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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Was just looking at something like how to execute on that this morning as my morning coffee dive down an internet rabbit hole.

There’s this guy named Michael Bazzell who used to make a podcast about stuff like this, and he also wrote a book called Extreme Privacy that I thumbed through this morning. He talks about where to go to get a ghost address, how to buy and set up a cell phone to be virtually anonymous, how to buy a house anonymously or how to re-title your car to a trust or LLC, and pretty much everything in between. Even talks about what information to not divulge when you go to the ER and details what to consider you put on your kids birth certificate.

So if anyone is paranoid enough to know how to avoid getting suicided, I’m going to bet on this guy’s advice

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Do you know where to find the podcast? Its seems like they dissappeared from the internet 🤨

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

His podcast ended and he's worked to remove them where possible. While I don't know if there are archives of it I can vouch for the quality of his books. They receive updates throughout the year and are step by step guides on how to lock down certain aspects of your life. Its worth purchasing.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (8 children)

how'd you find the guy?

Easy. We had a list of the fifteen or so guys that did that specific part of the job, we got their IP addresses, watched them for a while, and as it turns out, two of them regularly use a VPN and send all of their traffic to Canada.

How long do you think it would take to figure out whether or not which one of these boys are harmless software pirates, or their man?

People do all of the work in the world without knowing that your preparation will blow your cover.

Have you ever visited TailsOS's website off of a VPN? Could the Feds find out? Do you think the other guys have the same level of deniability?

That trail is not washing off. You even knowing or having a history of using a Linux iso is suspicion enough if the rest of the suspects are all boring chuds.

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Dead Man's Switch. Something something Notary Public

Whatever Snowden did

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 days ago (2 children)

And you'll need to publicly advertise that you are using one for it to be effective.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Also, the payload needs to be worse than what you are already disclosing...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Not necessarily. They just need to want to prevent it from being disclosed more than they want to kill you.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Worth noting that this is something that can change over time. For example, if Snowden had done such a thing, it would be essentially useless now, since the known and accepted activities of the US government are now worse than what Snowden revealed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Not necessarily. The only people who would need to know are the people who are already researching you to have you killed for a potential leak, and they would operate under the assumption of a DMS in place already.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Definitely a dead man switch, and several letters from me and my psychiatrist specifying that I'm not suicidal.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

"Circumstances change"

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It’s pretty sad that not only are we at a point where this is a very legitimate question, but that the answer is something that should be taught in schools.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

If you have a union...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

School aint teaching this shit. That would imply that you should be a whistleblower or be a witness to wrongdoings. No way governments would let this be taught.

This is what parents should be teaching at home.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Only use encrypted communication, use a phone running GraphineOS, and your computer should be running a secure OS like QubesOS (in addition to Tor and/or MullvadVPN). Basically you need maximum security and maximum privacy, a Thinkpad running Libreboot is the best laptop and a Pixel will be the best phone.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Good suggestions, however, I don't think even pigeon carriers will stop yourself from mysteriously dying of suicide with 2 shots in the back of your head.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

Tails on a usb on a personal device only. Never do anything in person. Redact all personal information for all people yourself included. Use a pdf to image embedded pdf conversion tool to hide all possible pdf metadata. Remove all image metadata. Never tell anyone any traceable information this includes names, locations, times, contacts, you voice, anything that can in any way be identified as unique to u.

Do not raise suspicion quit within a short period of disclosure of information, speak out about issurs, etc. Use simplex chat or pgp encrypted email with a new randomly generated email address not linked to personal info (phone number, existing email etc). Do this all via tor on ur tails install.

Data exfiltration is difficult and can be linked/traced depending on threat model (boing will have extreme capacity and can be considered as dangerouse as a government actor). If u can take the device home and their is no device opened detection in BIOS then extract drive plug into personal device thats booted with tails and copy files from drive to tails (avoids any logging of files being copied or what fikes).

If files are on a secure server then exfil will be traceable. U can avoid this by taking pictures of screen with an oldschoop dslr (be carfull of information leakage (the monitor reflections etc).

If u are to testify and therefore need to disclose your real identity then u could theoreticly livestream ur entire life untill the point of testifying at which point u state clearly for the record u are not suicidal that u fear for you life and hope to hell thwy dont suicide u out of spite. Also if ur in the states carry a firearm and learn how to use it effectively.

Also deadmans switch which publicly dumps info. Files, audio/video from ur phone streamed to a remote server (in an internal durastinction they cant get to easily or quickly)

Idk tho just some thoughts

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago

Psych eval, video uploads, video camera on me at all times with an atty that has access to the recordings.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago

There are apps that will upload video to the web live while recording in the background. Don't have any interactions with random strangers that you aren't recording. Have security cams at your house recording 24/7 saving remotely to a secure server.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

None. If you've ever worked at Boeing, you know this is not something they are capable of doing (honestly it is a shock they are in business at all).

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

there exists a dark package infrastructure. usually used for stealing money from grannies but does drug drops and others. get in contact with them on a burner. send them the package with fee and they will deliver it anywhere you need it.

make sure you find a scapegoat within your company that knows what's going on but doesn't know you know. make them the whistleblower.

sit back and enjoy the shitshow as the trust breaks down and the company goes under.

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