[clug] Anonymity don'ts

[Bryan Kilgallin]

Whonix' list of things <https://www.whonix.org/wiki/DoNot> that you 
should not do if you don't want to nullify all your attempts to anonymity.

{

  * 1 Things NOT to do <https://www.whonix.org/wiki/DoNot#Things_NOT_to_do>
      o 1.1 I wonder what my site looks like when I'm anonymous.
        <https://www.whonix.org/wiki/DoNot#I_wonder_what_my_site_looks_like_when_I.27m_anonymous.>
      o 1.2 Login into your real life Facebook account and think you are
        anonymous.
        <https://www.whonix.org/wiki/DoNot#Login_into_your_real_life_Facebook_account_and_think_you_are_anonymous.>
      o 1.3 Never login into accounts you ever used without Tor.
        <https://www.whonix.org/wiki/DoNot#Never_login_into_accounts_you_ever_used_without_Tor.>
      o 1.4 Don't login into your bank account, paypal, ebay or other
        important personal accounts unless...
        <https://www.whonix.org/wiki/DoNot#Don.27t_login_into_your_bank_account.2C_paypal.2C_ebay_or_other_important_personal_accounts_unless...>
      o 1.5 Don't alternate Tor with open WiFi.
        <https://www.whonix.org/wiki/DoNot#Don.27t_alternate_Tor_with_open_WiFi.>
      o 1.6 Prevent Tor over Tor scenarios.
        <https://www.whonix.org/wiki/DoNot#Prevent_Tor_over_Tor_scenarios.>
      o 1.7 Don't send sensitive data without end-to-end encryption.
        <https://www.whonix.org/wiki/DoNot#Don.27t_send_sensitive_data_without_end-to-end_encryption.>
      o 1.8 Don't disclose identifying data about yourself.
        <https://www.whonix.org/wiki/DoNot#Don.27t_disclose_identifying_data_about_yourself.>
      o 1.9 Do use bridges if you think Tor usage is
        dangerous/suspicious in your country.
        <https://www.whonix.org/wiki/DoNot#Do_use_bridges_if_you_think_Tor_usage_is_dangerous.2Fsuspicious_in_your_country.>
      o 1.10 Don't use different online identities at the same time.
        <https://www.whonix.org/wiki/DoNot#Don.27t_use_different_online_identities_at_the_same_time.>
      o 1.11 Don't log into Twitter, Facebook, Google, etc. longer than
        necessary.
        <https://www.whonix.org/wiki/DoNot#Don.27t_log_into_Twitter.2C_Facebook.2C_Google.2C_etc._longer_than_necessary.>
      o 1.12 Do not mix Modes of Anonymity!
        <https://www.whonix.org/wiki/DoNot#Do_not_mix_Modes_of_Anonymity.21>

          + 1.12.1 mode(1): user anonymous; any recipient
            <https://www.whonix.org/wiki/DoNot#mode.281.29:_user_anonymous.3B_any_recipient>
          + 1.12.2 mode(2): user knows recipient; both use Tor
            <https://www.whonix.org/wiki/DoNot#mode.282.29:_user_knows_recipient.3B_both_use_Tor>
          + 1.12.3 mode(3): user with no anonymity using Tor; any
            recipient
            <https://www.whonix.org/wiki/DoNot#mode.283.29:_user_with_no_anonymity_using_Tor.3B_any_recipient>
          + 1.12.4 mode(4): user with no anonymity; any recipient
            <https://www.whonix.org/wiki/DoNot#mode.284.29:_user_with_no_anonymity.3B_any_recipient>
          + 1.12.5 Conclusion <https://www.whonix.org/wiki/DoNot#Conclusion>
          + 1.12.6 License <https://www.whonix.org/wiki/DoNot#License>
      o 1.13 Don't change settings if you don't know their consequences.
        <https://www.whonix.org/wiki/DoNot#Don.27t_change_settings_if_you_don.27t_know_their_consequences.>
      o 1.14 Do not use clearnet and Tor at the same time.
        <https://www.whonix.org/wiki/DoNot#Do_not_use_clearnet_and_Tor_at_the_same_time.>
      o 1.15 Do not connect to any server anonymously and
        non-anonymously at the same time!
        <https://www.whonix.org/wiki/DoNot#Do_not_connect_to_any_server_anonymously_and_non-anonymously_at_the_same_time.21>
      o 1.16 Do not confuse Anonymity with Pseudonymity.
        <https://www.whonix.org/wiki/DoNot#Do_not_confuse_Anonymity_with_Pseudonymity.>
      o 1.17 Don't be the first one to spread your own link.
        <https://www.whonix.org/wiki/DoNot#Don.27t_be_the_first_one_to_spread_your_own_link.>
      o 1.18 Don't open random files or links.
        <https://www.whonix.org/wiki/DoNot#Don.27t_open_random_files_or_links.>
      o 1.19 Don't do (mobile) phone verification.
        <https://www.whonix.org/wiki/DoNot#Don.27t_do_.28mobile.29_phone_verification.>}

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