I'm using Tor. Am I really safe?

[Aloken]

I downloaded the Tor browser on my phone because I want to go to some gore sites and see where do people stab themselves
and die. I also want to order sn in the future. Am I really safe now? I'm not familiar with how the Internet really works (encrypted data, cookies, tracking info, all this shit)

 

[Gonjoolie]

It helps a lot but you're not gonna be 100% safe no matter what you do basically. If your internet is fast enough, try and get a vpn. It'll make you a lot more secure with Tor

 

[AnnonyBox]

TAILS would be safer, it spoofs the MAC address. TAILS over a VPN is the most secure. TAILS is an anonymized operating system which has TOR browser built into it. That said, please don't visit gore sites, if you're on here you've already felt enough trauma. I can understand using it to protect this site, but please don't do anything that will hurt your emotional state.

 

[Aloken]

I've read that you shouldn't use vpn with tor, because in reality
it decreases your safety...

It helps a lot but you're not gonna be 100% safe no matter what you do basically. If your internet is fast enough, try and get a vpn. It'll make you a lot more secure with Tor

 

[WornOutLife]

It helps a lot but you're not gonna be 100% safe no matter what you do basically. If your internet is fast enough, try and get a vpn. It'll make you a lot more secure with Tor

This!
A VPN will help but as he said, if they wanna find you, they will.

 

[Aloken]

I googled tails just now and I'm already confused..oh you edited
your reply. I'll research some more, thanks! Thanks for the warning, but if I finally want to find out where to stab, I'm going to have to see it with my own eyes.. Anatomy pictures don't help me at all

TAILS would be safer, it spoofs the MAC address. TAILS over a VPN is the most secure. TAILS is an anonymized operating system which has TOR browser built into it. That said, please don't visit gore sites, if you're on here you've already felt enough trauma. I can understand using it to protect this site, but please don't do anything that will hurt your emotional state.

 

[AnnonyBox]

I googled tails just now and I'm already confused..oh you edited
your reply. I'll research some more, thanks! Thanks for the warning, but if I finally want to find out where to stab, I'm going to have to see it with my own eyes.. Anatomy pictures don't help me at all

Please don't stab yourself. You don't deserve to suffer that way, and it's not a reliable or peaceful means of ending your life. It's not the compassionate thing to do for yourself.

 

[http-410]

It depends on what you want to do. I think Tails is a little over the top for watching gore videos (which I also don't recommend, I did that when I was younger and there are pictures in my head I can't get rid off), but I don't know your use case or background. If you want to use a VPN, you also have to trust them (or not). Don't use a free VPN, because in this case you are the product. Even if you've chosen a VPN, you'll also have to pay for it "anonymously" if you want to stay "anonymous". Of course you don't have to, but if you buy anything and provide your address, or use services that are connected to your personal data, you should be aware that you're no longer "anonymous".

I think one can never really be completely safe, but there are some basics. Delete metadata from images you upload (they might expose your phone model or GPS data for example), don't visit fishy or non-encrypted sites, don't click on banners etc., install ublockOrigin on your desktop browser, trust nobody. Also, don't use Google/de-google your life, use linux or a virtual machine.

https://sanctioned-suicide.net/threads/on-the-issue-of-privacy.13159/post-269317

 

[Aloken]

Please don't stab yourself. You don't deserve to suffer that way, and it's not a reliable or peaceful means of ending your life. It's not the compassionate thing to do for yourself.

I know I don't deserve to suffer that way. But sometimes I think I want to feel the pain. Also, I don't have access to other methods. It's only jumping and stabbing. And my building isn't that tall, I'm gonna have to fall from another one, which isn't really feasible right now

It depends on what you want to do. I think Tails is a little over the top for watching gore videos (which I also don't recommend, I did that when I was younger and there are pictures in my head I can't get rid off), but I don't know your use case or background. If you want to use a VPN, you also have to trust them (or not). Don't use a free VPN, because in this case you are the product. Even if you've chosen a VPN, you'll also have to pay for it "anonymously" if you want to stay "anonymous". Of course you don't have to, but if you buy anything and provide your address, or use services that are connected to your personal data, you should be aware that you're no longer "anonymous".

I think one can never really be completely safe, but there are some basics. Delete metadata from images you upload (they might expose your phone model or GPS data for example), don't visit fishy or non-encrypted sites, don't click on banners etc., install ublockOrigin on your desktop browser, trust nobody. Also, don't use Google/de-google your life, use linux or a virtual machine.

https://sanctioned-suicide.net/threads/on-the-issue-of-privacy.13159/post-269317

Shit, that's too much to digest.. Thank you so much. What if I want to buy sn? Should I use an email that's full of fake details? I won't use my home as a delivery address