How do I completely, and I do mean completely hide my tracks on the internet?

[o_e_l_e_o]

There was a thread on the Crunchbang forum, called "The Paranoid Guide to Security", or something to that effect, that had a ton of information. It's bound to be outdated, but should give you a really good starting point.

I've had a quick read through that thread, which I found here: https://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=24722. It does offer lots of good security advice, but not much in the way of privacy advice. However, there is unfortunately some pretty bad advice mixed in there too, such as saying that you should let your browser run Java and Flash, as well as suggesting a bunch of unnecessary browser add-ons, which only serve to make your browser fingerprint unique and therefore make your privacy much worse. The specific criticisms of Tor are not good reasons not to user Tor (it's slow, your ISP will know you are using Tor (this is easily prevented) and your Tor exit node can see your traffic (https keep most data encrypted)), and recommending a VPN as better than Tor when it comes to privacy is just plain wrong. He even suggests that a VPN allows you to use the internet "anonymously", which it absolutely does not.

[BernyJB]

o_e_l_e_o: well, in the best of cases, I play it by ear when it comes to security. But keep in mind that forum was closed about 5 years ago, so  the information on that thread is bound to be outdated. Just thought it'd be a good starting point...

[o_e_l_e_o]

Just thought it'd be a good starting point...

In that case, may I also suggest the following site, which is constantly being updated and which anyone can suggest improvements for via GitHub: https://privacyguides.org/
It gives great information, which it will help you to tailor to your individual circumstances by considering and building a threat model.

If you need to find a privacy respecting replacement for a particular piece of software, then I would suggest this site: https://prism-break.org/

Note that these are both focused on privacy, not security. The two are complementary, but definitely not synonymous. And yet, even if you do everything these sites recommend, you will still not achieve 100% anonymity as OP is looking for.

[BernyJB]

In that case, may I also suggest with the following site, which is constantly being updated and which anyone can suggest improvements for via GitHub: https://privacyguides.org/
It gives great information, which it will help you to tailor to your individual circumstances by considering and building a threat model.

If you need to find a privacy respecting replacement for a particular piece of software, then I would suggest this site: https://prism-break.org/

Note that these are both focused on privacy, not security. The two are complementary, but definitely not synonymous. And yet, even if you do everything these sites recommend, you will still not achieve 100% anonymity as OP is looking for.

Ooohhh, DEFINITELY!
Thank you o_e_l_e_o. I have bookmarked them already!

[athira903]

All of the above who unsubscribed seem to have become assistants to a young hacker or fraudster.
It is possible to remain anonymous on the Internet, but it looks like it needs knowledge, and the OP does not have it. But at the same time, he is going to do something not very good and asks for help from those people whom it will be possible to deceive in the future.
OP, although the forum does not prohibit cheating, but since your request clearly states that you require privacy for not-so-good activities, you just need to change the forum to get all the knowledge of how to hide on the net. Probably the darknet is too difficult for you, but the carding forums will teach you for a certain amount how not to fall for the police. 

Recently, I read an article about the benefits and drawbacks of online activity, hidden history, and especially anonymous identity.



However, I used a VPN for any of my online activities, not Tor. See below for a comparison of the two:



<a href="https://splvpn.com/tor-vpn-which-is-better/">Tor Vs VPN: What They Do And Which Is Better?</a>



Remember, I'm not telling you to use a VPN or Tor; I'm just showing you as a comparison, and of course, you understand everything you do online better.

[bitmover]

There a few good resources to try to have some privacy on the internet.
However it is very challenge to achieve a decent amount of privacy online, as we need to give out our personal data for basically anything.

The best website where you can get the basic information is
https://www.privacytools.io/

If you want a deeper understanding about how to completely hide your tracks, this is a must read from Jameson Loop:
https://blog.lopp.net/modest-privacy-protection-proposal/ (A Modest Privacy Protection Proposal)

The main problem here is that it is very expensive. It includes even money used to rent mailboxes and stuff like that to receive itens you buy online.

Pricing people out of privacy
Before we begin, I want to be clear that many of the techniques come at a cost. I had to fill out hundreds of pages of paperwork, spend around $30,000 in legal/banking/service fees, and endure a four-month process in order to achieve my goals. I estimate annual recurring costs of over $15,000 for my extreme setup.

I few time ago a posted this, which i tried to make a summary of the most improtant tools (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3210982)

[o_e_l_e_o]

See below for a comparison of the two:

A comparison between a VPN and Tor, written by a free VPN provider, is never going to be unbiased. Skipping over why free VPNs are a terrible idea, the privacy policy of that particular one says that they collect your name and other person information and use that information to send you ads and other marketing. That's a huge red flag and you should never use this provider.

The best website where you can get the basic information is
https://www.privacytools.io/

As I've linked to just a couple of posts above, the actual site you want to be using is: https://www.privacyguides.org/. You can read why privacytools was abandoned here: https://www.privacyguides.org/blog/2021/09/14/welcome-to-privacy-guides

[jerry0]

is tor only good enough?  So any free vpn is no good?

[tranthidung]

Nothing is perfect 100%.

You can not achieve 100% privacy, anonymity with the Internet, Tor connections, crypto transactions and mixers. What we do believe is perfect nowadays will become outdated and compromised (with its weakness) in future.

It is like hackers find security holes, bugs and exploit it. There are always black holes, bugs, weakness in any tool we are using.

Tor is the best for now and you can use it on mobile too.

• Download Tor: https://www.torproject.org/download/
• Tor for Android: https://www.torproject.org/download/#android
• Read guides on how to use Tor properly and set your security level

[dansus021]

To be honest based on my opinion its kinda hard since gov like NSA on Edward Snowden movie will know everything about you. The legal company like google collect data about you if you are using cheap android like me the phone company is collect your data too. Browsing through VPN and tor broswer encrypted you to your server but still the isp still know about you.

And i dont know VPN provider says "no log" but if the police come might says about you too.

The company like wasabi chipmixer and tornado cash want to achieve untracked balance and transaction what you did and this most crypto want to achive privacy

[Victorik]

If you understand how the internet works, then you would know that you can never be completely and totally anonymous. The internet is about sharing, and there way you can have a connection without sharing and there is no way you can get information without others sharing it.

So, in practical terms, it is impossible to completely clear your tracks,.no matter what.

Well, maybe I could be wrong. But I would love to be corrected.

[o_e_l_e_o]

The company like wasabi chipmixer and tornado cash want to achieve untracked balance and transaction what you did and this most crypto want to achive privacy

Wasabi spies on their users. If you are interested in privacy, you should absolutely not use Wasabi.