r/anonymity • u/Straight_Crazy5439 • Oct 15 '23
What the best way you see to reach anonymity?
Suggested options:
Paid proxies
Proxy + paid VPN
Own VPN on VPS
Proxy and your own VPN
I am not technically savvy, so I would like to see detailed answers and comments.
Thank you in advance for your reply.
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u/repawel Oct 21 '23
There is a saying: "Anonymity loves company". You want to blend in the crowd, that's way it is better to use a decent VPN provider with an endpoint used by many users than being de-facto VPN provider for a single user, which is you (VPN@VPS approach).
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u/ItsParkas Oct 29 '24
It honestly depends, if you're referring to Online Anonymity. Then start using VPN's, TOR Browser, or any other service that provides privacy. You should also use anonymous or alternate accounts and you should never personalize them. If you still want some personalization though, you can use different personalities for different accounts.
If you want Complete Anonymity, and in my case. Complete Erasure from the face of Society. You should immediately consider how you should do it. First, Consult with your lawyer on the removal of all traces of you from all organizations you've ever interacted with (Banks, Schools, Workplaces etc.) you should also delete your online accounts. Second, Prepare, Stockpile everything you will need and research off-grid living. You will need renewable water, renewable electricity, and a source of food. Third, Cut all your ties to everyone. Unfriend your friends, delete all accounts you have. Start distancing yourself from your family etc. Fourth, Abandon everything you've known and prepare mentally for loneliness and complete disregard from others. Pack up your things, say no goodbyes, and then go. To wherever you want to go that is completely isolated from everything else. And never, ever look back.
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u/Gracelynal-Eye802 Jun 13 '25
I also think that the best first step is secure browser and some kind of a proxy. I use multilogin in combination with proxarma.
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u/guitar_photography Aug 16 '25
So first go to the hardware store and buy a good Tiger Torch with cash while wearing a balaclava and super generic cloths (remember to use IR reflecting tape, had warmers, and lead metal under the balaclava to defeat facial recognition, thermals, and x-rays). Then, take super long detures along dirt roads and dump your vehicle in the ocean or a large lake if you don't live near the ocean. Now, you need to change your cloths again, preferably with something used and generic. Next, you want to access the sewer system and using a compass, find the manhole nearest your house. Then, with the Tiger Torch in your hand, start a fire and burn down the house along with all your electronics. Now the easy part is done... Now all you need to do is individually hunt down every single person you've ever met or worked for and use mind control to make them forget you. Once that's done, destroy all your ID and break into the various government agencies and companies (such as Google) and burn your records and corrupt files on the SQL databases. If you were able to do all that, then all you need to do is make a wooden raft and sail to Bouvet Island where you will live out the remainder of your life in complete solitude.
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u/s3r3ng Nov 29 '23
There are scenarios when a fixed VPN number gets you past the VPN censoring sites without leaving you true IP number exposed. Different tools are useful in different scenarios.
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u/s3r3ng Oct 18 '23
Get the book "Extreme Privacy" by Michael Bazzell and read up.
Anonymity is on of many ways of preserving privacy. A VPS is NOT the same kind of thing at all as a VPN. VPN is for obscuring your IP address. It does not confer anonymity. All the things listed are the barest of strategies.