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If you want actual privacy and security get a VPN service that doesn't keep logs
Always use anonymous accounts and emails.
Never use MS windows, use Linux Mint or Ubuntu in a virtual session
Encrypt your backups
Or consider using TOR
Hi... All the races are shown on ITV4... You will need to make a log in at the ITV hub....
If this is not available in your country use a VPN... Epic browser has a free VPN...
So i loaded it up, and it's chrome, fine. I let LIttle Snitch tell me everything it wanted to do. Interestingly it pulled from adblock's blocklist site, but there are no options for ad-blocking in this browser which is a 1000000000000000000000% no-go. The ability to block content, including flash and javascript is critical.
This browser is an interesting experiment, but has zero peer review. I'm going to run it through mitmproxy and see what all it's actually doing to see if there is anything wonky going on.
I've been using a very locked down version of Firefox for safe browsing, it's ability to lock down the environment is critical. Javascript execution, plugin disabling and other features that break tracking do more than this browser can at this point.
Without a proper ad-block you can still be tracked in session by content providers, you have to NOT PULL content or interact with those servers in any way to really get a handle on privacy. This browser doesn't help with that.
Also - They pull from http://epicsearch.me/ when you load up the browser for the first time. I'm sure it was just an asset from the intro page: https://www.epicbrowser.com/privacy/intro.html however I didn't go to epicsearch.me, so it's obviously interacting with their own tracking/search/whateverthefuck engine.
I call bullshit on this whole affair.
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The epicsearch.me is a regular target for epicbrowser, even when I don't go to it. The intro page had no assets from epicsearch and it still makes calls to it. There is certainly some wonkiness here. I'm not even going to bother to disect this anymore.
Not to my knowledge. It encrypts all your traffic. If you want something like that, I suggest the Epic Privacy browser which is the safest one around and has exactly what you're looking for. I've been using it for as long as it's been around and it's great. Read the info on their site.
> Canvas blocker + a VPN + cookies being set to always be cleared at the end of a session on top of noscript + adblockers helps immensely.
Epic Privacy Browser is Chromium-based and has all of that baked in, no add-ons or configuration necessary. Also has all ties to Google servers cut out, plus lots of other privacy-enhancing features. It's also hella fast since it blocks all the bullshit so effectively. Oh yeah, it also has a built-in video downloader. I wish it supported live bookmarks but it doesn't, likely for privacy reasons. That's the only downside, IMO.
I'm not connected to them in any way; just a happy user.
You shouldn't! But, you could read their FAQ to see if they are open source: https://www.epicbrowser.com/FAQ.html
Their answer is a bit odd. They are open source...they just haven't released their source yet, but you can email them and they'll be happy to help out. That doesn't sound great, but it could be legit. And the entire browser is based on chromium, which is a pretty good choice for a base.
That all said, it looks like this is basically a fork of chromium that changes some default settings and captures some of the functionality you could get through add-ons like AdBlock and whatever else.
Avast free anti virus, Malwarebytes (pay version is best), and the Chrome based Epic Privacy browser with free built in VPN, HTTPS everywhere and complete ad and tracker blockers. I also recommend Destroy Windows Spying to shut off all communication with Microsoft.
Funny how they want to keep their own secrets and have access to yours. Sorry to say that we need encryption now more than ever. We have the right to be secure in our person and effects from unwarranted search and seizure. Privacy is a human right. Fuck them. https://www.epicbrowser.com/ TOR
Ah. Since I love Google Chrome but cannot in good conscious support Google anymore, I've replaced Chrome with Vivaldi & Epic.
...actually, since you're definitely privacy-oriented, I'd suggest trying out Epic here: https://www.epicbrowser.com/
As others said; you and your family should go into hiding since your identity is now known. Use https://www.epicbrowser.com/ to mask your location, here's how to do it https://www.epicbrowser.com/privacy/intro.html It's very easy and it's free. Thank you for doing this for your country and fellow students.
The closest would be Eastern Europe but if that doesn't work, I know from other people that the proxy in the Epic Privacy browser works there with servers in India and Singapore. Also has complete ad and tracker blockers built in too.
I read that the Browser "Problems" steam from New EU Laws and the Cambridge Analytic Fallout....
https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/4/17427000/wwdc-apple-safari-antitracking-facebook-like-share
I used to use Firefox a lot but now it's second to my Chrome based Epic Privacy browser with free, built in VPN, HTTPS everywhere and complete ad and tracker blockers.
Avast did not and would never remove your browsers. That's malware. You should be using Malwarebytes all the time. Anti viruses are not all inclusive for removing bugs. Also use the Chrome based Epic Privacy browser with built in VPN and complete ad and tracker blockers.
I just downloaded that. It has a built in proxy which works the same. Its super lightweight and not annoying (left chrome as my default browser). Make sure you go to settings -> privacy settings and enable cookies and flash player (LP needs them to load) as they are turned off by default.
Just click the proxy thing in the top right and select India. Then go to watch.nba.com and sign in. Once I'm signed in, I just turn off the proxy and refresh and its fine. I can click between games and stuff, just need to turn proxy on whenever I first start it up.
Been working fine for me so far watching VODs of tonights game, I haven't tried with a live stream yet but I can't imagine it will be any different.
I don't use twitter. Gmail. Chrome. Firefox.
I use Ghostify and force https/SSL on all pages. I use noscript and ublock. I use this. https://www.epicbrowser.com/
I encrypt a lot of my data. I use a VPN. I use OTR.
I often run TAILS OS in a virtual machine.
Their upgrade policy to 10 is VERY aggressive and their OS's spyware/market datamining stuff is a revenue source.
As for being computationally huge, it wouldn't need to send the image. It could simply send a hash; this would allow MS to reduce an image down to a string of a few hundred characters or less. They can then check this against the hashes of images in their database. That doesn't mean to say this is what is happening, but the size of the images would not be an issue at all if it were happening. Every time you open an image, there's an encrypted communication between you and Microsoft automatically and that makes me uncomfortable.
>Chrome 34
Chrome has closed source portions which are likely spying on you.
If Google is willing to screw Safari users over with a persistent cookie, they sure are doing so for Chrome users.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Google-Wins-Safari-Tracking-Cookie-Lawsuit-390064.shtml
Use Chromium instead. No extensions with Epic, but they are leaking data anyway.
Includes a proxy built in.
LOL Epic is not Chrome. It's a private privacy based browser BASED on Chrome. It's way better than Chrome. Don't comment on what you've never tried. Here, edumacate yourself.
Dump Netflix, Facebook and Google -- all who have just mandated vaccines for their employees.
I've just switched from Google Chrome to Epic Privacy Browser.
It's Chrome-based, so just like using Chrome but a) Google makes no money from it and b) Google isn't saving your private data (neither is Epic).
I've also just talked my parents into dumping Netflix (I don't have it).
And I've permanently closed my Facebook account today.
Oh, and I am still watching as much as I want on YouTube (Google-owned), but I now have AdBlock running on every channel I watch. So...it costs Google money for me to watch their videos, but they make zero money from me doing it.
I recommend these as a start, because we have to fight back wherever we can.
Segurança digital é um processo que tende à perfeição, mas dificilmente se chega lá. Ela envolve constante aprendizado teórico, educação em sua implementação e atenção no uso dos sistemas. Só o fato de você se interessar no assunto já te faz um usuário muito mais seguro que os "reles mortais".
Desista e se convença de que a única maneira de ser 100% imune a ameaças digitais é ficar longe da internet. Ainda assim, qualquer celular, mesmo os chamados dumb-phones vazam mais informações suas do que você gostaria.
Não se preocupe tanto em preencher telas com o seu nome e cpf. Porém tome todo o cuidado com seus cartões de crédito e os acessos a banco.
Na prática, certifique-se que seu windows/mac/linux esteja com uma instalação limpa de programas duvidosos. No windows10 use apenas o antivirus de fábrica. Instale um browser com navegação privativa, como o Epic. Compre uma boa VPN, como a PIA. Crie uma (ou mais de uma) máquina virtual com um SO só pra fazer testes e navegar por mares obscuros da internet.
for anyone that does not know this browser here it is. It's the most selfless browser I have found. Recently they made deals with yahoo, but they still untraceable. Some pages even don't allow you access because it's security, so you have to enter with something like opera or duckduckgo. I don't use TOR. I think it is too much panic. But to everyone his own tastes.
> My concern is with any processing and information exchange with System1 -- like in the Startpage search engine situation.
Do you mean with "like in the Startpage search engine situation" that your concern is the same in this case, or that System1 in fact processes and exchanges information of Startpage.com?
I've been looking through the information I could gather concerning Startpage.com and I haven't found any information that would confirm the latter.
I think it's shady what happened to Startpage, I think every single answer given by the Startpage personnel has only frustrated the relation with their customers, and I think Epic Browser's stance is very interesting, i.e. stating that Startpage's not saving your data may as well still mean they're transferring data to their partners (which include Google, and now System1) at the moment you make use of their service.
But I have to say, this is all speculation, which is quite frustrating, because I'd love to continue using Startpage.com, as well as Waterfox.
Big Brother and yes it is free and has it's own proxy/VPN for the browser only. A real 3rd party VPN will protect all your traffic, not just the browser. Windscribe is the best for most users with free and pay options.
BitChute's library is growing nicely, and they promote Bitcoin heavily. Flote is the bitcoin Patreon replacement.
For Gmail, I'd suggest TORmail, Protonmail, or Tutanota. -All more private than mail.com by far.
For browsing I only use Epic & Gab's Dissenter browser. The former has a bunch of free VPNs built into it, and the latter lets you make comments on any page of the internet. Both are 10x more private than firefox and 1000x more private than chrome.
I posted this before but it looks like I accidentally deleted it, so I am reposting. Basically, the OP's situation happens all the time. This subreddit is filled with stories of users claiming they were falsely banned from CS. CS uses SIFT Software to automate bans. According to that link more than of bans, or "deactivations" as they call them, are automated by SIFT. The SIFT software looks for a variety of clues such as the obvious duplicate names, email, IP, and MAC addresses. The SIFT software also looks at matching photos, clicking and search behavior, similar phrases in profiles, and more.
To beat the SIFT software, which is full of fallacies because innocent users are booted from CS for no reason, there are several things you can do. Set up a new account with a new email using the Epic Browser (which includes a VPN with several locations to choose from), or some other proxy that will give you new IP address. Alter your name a bit maybe with a hyphen or spaces between the letters. Post different photos and change the text of your profile completely. You may have to use a different device as well if your MAC address has been flagged, because once you login from your previously flagged IP or device, you will get banned again. Also, watch your clicking and search behavior. If you are always searching for solo girls traveling in your city, that search behavior may also get flagged. You basically have to amputate your foot and get a prosthetic so as to change your digital footprint. :-)
https://www.epicbrowser.com/FAQ.html > We have not been able to release openly all our source code due to certain business reasons Fuck Epic Browser.
> We love open source software and Epic is built on open source Chromium. "we love to take open source stuff and bundle it in to a non-free..." Fuck Epic Browser.
https://www.epicbrowser.com/about-us.html > We believe that you should not have to trust us with your data I agree! Fuck Epic Browser.
> we continue to use our encrypted proxy instead of TOR because it's much much faster and more secure And allows us to get the details we want. Fuck Epic Browser.
> For example, a large percentage of websites such as YouTube.com do not work effectively without Flash. Are you from the past ? Fuck Epic Browser.
https://www.epicbrowser.com/our-key-features.html [emphasis mine] > Behind a VPN, your real IP address can leak through certain types of WebRTC calls -- *only Epic blocks them. * Right, only Epic. Fuck Epic Browser.
Epic Browser's business model consists of using fear, ignorance and lies. Fuck Epic Browser.
TL;DR Fuck Epic Browser.
> I don't have any way to get a VPN
One month subscription is much less than the cost of the pizza?
If you have a Windows machine, you can also try the free Epic Privacy Browser, just select the UK VPN and you can order, in theory.
> I want to keep the message anonymous but say HAPPY in one box and THANKSGIVING in the other.
Just ask the pizza shop to write it with a marker, you mean? I'm not sure that is practical?
.. and unfortunately it looks like I will be working late on web-thur, so you need to find another plan :/
I'm concerned about privacy and security so I've been using the Chrome based Epic Privacy browser with free, built in VPN (browser only), HTTPS everywhere and complete ad and tracker blockers. It rocks!
I use the Chrome based Epic Privacy browser with free built in VPN, HTTPS everywhere and complete ad and tracker blockers. Works great and been using it the last 8 months.
A paid version of Malwarebytes is essential. Any free anti virus will do for scanning purposes. I also recommend an extra firewall like the free Zone Alarm one. If your privacy concerned (I am), use the Chrome based Epic Privacy browser with free and built in VPN, HTTPS everywhere (webite encryption) and complete ad and tracker blockers.
Since you're already using Chrome, I suggest switching to the Chrome based Epic Privacy browser with free built in VPN, HTTPS everywhere, complete ad and tracker blockers. It may help you with some of your problems.
I also suggest a boot scan with whatever anti virus you have.
I've fixed computers for the last 10 years and I've found Norton to be extremely invasive and disrupt or slow down processes in the machine. Defender is almost worthless. After many hits and misses, the combo I recommend and use myself is the free version Avast Antivirus, the pay version of Malwarebytes for real time protection. If you're concerned with privacy, I use the Chrome based Epic Privacy browser with free built in VPN, HTTPS everywhere and complete ad and tracker blockers. I also use Destroy Windows Spying to shut off all telemetry to Microsoft. The second choice would be the newest Firefox with all the above features added. My machines and the ones I service are very smooth and one benefit I've is a whole lot less spam in my emails.
I fix computers and am very aware of privacy. I've been using this browser which is open sourced. It's the Chrome based Epic Privacy browser with already free built in VPN, HTTPS everywhere and complete ad and tracker blockers. I've been using it for over a year now and I highly recommend it to everyone. It works great and absolutely no problems what so ever and easy to use.
OK thank you. It says on their homepage, however, that your privacy is also protected from your employer when you're using their built-in proxy. So what do they mean?
For basic protection there is Epicprivacy Browser which is a chromium based addon-free browser with a built in vpn option where you can select the country. It's faster than Torbrowser but not as secure.
Has no one here heard of or used epic privacy browser? Its built on chrome incognito, but has tracking protection, ad-block and a lightweight VPN built into it. (Epic Privacy Browser)[ https://www.epicbrowser.com/]
Your bookmarklet works great, thanks! The Fetch API doesn't work in all browsers yet, though (for instance, I use the Epic Privacy Browser for its free, built-in encrypted proxy and ad-blocking attributes).
If you get a console error when trying to use this bookmarklet (or if nothing happens, if you're not sure what the console is), try adding this Fetch polyfill script. You'll need to minify it, then wrap it in a self-invoking function prefixed with "javascript:", like this:
javascript:(function(){ // paste minified Fetch polyfill here })();
You'll need to remove the line breaks in the example so that the entire piece of code fits on a single line, then paste it in the field for the URL of a new bookmark.
For those who aren't JavaScript geeks, adding the "polyfill" script essentially adds new functionality to your browser that it doesn't support yet, expressly so u/joepie91's excellent bookmarklet will work.
After performing the steps I described above and loading a Wired article, I clicked the bookmarklet, and the annoying adblock nag overlay was instantly replaced with the content of the article. Nice.
There is a privacy browser called Epic which I use now instead of Chrome, Firefox, Opera, etc. It's built from the ground up with privacy in mind. Some website, i.e. Craigslist, absolutely refuse to work with Epic but most websites will...
No problem! Here is the official site. Also has a basic proxy service you can toggle on and off with one button click. I've only done some cursory research on it, so someone might be able to explain the pros/cons better than me