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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: undercurrent10 on August 07, 2013, 10:50 pm

Title: Use PGP and Tails - seriously if you want to stay out of jail
Post by: undercurrent10 on August 07, 2013, 10:50 pm
My title says it all. Learn it. Test it. It won't fuck up your computer. Just READ and get two USB sticks. Thats IT.

DO IT.
Title: Re: Use PGP and Tails - seriously if you want to stay out of jail
Post by: InterestedParty on August 07, 2013, 10:52 pm
Word. Thanks for the advice.
Title: Re: Use PGP and Tails - seriously if you want to stay out of jail
Post by: bengalFire on August 07, 2013, 10:56 pm
Is using Win with Tor on USB an extreme high risk? Does anyone have experiences with this
Title: Re: Use PGP and Tails - seriously if you want to stay out of jail
Post by: tg00 on August 07, 2013, 11:11 pm
You don't really need TAILS if you already use Linux, For windows users that don't want to install or learn Linux their best bet is TAILS, Windows is compromised already so don't use it unless you want to be hacked into by the NSA.
Title: Re: Use PGP and Tails - seriously if you want to stay out of jail
Post by: bengalFire on August 07, 2013, 11:19 pm
You don't really need TAILS if you already use Linux, For windows users that don't want to install or learn Linux their best bet is TAILS, Windows is compromised already so don't use it unless you want to be hacked into by the NSA.

Shit, alright. Well I havent done anything illegal yet, or shared my info. By the time I am ready to make a purchase, I will be using TAILS, have changed my PWs to long random generated ones and my PIN also
Title: Re: Use PGP and Tails - seriously if you want to stay out of jail
Post by: princeblack49 on August 07, 2013, 11:52 pm
My title says it all. Learn it. Test it. It won't fuck up your computer. Just READ and get two USB sticks. Thats IT.

DO IT.

PLUS ONE KARMA :)
Title: Re: Use PGP and Tails - seriously if you want to stay out of jail
Post by: tanamon on August 08, 2013, 12:55 am
I use Whonix to isolate Tor from the applications that I use over Tor. It's a little safer than Tails, but harder to setup if you don't like the default workstation that it provides. Tails is a great option tough.
Title: Re: Use PGP and Tails - seriously if you want to stay out of jail
Post by: GrimWaldo on August 08, 2013, 01:29 am
You don't really need TAILS if you already use Linux, For windows users that don't want to install or learn Linux their best bet is TAILS, Windows is compromised already so don't use it unless you want to be hacked into by the NSA.
^ THIS ^

I have limited linux\unix experience (I was a DOS-head), so I use TAILS as it's easy, pre-configured, and reasonably secure for personal buyers. +1 for the comment.
Title: Re: Use PGP and Tails - seriously if you want to stay out of jail
Post by: tanamon on August 08, 2013, 02:20 am
You don't really need TAILS if you already use Linux, For windows users that don't want to install or learn Linux their best bet is TAILS, Windows is compromised already so don't use it unless you want to be hacked into by the NSA.
^ THIS ^

I have limited linux\unix experience (I was a DOS-head), so I use TAILS as it's easy, pre-configured, and reasonably secure for personal buyers. +1 for the comment.

Tails is safer than a regular Linux distribution like Ubuntu for many reasons. It's harder for an exploit to bypass Tor on Tails.

Tails is also way easier for your average non-techie to use than it is to securely setup a Linux distro to the same safety level.
Title: Re: Use PGP and Tails - seriously if you want to stay out of jail
Post by: Diceman on August 08, 2013, 03:31 am
My title says it all. Learn it. Test it. It won't fuck up your computer. Just READ and get two USB sticks. Thats IT.

DO IT.

word - but just as important, make sure to forbid scripts globally as well. (the little S to the left of the address bar)
Title: Re: Use PGP and Tails - seriously if you want to stay out of jail
Post by: tg00 on August 08, 2013, 02:14 pm
My title says it all. Learn it. Test it. It won't fuck up your computer. Just READ and get two USB sticks. Thats IT.

DO IT.

word - but just as important, make sure to forbid scripts globally as well. (the little S to the left of the address bar)

Not just scripts but also java applets microsofts silverlight and flash too, Click on the little S and go to options then go to the embeddings tab.