I mention “anonymous” in the title, and many times in the post, and explained the scenario at the start of the post. It’s true that the mainstream does not need anonymity, but anonymity was clearly the goal of the post.
And I agree that this method alone won’t save you from the feds. It’s just one tool in the arsenal
Fair enough. This is why I mentioned that the darknet method was the most reliable method I found. So far it hasn’t failed me
very cool, I’ll have to look more into it
I’m confused at your point here. First off, there’s very little initial metadata. The seller uses their ip address to make the account, and then you buy the account and start using Tor to access the account. From Protonmail’s perspective, this just looks like somebody made an account and started using it with Tor.
But let’s say there was some usage difference that could be detected. Maybe the seller used the email for Github, and then you started using it for Discord. So what? I think you’re going to have to be more specific about the threat here.
And they already do. Their mail service is more private than the other options. It would help if you outlined what you want
that’s assuming they don’t scan the contents of mail, in which case physical surveillance would include content too.
what remote desktop protocol do they use?
what security stuff?
every time I tried using VPN or Tor, they asked for phone number or a second email address. For the second email address, I’ve tried temporary email services but they all got rejected. Any recs?
Ok this is getting far off topic. Monero provides privacy. It’s a lot easier to send money anonymously using Monero than, say, cash or credit. The point that the other commenter made about consumer hardware, is more about decentralization, which some people value and are thus against government-controlled currency like the Federal Reserve. But that’s not why I brought up Monero in the post
the point of the post is about creating accounts anonymously. Try creating a protonmail account using a VPN or Tor, without giving any PII.
You were the one that brought up cash, I was simply explaining that sending Monero is often more private than sending cash
with dragnet surveillance, law enforcement is already investigating everybody. The purpose of buying it on the darknet is that it’s anonymous, so it doesn’t matter if law enforcement investigates it.
harvest now decrypt later applies to cameras too. Install a bunch of security cameras, aggregate all footage, use facial detection, gait detection, predictive algorithms, etc to figure out the motion of all citizens at all times. I would not be surprised if governments were already doing this.
You simply cannot practically “encrypt” physical methods wirh the same amount of entropy that can be used for digital methods. And this is even before quantum-safe encryption.
I think either Bazaar or GNOME software center does tell you if an app asks for more permissions, I forgot which one though
So you thought this meant they would break the law? Nobody else expects that. There are more reasonable ways to interpret the messaging
from the start I asked for a company that obstructed court order. Show me where I moved goalposts
you’re going to have to explain what you meant by dead slave owner portraits. I assumed you meant dollar bills, but if you want to pay Protonmail using cash you need to mail it over, hence the postal service
it makes it more decentralized, preventing data centers from having a large advantage and mounting 51% attacks
as mentioned in other comments, making burners on Tuta is a pain. You often have to wait 1-2 days before they’ll let you use the account, and often the account gets deleted during that period if it was made over Tor. Out of the 5-10 times I tried, I was only able to make 2-3 accounts. I’d rather pay for a reliable method.
And in my mind, paying is a more sustainable path. Protonmail and Tuta are pro-privacy, ultimately these services just want to avoid people creating unlimited spam accounts. Rotating Tor exits is something a bot can do, and so I wouldn’t be surprised if Tuta started blocking it entirely. Payment is a barrier that doesn’t cost your privacy. Protonmail and Tuta don’t accept crypto during account creation, but darknet markets provide a workaround
You can’t just throw a 30 minute youtube link and expect people to watch it. At least give a gist of your point, and provide the video as extra context/depth.