• @nebula42@lemmy.world
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    188 months ago

    Cross posted from /c/memes

    You don’t need a VPN when you use tor. In fact, it’s probably less secure since it’s going through a private server that might have a government black box hooked up. Also, no FBI or CIA agent is ever gonna tell you to use tor???

    • LinkOpensChest.wav
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      98 months ago

      There’s a popular conspiracy theory that Tor is a FBI/CIA honeypot

      I assume that’s what this is about

      But based on my understanding of Tor, you are correct. I always disconnect from my VPN when using Tor

  • @moonsnotreal
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    108 months ago

    The people who have been caught on tor doing illegal stuff just had poor op sec. I think pompompurin (former owner of breach forums) got caught because he used a personal email talking to someone lol.

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      58 months ago

      The guy who created the Silk Road got caught because he recycled the same usernames for different accounts, one of which could be traced back to his identity

      Also, he logged in via a library’s public wifi

      I just watched a YouTube video about that last week

      • vex
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        38 months ago

        yeah and he also left his personal email in an old post he made years ago, promoting the silk road when it was new