diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md index c730975..f06819e 100644 --- a/CHANGELOG.md +++ b/CHANGELOG.md @@ -1,3 +1,18 @@ +v1.1.6-pre1 +- Update on Tor Browser route due to major changes + - Tor Project has condensed their settings and it is no longer + necessary to manually configure bridges. +- Fix out of date options/settings for Tor on Android +- Small grammar/spelling fixes +- Removal and fix of some bad links +- Removal of AnonArchive (down) +- "How to spot if someone has been searching your stuff" fixed +- PDF and ODT builds disabled temporarily +- Update to social links for SEO plugin +- Link to Qubes tutorial for installing Windows VMs +- Added link to Arkenfox/user.js +- Remove unnecessary addons + v1.1.5 - Various spelling and grammar fixes - Fixed several numbering errors in references diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 34f2dcf..e028d6f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ This guide is an open-source non-profit initiative, [licensed](LICENSE.html) und - Raw [Markdown](https://github.com/Anon-Planet/thgtoa/raw/master/guide.md) (references do not work when viewing this way). Mirrors: -- **Coming soon** +- Tor Onion Mirror: The guide and all the files are also readily available on Archive.org and Archive.today: diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml index 7ba7b29..08bfb97 100644 --- a/_config.yml +++ b/_config.yml @@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ github: links_url: links.html twitter_url: https://twitter.com/AnonyPla mastodon_url: https://mastodon.social/@anonymousplanet + tor_mirror_url: http://thgtoallkcxrdv37u6knsc3pumk6cq6lqmcqlw3j5vkmyahkxive4jyd.onion defaults: - scope: diff --git a/_layouts/default.html b/_layouts/default.html index 66af6c0..45320f7 100644 --- a/_layouts/default.html +++ b/_layouts/default.html @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ input:checked + .slider::before {

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Online Anonymity

How I learned to start worrying and love privacy anonymity

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The latest Version is v1.1.5 See the changelog.

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The latest Version is v1.1.6-pre1 See the changelog.

{% if page.url != "/" %} Home diff --git a/about.md b/about.md index 12d15f8..9296963 100644 --- a/about.md +++ b/about.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Follow or contact us on: - Twitter: - Mastodon: - Element/Matrix.org: @anonypla:envs.net, @anonypla:tchncs.de, and @anonypla:matrix.org (all deactivated permanently) -- E-Mail: +- E-Mail: (You may use our [PGP public signature](https://github.com/Anon-Planet/thgtoa/blob/master/42FF35DB9DE7C088AB0FD4A70C216A52F6DF4920.asc) to encrypt e-mails. Do not forget to attach your PGP public key if you want an encrypted answer) Discussion Channels: - Matrix room: ```#anonymity:matrix.org``` diff --git a/guide.md b/guide.md index 13af583..4e87a2a 100644 --- a/guide.md +++ b/guide.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ (Or "How I learned to start worrying and love ~~privacy~~ anonymity") -Version 1.1.5, June 2022 by Anonymous Planet +Version 1.1.6-pre1, August 2022 by Anonymous Planet **Forever in memory of Lena, 1999-2022** @@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ Finally note that this guide does mention and even recommends various commercial - [Appendix Z: Online anonymous payments using cryptocurrencies] - [Reasonably anonymous option:] - [Extra-Paranoid anonymous option:] - - [Warning about special tumbling, mixing, coinjoining privacy wallets and services:] + - [Warning about special tumbling, mixing, coinjoining privacy wallets and services] - [When converting from BTC to Monero:] - [Appendix A1: Recommended VPS hosting providers] - [Appendix A2: Guidelines for passwords and passphrases] @@ -10253,147 +10253,81 @@ Download the latest Debian testing amd64 netinst ISO from **Network** > **Attached to** and **select Host-only Adapter**. Click **OK** to save. +54. Reboot the VM via **Machine** > **Reset**. Confirm the reset. +55. Log into the VM as the **user** from **Step 19** and type ```ip a```. Note the IP address it was assigned under link/ether, the one that has **192.168.\*.\***. +56. From the VM Host OS, **open a Browser** and navigate to the IP of your Debian VM. It will be something like: **http://192.168.1.55**. +57. You should now see a Mat2-Web website running smoothly. +58. **Shutdown the Mat2 guest VM** by running ```shutdown -h now``` to halt the machine. +59. **Take a snapshot of the VM** within Virtualbox while the guest VM is shutdown. + +**Restart the Mat2 VM* and you are ready to use Mat2-web to remove metadata from most files!** + +After use, shut down the VM and revert to the snapshot to remove traces of the uploaded files. This VM does not require any internet access unless you want to update it, in which case, you need to place it back on the **NAT network** and do the next steps. + +For updates of Debian, **start the VM** and run ```apt update``` followed by ```apt upgrade```. + +For updates of mat2-web, type ```cd /var/www/mat2-web``` and run ```git pull```. + +After updates, shutdown, change to the **Host-only Adapter**, take a new snapshot, remove the earlier one. You are done. -Now you can just start this small mat2 VM when needed, browse to it from your Guest VM and use the interface to remove any metadata from most files. - -After each use of this VM, you should revert to the Snapshot to erase all traces. +Now you can just start this small Mat2 VM when needed. Browse to it from your Guest VM and use the interface to remove any metadata from most files. After each use of this VM, you should revert to the Snapshot to erase all traces. **Do not ever expose this VM to any network unless temporarily for updates. This web interface is not suitable for any direct external access.** @@ -11860,9 +11794,9 @@ But what if the service you want does not accept Monero but does accept a more m **Bitcoin and other "mainstream cryptocurrencies" are not anonymous at all (Remember [Your Cryptocurrencies transactions][Your Cryptocurrencies transactions:]) and you should never ever purchase, for example, Bitcoin from an exchange and then use these directly for purchasing services anonymously. This will not work, and the transaction can be traced easily.** -- **Stay away from Crypto Mixers and Tumblers.** You might think this is a good idea but not only are they useless with cryptocurrencies such as BTC/ETH/LTC, but they are also dangerous as you might end up trading your currency for dirty currency from illicit activities. Use Monero to anonymize your crypto. Use a normal KYC-enabled Exchange to buy/sell your Monero (such as Kraken) or (at your own risk), use a service like LocalMonero. +- **Stay away from Crypto Mixer, Tumblers and Coinjoiners.** You might think this is a good idea but not only are they useless with cryptocurrencies such as BTC/ETH/LTC, but they are also dangerous as you might end up trading your currency for dirty currency from illicit activities. Use Monero to anonymize your crypto. Use a normal KYC-enabled Exchange to buy/sell your Monero (such as Kraken) or (at your own risk), use a service like LocalMonero. -- **Stay away from what are in my opinion risky private/anonymizing wallets such as .** Use a safer method outlined below. +- **See [Warning about special tumbling, mixing, coinjoining privacy wallets and services].** ## Reasonably anonymous option: @@ -12231,6 +12165,8 @@ These recommendations are similar to the ones at the beginning of the guide and Find it online at: - Original: + +- Tor Onion Mirror: - Archive.org: @@ -13753,7 +13689,7 @@ See the [Some last OPSEC thoughts][Some last OPSEC thoughts:] section for some t [Appendix Z: Online anonymous payments using cryptocurrencies]: #appendix-z-online-anonymous-payments-using-cryptocurrencies [Reasonably anonymous option:]: #reasonably-anonymous-option [Extra-Paranoid anonymous option:]: #extra-paranoid-anonymous-option - [Warning about special tumbling, mixing, coinjoining privacy wallets and services:]: #warning-about-special-tumbling-mixing-coinjoining-privacy-wallets-and-services + [Warning about special tumbling, mixing, coinjoining privacy wallets and services]: #warning-about-special-tumbling-mixing-coinjoining-privacy-wallets-and-services-wikiless-archiveorg [When converting from BTC to Monero:]: #when-converting-from-btc-to-monero [Appendix A1: Recommended VPS hosting providers]: #appendix-a1-recommended-vps-hosting-providers [Appendix A2: Guidelines for passwords and passphrases]: #appendix-a2-guidelines-for-passwords-and-passphrases @@ -15156,3 +15092,4 @@ See the [Some last OPSEC thoughts][Some last OPSEC thoughts:] section for some t [1386]: https://web.archive.org/web/20220720023429/https://leakuidatorplusteam.github.io/ [1387]: https://web.archive.org/web/20220801151048/https://support.torproject.org/glossary/moat/ [1389]: media/image59.png +