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Online Security

UR20Z said:
Due to how it works (ignoring the encryption part, which adds even more latency on top of the "packet shuffling" that goes on) TOR will *ALWAYS* be slower than "running barefoot". Exactly how much slower depends on too many variables to even make a wild-ass guess about, but saying you lose a quarter to half of your rated connection speed when going through TOR doesn't even make a close pass at being unreasonable. Of course, the flip-side is that by using TOR *PROPERLY*, you are, in practical terms, totally impossible to track down. It's not absolutely 100% bulletproof, except in theory, but in practice, it's close enough that the difference pretty much doesn't matter - unless your setup is screwed to the moon. In which case, all benefit goes out the window moving at something like warp 9.
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Yeah, your traffic is bounced all over the world, and whichever's the slowest node ends up being a bottleneck.
I think it's worth it for the peace of mind. I'm too paranoid to rawdog the internet.
 
hst2023 said:
Does anyone have thoughts on devices being subscribed to Icloud? I strictly use my iPad and never save anything anywhere but how does ICloud storage play into things when you have all yiur devices subscribed to it?

am I making any kind of sense? I‘m not computer savvy so not sure if any of what I’m asking is logical.
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The big cloud providers do scan for child porn. Apple got into trouble as they wanted the device to scan directly in the photo storage of iOS devices. But they needed to ditch that.
Personally, I would avoid having doggy porn with any of the big cloud storage providers. It is hard to say what they are scanning for. And you get some additional risk in case you loose your cloud password. Or you simply share the wrong files or directory. For me just way too risky to accidentally show on a party your doggy porn instead of your vacation photos.
 
hst2023 said:
Well, I watch the porn on my iPad but I don’t save anything porn wise to anything…..is that safe
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I don't know if "Safe" is the right word for it, but it certainly is riskier than other means. The problems with both tablets and phones is the amount of usage data that you have consented to sharing with the device maker and other third parties that they partner with. Also, phones and tablets usually have your true identity associated with them and that ID can be linked to your viewing history. I doubt anyone is going to come after you for watching the sort of porn that is seen on this site, but the idea of it potentially being associated with your real identity is a bit unsettling in my opinion.
 
K9GuyinTX said:
I don't know if "Safe" is the right word for it, but it certainly is riskier than other means. The problems with both tablets and phones is the amount of usage data that you have consented to sharing with the device maker and other third parties that they partner with. Also, phones and tablets usually have your true identity associated with them and that ID can be linked to your viewing history. I doubt anyone is going to come after you for watching the sort of porn that is seen on this site, but the idea of it potentially being associated with your real identity is a bit unsettling in my opinion.
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Certainly something to consider but versus using my laptop? i Suppose nothing is infallible but some/most things can deter threats.
 
Yeah, Windows machines are not much better, but at least you have some control over what data is shared. A better route is to use something like "Tails OS" that boots from a flash drive and leaves no trace of your activity. Windows computers can be made safer, but only if the accounts associated with them are not tied to your persona here and you use reputable browsers and a reputable VPN. It is a lot of work initially, but it is a smarter way to keep a gap between your "real" life and this online version of yourself.
 
Had some people mention session. From what I can gather it's a chat software that makes it impossible to know who you talk with.

It could be used to try and scam people. Or people could be wanting to talk about their darkest of kinks. Just something to be mindful of.
 
K9GuyinTX said:
I don't know if "Safe" is the right word for it, but it certainly is riskier than other means. The problems with both tablets and phones is the amount of usage data that you have consented to sharing with the device maker and other third parties that they partner with. Also, phones and tablets usually have your true identity associated with them and that ID can be linked to your viewing history. I doubt anyone is going to come after you for watching the sort of porn that is seen on this site, but the idea of it potentially being associated with your real identity is a bit unsettling in my opinion.
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I'm most concerned with some of the stuff that gets posted before mods can get to it
 
I only use PC so I don't have to worry about phones or tablets. I don't have anything to hide so I show my picture quickly. Here's what I've found out.

Once someone tries to get my pic and goes "We're all beatuiful in our own way" and refuses to show their own after I do then 1: How is that fair? 2: They'll go silent after. I chose not to question/pursue the topic. Waited for some time. No further response. To be fair I didn't push the topic, but why bring me onto session and not even talk? At least have something to say.

I don't mind showing myself, nor do I mind using session. But when a response is some sugar coated excuse then something clearly isn't adding up. It will most likely be the people that "type like this 2 u" that do it. I'm not going to ignore stupid (because that would be choosing to be stupid), but I'm not going to entertaing it until I see a brain either.
 
Being a total noob, it's very helpful reading how to stay more secure in here. I may just not have come across it yet, but is there advice for safely meeting someone in the real world?
 
allforknot said:
Do we know this for a fact? I'll start with metadata-free uploads, but any additional stripping would be reassuring. Thanks. I would like to know. Thank you.
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AFAIK from testing a few years ago, it does.. I'll test it once more. But if it wasn't mentioned. Be careful with videos, as it's possible its not stripped. Which is why we say make sure location is turned off in general.
 
Very useful and informative post. Thank you for sharing. Always better safe than sorry, especially when involved in this kind of stuff.
 
using a Linux distro is also good since getting is much lower if you can get most of the same applications on Linux now than in the past.
 
dogluver101 said:
AFAIK from testing a few years ago, it does.. I'll test it once more. But if it wasn't mentioned. Be careful with videos, as it's possible its not stripped. Which is why we say make sure location is turned off in general.
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I can tell you with absolute certainty that EXIF data remains present in video files. The largest offenders are iPhone's by a large margin. Not only do they almost always include the GPS data, they also have a unique ID embedded with each that very likely ties the video back to the owner of the phone. It is a good practice to always run your video files through an EXIF stripper first. I am not an iPhone user, but I believe there are few apps for the phone that will do this for you.
 
K9GuyinTX said:
I can tell you with absolute certainty that EXIF data remains present in video files. The largest offenders are iPhone's by a large margin. Not only do they almost always include the GPS data, they also have a unique ID embedded with each that very likely ties the video back to the owner of the phone. It is a good practice to always run your video files through an EXIF stripper first. I am not an iPhone user, but I believe there are few apps for the phone that will do this for you.
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Both my iPhone and iPad include GPS and camera data so I always remove EXIF with the app ‘EXIF viewer’.
 
humananimal said:
Both my iPhone and iPad include GPS and camera data so I always remove EXIF with the app ‘EXIF viewer’.
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I believe this is a feature that can be toggled off in the camera settings (I know it can be on Android devices). However, the unique ID that is embedded in the EXIF still remains and should be stripped out. Also, it is possible and likely that software updates will toggle this feature back on so users of these devices should be vigilant in checking the settings prior to shooting pictures and videos.
 
Security question, If I am torrenting doing I need my vpn active the whole time I am downloading the torrent and when I am actively seeding?
 
notme1 said:
Security question, If I am torrenting doing I need my vpn active the whole time I am downloading the torrent and when I am actively seeding?
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Its best to have it on during the whole process. If you just want the torrent on a vpn. I think some vpn providers have a dual tunnel setting to have the torrent program use vpn and you can set others to bypass it.
 
dogluver101 said:
Its best to have it on during the whole process. If you just want the torrent on a vpn. I think some vpn providers have a dual tunnel setting to have the torrent program use vpn and you can set others to bypass it.
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I have (almost) allways VPN on. As a combined program for antivirus, VPN and more I have used the Norton package for a few years, and for the same price on both PC, iPhones and iPad.
In this thread, several programs are mentioned, but I have not seen Norton. But I haven't had any problems with it.
A few websites rejects me when using VPN, ie. my insuring company and a few webshops. Probably because they are afraid of being cheated.
 
Soooo I was trying to go to this website, and it downloaded a file. Seems like very bad news. I probably typed in the wrong address, yeah?

I immediately deleted the file, and I think I'm going to wipe this pc.

Edit I think I typed in .com and not .net. Well shit.
 
fluffydoggylover said:
Soooo I was trying to go to this website, and it downloaded a file. Seems like very bad news. I probably typed in the wrong address, yeah?

I immediately deleted the file, and I think I'm going to wipe this pc.

Edit I think I typed in .com and not .net. Well shit.
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Yea. It's if you don't include https before the website. I kept mentioning this is happening. But I guess I'm full of it.
A properly configured server should never do that.
 
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