07-26-2023, 09:51 PM
I'd highlight a list of some opsec mistakes that even experts do make
• believing websites can't know your real country when you're on vpn
In fact, your browser exposes some of your system settings (such as time-zone, country, language preferences, system time) so even if you're on a vpn a website can still know your country and time-zone and language preferences
• thinking you are anonymous when downloading torrent files even when on a vpn
Torrent by default exposes your ip address and everything you downloaded, for example you can check out https://iknowwhatyoudownload.com and put a ip address and you'll see every torrent file someone has downloaded, and even if you still use vpn someone can still potentially know your identity depending on how your interests as long as they have your vpn's ip address
• protonmail is 100% anonymous
In fact, anyone can retrieve your protonmail creation date timestamps, your pgp key, which type of encryption you use
• believing websites can't know your real country when you're on vpn
In fact, your browser exposes some of your system settings (such as time-zone, country, language preferences, system time) so even if you're on a vpn a website can still know your country and time-zone and language preferences
• thinking you are anonymous when downloading torrent files even when on a vpn
Torrent by default exposes your ip address and everything you downloaded, for example you can check out https://iknowwhatyoudownload.com and put a ip address and you'll see every torrent file someone has downloaded, and even if you still use vpn someone can still potentially know your identity depending on how your interests as long as they have your vpn's ip address
• protonmail is 100% anonymous
In fact, anyone can retrieve your protonmail creation date timestamps, your pgp key, which type of encryption you use