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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: mankoo on August 14, 2013, 08:45 pm
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Hey,
I'm about to make my first order but i want to ask some questions.
1) i'm only planning to make little purchases (less than 1 bt) so is it safe to use Tor without any kind of protection? (my computer is safe)
2) when i will order, do i need to use some additional escrow service? i heard about btcrow.
3) Do i really need to encrypt my adress with PGP? SR encrypt my adress once, is a second time really necessary?
4) can i use my own adress? what are the real risk?
5) when i will order, the mail i will recieve will have a name on it?
Thx for your help guys.
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1. Your computer is NOT safe, no matter what you think. Read about Virtualbox and set up a Linux virtual machine, at the very least.
2. SR handles escrow. There are no external sites or services needed.
3. What do you mean "SR encrypt my adress once"? Even if SR did this, you still shouldn't trust it. ALWAYS use PGP!!
4 & 5. You can use your own address if you can't get somewhere else to have it sent. Just make sure the name is a person who actually lives there.
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1) TOR is safe but I would read through some of the stickies up top to help with security issues.
2) SR is all the escrow service that is needed.
3) Yes. PGP offers a extra level of protection. Just think if anyone got your address all kind of bad things could happen.
4) I use my own address all the time with no issues. If you were making a large purchase I would probably use a drop.
5) That is between you and the vendor. Different vendors do things different ways. To me a real address and real name is fine as long as the vendor uses good stealth.
And NEVER NEVER FE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Download the TAILS Linux OS and make a bootable USB:
https://tails.boum.org/
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Ok thx for answers!
SR encrypt your address once, just check the interrogation mark when you put your real address!
But i will use PGP.
Have a good evening guys.
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always encrypt your address
use gpg4usb
it's really simple