"Privacy isn't about hiding bad things, but about protecting what defines us as human beings, who we are. Our day-to-day behavior, our personality, our fears, our relationships, and our vulnerabilities."
-- The Tor Project
@vikramjeetsinghparmar May I ask why? As far as I know Tor works exactly the same as a VPN, just with more than one server.
Also: "use a separate machine with some old Mac card" Yeah, for Snowden-level stuff, you probably need to use a separate machine. Tracking these days is getting rather out of hand...
@vikramjeetsinghparmar @fribbledom Isn't a VPN like a deliberate man-in-the-middle attack initiated by themselves? Thus, reducing privacy (at least potentially)?
To put it another way: how do you choose a good VPN provider?
What makes you think a VPN improves the situation?
MAC addresses can be generated, OpenBSD has this built in for example.
(I think that's what you mean by 'Mac card').
You -> VPN -> Tor = that's linkable to you -> go to jail
Tor -> VPN -> Internet = Better, as it adds a layer. But you need to pay for the VPN somehow -> Back to square 1.
There are a couple of talks on this, but this one is a good one:
https://grugq.github.io/presentations/Keynote_The_Grugq_-_OPSEC_for_Russians.pdf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XaYdCdwiWU
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@ckeen @fribbledom I hear Btc is accepted by a few.
@vikramjeetsinghparmar @fribbledom Tor + decent opsec provides sufficient protection against most non-targeted invasions of privacy. If your ISP/opponent will target you for merely using Tor, that's when a VPN can help. But of course it only moves the trust from your ISP to your VPN provider, and won't stop an ISP who will target you for using a VPN
There's not universal advice here. Know your threat model.
@fribbledom Quote by Isabela Bagueros.
@fribbledom it's beyond good and bad
Well, technically it is, right? If something is a crime or not, that is defined by the law of ones country.
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@fribbledom tor doesn’t protect by itself. Get a paid vpn then get on tor. If possible use a separate machine with some old Mac card.