Posted on 03/25/2018 8:12:01 AM PDT by Oldpuppymax
"Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean that they aren't out to get you."
I don't know, or care, who said that originally, but in this age of hacking and cyber corruption – and the deep state trying desperately to defeat the forces of light - it's becoming increasingly clear that there appears to be folks out in cyberspace who don't have your best interests in mind.
Indeed, you may have heard about how Facebook and Google have been revealed as corrupt data miners more interested in raking in cash and helping their fellow political travellers than in providing the benign platforms for the people they've purported to be.
Then there's the censorship being reported of right-leaning folks from places like Twitter and YouTube. It's enough to make one a tad, well, paranoid about spending time online in an environment that seems increasingly hostile to true diversity of thought.
Now, these companies are private businesses and can do whatever they want as long as it's legal. But that doesn't mean you have to make it easy for them. You may have nothing to hide, but that doesn't mean black hats should have access to everything you do with your computer or smart device. It's really no one else's business, as long as you aren't breaking the law either.
Into this scenario comes the Vivaldi browser, which is partnering with search engine DuckDuckGo to help you protect your privacy. I'd never heard of Vivaldi before receiving their press release, but it looks like a pretty interesting and flexible browser, and the privacy features appear quite compelling.
Vivaldi was started in Oslo by Jon von Tetzchner, who also founded Opera (perhaps he couldn't afjord to have his surfing tracked…). According to the press release, Vivaldi is the first browser...
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“So is there any solution?”
To what, exactly? Anonymity? No, there isn’t.
“How about several proxies?”
They are tracking YOUR connection point, not the servers. It doesn’t matter how many proxies you go through, it al originate and ends with your connection.
Forgot the biggest one of all. Social Media.
But then I don’t have a Facebook account and never have and never will.
I’m not worried one bit about my ISP.
Or..."Paranoia is just a heightened state of awareness."
It all depends on how ethical your ISP is and whether they see your information as a revenue source.
Anonymity is one issue, and I understand the difficulties with that. On the other hand, if every bit of personal information is knowable and/or known by those who want to know it and have the technical capacity, then bank accounts, passwords, medical information, essentially everything is fair game. I'm assuming encryption helps, but when I hear from people like you who have expertise, I think even in that assumption I'm being naive.
“HTTPS” in the URL, the little green address bar, and even the lock on the address bar can tell you that your connection to the other end is secured, if security of data between you and the web site is a concern.
Anonymity, forget it. Security, you already have it.
Encryption is fine as long as you change your credentials sufficiently often before the hacking machine breaks the current encryption. That’s why on important accounts, you should change passwords every 6 months, if not more often. It’s the continuing race between level of encryption versus latest computing power.
Thanks!
I can run Tor on my 64-bit rig. It may be a 32-bit browser, I don’t remember, but what difference does it make?
Try Epic browser. You’ll be pleasantly surprised at what it will do for you!
CA....
Yeah it runs fine. Thanks. 8>)
Doesn’t have to be 64 bit to run right on a 64 bit system...
Some may like all the features but I prefer something less cumbersome.
Anyone have any thoughts or observations on https://brave.com/
“A browser with your interests at heart.
Browse faster by blocking ads and trackers that violate your privacy and cost you time and money.”
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