It's mostly a compilation and review.
Firstly,
TOR, VPN's, .ONION's:
TOR is something that you'll hear a lot about. It's how you access the oh-so coveted 'darkweb' and all the slivery evil sides of the interwebs, spend ONE second too long lingering at all the bloody stuff and get
ARRESTED!! Yeah-, no, I'm being overdramatic. You won't find that unless you look for it. And you most likely won't get arrested, either. Unless you possess something illegal, make your selling and presence too public without doing all the safety measures first. I'm tired of people who never visited any onion sites themselves but are quick to spread lies like it's some dark dangerous place.
Q. So, what is TOR?
A: The short answer is TOR is a browser/program that hides your IP behind the onion protocol, disables JavaScript or pesky plugins automatically. Sites can by encrypted this way, same with ddl files and being able to be hosted on some of these sites.
Z-library is a good example. It is hosted under the .onion domain, and is only able to be accessed by TOR users.
The 'darkweb', refers to sites like Z-library — ones only usable to TOR users. Meanwhile, the 'clearweb' is sites accessible by any browser, big or small, long or short, pleaser or not.
But in the more stereotypical fashion, you could also access 'darkboards' or whatever. Want to know how to hotwire a car? The step-by-step tutorial is probably somewhere on there. Same with illegal products, drugs, weapons that make it so notorious in the first place. I don't recommend it at all since I have no urge and my moral standards limit me, but if you're curious you can look around. If you want to start surfing onion sites, I recommend browsing [tor.taxi] website, does not have all onions listed but can be a great staring point.
Q. What are the best VPN's?
A: No,
best VPNs . Just find the least bad one, is what most people say. Or to be more specific, the ones that DONT log your activity. Mullvad is one and the only one I can personally preach for. As for the others... eh. (ProtonVPN and Windscribe don't log) Free VPN's gotta make their money somehow, right?
Yeah, no.
Instead, you can take extra measures with decent no-log VPN's so you don't have to worry about a thing. If you've torrented in the past, check this website without your VPN to see if you've been logged for torrenting in the past. Disable Web-RTC on both browser and VPN, it's a double-edged sword that could call home. You can check if it's enabled through this site.
Here's a tutorial for how to disable it on any browser, including brave, firefox, and chromium based-browsers.
I'll soon post Mullvad VPN keys if this post gets good response. You can read more and learn about VPNs from elsewhere.
Q. Help! How can I make sure my identity stays hidden?
We refrain from sharing more personal data than needed. You're not a famous youtuber, nor are you a microcelebrity. I don't recommend screwing yourself over with an old tweet either and connecting yourself to it, if you do plan on becoming one. Don't leak your own info, and if you already have, don't do it again and try to wipe the traces (or invalidate the information) if possible.
If you REALLY, REALLY need to stay anon for whatever reason, avoid the following:
Going, 'Awhhh XDDD you guys It's mah BIrthday :333' and exposing your DOB. Leaking your gender, age, POB (place of birth) and connecting usernames/passwords to sites. The best way I can explain this is like being a fanfiction writer. You don't want people to know your personal hobby, whether it's self-help, self-indulgent, or just for fun, right? So you use a different username, different password, and even a different country at times.
Lastly, connecting to your VPN when accessing these sites really seals the deal that you ARE a different person. However, VPN's
aren't suitable replacements for security practices, and TOR does provide true anonymity for what you do, however not for who you are. I wanted to clarify that. TOR is almost too unique for a browser not to be alarmed by your fingerprint. A VPN + Linux can be your best bet with a steep learning curve included. We all know why some people got caught, it's because of bad OPSEC and flaunting their wealth online. It's best to not share stuff too much online.
YOU HAVE REACHED THE END OF THE GUIDE, ALTHOUGH IT WAS SHORT AND SIMPLE. I HOPE I WAS OF ANY HELP. I'LL SOON POST A GUIDE ON HOW TO SECURE YOUR VPN CONNECTION WITH MULLVAD VPN OR MAYBE NORD VPN AS WELL. HAPPY BROWSING!!
