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diff --git a/content/entry/private-online-shopping.md b/content/entry/private-online-shopping.md index f9ffbd1..bceaea2 100644 --- a/content/entry/private-online-shopping.md +++ b/content/entry/private-online-shopping.md @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ The best way to avoid browser fingerprinting and leaking your IP address is inst If you can't access the site on the "standard" security setting in Tor Browser, then it probably blocks Tor exit nodes. Some sites do allow you to browse while using Tor, but won't let you purchase anything. You just have to find out which ones are Tor friendly and which aren't by trial and error. If a site isn't Tor-friendly, all is not lost. There is still hope with Proxychains. ### Mitigation - Use Proxychains -If you still insist on using that website for your purchase, you can configure [proxychains](http://proxychains.sf.net/) to hide the fact that you're using Tor while still getting the privacy benefits of the Tor Browser. Just search for the IP address and port number of an open proxy. +If you still insist on using that website for your purchase, you can configure [proxychains](https://proxychains.sourceforge.net/) to hide the fact that you're using Tor while still getting the privacy benefits of the Tor Browser. Just search for the IP address and port number of an open proxy. If you've properly configured Proxychains and Tor Browser is still not letting you visit the site, then most likely the site does some kind of anti-spam browser fingerprinting to determine if you're a real user and Tor browser is getting you flagged as a bot since it's resistant to fingerprinting. You could use a different browser proxied through Tor, but at this point I'd just look for the item on a different website. If the website requires browser fingerprinting, then you can't expect to buy anything anonymously. @@ -81,12 +81,12 @@ I wish I could say that's all because it feels like the overhead for making a pr * WePay * And more... -Any payment system that identifies you can't be used for privacy. Until something like [GNU Taler](https://taler.net) becomes popular, we're left with 1 option that offers real payment anonymity: cryptocurrency. +Any payment system that identifies you can't be used for privacy. Until something like [GNU Taler](https://taler.net/en/) becomes popular, we're left with 1 option that offers real payment anonymity: cryptocurrency. ### Mitigation - Monero Since most places require some form of ID verification to buy cryptocurrency and cryptocurrency ledgers allow transactions to be easily traced, no cryptocurrency is suited for an anonymous purchase, except for 1: [Monero](https://www.getmonero.org/) or XMR. It's so private that [the IRS is offering $625,000 to anyone who can crack it](https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2020/09/14/irs-will-pay-up-to-625000-if-you-can-crack-monero-other-privacy-coins/). You can acquire Monero through centralized or peer-to-peer exchanges. The great thing about Monero is you don't need to acquire it anonymously to make an anonymous purchase with it. Coins are untraceable and transactions are unlinkable. Feel free to acquire the Monero however is most convenient for you. Localmonero.co is a solid option that doesn't require any identification or proprietary JavaScript and it has a Tor onion service. Just remember to store the coins on the Monero wallet on your own machine, not on an exchange. Also I recommend proxying the Monero client through Tor to prevent transactions being linked to your IP address. -Unfortunately few online stores actually accept Monero. Bitcoin still reigns supreme. Luckily there are coin swap services online that accept Monero and pay out Bitcoin. [Kilos' KSwap](http://mlyusr6htlxsyc7t2f4z53wdxh3win7q3qpxcrbam6jf3dmua7tnzuyd.onion/coinswap) (WARNING: NSFW) is one example. It requires no sign up, no JavaScript and it's a Tor onion service. +Unfortunately few online stores actually accept Monero. Bitcoin still reigns supreme. Luckily there are coin swap services online that accept Monero and pay out Bitcoin. Kilos' KSwap is one example. It requires no sign up, no JavaScript and it's a Tor onion service. The hidden fees are of course embedded in the exchange rate. When you go to buy Monero, you're going to take a hit and when you pay to convert it to Bitcoin, you're going to take a hit. In the end, you may end up paying 20% more than you otherwise would have had you just bought the item with a debit card. That's not even including the costs involved in a mailbox service. But that's just the price of your privacy if you insist on buying online. There's no easy way around it. |