The Lockdown - Practical Privacy & Security

008 - Anonymity with TOR, Data Removals, and Mozilla Monitor

Feb 16, 2024

23:15

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Topics discussed in this episode include the risks of using TOR over a VPN, data removal from people search sites, importance of credit freezing and revocable living trust, and introduction to Mozilla Monitor for data removal. Also mentioned are strategies for maintaining anonymity in legal matters and updates on the Complete pfSense Setup Guide.

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Utilize TOR for multi-node encryption ensuring anonymity, debunking the belief that using a VPN alongside TOR enhances privacy.

Importance of data removal services like Mozilla Monitor and the necessity of steps such as freezing credit to protect personal information online.

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Anonymity on the Tor Network

The podcast explores the anonymity provided by the Tor network by explaining the encryption process through multiple nodes. It discusses how the Tor client connects to entry, middle, and exit nodes, encrypting the traffic at each stage. This layered encryption ensures that no single node in the Tor network can see both the origin and destination of the data. The episode debunks the misconception that using a VPN before connecting to Tor enhances privacy, explaining the roles of VPNs and Tor in securing anonymity.

Introduction

5min

Privacy and Security with Tor and VPNs

8min

Strategies for Anonymity and Privacy in Legal Matters

4min

Strategies for Data Removal and Anonymity on People's Search Sites

4min

Exploring People Search Sites and PFSense Blog Updates

3min

In this weeks show I discuss some of the concerns of using TOR over a VPN, and take another look at data removal from people search sites, including a look at Mozilla Monitor, a new service for data removal from the makers of Firefox. I'll also discuss the importance of freezing your credit and putting the title of your home into a revocable living trust, prior to removing your records from people search sites.

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This episode was recorded on February 16, 2024

In this week's episode:

I'm still on the road!
Anonymity with TOR and VPN
Get that Credit Freeze and Revocable Living Trust
Data Removals from people search sites
Mozilla Monitor, a new data removal service
Quick update on the Complete pfSense Setup Guide

Show Links:

Mozilla Monitor: https://monitor.mozilla.org
Tor Browser: https://www.torproject.org/download
DeepCorr: https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3243734.3243824
Foundations of Digital Privacy, Part One: https://lockdown.media/the-foundations-of-digital-privacy

“If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.”

-George Orwell

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