Bernie Sanders wrote:On a more serious note. The internet can be a danger to your security, as corporations and governments can easily invade your computer with malware, cookies and other means.
I now travel in cyberspace using Tor. Tor was actually created by the US military and our Intelligence agencies, to protect our agents overseas and make hacking of their accounts nearly impossible. Now, many individuals use Tor to help spread democracy, terrorists for recruiting and criminals to sell drugs, prostitution, guns and other acts of criminality.
Has anyone here use Tor?
I use a VPN to spread democracy, recruit terrorists, sell drugs, prostitution, and guns.
I also request close associates encrypt their emails with my PGP key prior to sending.
Thanks to nietzsche's recommendation, I use KeePass to keep all my sensitive passwords which is locked with a 15-character alpha-numeric password I've memorized and change every 12 months. I don't keep this on my computer but on a USB drive which is in a hidden location. Though, obviously, that's to protect against identity theft. Not like Uncle Sam couldn't get my Pinterest password with a warrant if he wanted it.
Ay-ya-ya.
But if I have to do something I'm really worried could get me in trouble (e.g. open an email from xeno) I go to a FedEx Office 30 miles from where I live and log-on to one of their computers using a prepaid card which I've purchased using cash. While on the computer I make sure not to insert any storage devices and I don't log-on to any of my regular accounts. I also wear a hat that's affixed with infrared LEDs so the CCTV will be blinded if the 5-0 ends up pulling footage from the store cameras.