What not to do when you're anonymous and avoid being a victim of de-anonymization

Just a refresher for some you, with some new guidelines, on how to stay anonymous online. I'm posting this after reading this article about a judge who was surfing anonymously but still able to be identified via plugins etc. On a side note: Here are some tips in hiding the fact you're using For from your ISP

For some of you wondering how facebook, Tumblr, Instagram etc. keep identifying you even though you're stealth, you might not be following one of the guidelines below and are likely a victim of de-anonymization:

* Do not visit your Own Website when Anonymous

* Do not login to Social Networks Accounts and Think you are Anonymous

* Never Login to Accounts Used without Tor

* Do not Login to Banking or Online Payment Accounts

* Do not Switch Between Tor and Open Wi-Fi

* Prevent Tor over Tor Scenarios

* Do not Send Sensitive Data without End-to-end Encryption

* Do not Disclose Identifying Data Online

* Use Bridges if Tor is Deemed Dangerous or Suspicious in your Location

* Do not Maintain Long-term Identities

* Do not Use Different Online Identities at the Same Time

* Do not Login to Twitter, Facebook, Google etc. Longer than Necessary

* Do not Mix Anonymity Modes
Mode 1: Anonymous User; Any Recipient
Mode 2: User Knows Recipient; Both Use Tor
Mode 3: User Non-anonymous and Using Tor; Any Recipient
Mode 4: User Non-anonymous; Any Recipient

* Do not Change Settings if the Consequences are Unknown

* Do not Use Clearnet and Tor at the Same Time

* Do not Connect to a Server Anonymously and Non-anonymously at the Same Time

* Do not Confuse Anonymity with Pseudonymity

* Do not Spread your Own Link First

* Do not Open Random Files or Links

* Do not Use (Mobile) Phone Verification

* Do not think you're anonymous if any plugin is installed in your browser, active or not









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