Hello everyone! Well, this is my introduction, so typically this would be the part where I would tell a little bit about myself, but the whole point of my account is to teach you NOT to give out information publicly on the internet to millions of strangers. Introductions usually go the route of giving your name, sharing a photo of video of what you look like, disclosing where you live, and a bit about your hobbies and such.
I am here today to tell you that you should never, ever do this. We may feel safe, especially for those who live in first world countries, perhaps in a nice neighborhood, with only good people in your life. There are many people that with even just minimal training can use the information you freely give away against you, in the name of revenge, random trolling, or blackmailing for money, just to name a few concerns. The even bigger and more likely concern, however, is the government using your information to track and control you. This is true for just about any modern nation on earth, but even moreso any country within the "Five Eyes"; United States, Canada, UK, New Zealand, and Australia.
Think it can't happen to you? Think again. Even a total amateur like me, with just a few small pieces of information like your name, email, and phone number or a social media profile, can easily figure out where you live. Which will lead to figuring out where you work, where your family works, where you've been...maybe even where you are right now. Now, if I can do that, with zero hacking skills and only minimal computer skills, how easily do you think a trained hacker could find you? Spoiler: very easily.
I'm not trying to scare you by sharing this, nor do I want you to live in fear; by all means, live a full and prosperous life. But by educating yourself, you can take basic precautions to protect yourself.
And that's where I come in.
While many people learn these skills to amass power and control to do harm to others, my only wish is to teach my growing knowledge with all of you, so you are able to, as my buddies in the legendary Rage Against The Machine rock band of the 90s have so famously said, "take the power back"!
One other small note: I am still deciding, but I believe that I will keep all of my content exclusively on Steem and D.tube (if I can get Dtube to work! Having issues sadly). We need to stop giving all of our content to Google (Google owns Youtube), who so blatantly harvests our information, gives us zero anonymity, and lies to us. Make no mistake about it, of all threats, Google is always public enemy #1!
Ok, that's it for now. Over the coming days and weeks I will start to put together a structured lesson plan, as well as a very simple and easily achievable plan of action. Feel free to follow us if you would like, and if you would like to help spread awareness on how to achieve personal privacy, all upvotes to increase visibility are appreciated.
In the coming weeks and months, your life will be changed forever. Once you are aware of certain truths, you will never go back to your old ways. You will likely be shocked and horrified on just how vulnerable you really are. But if even one person can have a better life because of these posts, then it is worthwhile for me to devote this time to sharing them.
-Anarchistpreneur aka Stealthbomber