I'm no expert but couldn't you just use Wine or a virtual machine? Of course you'd need a copy of windows for that.

Or you could try Google docs or WPS office online. Or just continue as you are.

>>4796007

*list

>>4793844

>NoScript

u uuuuu uuu uu (that's me LAUGHING at u)

https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix

https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix

https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix

uuuuu uuu u uuuu

>>4795939

I actually found the option and will be deleting the account once I get the phone numbers of everyone worth talking to.

>>4796076

Weirdo tbh

>>4796089

I felt great for a long time after I deleted my account, then I filled the void with 4chan and then 8chan, now I'm sort of back at square one but with less normies.

What's a good VPN? Baphomet recommends Mullvad

>>4794840

>is the justice system perfect?

No.

>>4794901

use Firefox 64-bits if on Windows

but switch to linux and use icecat

>>4796076

Fuck me, will it make browsing the internet more of a chore? Because noscript already makes it feel like a chore.

>>4796197

I find it easier to use than noscript. The initial setup and getting used to it is a chore but if you have any technical proficiency, it'll be a breeze within a week. Otherwise, well, I don't know.

>>4791230

Any specific tips for using tablets?

How about smart phone security?

>>4796454

>Smartphone

>security

nope

https://whispersystems.org/

Phone encryption app.

>>4796454

the important thing to remember that a device with an active cellural connection can always be located precisely in an urban area and roughly in a rural area, and in fact, it is always located, it is neccessary for the phone system to work, if that device is in any way connected to your a accounts, working habits, your name, the wifi you used somewhere where you also used you computer, near your friends phone, or really just anywhere you would use a smartphone

you can be located and named, your home can be triangulated by the stores you go to, the buses you take, where your friends live, and you as well if they come over, where your family lives, everything can and is used every day by police to locate "terrorists" in every country.

>>4796007

then this isnt the thread for you i guess

>>4795190

yes that should be kept in mind, if you plug it in something while its booted on another system, or it is compromised on boot level it can be fucked over

>>4795050

well yes, i meant that other than some basic thing that happened to work after the distro got fucked over, there arent many applications to use from

>>4795023

I work in IT and let me tell you… it ain't no joke.

>>4792251

This.

I encrypted my drive and now i cannot play vidya. Steam is running on life support snd every other game either doesn't boot or crash.

Any fix?

Bump. This is a damn useful thread.

>>4797907

Mastery of technology is fundamental to victory in any war. Seeing as the state is one of our enemies it would be wise to know how to use technology to our benefit and their detriment.

>>4794764

>(1)

Fuck off kike.

>>4798178

Nice conclusion there, because anyone who disagrees with your opinion on the echo chamber this board has become is immediately regarded as a shill. He couldn't just be some wrong faggot shitting on VPN users.

I am extremely curious what you people with high security ratings think of the Iowa caucus machines. They seem extremely fucking fraudulent to me.

>>4799012

Despite its memeing into oblivion, Gentoo is arguably the best personal-use OS out there.

Bleeding edge, minimal, flexible, powerful, Gentoo is whatever you want it to be - unlike many other operating systems. The mere task of installing Gentoo is an intelligence test, and maintaining it is even more difficult - but it's all just that rewarding.

>>4801728

Sounds appealing. What level of technical knowledge is required, or can I just Google everything?

>>4801896

You need a pretty high level of technical know-how. Gentoo is essentially the ultimate GNU/Linux distro, and the installation process involves compiling the Linux kernel itself onto your machine, needless to say an arduous task.

I really want to get a second computer so I can have one for normie stuff and one that is merchant proof. I'm borderline poorfag though so most of my excess shekels are going toward hapanan prep and buying a small house on some innawoods tier property.

OpenBSD over Linux

Lenox has a bloated kernel plus Red Hat is writing most of that code and they are funded by the government also the Linux developers never on it there code they never go over there code to check for bugs or security defects OpenBSD does this regularly and is it secure operating system when compared to Lenox

>>4802320

OpenBSD runs on virtually any computer even at 486 its way better than Linux but there's a steep learning curve and there will be no one to hold your hand

>>4802320

My suggestion for you is to buy a Chinkpad.

https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/ThinkPad

Some Thinkpad models are among few computers compatible with free BIOS replacements for their proprietary counterparts. They're durable, cheap, and easily maintained.

A Thinkpad X220 (2011) costs no more than $200 off eBay, and is arguably the best model out there right now. Excellent support for your operating system of choice, be it Loonux or BSD.

>>4793297

>Isn't that quite resource demanding?

no

>>4794901

that's a lot of addons kek

anyway, if you go linux start with Mint. Try Mate or xfce DEs.

>>4797423

>>4796580

So, basically don't use your smart phone for anything other than playing games and normie apps.

But what about normal tablets that use android through WiFi?

>>4806857

>But what about normal tablets that use android through WiFi?

If they do not accept SIM-cards and you do not link it to your phone through accounts (google play store does it by default) - you're fine.

It would be the best to custom ROM it, but this is what I did (few hours of work):

1) If you have anything on it, back it up

2) Factory reset it, full purge

3) Disable every app that can be without android malfunctioning (casually - all that can be disabled)

4) Install F-Droid, this is your new app-store; https://f-droid.org/

5) Install non-botnet browsers (firefox variants) - if they are not listed in f-droid get the .apk from their websites

6) See >>4791544 with the exception of NoScript which won't work on android

There are alternatives for pretty much anything you want on F-Droid. As far as communications goes (whatsapp/viber…), you will lose there. You can get Tox by going on their site and adding repository on F-Droid, so you can download it, if you can get your friends to do the same.

SINCE EVERYBODYS TELLING EVERYTHING ABOUT THEMSELVES TO GET BETTER IDENTIFIED, HERE'S MINE!

>AMD everything

>Winshit 8.1

>Ran the disablewintracker app on github

>blocks a shit-ton of stuff in hosts file

>Made sure not to install any of the spy updates, rechecked afterwards.

>Run standard windows security essentials thing

>Windows firewall

>Firefucks with Ublock origin and Umatrix (blocks everything individually, a lot better than noscript)

>No VPN, no tor, nothing

>Save passwords in Firefox with master password

>Download from seedbox with FileZilla (SFTP)

How fucked am I guys?

Should I install an enterprise edition?

I have a literal fuckton of bookmarks in my firefucks and don't want to lose them.

If I switch to icecat, can I use MozBackup to transfer my shit?

>>4807353

>>4807353

Oh and I use a Galaxy S3 that I haven't formatted or whatever since I bought it, which was almost 3 years ago. I only linked my jewgle account at the start, and have Gmail app installed. I use Firefucks for android.

I barely even use it, barely any texts, rarely calls, sometimes skike when I need to

OH AND I USE SKYPE

cucks?

>>4793985

im asian. hell, all smartphones that come from asia have facebook built in

>>4798600

for anyone who never read 1984 (do it its a good book)

>Orwell lived in the soviet union

>The book is about a totalatarian surveillance state not "le ebin hitler"

>a quick google search proves microsoft is a major backer of common core and other democratic brainwashing shit

>this guy is a shill

How the fuck do you guys survive on TOR? I have it installed but it's so slow browsing the chans is pretty much impossible.

>>4807778

yeah you need to have patience to do it, a good middle ground is to browse from your pc and post from tor but thats not really secure to be honest

>>4807855

I see many people recommending it but have only seen a handful Tor IPs ITT.

>>4807879

IDs*

>>4807879

yeah well if you're not going to post holohoax shit or the "hi guys I'm gonna shoot <politician> in 2 hours" things, its not really illegal to browse an internet site so its convinient not to use tor. For someone who posts that kind of shit its recommended tho. thats why the OP has multiple levels, if you just post trump memes on pol you dont really need to burn off your fingerprint

>>4807934

>>4807934

I dont think the FBI cares about autistic shitposters

>>4807934

Well in that case…

>use windows 7

>browse mostly with firefox, only use Tor for deep web shit

>just installed most of the add-ons mentioned

>disabled updates on win 7

>no webcam

>no mic

>too retarded for encryption/vpn or any of that /tech/ shit

>have a facebook account, haven't updated it since 12 and only use it for emergency chat with friends if I lose my phone

>never let normies take pics of me, much less upload then anywere

>live in an obscure 3rd world country with no holohoax or censorship laws

How fucked am I?

>>4808010

probably not at all, if your country has no resources to provide clean drinking water they surely won't check what you shitpost

May I also add that it's needed that you disconnect your mic everytime you don't use it, and also disconnect/cover your webcam everytime you don't use it too.

>>4796454

>>4796580

For Android:

Root your phone with a rooting program, preferably Kingo root (because it can un-root the phone when you're done doing what you need to do, tested and it works well). This does not work well for all phones (lag and phone overheating a bit), so the program you're using to root the phone should have an option to reverse the rooting.

What rooting does is that you can remove useless botnet shit from your phone and gives you complete control over the core filesystem (both actions blocked by default). You'll need another program to access the core filesystem though, e.g. AndroZip.

Note: rooting your phone voids your warranty associated with your provider.

I'll also post some really old tips an anon gave me, follow with caution because I tested none of those.

——————————————————————-

>Write down your GSF ID.

>Flash cyanogenmod 11 without gapps.

>Use apk downloader and f-droid in the place of play store.

>Install/configure the following:

>Adaway

>Autostarts

>APV PDF Viewer

>Mxplayer

>AFWall+

>Clover

>Use autostarts, adaway, afwall and cyanogenmod privacy settings to free yourself from the botnet.

>Enjoy your battery life and privacy.

———————————————————————-

>>4807353

Downgrade to Win7 and remove Telemetry (ctrl+f in this thread for the link), be wary of the updates you install.

Dump Firefox and use a fork like IceCat, PaleMoon or Waterfox (Firefox isn't that bad though, but it moves dangerously in botnet territory).

Write down passwords in a text file or on paper.

>I have a literal fuckton of bookmarks in my firefucks and don't want to lose them.

Bookmarks tab>Show all bookmarks>Import and backup menu>Export bookmarks to HTML

Done, you saved all your bookmarks. To put them in another browser you do more or less the same thing.

I used FEBE to backup my shit in Firefox, but any backup program will suffice.

>>4807373

Read the tips for Android contained in this post.

Skype is used for data collecting by PRISM, was also bought by Microsoft some time ago. Steer clear, there is a ton of chat programs out there. I'd recommend Tox, but it's still in alpha version and a bit shady.

>>4808010

>>too retarded for encryption/vpn or any of that /tech/ shit

Encryption is very easy, download VeraCrypt and its manual will basically hold your hand during the process. Watch a couple vids if you want to be sure.

>>4791701

Shit, I browse and sometimes post with a live IP but I use Tor to post. I've been browsing for years, they have logs. I assume and hope I'm not the only one.

Been looking for a VPN but I'm to lazy to do any real research. Plus there's always the what if they can't be trusted. I found one out of the 15 eyes, Hong Kong, but again what if they keep logs? No one can be trusted. The only way is to set up your own VPN, but I don't know how to do that.

>>4791701

>>4796454

>>4809104

Install replicant

http://www.replicant.us/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replicant_%28operating_system%29

http://redmine.replicant.us/projects/replicant/wiki/SamsungGalaxyBackdoor

I use a linux box for browsing the internet/making purchases online/keeping track of my financial records.

I use windows exclusively for gaming.

Should I be worried about facial recognition and if so what could I do about it?

Bomp

>>4812333

Go to the /tech/ support thread >>>/tech/504311 , I never used grub so I don't know.

I probably smell shady shit from Windows' part though.

>>4812333

i had no issue with setting up an 8.1/linux mint dual boot

>>4799012

I love Gentoo, and its hardened kernel is a great base for building a secure OS from. Takes some learning, but learning is good for you. If you're interested in learning more about computer security, Pentoo is fun to play with after you've learned basic Gentoo.

I would pick up a cheap Thinkpad off of eBay to do it with. I recommend an x200 because if you get further with it you can go for libreboot, which addresses a whole other level of security.

The rabbit hole goes deep.

>>4812716

Yes, doesn't matter if torrented or genuine. Downgrade to Win7, remove telemetry, and read the thread because everything regarding your question is already covered.

>>4812727

What about Funtoo?

Let's say all I want to do is browse the internet and use an office suite, which Linux would be the right one?

>>4812750

Funtoo is a fork of Gentoo, and is maintained by Gentoo's original benevolent dictator, Daniel Robbins.

Either one is fine, but vanilla Gentoo is probably best to start with.

>>4812777

Mint.

>>4812785

Wanted to actually ask (derp), is Funtoo easier to use/install than Gentoo?

Good thread lads. If I may point out, the single most important thing you can do (and quite easy tbh) is to browse /pol/ over tor using the onion link (http://oxwugzccvk3dk6tj.onion/pol/). Being the radical fucks we are, the govt is likely scanning for people visiting this place and putting us all under greater surveillance. You should not allow what you say or what you read on here to be attributed back to you.

tl;dr use the tor browser bundle and navigate to http://oxwugzccvk3dk6tj.onion/pol/ for shitposting.