i tried tails but google still tracks me and its not for me since the police arent coming after me and the amensia and only being on usb is a bit annoying. i just thought there would be a lot more privacy
i tried qubes with whonix because it seemed interesting but still no privacy even on safest settings in tor (google still knows its me)
When you log into google, no matter what privacy tech you use? Google knows who you are.
Why are you not blocking ads?
It sounds like what you want is a canvas-blocker addon for your webbrowser. Stop the fingerprinting.
With a VPN and anti-fingerprinting, you’re so much more anonymous! Expect a LOT more captchas. Captchas that glitch and make you start over frequently.
That’s not how privacy work, privacy isn’t a button to press and then call it a day, you have to reject anything thats is a threat to your privacy, switching tools and OSes doesn’t make it any better if you’re still doing the same thing all over again
Degradation of privacy and security are not on or off switches, but rather a sliding scale dependent on your actions and choices.
What are you trying to protect and from whom?
What are the probable attack vectors?
What conveniences are you will to give up?
To prevent online services ( like google and facebook) from knowing who you are you have to completely disconnect from them and their networks.
Tails when used in combination with a VPN is secure, but only until the service you are trying to protect your privacy from put together that you are using them (usually by you logging into an account with them ).
When I was younger, privacy was something we were less concerned about. We were more concerned with preventing our systems from being hacked. Folks liked to say that the only secure computer was one that was locked in a solid concrete bunker on the dark side of the moon, with no data connection to the rest of the universe, and even then there would be some fool out there with a space suit and a jack hammer trying to get into it.
i heard using tor with a vpn is risky is there a way do it well? what vpn should i use?
- If the cops or the state really want you, it’s over for you. A VPN will not stop them
- Correct. Tor with VPN is risky
- Any VPN that is open source and has a strict no log policy will be fine. (Proton is a great choice for beginners)
- You should also worry about browser fingerprinting
From an adtech perspective, switching to different distros is not going to make any difference. Google does fingerprint activity that is not tied to user accounts and can easily associate you. If not to specific user, then to household, if not to household, then to family group, etc. That doesn’t make it less private though, just not anonymous (which isn’t really a thing on the Internet anyhow).
Your only real option is to just not use Google. There isn’t any magic bullet to use their services without providing them details they can then ID you with.
