Feel really guilty, my one family member gave me this. I don’t use much google stuff anymore and I really dislike the company as it gets more intrusive. Is there anything I can do with this thing besides give it away? Nothing is worse than getting a gift that you can’t use.

  • moseschrute@lemmy.mlEnglish
    307·
    2 days ago

    Best to sell it. Since you use Tor you’re probably already on a watchlist

    • compostgoblin@slrpnk.netEnglish
      6·
      2 days ago

      I’ve heard this a lot - is it just a common joke in privacy circles, or is anyone using Tor/Tails actually likely to be on a list?

      • moseschrute@lemmy.mlEnglish
        11·
        2 days ago

        I don’t really know what I’m talking about tbh, but my understanding is the more unique you make yourself, the easier you are to identify. For example, as soon as you use an ad blocker, your browser fingerprint becomes more unique because your average person doesn’t use an ad blocker. Even fewer people use Tor. So if someone knows you are using Tor, then they know you are 1 of maybe 100,000 people instead of millions (idk if those numbers are accurate, but you get the point).

        That being said, Tor does do a pretty good job of making you blend into all the other Tor users.

        But what I was talking about initially was mostly your ISP identifying your Tor traffic. So you use a VPN, but again you are now more unique than someone not using a VPN, even if your traffic is more encrypted.