How to Browse the Internet Anonymously

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[@hatchtambu]

is there a really good free vpn out there that's worth trying out?? and i'm talking a full vpn for free.....no trial offers.....

[@LinusTechTips]

Bandwidth costs money. Any free VPN will eventually need to make that money back in some way, so you should be highly suspicious of it....

[@jakemorris4302]

I just use Opera

[@Username-xk7bp]

Use brave with tor

[@cusu]

@@jakemorris4302 lel

[@reaganturley2836]

Beowulf exactly.

[@Fatty420]

Not only do i turn on incognito mode, I also put on the hat and glasses used in the incognito mode icon. I'm perfectly safe!

[@rafgaming709]

Hey don't swear this is supposed to be family friendly

[@jasonz8635]

Hey you need a tin-infused hat, HOW COULD YOU FORGET THAT?!? Now the Aliens at Area 51 know who you are. smh, so much for raiding Area 51.

[@rafgaming709]

@@jasonz8635 dude please don't swear for no reason

[@hjalmarlevin1092]

RafGaming you sure are funny

[@Krydolph]

That is what most people do wrong, they forget this crucial step, and then they think its incognito mode that is faulty, when its just them not using it right.

[@SondreIO]

Awesome, I needed this so nobody knows I watch Linus Tech Tips

[@pluto8404]

YOU IDIOT!!! you just left a comment, now everyone knows!

[@buddinglearner7085]

i also need it so that my boss could not khow i do all the shitty hard things in the office,

[@Jako1987]

@NaN You could use both tbh. But yes use vpn so vpn provider gets your data. Or do not use vpn so your isp gets your data.

[@Khang-kw6od]

@@pluto8404 waiting for someone to r/woooosh you to r/woooosh them lol

[@levipalafox]

LINUS SAVE FRY'S ELECTRONICS!!!!!!!!!

[@StudioUAC]

This is depressing. the amount of work that is needed to browse the internet safely when it should be a given :(

[@BigBossultrastealth]

The US government hides behind the Patriot Act to justify monitoring the American people and to justify wiretapping our phones. Everything you do is recorded by your ISP which is relayed back to the government there is no true definition of "browsing the internet safely" unless you do a lot to cover your tracks or maybe do something like in this video *MAYBE* but frankly, looking this up is just going to make your ISP and the government pretty suspicious

[@casamir1]

"Should be a given", it seems like you expect companies to provide services to you for free? I agree that would be nice.

[@OptimalShot]

@@casamir1 they currently provide services to us for "free" by showing us ads, just dont personalize them

[@IFoundKeyboard]

@Harshit Joshi it’s trade off at what point is the security or the animosity not worth it? Because of 9/11 the patriot act was deemed worthy for our safety. But to what extent can we allow this.

[@rrjj2947]

@@bruh-ux1ns I don't really agree with that freedom allows us to gather resources for our own security.

[@rajatkaul751]

Incognito Mode + VPN + TOR = Download speeds of 37 kbps

[@laksh_ayy]

You're actually harming yourself by using VPN over tor, VPNs are insecure so you're compromising your security for no reason. Just use tor

[@impoppy9145]

And you'll be on the FBI watch list

[@danielarsivana5991]

Mine can't even load single webpage 😂

[@Filmer1eX]

@@impoppy9145 There's literally millions of people using tor for completely legitimate reasons such as bypassing censorship, protecting their privacy, hiding their activities from oppressive governments and so on. FBI, NSA, CIA couldn't give two shits about a random person using Tor. The vast majority of Tor users don't even know about much less use hidden services they simply use Tor as a proxy to access the regular web.

[@w04h]

Tor is VPN by itself... if you know how to rewrite a text document you should be able to change the last node that connects you to internet and therefore have free vpn

[@bismuthbepis7955]

Remember to use gloves when you use Tor to avoid fingerprinting

[@badgameplay493]

stelfh

[@lauriekimani]

And don't forget to tape your webcam .....and mute the mic

[@a-bison]

i hate this joke take my like

[@Bxrben_Dr1p]

so smart

[@leijing767]

I love all your videos Linus, but I don't think VPN is a good idea. It's just unsafe to trust and give a centralized server access to all my data and information. I'd prefer some decentralized alternatives instead cuz the era of web 3.0 is coming soon. No one should own my data except myself.

[@leijing767]

​@hye quin try deeper

[@leijing767]

​@MDLuffy 100%! u should google the difference between web 2 and 3.

[@fadyashraf2164]

duuude, web 5.0 was out like a week ago.

[@no-lifenoah7861]

web 3.0 is a kinda bad concept tbh

[@kishascape]

Sorry but there is no "era" mr fad boy. That's just fake gimmick marketing just like "AI" to pander to overindulgent losers such as yourself.

[@Bbertie]

This would help but my FBI agent has already seen too much

[@Doulos.Romans8.34]

sounds like your gonna try to kill your FBI guy.

[@gummibarchenlp8272]

My FBI Agent always writes me E-Mails from an .co ( Not .com) Adress.

[@walkinmn]

I hope mine has a good therapist

[@KenMikaze]

Your FBI agent cannot arrest me.

[@KenMikaze]

@@gummibarchenlp8272 and he is from India.

[@FarmerEnvoyXtreme]

Who's watching in 2024

[@brownt898]

I

[@TheMaddoxfam]

Yup. Also watched it when it launched. It’s shocking to hear how slow he talks here

[@mackenziemoore5088]

Came here immediately, too lmao

[@jmsgamerx199]

Those who didn’t in 2020 😎

[@putrakudus5198]

Helo from Mars

[@theartemisgland]

Snowden said: *Tails, VPN and Tor. Take all at once with a glass of water on empty stomach.*

[@trappedcat3615]

+https everywhere, privacy badger, unlock origin, and cookie auto delete

[@Brian2]

If you want true privacy than you need the Whonix-Tails combo. But Whonix is a pain to setup even if you are generally alright with computers.

[@maximilianmustermann5763]

the problem is: tails plus vpn and Tor is extremely cumbersome and slow. You can also forget using most modern websites because you cannot enable javascript or any kind of scripting (scripts can leak you real IP adress even through tor). All this stuff is just not useful for any kind of normal use of the internet.

[@davidlister6328]

@@trappedcat3615 NoScript, Decentraleyes?

[@lething1237]

@@maximilianmustermann5763 Tor Isn't slow. That's a misconception. Most common plugins has been disabled in Tor browser to prevent them from leaking anything. And the tails dev's and the Tor Project are against the use of VPN + Tor.

[@killerm12]

Linus starts Tor, first thing he does? MAXIMIZE Tor: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@tactiy]

That's only on windows

[@number-td3mt]

@benclark06 browsers and some sites can access the size of browser windows. And if it matches the size of your screen then you can somewhat narrow down types of computers and weaknesses. Least what Tor says....

[@elonmush4793]

you can test this yourself: there are websites that tell your browser window size. Install TOR, then change the browser size. you'll see the website can tell. so maximizing destroys your TOR privacy! It usually starts at multiple of 100 pixels width and height.

[@leonito_]

@@elonmush4793 yeah, I mean some malicious site could know I'm using a 15" laptop... incredibly dangerous for my privacy...

[@danielschroedinger2090]

@@leonito_ The point is that in some cases this can be. Obviously this is not a concern for the average person, but here is an extreme case: lets say I have a rather low traffic website and lets also say you have a rather exotic 8k monitor. Then I could make an educated guess that all connections from someone with this resolution are by the same person (even if IPs are all over the place). I could then take this info combined with access times and things you clicked on to create a profile. If you are truly worried about a powerful organisation or individual finding you , this could be an issue. Of course advertisers could also use this info. For our example of a super high res monitor this would let me to the assumption that you have a lot of spare cash and i would target accordingly.

[@azzamalomari9025]

me: Watching linus teaching me how to run from Ads linus: This video is brought you by

[@suborgtfo.4433]

Me : where is your beard? *_Linus : gone reduced to atoms_*

[@erikburzinski8248]

He snaped it away.

[@driptopia]

he may have not had it yet. it takes a couple weeks for it to get to youtube. floatplane also gets it a week earlier than us, so keep that in mind.

[@tatyboy1337]

what video does he have a beard? :o

[@driptopia]

@@tatyboy1337 its on his twitter

[@Arovna]

@@tatyboy1337 facebook too

[@ichcoolichdani]

I never heard Basel pronounced like that. Thanks that made my day :DDDD

[@norgeee]

And it gave me a stroke

[@Echohawkdn]

@DispelTheMyth You got it.

[@signensignen8011]

Hahahah

[@signensignen8011]

BA-SELLLLLLLLL

[@petrosdimitriospilichos9195]

Yes I chocked on my water 😂

[@super35media]

4:45 nooo Linus why did you make it full screen? We can see the yellow banner from here telling you to NOT make it full screen 😂

[@IOTWVUVWTOI]

Privacy... ditch all tech. Simple! That's 99.99% of your privacy issues gone.

[@techdiyer5290]

untill your car gets integrated internet and your fridge

[@arnabghosh6636]

And live under a rock in australia

[@BCDeshiG]

-Nah they're gonna implant microchips into your newborns-

[@-eternal]

@@arnabghosh6636 how is that possible Australia is upsidedown how can a rock be under it help

[@fhddhdhk9319]

@@techdiyer5290 not my samsung smart fridge

[@yuvrajdwivedi8719]

Speaking of private, use code Linus when buying madrinas coffee

[@pcislocked]

speaking of access, you need wires to get access. Glasswire!

[@roboactive]

Speaking of access use code Linus to get TunnelBear for free! TunnelBear is a VPN that will help you access restricted websites.

[@rangerdanger1922]

oh no, dont give linus any ideas

[@BCDeshiG]

Speaking of private, use code LTT to get 50% off when buying underwear.

[@punkrockllama]

Also, get rid of your phone. It's legit always listening.

[@ddeboy002]

but only if you sync it. I've never done that as it makes zero sense to me. This is one reason I refuse to use apple products.

[@frostytf2]

GET RID OF YOUR MICROWAVE ! THE GOVERNMENT IS IN THERE

[@ANTICHRIS619]

Or disable your phone's mobile data or wifi when not needed

[@PeterG00000]

Tinfoil hat guys always forget that the big thing preventing people from watching them is lack of interest. Nobody could give less of a shit about you and your banal existence. They track the data for economic gain, but otherwise nothing you do is of interest to anyone, really.

[@chalaars2939]

What always

[@ImARichard]

One thing that people seem to be glossing over when talking about VPN services: The only thing standing between your encrypted VPN data and your adversaries is the VPN services terms of service, the laws where they are based, and the physical/digital security practices held by the company. In other words, VPN is not exactly what people are selling it to be. VPN pretty much just obfuscates the data from ISPs and public/unprotected/compromised wifi network attackers. This is more or less just shifting where your browsing data lives. Any good VPN service will cost money. If you do go the route of VPN services, make sure they are trusted and pick one based in a country with well respected privacy laws. Also if you have a "free" service they are likely selling your data to the highest bidder.

[@thebeatconnect1]

100% when it comes to things like VPN people need to read the terms and conditions, and privacy policies. And also do research on them to see if they ever had to give user data out.

[@Mittau]

The best test is to wait until a court goes after a VPN trying to get information out of them, so long as that court is in that VPN's home country. Then we find out how robust that VPN actually is.

[@Holland1994D]

@@Neiva71 You make bold statements without any sources to bolster your claims.

[@jasonm9034]

@ " "Mullvad and AirVPN are the only decent ones that actually respect privacy" these two companies are a honeypot for NSA..." notice how you gave no proof either?

[@Q_QQ_Q]

@Big Tyson everyone logs . bound by laws .

[@cilx]

This video is great and all but if you really want privacy and speed just follow The Hated One guides look him up

[@zhejabello658]

Agreed!

[@ericchandler90]

Great channel.

[@benjaminortega6970]

Love that guy

[@ericcarlson6815]

.

[@hd15w]

Yess

[@j.r.7339]

Step 1: Download and use TOR Step 2: Don't enter personal Info

[@markracadio5207]

Thanks for sharing

[@a8552bc]

Missing step 1.5: CONFIGURE TOR, you dont want your isp knowing you’re using tor. Set up a bridge.

[@kj-nm4in]

@@a8552bc using tor isn't illegal in most countries. Save the bridges for the people that actually need it

[@j.r.7339]

@@a8552bc (Only if TOR is legally... not good)

[@a8552bc]

@@kj-nm4in i’m assuming you’ve never heard the stories of how people were caught using tor for illegal purposes

[@ferna182]

"everybody is out to get your browsing data" tinfoil hat time: What if commercial VPN services are also out there to get your browsing data? what if they're just honeypots?

[@mintgardener]

Most are lol, pia is most likely a honeypot, look up tomsparks vpn reviews

[@tiaxanderson9725]

Avoid VPNs from the Five Eyes, Nine Eyes, and 14 Eyes

[@Pianoplayer104]

@@tiaxanderson9725 this

[@poochyenarulez]

More like they are selling fear to get you to use their service,

[@jasonk7675]

@@tiaxanderson9725 someone did their homework on privacytools.io

[@ericchandler90]

Don't make changes to Tor browser. Makes you identifiable. Don't even make it full screen. Leave it as a window.

[@kuhluhOG]

yeah, the only thing you can change (because about half of all users do it) is disabling JavaScript

[@krzysztofdziembaa4982]

Installing add-ons and changing window size in Tor Browser is not a good idea. The browser even shows a warning when someone tries to do it. For more private browsing there is a "Security Level" option, which when set to "Safest" disables all JavaScript, remote fonts and media (audio/video).

[@maximilianmustermann5763]

@@kuhluhOG you absolutely MUST disable javascript in tor browser or the whole thing is worth nothing. Javascript can just ask your browser for your real IP address and it will send it. This is why using tor browser in the most secure mode is useless for most of the internet because a lot of sites just won't work correctly. But using it in any less secure mode with scripting, you might as well just use a normal browser.

[@BCDeshiG]

What does changing the window size do?

[@krzysztofdziembaa4982]

@@BCDeshiG Window size can be detected and used for tracking.

[@aaronh.7733]

Greetings from Switzerland. Dont use my internet, we only have 2x 10 Gbit/s per Houshold...

[@_Aieo]

*cries in Australian*

[@lething1237]

We have 100gbps here in Sweden, for companies.

[@aaronh.7733]

@@lething1237 damnnnnn. Dont know why. But would buy it...

[@bebekdragon7604]

Same speed as my house....

[@noscopesallowed8128]

Yes but you have mountains and snow. That's a good tradeoff in my opinion!

[@anthonycampbell97]

Linux. Firefox. DuckDuckGo. VPN. Reject cookies. Ad blockers. Tracker blockers. Facebook container etc. Compartmentalization (different browsers and accounts for different things).

[@adelaide7822]

Firefox or brave or w3m?

[@user-ug3hr2rj7h]

@@adelaide7822 firefox + edited user.js

[@ericchandler90]

Compartmentalizing devices and browsers for different things is very important.

[@kot3405]

tor if youre brave enough

[@user-ug3hr2rj7h]

@NaN better than noscript would be umatrix

[@webbonyoutube]

Using PIA with Tor is a bad idea. You're handing the data to a company and letting a ton of potential attack vectors open up. Just use Tor on its own when using it.

[@briannairb793]

I'm pretty sure that even the developers of tor recommend against this

[@senzelian]

Attack vectors? You mean they serve me more ads? OH NOES!

[@dugg117]

Uhhm no. It just means that you are connecting to the Tor network from the exit of the VPN. Not to mention that PIA has ALREADY been subpoenaed by the FBI and had no data to hand over. Their "No Logs" policy has already held up in court. Stop spreading nonsense

[@hammerheadcorvette4]

PIA has been subpoenaed by the FBI and has been proven incourt to not keep logs. Also, if you read anything on Tor's website you would know that they recommend using Tor on a VPN

[@webbonyoutube]

@@dugg117 You missed my point. If for the sake of argument PIA is trustable, you're still just giving yourself more potential vectors. I'm not saying using a VPN is bad. I'm saying using both Tor and a VPN is a bad idea from a security standpoint. No logs doesn't mean no ability to compromise.

[@creatorgenerator1998]

I'd rather we had laws to prevent unscrupulous data mining & a society that does not have paranoid agencies mistrusting ev-er-y-thing!

[@sosigking6358]

911 destroyed more than the wtc

[@austinblackburn8095]

You would actually trust that anybody would follow those laws that's hilarious. A society where we aren't paranoid of data collection is one where the technology to prevent it is widely available every one has your information.

[@danielschroedinger2090]

We would all like to have a lof of things.

[@death_parade]

But you know the old Russian saying: "Trust but verify". TBH, I would much rather the government snoop on me than the corporations. Maybe 'cause I am not an American and because my country faces existential threat from two nuclear powers.

[@Daniel-cp6qm]

You don't need to use privacy badger and uBlock Origin together, uBlock Origin does everything better

[@zombiemachinery4868]

I use ABP and uBlock at the same time, haven't seen a fucking add on my PC in years. Linus shut the fuck up!!!

[@zombiemachinery4868]

@@Neiva71, they can't trace shit that way.

[@harithizzuddin]

The more you know.Thanks

[@Q_QQ_Q]

NO PLUGINS , NO JAVASCRIPT , NO FLASH IN TOR else you will be ass fucked by trackers .

[@DJDavid98]

I approve of the editors' choice for "embarrassing search query"

[@NathanBudd]

Me: Shouldn't this be a Techquickie...? "Sponsored by PIA" Me: Never mind.

[@datachu]

As someone who's certainly been down that "Rabbit hole and a half", this video is actually pretty decent compared to a lot of videos I've seen in this category from those who don't specialize in it, especially for a sponsor spot. They managed to explain in a _decently_ technically-accurate manner why you can still be tracked using a VPN (though they didn't quite express just how great the extent of that is), thus debunking the most common lie spread relentlessly by these companies. They even mentioned Tor (which by the way, KZbinrs are sometimes explicitly told not to do, or to disparage in sponsor-spots) Good on Linus Tech Tips for that, but still... "We consider a VPN an essential part of staying safe online." Wrong. It's redundant at worst, and such minimal addition it's a waste of money at best. VPNs are not useful for casual browsing, except in certain circumstances, like travelling, in which case, you should use a free one, and will actually be *DETRIMENTAL* if you're prepared to get serious about privacy (something LTT _almost_ mentioned but then brushed off), which by the way, is effectively a full-time job. No such thing as a free lunch, if you want anything more than a thin illusion of increased privacy, it's going to cause some serious inconvenience. *Everything You Know About VPNs is a Lie* First of all, never believe anything that a VPN company tells you. The fact that they do everything they can to try and claim Tor is quote 'unsafe' just goes to show you how desperate they are for your business. But you shouldn't give it, at least not using it the way they recommend, because if you do you're willingly handing over your browsing data to a 3rd party in a less anonymous manner than even Google has access to. At least your ISP is beholden to more regulation and _mostly_ can't sell your data if you opt out (by the way, that's step one, I'd recommend you go do it right now, you can find tutorials based on your ISP). The fact is, VPNs for personal use are objectively a complete waste of your time and money. But if you knew that, you wouldn't spend it. There actually is a bit of history to how these companies all just showed up around the same period, realizing they could exploit people in this way through shiny marketing and the vague construct of 'privacy' that's hard to disprove, to sell them something they don't need and shouldn't even want, but here's the important bit... VPNs weren't originally created for this form of personal use, and the original inventors of the concept never even envisioned such a bone-headed use case! The technology just isn't designed or optimized for it. (From a network-layer standpoint, a different approach would have been better if one were to design it for this purpose) But that clearly doesn't seem to stop people from falling for the ruse. After all, there's money to be made by appealing to people's fear rather than logic, and KZbin influencers to buy and sell! Of course, I don't hold anything against the creators. They are skilled and amazing at whatever content type of content they make, and it's a great thing for them to make money from it and cynical to describe it as 'selling out'. That said, I facepalm every time I see a VPN sponsor, because some of the ridiculous, non-sequitur privacy scandals (from which having a VPN wouldn't have remotely saved you) and utter, sometimes frankly straight-up factually incorrect garbage these companies make influencers spew is utterly headache inducing to any actual Network Engineer. *Why VPNs Are Not Safe* The first thing said in these carefully crafted, pre-scripted propaganda sponsor spots (aka, not this long-form video, fortunately!) is often is that "We all like to use the internet, but most of our data is unencrypted" This is not the biggest lie they spin, but it's the one that pisses me off the most, because it's the first and deepest hook, and it's a complete lie. Not only because it's straight up wrong, but because it's not even something VPNs protect you from. VPNs supposedly then "securely encrypt all your data to keep you safe online", but is that really true? They do encrypt it, yes, before they decrypt it again at the other end! It's a lie in practice, because that data is can be *read unencrypted by the VPN company*, and of course ultimately, read by the destination server. However, nearly every site you visit, big to small, is likely using HTTPS at this point, meaning you already have a secure connection to the destination, a "private, encrypted tunnel" if you well, preventing prying eyes like your ISP and the VPN, who is effectively just another ISP, from observing it. (Because encrypting your already encrypted data is like, double da security, right? N- no... It doesn't work like that, random bystander. Please take a cryptography course.) Also note that the VPN also has an ISP themselves, who is monitoring all of their traffic just like yours does... So now you have two prying eyes on your connection rather than one! And the former of the two has your credit card details and de-anonymized access to your data! Also, traffic analysis by your ISP can still reveal some aspects of your usage habits through a VPN, potentially meaning three prying eyes, but that's another topic altogether. Speaking of which, even if your VPN doesn't keep logs and that isn't a straight-up lie (it is), they could be forced to do so, just for a particular user, as well as giving up all your account info, by the government of many western countries. This is where the Fourteen Eyes comes in. Any VPN within the jurisdiction of one of the countries on the list can't be trusted for this reason, and those who are generally try to obscure and hide this fact as much as possible, some even facepalmingly claiming that a US jurisdiction is actually a good thing due to performance benefits! Well if that's the case, why use a VPN at all? What about the 'performance benefits' of using my new, proprietary VPN called... thin air. No wait, better make that ThinAir.IoTBlockchainCloud.io. Buy today, only $599.99 a month.

[@no-lifenoah7861]

Hey man, you can't put the Internet of Things in the same sentence as the fuckin blockchain. The IoT is way better than that energy guzzling ponzi scheme. Except (say it with me) when the smart devices is provided via the sole discretion of a large corporation: i.e. Juicero.

[@Martin-lw8qb]

I was reading your reply and agreed on everything. The thing is, i was waiting for the „How to stay anonymously the right way“ and your explanation. As an example most people who want to start being private on the internet don’t know exactly how and a VPN is easy to get etc. . Since you know what you are talking about you might be able to explain what kind of details people shouldn’t miss while using TOR. From the start of downloading it to the end of actually using it. I think a lot of people would appreciate your response and opinion.

[@datachu]

@@Martin-lw8qb Wow I can't believe I actually wrote something this long 3 years ago in a KZbin comment section and I don't remember writing it lol. Looking back at my old YT comments is always weird. But this one holds up I'd say XD

[@Martin-lw8qb]

@@datachu Yeah sometimes seeing ourselves in the past can be weird. But it probably feels great to actually see how yourself developed and it makes you appreciate things. As long as things turned out positive and not negative lol

[@Sulaiman-xh8wx]

Still very confusing for a layman. Is there a good resource/book out there that explains this in detail?

[@MSPaintDaily]

Ah yes, Now I can finally serch up illegal MS Paint techniques

[@DrumstickFL]

Hey, *psssst* In the old mspaint, hold CTRL and pick a color, now you'll have a 3rd color which you'll be able to draw with when holding down CTRL, without releasing the mouse click, allowing you to draw dual-colored strokes.

[@Pwnstared]

Don't search for cheese pizza.

[@ttkL0ngr4ng3]

7:39 That's infact R.I.P (when you are being tracked)

[@peterderbeste6817]

please dont install adblockers or any type of sourcecode (of the website) changing addons when you want to be anonymous. To be safe: dont istall addons in tor browser at all. code written for this purpose can detect your addons and track you down through your session. the more or rare addons you have, the easier it is to de-anonymise you. (PS: sorry for my english)

[@SimplyNon_sense]

so don't install privacy badger?

[@realcartoongirl]

@@SimplyNon_sense you heard him no add-ons

[@firstname4337]

shut up

[@firstname4337]

@@realcartoongirl we heard him, but he's a fucking moron

[@flameshana9]

Why would a browser give out any of this information to begin with? If you hire an assistant and he signs *your* name on every bit of paperwork you look at isn't that pretty stupid? He's making your life harder, not safer, so why pay him? He's just handing out information about you that no one should have.

[@Draio009]

I thought it was 12 min long word from the sponsor

[@splitt_1923]

linus: uploads video how you can browse anonymously google: not cool bro!

[@UrbanaticLemonade]

This is by far the most incomplete Privacy video by LTT I have seen

[@MrSamooska]

That would be because this was a sponsor video, not a proper guide.

[@abhisohal4556]

What's wrong with the video? I thought it was good.

[@spacered949]

What’s missing?

[@YourNightmar3]

@@abhisohal4556 It's really bad. First of all, linus says to install extensions in the TOR browser. Generally this is just a bad idea. Then he says to use a VPN WHILE using TOR, which the TOR creators recommend NOT doing at all. He also does NOT mention never to maximize TOR, because it can track your screen resolution and sometimes figure out what device you're on. He also did not mention that your IP address can be revealed through TOR by using webRTC, Javascript and Flash. Honestly this is a horrible video and you should not follow it at all.

[@dtdaun]

@@YourNightmar3 you seem knowledgeable in the area, have you checked out sentinel dVPN? It's not released into mainnet just yet.

[@ReachAroundStudios]

You guys should've also discussed privacy through obscurity versus privacy through generics - it is a very large debate in the privacy world and the general argument boils down to the fact that there are very few people who actually run tails, TOR, and extensions such as NoScript, UBlock O, and so on, thus making those individuals easier to observe on the broad scope. The other end is that you do nothing to mask your browsing habits, and in fact take an approach to browsing to appear most like the average internet user (with Socials, KZbin traffic, and google searches for unsightly genital conditions), and when you need to do private business you resort to Tails on a machine at your local library. Ultimately it all depends on how committed you are to hiding, and who you want to hide from; hiding from the US federal government is nigh impossible due to systems like IME and AMDST giving them carte blanche over your system when they need it, but hiding from corporations is far easier and far more practical. I've come to find that running an extension such as AdNauseum allows you to maintain a greater amount of privacy through the fact that your client clicks on quite literally every ad while the extension parses the visuals from your screen, this makes it difficult to be targeted as your interests might as well be everything under the sun in the advertisers view. It is a debate that will rage for the next fifty years, but in all truth we should all be advocating for legislation that protects individual's data and limits the scope of information which corporations and governments can collect on its citizens.

[@JABRONIANGELOR]

On the subject of hiding from the Alphabet bois. what do you think about using a pre-IME/AMDST old processor they should handle the basic stuff right ? and what about Raspberry-like mini computers and arm based processors ?

[@ramb0lxmb]

@@JABRONIANGELOR Sir, walk outside with your hands up immediately. We have you surrounded.

[@JABRONIANGELOR]

@@ramb0lxmb Jokes on you i'm not even in the same hemisphere as the US :p

[@ejmasters7145]

Me: Searches up embarrassing things tails: *I'm going to pretend I didn't see that*

[@Sid-Cannon]

"Totally Private Browsing" sounds like when phone providers gave you "Unlimited" but then you got a hefty bill. Querying it, it turned out "Unlimited" wasn't "Unlimited" ...

[@arnoldimus5905]

It's always been about the closest approximation to perfect security or privacy. The difference is, in computing terms, there is no such thing as perfect privacy or security, mostely because of human error, while ISPs and cell providers can offer a truly unlimited whatever at a flat rate and fixed price, but they don't, because it's more profitable to hide extra expenses behind fine print most users don't read anyways.

[@abadenoughdude300]

In court they can always say your transfer rates aren't throttled, ergo "unlimited". Yeah all the ISP/MO advertisementspeak is a huge pile of BS. Better to just ignore wtf they say and go through the TOS for what costs how much when etc.

[@redcommander27]

Unlimited anything is a lie. Once you start to exceed the capacity of the network you run into an invisible cap.

[@bitonic589]

That's the exact reason I regret attacking minecraft servers with 500gbps

[@lachlanhill1034]

Nord vpn advertises them selves by default on some deep/dark web sites with ads. Hmmm...

[@Dominus_Potatus]

That's the confidence Nord has XD

[@Mowzey]

I would vouch for Nord, been using it for a few months and its the fastest speeds I’ve tested so far.

[@xTxNinjaZx]

I've been using NordVPN for a year now and I get great speeds with it. By far the best one I've used.

[@xTxNinjaZx]

@DispelTheMyth I haven't had that issue yet. Even when leaving the torrent client run. I use the desktop app usually when torrenting. Not sure if you are using it a different way. You could use the browser extension or just use Nord's proxy settings for your torrent client. Try one of those and see if there is a difference in speeds :)

[@filthypenguintv4931]

I'm going to download tails just to... uhmm... do some Christmas shopping >.>

[@doctorpurple9403]

If the video wasnt sponsored i'd trust it much more...

[@hammerheadcorvette4]

PIA has been proven in court to not keep logs. Probably the safest VPN out there.

[@nova1882]

DoctorPurpleSwag if you don’t trust PIA just buy your own server and learn to encrypt and everything

[@sdmitch16]

@@nova1882 Wouldn't data between the server and websites be unencrypted?

[@otni6115]

@@sdmitch16 Yes it would. Plus if you are going through only one server, I imagine it's pretty easy to track who owns that server, so pretty pointless as far as I can see. A VPN has the advantage of having multiple servers and a ton of people using them so tracking the data to one specific user becomes a lot more complicated.

[@hammerheadcorvette4]

@@nova1882 that can be done with a cloud provider like digital ocean, and the streisand code on github to set up your own vpn !

[@metrocustomer6920]

Me: signs in amazon on tails Also me: logs out Me: signs in ro mins later Amazon: I've never seen this man in my life

[@BjornDov]

I actually live in Basel - thanks for the shout out :D p.s. that was the weirdest pronunciation ever :))

[@russelldan554]

There are also isolated web based browser solutions. I work on one called Kasm that gives you a containerized browser that destroys itself after use and is available through any browser.

[@antoniomagdic1529]

Linus: makes video about protecting yourself from unwanted guests tracking your internet access *CIA wants to know your location*

[@smellcaster]

This was also addressed as the Machine using TOR showed up in Switzerland.

[@haminator55]

The NSA already put you on a list for downloading tails/tor IIRC.

[@MortisObscura]

@@haminator55 The CIA owns Tor and actually saves the data. This was how a few hacktivists got picked up a few years ago. This isn't a conspiracy theory either, this is actually a serious issue.

[@johanness6545]

Linus: Here is how you can browse the internet anonymously. Also Linus: First thing to do in Tor is to make the window full size.

[@Good_Username]

What's the problem with that?

[@Leukick]

Yeah, what's the problem with that?

[@johanness6545]

@@Leukick Tor is by default not maximized because then hackers may find out your display size. Of course they can't identify you by such a number, but e.g. it helps knowing the hair color of a peson one is searching for.

[@Leukick]

@@johanness6545 Ahh okay thank you! Nice way of explaining it

[@HyperDroids]

>>> 1:09

[@jaytree]

All at comfort from your home isp.

[@realcartoongirl]

das ouside the ip range

[@Dominus_Potatus]

ikr 🤣🤣🤣

[@JohnDoe-df8bj]

We in 2019, PIA in 3019

[@nicholaskroeplin81]

4:10 the other benefit of tails, is that he can fly with his two tails

[@aytacofx]

I see what ya did there

[@alexanderrr1825]

It's official. Linus is a ninja and it's those ninja skills that enable him to find all sorts of cool stuff from Asia.

[@salvat3735]

terribly underrated comment

[@primiorodriguez4935]

Say whatever you want TUNNEL BEAR ISN'T COMMING BACK :(

[@TheUltimateYouTuberyay]

@Liberalism is a Cult it's $10 a month, better than Nord

[@robertdale2964]

What are you talking about, I'm using tunnel bear on 2 devices as we speak. Its also only 1 of 2 VPNs that submit themselves to regular audits by a 3rd party. Until other VPN services have the balls to open themselves up to that kind of scrutiny I'd rather pay for the knowledge that they can be trusted.

[@robertdale2964]

@Liberalism is a Cult that's because they allow 3rd party audits. Nord don't do that as far as I'm aware so there's little to no proof that they don't keep activity logs.

[@hammerheadcorvette4]

@@robertdale2964 The only VPN to date to have been proven in court after being subpoenaed to not keep logs, was PIA...

[@robertdale2964]

@@hammerheadcorvette4 tunnel bear have been audited by a 3rd party. They also do not keep logs. The other VPN that's audited I couldn't tell you the name I don't remember it off the top of my head. Nord VPN and all the other big ones won't allow auditing because if everyone was aware of their shady practices they would lose customers. Also I should mention, just because logs aren't kept thst doesn't mean they do a good job. Theres a lot more to a VPN than just logs. You have to take into account, data leakage, encryption levels etc. If a VPN doesn't log, but allows data leakage then it's easy to identify the VPN service. Which makes me wonder how they were subpoenaed in the first place 🤔 I'm not knocking them. I just use a service that I find reliable and reasonably priced. Also as I've mentioned many times opening themselves up to scrutiny fills me with confidence.

[@mjesticfalco]

There's several things wrong with this advice. - Extensions on TOR are an awful idea, they make your fingerprint more unique and hence easier to track - Don't use a VPN with TOR. This is something that the original devs recommend against, because TOR is designed to protect itself. If your country blocks TOR, use a bridge. - Other than the security slider, settings on TOR should remain as they are. It's kind of surprising, I normally expect a lot higher quality out of LMG.

[@Ajinzem]

The problem is that he is doing sponsored videos. He is a sellout and keeps information hidden for profit.

[@linux_fox]

But I don't want my ISP to know I'm using Tor, so they can't throttle me.

[@No_one54]

@@linux_fox Your ISP can't see what you do on Tor. But they'll see you using it but can't actually see the material that's being viewed.

[@Skiller71Studios]

@@linux_fox Then use a bridge lol

[@matthewhaworth5935]

@@Ajinzem They talk about shit they know next to nothing about all the time, but they also talk about stuff they do actually know about too. Everyone's a sellout in some regard, we're all selling something... we all have to eat and feed our families. I'll take a sellout creator over a sellout salesman or some sellout speculative leech any day of the week. Be a decerning viewer. Go to multiple sources. Take sponsored videos with a grain of salt.

[@RaaynML]

If Linus had actually used Tor before he'd know that NoScript, which is installed by default, does exactly what he said to do manually with those extensions whose block lists are unique (block Javascript and ads)

[@chckycrk]

Private? Yes. Anonymous? No.

[@TealJosh]

anonymous with tor? maybe

[@Bigjeffrey123]

My adblocker blocked this 12min ad 🤔

[@OakerGaming]

This isn't a 12min ad, dumb fuck

[@samvimes9510]

FB has gotten pretty good at giving me targeted ads, and it's kinda creepy. It looks at stuff I frequently talk about and my browsing history, so I end up getting ads for Barnes & Noble, right down to specific books that I want. But it doesn't just track _my_ browsing history, it tracks my entire ISP's history. My dad goes to a lot of motorcycle forums and other websites, so I also get a lot of ads for motorcycle helmets that he's bought and other things.

[@CNDRDRAGON]

"expedia blocked me, thats cute" okay hacker tech tips lol

[@SickPrid3]

it's been proven that metadata even passed through VPN can be attached to individual person with quite good accuracy if you wished to be totally anonymous you would have to use VPN for everything you have ever done on internet...which is impossible

[@BattlewarPenguin]

I'm surprised that he didn't say avoiding all social networks is also crucial for protecting your privacy, I mean you can get easily a lot of things in there

[@moonulica]

Disable JavaScript? Good luck running 80% of the websites today 👍

[@lething1237]

Indeed.

[@sergiowolfpac]

Since HTML's gaining much popularity, most websites don't use javascript anymore. The core functionality of most webpages does not rely heavily on javascript. I only ever need to use javascript for specific services pertaining to user interaction like an embedded table or graph.

[@sergiowolfpac]

*HTML5

[@moonulica]

Sergio Ruelas what about single page applications such as KZbin? Where you’re using a mix of server-side and client-side rendering, and doing all server requests through JavaScript? (Try to open Facebook or KZbin with your JavaScript turnes off - you’ll have a handly little error and no functionality HTML(5) is a markup language, it can’t implement logic.

[@lething1237]

@@sergiowolfpac Are you dumb? Most webpages need to use js to ex make bacground calls to an api in realtime, or select a textbox

[@jasonhill9853]

Most people: OMG my privacy is sooo important! Also same people: I must log into Facebook and tell everybody EVERYTHING. Other people: 🙄

[@flameshana9]

This man gets it.

[@AppleeSauceAlex313]

9:32 I used my Scarlett interface today. Are you tracking me? 😨

[@jasongabe5678]

*GOOGLE WANTS TO KNOW YOUR LOCATION*

[@Nero_XY]

That ad @9:33 says in German/Swiss German (what maks sense because the connection goes to Basel, Switzerland):"Rekorde sind zum brechen da." That means in English:"Records are there to get beaten." You're welcome :)

[@RoniRonkoKovatch]

*You're :-)

[@Nero_XY]

@@RoniRonkoKovatch Thx :)

[@staceysmith-gd3zv]

I like how you hinted slightly and indirectly that you can be tracked based on ( HOW YOU USE THE COMPUTER OR PHONE ) for those of you that don't know what that may mean, the speed and style in witch you move the mouse or type on the keyboard can be also tracked and used as sort of a fingerprint so EVEN IF YOU COULD which you cant but IF YOU WERE theoretically 100% secure and hidden FROM every form of traseing and tracking possible they could STILL identify you by matching a profile of essentially ( the way you use a computer) easiest said by recording your psychological methods used when you type that one letter you always switch up by accident or the speed in witch you type certain words and phrases any direct markers or indirect signatures and commonly used emojjs the patterns, speed, skills in which you tend to use your mouse down to the way you flick your wrists off the mouse when you're done or how you always seem to leave your cursor in a specific corner essentially all of the very human vary minute and to the unknowing victim seemingly basic innocent things that you think would never even matter ONLY IF the time were to ever come where you even actually were to actively think about such differences being used. All of these basic functions we do without paying mind by habit essentially become the last ditch method of fingerprinting your internet data and use.

[@Off3line_]

Just wanted to say : Greetings from "BS, CH?" :)

[@bodycountplays2915]

Linus: we going for the ultimate private setup Also Linus: *maximises Tor*

[@Gofffin]

VPN does NOT at all increase your "privacy" when surfing the web. Sites/apps track users mostly by matching/correlation of cookies, your user agent and your credentials (login/username). Using VPN is as effective as switching from your home WiFi to the cellural data (your source IP will change). In other words - it is not reliable (from the website point of view), thus user tracking using their source IP address is completly BS (as much as using VPN as a mean to increase your privacy)

[@ceradona]

I mean to my understanding it's mostly a safeguard against man-in-the-middle attacks. You're 100% right about tracking cookies, though.

[@Gofffin]

@@ceradona As long as you do not ignore the TLS/SSL errors in your browser and of course if the website that you are visiting is accesible over HTTPS you will be fine.

[@SharpestBulbs]

Ads on my computer? Lol, what kind of idiot see's ads in 2019?

[@diamondarrow4567]

Wiztard me: Yeah I never get ads... *KZbin mobile intensifies*

[@SharpestBulbs]

@1Noisycricket I was "possibly naive" for a bit. Then youtube started serving up unskippable 12 minute ads or the exact same ad on the next 800 videos I'd watch. That's a hard pass for anyone who has other things they'd like to do with their free time. KZbin creators can get sponsors like LTT does. 99% of videos on this platform are not even advertiser friendly. So adblock/ublock is primarily hurting legacy media/Cable TV stations and the like who are trying to control youtube. This actually makes me happy about blocking ads.

[@diamondarrow4567]

1Noisycricket for certain yt channels i turn it off, otherwise I don’t want to see the weird diet ads and how I won’t last 2 seconds in this game

[@ThisMoth]

@@diamondarrow4567 fyi, using firefox on mobile with adblock works, also you can get extensions to keep videos playing when screen is off. No root required.

[@M7awesat]

@1Noisycricket yeah lets pay multi billionar greedy ass companies for tracking us, you are not being a good guy, you are just naiv, disabling adblock for instance on a channel like this is in fact a good thing, because linus doesnt care about tracking your data, and you help him getting paid for his hard work, otherwise you should.

[@uttiya10]

1. Dont use Facebook 2. Dont use goog... *OH WAIT*

[@SomeOne-mo7uw]

VPNs are government-run for the most part - through many 'shell' companies - so your PAYING to have your data recorded, you need to be on TAILS LIVE OS using a 4th bridge relay on TOR - as well as hardening your 'firefox' browser

[@bci3937]

Privacy Badger: It’s possible for content scripts to detect what is in a blocklist, by presenting test images from different sites and checking to see if they are blocked. Privacy Badger dynamically builds a blocklist over time that depends on each user’s browsing history, so each user’s blocklist is unique. So it seems to me that Privacy Badger exposes the user to a fingerprinting attack. If we were to include a blocking tool in Tor Browser, it would need to contain an identical blocklist for every user. For example, AdBlock Plus with a fixed set of filters. :trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/12958

[@thermophile2106]

I wonder if there is a more blanket approach. Like just blocking all cookies.

[@bci3937]

@@thermophile2106 security is a process. online is insecure. but you dont know anythink about the grabbed data and how its used. so you can do something little, but you can´t be sure if its working. blocking all cookies, can do with addon or inside Browser. add addons is a security question...u trust the tools?

[@Booming-letsplays]

Talks about how to optimize blocking. Also recommends Adblock Plus. Honestly, uBlock origin is a much better choice. Mostly because it can not be paid to open backdoors for ads. And it is free as in speech, I think Adblock plus is not.

[@Qsie]

Okay, but isn't incognito mode in the Tor browser basically just the regular Tor browser?

[@sathya5057]

Lol

[@woolgathrr]

0:35 "Political parties want *your* eyeballs glued to *their* message." *shows article about Trump buying FB ads when FB explicitly bans his fucking ads* LMFAO, not the best example there.

[@mattfrances3747]

Great. So now the tor network will be used up serving 4k 60fps KZbin to 12 year-olds rather than facebook to people in Hong Kong. T E C H N O L O G Y

[@leobla744]

yeah but the tor network is dependent on people using it. without many people there is not privacy

[@xureality]

Good. The more traffic that's going through tor, the more traffic the world's governments has to sift through.

[@AshiqurRahman]

When Linux said VPN ? :'(

[@universenerdd]

Linus

[@hackthiszulex]

we feel your pain mate :(

[@ExtraDan]

8:38 so we're talking sims now, huh

[@TheInfinityMaster1]

My stupid country ISP block VPN to begin with and so whether using VPN extensions or VPN-enabled browsers, it doesn't work.

[@evergreen-]

I suggest you change your country: it’s doomed

[@Wizbrokun]

What shithole do you live in? Gotta make sure I never visit.

[@JohnSmith-oh9ux]

There is workaround... just ask right questions to right search engine. Ask your friend if you can "use PC" for few minutes to find a way. GL HF

[@lething1237]

@@helloworld963 Try the meek bridges. Some of them used to work in China before. Or contact them, and get a new bridge.

[@henryatkinson1479]

This is the future. RAM based OS, TOR protocol for any connections, and LTT telling us about PIA.

[@aidanlevy2841]

Snow Crash, one of the greats of early cyberpunk, has all of the world's governments collapse because encryption was too strong for the tax collectors to audit you :). One of my favorite setups for a post apocalyptic society.

[@coolraspyhobbit4723]

@@aidanlevy2841 and how would one set stuff up like that?

[@aidanlevy2841]

@@coolraspyhobbit4723 It's not realistic, because governments would never let banks or payment processors resist a warrant. But it is hilarious.

[@EmeraldSpencer]

1:34 You're just mad that my browser history is about 20% cooler than yours.

[@GardenData61371]

XD /)

[@craigmiles6145]

When is Anthony going to do another build?. They are really enjoyable!.

[@edimopoulos10]

And what it if the vpn tracks you lol

[@airforcedude08]

Linus: "It's like, preeeetty sure I'm a bot, eh?!" Me: Ohhhh I miss CANADAAAAAA

[@MarcusBS]

not a bad intro, but the big tool they are using was not explained might want to do a tech quicky about browser fingerprinting and link it here

[@charlielindstrom1664]

Hi, I don't want my information to be shared, and I don't want to be tracked on the internet either. Can anyone suggest me a VPN? *EDITED:* Thanks Daniel for the suggestion of voteforvpn.com

[@danielneal4405]

Find one here voteforvpn they have good suggestions

[@peternrdstrm]

Alright, please don't listen to him. Tor's config should never be changed. Only the security level can be/should be adjusted

[@DoodleGhoul]

I've started using the Brave browser with built-in ad block which boasts "the fastest internet browsing experience, while providing a deep level of security and privacy protection.". This seems like an ad. lol

[@sam-sr9yp]

i use brave browser mainly for watching youtube videos, i like to split my online activity across multiple browsers and browser profiles for privacy because websites can save cookies on your pc that can track your online activity, even though i use extensions and browser features block them. i use tor for general web browsing and use waterfox (which is a more private version of firefox that doesn't send any information to Mozilla) that i have different browser profiles for, for my social media accounts, work accounts and work activity, downloads and purchases

[@jefferyhanson1965]

Swiss people when linus says basel wrong 7:52

[@shawn5993]

'Australian and obnoxious' Me: Jazza

[@BigPotatoChill]

Come'on, we all know what we use incognito mode for..

[@Iucebowel]

Watching Hitler speeches

[@Iucebowel]

I'm sorry Mr. President don't deport me

[@Erchamion647]

Lots of misinformation. Use Tor with VPN? Really? But he installs extensions to make your browser fingerprint more unique. I would recommend Qubes instead of Tails btw.

[@thogggg]

Kinda new to Tor, What advantages does Qubes have over Tails?

[@Erchamion647]

In Qubes, you can have multiple sessions. So if one of them is compromised, your other data will still be safe.

[@ander1482]

The webs cannot know what extensions are you using

[@joebishop1632]

Depends. If Ur buying drugs , Tails is enough

[@TealJosh]

There's nothing wrong with using tor with vpn. You just have to understand what that config helps and what it doesn't help. Cubes is not for casual use, it's hard to use and doesn't support hardware almost at all. Tails is more than enough.

[@rawleighsellers4525]

1:48 Linus: "While a VPN does secure your data in someways making it so your ISP can't tell what you're doing" Me: Just because the ISP can't see what your doing doesn't mean the VPN service can't

[@OVERDRIVE4825]

Using a VPN is about trust. You either trust your VPN or you shouldn't use it. Someone somewhere can see your exit data, VPN allows you to choose who that someone is

[@xasmaniusvolk8416]

3:45 yay he recommends an OS that you don't have to despy for half an hour

[@SeraphX2]

Here's an even better and more in depth set of videos: kzbin.info/aero/PLR_ghQEN2SgBOLJaDomLoK95Ay_xV5aZV The only problem with both approaches (LTT or the playlist I linked) is that you basically lose all of your history. You can never quickly navigate the web because everything resets after each use. I found that quite obnoxious. I tried but just could not deal with having to start over every time.

[@poiisondn]

I think you forgot your CloudFlare DNS change you mentioned in one of your videos.

[@Brando501st]

1.1.1.1 is awesome 👍can't wait to try their VPN they're working on!

[@llIlllllIll]

it's probably standard on this paranoid linux

[@crosenblum]

What about dnscrypt aka DNS Encryption, or different browsers, like ungoogled-chromium, brave, and others, that are specifically designed to be more private?

[@NRagAa]

No one is talking about DNS tracking. Why?

[@Dominus_Potatus]

To be fair, DNSCrypt just secure the route to the DNS server, The ISP should still see the end point.

[@TealJosh]

Firefox allows dns queries over https with cloudflare 1.1.1.1 dns. As of right now that's the fastest and safest way of making dns queries. Cloudflare promises no logging service, which is enforced by GDPR. They can't about no-log policies.

[@aaronrosenberg7880]

A vpn doesn’t help as much as people think. 1) it’s very easy for the provider to intercept the data. You need to trust that provider 2) they have an isp as well. When you use a vpn, you’re just giving the data to another one. There are cases where it can help such as when you need to bypass censorship, or are on a network you don’t trust.

[@craigd458]

PIA accepts Paypal, AmazonPay, and Credit Cards.. Delusional if you think this is a good idea...

[@nova1882]

Get a stealth pp acc

[@vincepale]

Buy a gift card with cash at the local Wawa- er "convenience store". They also accept BitCoin.

[@L4t3xs]

Just because someone knows you paid for a VPN doesn't mean they know what you do with it.

[@nova1882]

@@L4t3xs A vpn is for security not anonymity if you don't cover your tracks

[@phxvyce]

You're delusional if you think that's the only methods, and delusional if you write them off based on selected info you pulled out vs the whole picture/all the options.

[@irtwiaos]

Linus: I'm behind my sponsorship commitments. Better make a video full of ads.