Anonymity and Pseudonymity are very important to have PRIVACY in cyberpsace, resulting in FREEDOM .
We have useful tools to have privacy: PGP, Bitcoin, decentraliced systems, VPN... 🛡
But today, let's talk about the last one, VPN/Tor. There is a lot of advice that we can get to achieve anonymity but, let's focus on the next argument:
"Privacy is the ability to reveal information when, where, and to whom you want, selectively.
Using a service like VPN/Tor may not always ensure your privacy.
When should I NOT use VPN/Tor?
You have heard that VPN/Tor hides you from the Internet, makes you invisible!! 👻 Well, the one who is invisible is not you, it's your IP.
While a VPN/Tor may hide your IP, the websites and applications that you use with a username or email will know who you are.
Let's take an example: You are browsing the internet through Tor, and you want to see some cat videos on YouTube very privately 🕵🏻♂️
You enter the URL, log in with your Google account, and... STOP! Do you think you are anonymous?
Maybe your ISP(Internet Service Provider) doesn't know what website you are visiting, but now Google knows two things about you:
- You like cats 😸
- You use TOR 🔍
Probably websites doesn't care if you use clearnet, VPN, Tor or Bluetooth, but the state does. You will never know when your state is going to start going after those who use privacy tools and when it will call Google to see what accounts are connected using VPN/Tor.
Just a short idea: Digital ID in UK
So, for the eyes of the state, could be better to be a normal matrix human.
When should I use VPN/Tor?
You may want to use VPN/Tor in every service that you don't need to identify, or you can change the identification easily.🎭
Services like that are browsable internet, Nostr, bitcoin network, bisq... Even services that are not interested in who you are, you can change your email, migrate your account, or create a new one. 🔄
It's important to remember that privacy is like a knife.🔪 Very useful, but not everyone needs to know you use one.
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P.S I'm trying to improve my English skills with Nostr, I will thank any advice or correction.