The downside of everything being federated is that it’s really easy to listen in. Make sure to keep yourself anonymous online!
Dear NSA, I’m the CEO of antifa. Please direct all questions and inquiries below. Thanks.
Dear CEO of antifa, I’m the CEO of the NSA. How do you pronounce “antifa”? We’ve been really struggling in our meetings. Best regards.
Dear CEO of NSA,
it’s pronounced Elon Musk is a domestic terrorist.
Best regards, Founding members of Antifa
Its shorthand for “antifascism”. You pronounce it the same without the “scism”. As head of NSA you should know how to say fascism pretty well I think.
Auntie far. HTH.
If you are doing anything that’s publicly visible, you’re not anonymous.
That’s not quite true, although technically in this case you would be pseudononymous.
You can use Lemmy at opsec level 4-5:
http://blog.nowherejezfoltodf4jiyl6r56jnzintap5vyjlia7fkirfsnfizflqd.onion/opsec/index.html
Register an email over tor browser, use that to verify a Lemmy account over tor browser, only ever access over tor browser. Be mindful of what you say and post.
On graphene you can also install always-on orbot/invizible in a seperate profile or private space and use apps like Voyager
Note: some instances like.world block tor users.
dbzer0, Lem.ee, and mander.xyz I know are cool with it
Here are some other options for anonymous email:
https://onionmail.org/ https://tuta.com/ https://mailfence.com/ https://www.guerrillamail.com/ https://yopmail.com/en/email-generator (Generate Randomly an Anonymous Email for Free) https://nbox.notif.me/ (Free Anonymous and Private Disposable Address Provider) https://addy.io/ (Open-source Anonymous Email Forwarding) https://www.secure-email.org/ https://maildrop.cc/ https://www.mailinator.com/ https://www.secure-email.org/ https://librem.one/ https://flashbox.5july.org/ (Flashbox - Anonymous Disposable Email) https://user.disroot.org/pwm/public/newuser (Disroot) https://www.throwawaymail.com/ https://nbox.notif.me/ (Anonymous, Private, Free) http://csmail3thcskmzvjicww3qdkvrhb6pb5s7zjqtb3gdst6guby2stsiqd.onion/ (cs.email - Disposable Temporary E-Mail Address) http://torbox36ijlcevujx7mjb4oiusvwgvmue7jfn2cvutwa6kl6to3uyqad.onion/ (TorBox) http://6n5nbusxgyw46juqo3nt5v4zuivdbc7mzm74wlhg7arggetaui4yp4id.onion/src/register.php (Morke) http://mail2torjgmxgexntbrmhvgluavhj7ouul5yar6ylbvjkxwqf6ixkwyd.onion/ (Mail2Tor) http://2nxpboa3ya52j5au4gxwkdt4nxoh5g4y4f3tuqedlza46y35jmv6doid.onion/ (SecretMail) http://ovhcd6qhuz22bid42pw7unwfqf7i55rghb5x62q4kxchjnk2gz2ot6id.onion/ (Hobe Onion Mail) http://5nm4mdhzyfbif6i5qv3kh4i7j2trlbuvujsencsqn55opaa3d6qhfcqd.onion/ (Hidden Mail Onion Server) https://onionmail.org/ (Clearnet) http://pflujznptk5lmuf6xwadfqy6nffykdvahfbljh7liljailjbxrgvhfid.onion/ (Onion Mail) http://en.vzoc4aylgsqwexe6okjbz2ix5atgdv5xyibnkcekmtg4u23syz6a7rid.onion/ (OnionMail) http://j3bv7g27oramhbxxuv6gl3dcyfmf44qnvju3offdyrap7hurfprq74qd.onion/ (adunanza Onion Mail) http://eot3almpracnkz7gz3r5yr3qaymngqsrmvbica2shw5zuc52az2gxoqd.onion/ (Dozaru Onion Mail) http://2nxpboa3ya52j5au4gxwkdt4nxoh5g4y4f3tuqedlza46y35jmv6doid.onion/ (Systemli) https://www.systemli.org/en/ (Systemli Clearnet) http://fozdean5ayswi6jtseg2fgyysqt3dskoosmoc6gnqia4dxwxiuvg3oad.onion/ | Underworld.dog Onion Email"
https://blog.torproject.org/tor-is-still-safe/
Tor is still alive and well I promise
It is not perfect but it is by far the best thing we have. If it’s legal for you to use you should be doing so.
For sensitive operations you should take further steps (follow the blog) like properly setting up your device, and connecting via a network not connected to you
what if I prefer mozilla firefox? Ive heard when you check every data security option the browser is private enough
Whats the difference
No, they’re not the same.
Tor browser gives you ANONYMITY, which is not the same as privacy.
What is Anonymity ? Why is it Important ? http://blog.nowherejezfoltodf4jiyl6r56jnzintap5vyjlia7fkirfsnfizflqd.onion/opsec/anonymityexplained/index.html
Why isn’t privacy enough for anonymous use?
http://blog.nowherejezfoltodf4jiyl6r56jnzintap5vyjlia7fkirfsnfizflqd.onion/opsec/anonuse/index.html
(BTW stock Firefox is not even private at all)
these websites dont work for me… and the link looks very wrong - do you have like more accessible sources for me? Id be very thankful
These are .onion Tor hidden services (darknet sites)
To access them you must use Tor Browser
also - why is ublock for example not anonymous enough? doesnt it provide anything??
Like Id love to be able to see the full picture on this matter and weight at least all major arguments. like, is the distincion here the one tries to block corporations within their legally bound operations and the other(tor) tries to make everyone, even “hackers” unable to see what IP I have?
Im quite lacking in knowledge on this topic
These are public forums. Anyone can look what’s going on here.
This is not a private space.
This is my private place. Eveything is neat and clean.
I wish I could say the same. Tissues and lotion everywhere.
I don’t think they really need to run an instance to conduct surveillance on the Fediverse. Maybe it makes things easier, but a lot of this is public anyway. Just because Google isn’t putting a lot of this in search results yet doesn’t mean it can’t be scraped by people who are interested in scraping it.
Yeah but the traffic from scraping other instances is going to get noticed real quickly, whereas a small instance federating with everyone else isn’t really suspicious.
Doesn’t even have to be an instance.
Custom code that runs the pubsub protocol… Without publishing anything.
Everything is open.
Unless instance admins find thepubsub instance suspicious and defederate it, at which point it won’t be able to receive posts/comments
I bet the Kremlin is sponsoring one at least
As is tradition.
Probably, there are also bots on lemmy already bcz it’s grown quite a bit. They are definitely trying to direct the conversation as well.
That reminds me of the time I bought a CyberTruck, my other IRL Lemmy friends thought I was super cool for buying a CyberTruck. Basically everyone on Lemmy owns a CyberTruck. Really great financing rates for CyberTruck, am I right guys?
Dear Feds, My name is Walter Hartwell White. I live at 308 Negra Arroyo Lane, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87104. This is my confession. If you’re reading this comment, I’m probably dead- murdered by my brother-in-law, Hank Schrader. Hank has been building a meth empire for over a year now, and using me as his chemist. Shortly after my 50th birthday, he asked that I use my chemistry knowledge to cook methamphetamine, which he would then sell using connections that he made through his career with the DEA. I was… astounded. I… I always thought Hank was a very moral man, and I was particularly vulnerable at the time – something he knew and took advantage of. I was reeling from a cancer diagnosis that was poised to bankrupt my family. Hank took me in on a ride-along and showed me just how much money even a small meth operation could make. And I was weak. I didn’t want my family to go into financial ruin, so I agreed. Hank had a partner, a businessman named Gustavo Fring. Hank sold me into servitude to this man. And when I tried to quit, Fring threatened my family. I didn’t know where to turn. Eventually, Hank and Fring had a falling out. Things escalated. Fring was able to arrange – uh, I guess… I guess you call it a “hit” – on Hank, and failed, but Hank was seriously injured. And I wound up paying his medical bills, which amounted to a little over $177,000. Upon recovery, Hank was bent on revenge. Working with a man named Hector Salamanca, he plotted to kill Fring. The bomb that he used was built by me, and he gave me no option in it. I have often contemplated s-icide, but I’m a coward. I wanted to go to the police, but I was frightened. Hank had risen to become the head of the Albuquerque DEA. To keep me in line, he took my children. For three months, he kept them. My wife had no idea of my criminal activities, and was horrified to learn what I had done. I was in hell. I hated myself for what I had brought upon my family. Recently, I tried once again to quit, and in response, he gave me this. [Walt points to the bruise on his face left by Hank in “Blood Money.”] I can’t take this anymore. I live in fear every day that Hank will kill me, or worse, hurt my family. All I could think to do was to make this video and hope that the world will finally see this man for what he really is.
I use NoScript and uBlock. For this page, there are eighteen different scripts that want to run, but I only allow the two that seem necessary for basic functionality.
Apart from using Tor and allowing zero scripts to run, we have little hope of even pseudo-anonymity on the internet, and increasingly in our every-day lives.
We, as a people, tolerate the surveillance state as long as they increase the surveillance incrementally over generations, distract us with shiny toys, and keep us fighting amongst ourselves over irrelevant subjects.
Just know that various governments have been confirmed to be running their own Tor nodes and monitoring traffic. To the point where they can de-anonymize some stuff in the right conditions.
Then you have the whole KAX17 thing.
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2021/12/was-threat-actor-kax17-de-anonymizing-the-tor-network
All this to say, take extra precautions and don’t get complacent just 'cause you’re using Tor. It’s kinda like how most car accidents happen within a mile of your home, because you’ve driven it so many times you some times check out and go into auto-pilot. Some people assume Tor is the end-all, and it is not unfortunately.
That attack type is mitigated both through protocol updates and network management.
It hasn’t been a problem for several years.
That isn’t to say that you should trust TOR completely, just that you don’t have to worry about sybil attacks on the network.
Will do, Francis Bacon Tumminowson III of Wilburville, Kentucky!
Sounds like someone who was big into monitoring would say.
thank you for the reminder, Robert Paulson.
Thats why you make an account with no info attached to you. And run a vpn. Not fool proof, but better than nothing
How does a vpn help with anonymity?
IP address won’t report back to your home country, reputable VPN providers will fight to protect your anonymity because they know once they accommodate law enforcement their business will tank.
Something like Tor, and a proper education in keeping identities compartmentalized would be more appropriate for a use-case where someone is trying to maintain anonymity. VPN is mostly only good for a bit of wifi security and piracy.
There are some fedi scrapers.
At least some people on Mastodon really noticed it after they managed to look up their name on chatGPTAt least for a while (dont know the current case) some people bragged about being able to scrape fedi content or something
Dont know it some of the scrapers are gov spies tho
Gonna edit this after finding the saved messages that support my comment, needs probably a while ;.;
Edit: did not find it but searching for “Fediverse Scraper” has at the top two fediverse scraper tools hosted on GitHub, so yea, its easy
There are also instances that most likely exist just to suck up data for AI/LLM training. People were up in arms about it happening on Reddit and trying to torch their comments when here they’re giving it away for free and there are less bots because it’s a newer platform.
Please don’t underestimate the ignorance and stupidity of the current administration and please stop giving them ideas that they would be unlikely to find on their own.
