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A FEW RECOMMENDATIONS
Here are a few recommendations that may slip by the average user.
1. Never leave your computer that you use for your freedom fighting unattended.
This may seem like a no-brainer, but if you have kids, or a spouse or a sibling that does
not understand what you do on the computer and they decide to hop on your account and
sign into their email, Facebook or doing things that could compromise your location while
on that computer because they simply did not know, this could potentially cause you
problems.
Maybe you are connecting through multiple layers like this TOR -> VPN(1) -> TOR ->
VPN(2), so that is 4 layers and VPN(2) is the IP address that everyone sees. Then your
child or spouse goes on to their email with that IP address, then signs off without your
knowledge. That VPN is now linked to you. And we remember how when under pressure,
companies will likely give out information about their customers to avoid fines, shut
downs and prosecution.
2. Do not tell your family members what you are doing, just instruct them not to
touch your computer. Keep it passworded. – You should never tell anyone what you
are doing on your computer because if law enforcement ever did show up, they would
question your family and friends about you. If they honestly do not know, then they cannot
be held in contempt of court, so it is better to keep them in the dark. Or maybe the police
might scare them into giving up all your secrets because they tell your family that if they
do not confess that yourself and them will be going to jail, possibly for a long time. Just
password your computer and never leave it unattended with the screen unlocked.
3. If you use multiple layers to connect, make sure you regularly check to make sure
all your layers are intact. VPNs can drop sometimes without warning and while you
should never set yourself up so that if one layer drops you lose everything, just keep in
mind when one drops that you may need to adjust the way you handle yourself online until
you get that next layer up. This is one of the reasons I like Tortilla so much, if my TOR
layer does not work, it does not bypass it and go to my next layer, instead it just stops
working altogether. When VPNs drop, your computer bypasses the dropped VPN and
moves onto the next layer, which in some cases could be your real IP address. Just
something to keep in mind.
4. Do not use the same password for multiple forums, marketplaces, emails and so
forth. – Expect that one or more of the websites you are registered with is storing your
password in plain text. This means that if somebody finds an exploit in the software and is
able to dump the entire database, they can find your password. And if you used the same
password for other sites, and god forbid with the same username as well, your entire list of
accounts is compromised. Always use different passwords and keep them strong. Do not
let anything about your password identify how you choose passwords, or identify anything
personal about you.