Anonymity levels
Basic privacy
Hiding basic activity and traces
Features:
- ✓Private browser mode
- ✓Secure connections
- ✓History deletion
Threats:
- ⚠Traffic correlation
- ⚠Browser fingerprints
Advanced privacy
Multi-layered protection from most threats
Features:
- ✓Multi-layer encryption
- ✓Secure OS
- ✓Temporary identities
Threats:
- ⚠Traffic analysis
- ⚠Behavioral patterns
Maximum privacy
Highest level of data protection
Features:
- ✓Specialized OS
- ✓Isolated channels
- ✓Operational security
Threats:
- ⚠Physical surveillance
- ⚠Coercion
Digital footprints
What is digital footprint
Every internet action leaves unique prints that can be used for identification
⚠️Types of traces
IP address
Unique address of your internet connection
Risk: Location and ISP determination
Browser fingerprint
Unique combination of settings and characteristics
Risk: Identification among millions of users
Timing patterns
Activity time and intervals between actions
Risk: Linking different sessions
Behavioral patterns
Typing style, preferences, habits
Risk: Psychological profile
🛡️Protection methods
VPN
Hide real IP address
Effectiveness: Medium (provider logs)
Tor Browser
Multi-layer encryption and routing
Effectiveness: High (when used correctly)
Private mode
Doesn't save history locally
Effectiveness: Low (local protection only)
Timing masking
Random delays and schedules
Effectiveness: Medium (requires discipline)
Surveillance threats
Government surveillance
Capabilities:
- •Access to ISPs
- •Mass traffic interception
- •Coercion to cooperate
Methods:
- •DPI traffic analysis
- •Correlation attacks
- •Tor node compromise
Protection:
- •Multi-layered protection
- •Operational security
- •Physical security
Corporate surveillance
Capabilities:
- •User data collection
- •Behavior profiling
- •Data sales to third parties
Methods:
- •Trackers and cookies
- •Device fingerprints
- •Social graph analysis
Protection:
- •Tracker blockers
- •Account isolation
- •Data minimization
Criminal surveillance
Capabilities:
- •Device and account hacking
- •Social engineering
- •Physical surveillance
Methods:
- •Malware
- •Phishing and deception
- •Real-world tracking
Protection:
- •Antivirus and updates
- •Security training
- •Physical caution
Operational security
What is OPSEC
Set of procedures to protect critical information from adversary
OPSEC principles
Compartmentalization
Nobody knows more than necessary for work
Minimization
Use minimum data and tools
Diversification
Don't rely on one protection method
Verification
Verify everyone and everything
Practical methods
Tools and technologies
Network tools
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Proxy
SimpleIntermediate servers
Browsers
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Hardened Firefox
MediumSecure Firefox configuration
Private mode
SimpleBuilt-in mode without data saving
Operating systems
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Virtual machines
MediumIsolated environments
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