steven36 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Do It Yourself Online Safety FACT – If someone is really determined to find you, it isn’t very difficult to track you down especially if they are an abusive partner. Whether using real-life methods or tracing you using technology, it is always possible for someone to find you. Check out this cool test to find out how easily trackable you are. The good news – with Chayn’s DIY Online Safety guide (in 7 languages!), it’s a game you can beat them at! All of this through the helpful guidance of the Chayn Securikitties. Written in simple language, the guide will teach you everything you need to know about how you can be tracked – and how to hide your tracks on email, browsers, facebook and other platforms. This guide can be useful irrespective of your gender, location or situation. Read the guide in in English, Arabic, Spanish, French, Farsi, Pashto, Urdu and Russian. p.s. The guide is under a Share Alike 4.0 International license to feel free to use and distribute this! Starter pack https://chayn.gitbooks.io/basic-diy-online-privacy/content/ Advanced guide https://chayn.gitbooks.io/advanced-diy-privacy-for-every-woman/content/ Posted by chayn.co http://chayn.co/safety/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Togijak Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 another good site with information A Project of the Electronic Frontier Foundation Tips, Tools and How-tos for Safer Online Communications https://ssd.eff.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 Yes EFF writes some good stuff for when you are at home but it's very advanced stuff, but if someone is stalking you when you go to work most employers require you too use stuff that can spy on you like skpe , gmail etc that's more or less what the guides are for in the 1st post and to get people started with good privacy hygiene at home . in a perfect world we can do what we want a 100% of the time or if were our own boss but the reality is for most only this could be practiced half the time because they have too do as there boss ask them .. it's like yesterday, i seen on a forum were someone ask how to protect there privacy using chrome ..Everyone in the comments went on about how you should use tor browser and just Firefox and the guy replied back he had no choice but too use Chrome because his work required him too so there answers were of no help too the topic starter but just too feed there own ego .. privacy minded people don't even look at the full picture without debating about it. Fact is most business ether use iE or Chrome or both and not many allow Firefox at all. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Togijak Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 I never tested it but maybe this http://anype.com/ is a surfing help at work where the user is not able to install / change something on his computer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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steven36 Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 56 minutes ago, SandStone said: steven36 if possible could you share source of conversation, or send me the link in private. I would like to see the answers. when i looked there was no real answers just stuff i already know best to use Firefox ,tor browser etc. i tired to find the post but they may have deleted it by now since no one was helpful . most stuff posted about privacy i don't find very helpful ..because i been reading it for years and years and comprehend stuff easy i just still post about it too help people who may not know yet . if find it i will pm you the link though . ive been dealing with spyware and crap on windows for 16 years lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Togijak Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Most I only give this https://www.cryptoparty.in/ hint . There was a time i try to help but if I see that user have WhatsApp, Skype etc on the computer and don't want to remove it, it makes no sense to talk about privacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straycat19 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 15 hours ago, steven36 said: Fact is most business ether use iE or Chrome or both and not many allow Firefox at all. . That is not a fact, except maybe in your mind. We require Firefox and Chrome on all the systems and do not use IE, to which there are no links so users can't use it. Some of our web based programs work best with Firefox, some with Chrome. And nationwide that is probably about 1.5 million computers. Plus I know many large corporations and most universities use firefox either as their primary browser or as their second preferred browser. The problem with security is it is a broad field, and in the last 49 years I have worked in all of it and all aspects of it. There are no experts in computer security, there are a lot of very knowledgeable people, but the field is too broad to have an expert in other than select specialized areas. Those of us that started working with computers back in the 60s only had to contend with access to the immediate area as far as security went. It started to become much broader with the addition of the modem, and then networks, and lastly the internet. Then in the mid to late 80s we started seeing 'viruses', things that infected our computers and did crazy things. They would fill your drive up with junk so there was no space left, or they would flip you computer screen upside down every 10 minutes, or cause letters to disappear off the screen. In 1995, I was running a WAN, I had servers spread across three states, primary and backup servers for each state located in every other state, It was a monstrosity to maintain. Nothing was wired, we used antennas on every building that had to be tuned frequently because the data was encrypted and if the antenna became out of tune the system couldn't decrypt the transmissions. We thought it was great though because it gave us a sense of security, that our data could not be intercepted. The WAN connections were over encrypted phone lines provided by GTE and leased by the government. It was slow and time consuming when the primary server had to sync with the backup server daily. And with all the advancements since then the only secure computer is still the same as it was in 1967, a standalone computer locked in a restricted access area, with no modem, network, or internet connection, no external drives or devices connected to nor any means of transferring any data from an external source to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share Posted February 11, 2017 3 hours ago, straycat19 said: That is not a fact, except maybe in your mind. We require Firefox and Chrome on all the systems and do not use IE, to which there are no links so users can't use it. Some of our web based programs work best with Firefox, some with Chrome. And nationwide that is probably about 1.5 million computers. Plus I know many large corporations and most universities use firefox either as their primary browser or as their second preferred browser. The problem with security is it is a broad field, and in the last 49 years I have worked in all of it and all aspects of it. There are no experts in computer security, there are a lot of very knowledgeable people, but the field is too broad to have an expert in other than select specialized areas. Those of us that started working with computers back in the 60s only had to contend with access to the immediate area as far as security went. It started to become much broader with the addition of the modem, and then networks, and lastly the internet. Then in the mid to late 80s we started seeing 'viruses', things that infected our computers and did crazy things. They would fill your drive up with junk so there was no space left, or they would flip you computer screen upside down every 10 minutes, or cause letters to disappear off the screen. In 1995, I was running a WAN, I had servers spread across three states, primary and backup servers for each state located in every other state, It was a monstrosity to maintain. Nothing was wired, we used antennas on every building that had to be tuned frequently because the data was encrypted and if the antenna became out of tune the system couldn't decrypt the transmissions. We thought it was great though because it gave us a sense of security, that our data could not be intercepted. The WAN connections were over encrypted phone lines provided by GTE and leased by the government. It was slow and time consuming when the primary server had to sync with the backup server daily. And with all the advancements since then the only secure computer is still the same as it was in 1967, a standalone computer locked in a restricted access area, with no modem, network, or internet connection, no external drives or devices connected to nor any means of transferring any data from an external source to it. I know for a fact that many jobs use IE good rant though Why do government offices still use Internet explorer considering my information could be jeopardized? Quote There are several mutual reasons: as IE is easy to lock down and deploy it is a logical choice for large desktop systems, and as such, applications used to get designed for it. Many organisations froze on IE6 for some time because of the cost of redevelopment and by extension were stuck on Windows XP as well. It was Microsoft that ultimately provided the tools to get businesses off IE6 and XP, but even then had to extend support for much longer than they wanted. However, corporate IT can be glacially slow and a new desktop build is a major task and many organisations still left it for a lot longer than they should. Microsoft finally got the message with Windows 10, hence the announcement that it was the last version of Windows and in future change will be rolling, in order in part to prevent another XP/IE6 headache for them and for big IT operations. Quote Most use Internet Explorer because it can be easily configured / restricted / administered remotely through group policies on Windows machines that are a part of a domain. For other browsers that's not so easy ( if at all possible ). So IE is sysadmins' choice. Quote Even the big IT companies like Accenture use only internet explorer and it is not recommended to use other browsers. Even remote login of many big giants like Citigroup can only be accessed by IE. When I enquired then I was told that their websites are prepared with some security features and those work only with IE and not with other browsers. https://www.quora.com/Why-do-government-offices-still-use-Internet-explorer-considering-my-information-could-be-jeopardized Why Do So Many Companies Still Use Internet Explorer? http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2015/08/why-do-enterprises-still-use-internet-explorer/ One in four Windows PCs still running obsolete versions of Internet Explorer http://www.zdnet.com/article/one-in-four-windows-pcs-still-running-obsolete-versions-of-internet-explorer/ i know people who have too use a outdated of version of IE and only windows 7 because they must use it too access a certain site from the government . That's the most funny thing i heard all day, that work places use Firefox, because Firefox never been ahead of IE in the market share yet. World wide or in the USA and most people at home don't use IE IE has been the biggest slowdown of technology growth since the XP days. Fact Its all in you're mind that most use IE are at home. Most use Chrome and IE at work on desktop and on mobile most use Chrome and Safari in the USA. if you add mobile more use Safari than IE and Firefox.in the US Like always you say stuff without posting any proof . I should of left you on block i don't have time for nonsense . lol. funny thing in the USA Chrome is on a downward slope 55 % in NOV a all time high 2016 too 51% in Jan 2017 are people waking up? And Statcounter is chrome friendly they reported Chrome being ahead of IE long before Microsoft sponsored NetMarketshare ever did, Why don't you space what you say out some or keep it short? Most of you're comments are all bunched in one paragraph, even if its a half a page long and it triggers my dyslexia it gives me a headache just trying too read what you say lol.. Quote Long blocks of unbroken paragraphs Long blocks of unbroken paragraph text are not only hard for dyslexic users to read, but for non-dyslexic users too. It’s easy for dyslexic readers to lose their place with long paragraphs [1]. That’s why it’s better to use short paragraphs that express one idea [2]. This is because dyslexic users need more breaks between ideas than non-dyslexic users [6]. Breaking up your text to one idea per paragraph makes reading a lot easier for both dyslexic and non-dyslexic users. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trufpal Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 1 hour ago, steven36 said: Why don't you space what you say out some or keep it short? Most of you're comments are all bunched in one paragraph, even if its a half a page long and it triggers my dyslexia it gives me a headache just trying too read what you say lol... That's pretty bold comment coming out from someone who can't differentiate between your, you're, their, they're and there. lol Just saying... I didn't say that i disagree with your presented data tho. In fact that represents what i see around me. Most of people i know prefer Chrome than any other browser except maybe few close friend of mine. That's because i kept telling them to use Firefox like me, and it eventually grew on them. Can't comment about IE stats since i don't have enough sample to say anything about it. But your lifehacker article explain it with very logical reasons. So that's that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share Posted February 11, 2017 40 minutes ago, trufpal said: That's pretty bold comment coming out from someone who can't differentiate between your, you're, their, they're and there. lol Just saying... I didn't say that i disagree with your presented data tho. In fact that represents what i see around me. Most of people i know prefer Chrome than any other browser except maybe few close friend of mine. That's because i kept telling them to use Firefox like me, and it eventually grew on them. Can't comment about IE stats since i don't have enough sample to say anything about it. But your lifehacker article explain it with very logical reasons. So that's that. I am dyslexic so I'm no grammar major and I make lots of mistakes , But I try too space out what i say .. But I read very well so i overcame part of it unless someone triggers it..I was reading at a collage level in grade school but bunching everything together to make a point is hard for me too read and he was commenting too me lol . If he wants too talk too me that don't cut it, so i end up ignoring them after they get on my nerves so long , But I don't care if he comments too others like that . That's not being bold that is a known trigger for the dyslexic..6 Surprising Bad Practices That Hurt Dyslexic Users http://uxmovement.com/content/6-surprising-bad-practices-that-hurt-dyslexic-users/ Quote Web accessibility doesn’t only extend to color blind users, but dyslexic users too. Dyslexia is a learning disability that impairs a person’s fluency or accuracy in being able to read, write, and spell So I can get windows 10 free still and it would not be a lie even. I use Linux as well and some distros that have funky fonts set it off too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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