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📅 February 5, 2019

Whonix: The Beginner’s Guide

So what the hell is Whonix?

Whonix is a desktop operating system designed for advanced security and privacy. Whonix mitigates the threat of common attack vectors while maintaining usability. Online anonymity is realized via fail-safe, automatic, and desktop-wide use of the Tor network. A heavily reconfigured Debian base is run inside multiple virtual machines, providing a substantial layer of protection from malware and IP address leaks. Commonly used applications are pre-installed and safely pre-configured for immediate use. The user is not jeopardized by installing additional applications or personalizing the desktop. Whonix is under active development and is the only operating system designed to be run inside a VM and paired with Tor.

Jump over the break to learn how to get whonix up and running….

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📅 November 24, 2017

A Comprehensive Beginner’s Guide to iPhone Privacy and Security

a comprehensive beginner’s guide to privacy and anonymity

Alright boys and girls, settle down. It’s time to put your tin foil hats on. Before we go further, this is not a guide on how to protect yourself against government surveillance ( although it helps ). This is more of a guide on how to protect yourself against corporate surveillance.

It’s pretty long so let’s get started…

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📅 February 6, 2014

Safeplug: Safe, Secure and Anonymous Web Browsing From Any Device

With Safeplug you can feel safe on the internet again, browsing securely and anonymously.

Do you ever think about privacy when browsing the web? Well, you should! Every single website or web-based service you visit or use knows your IP address which can easily show your physical location and home address. With Safeplug you can feel safe on the internet again, browsing securely and anonymously. The devices hooks up to your router and once activated it uses TOR to browse the Internet with complete security and anonymity. TOR routes your internet traffic through a series of random locations, pretty much making it impossible to determine where you are. The Safeplug is available for $49 at the official source.

📅 April 26, 2012

Onion: New Browser Brings Encrypted Web Browsing To The iPhone

A new iPhone app, dubbed “Onion Browser,” finally provides what seems to be an adequate solution to anonymous browsing.

A new iPhone app, dubbed “Onion Browser,” finally provides what seems to be an adequate solution to anonymous browsing. The app connects to an encrypted Tor network, which redirects your connection through a variety of tunnels before you actually get to a desired site. Obviously, this slows up your browsing, but more importantly, it masks your IP address–even from your ISP!–and allows you to circumvent firewalls. The “New Identity” feature even clears yoru cache and generates a new IP address for you.

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