From Private Internet Access:
Dear Goats,
The internet is not meant to be censored.
Private Internet Access has generously donated to Voat users, 20 x month-long free trials of their no-log VPN service. Voat is going to give these out to Goats in the first official Voat & PIA VPN Giveaway. This is the perfect tool to Unblock the Web and say "FUCK CENSORSHIP".
How to enter:
Submit a picture of your middle finger raised and a verification sheet of paper that says "FUCK CENSORSHIP".
Here is an example:
https://i.imgtc.ws/SE1gMbj.jpg
Winners must agree to post a follow up about their experience using PIA.
From Putts:
Isn’t it funny, that in a time when most websites try to prevent VPN access, Voat is promoting it? This is because tools like PIA help you to protect yourself, and it’s best to “always use protection®.”
I’ve been using PIA personally since they reached out to us during the New Zealand ISP blocking and I have been very impressed. We both thought that you Goats would like a little something so we're spreading a bit of love around.
Since this is Voat, I want to mention a few disclaimers:
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Keep the picture doxx free (obviously!)
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We reserve the right to deny your entry for any reason (expecting shitposts)
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First come, first serve
How it will work:
If your comment (post it as a reply to this submission) is approved, we will PM you the free month trial code along with some simple instructions on how to get started. Have fun!
Edit:
Ok, we wrapped this up (mostly). Thank you to all who participated. I think you'll like the experience and I hope you enjoy using protection. ;)
Do me a favor Voat… One person got finger-shy and deleted their submission. I have saved one code for this person. PM me you shy goat you and I'll send you the code! It's waiting for you. :)
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DIY-Guy ago
If you take a picture of your middle finger and you show your finger print in it (depending how you take the picture) they can probably trace it to who you are if it's clear enough in the photo. Just a heads up to anyone doing this. If you've ever been arrested and such before to as well to say the least as well.
With that being said anything to show your body frame and/or etc to as well could probably be traced back to yourself to as well.
If I were to do this I'd wear gloves (loose gloves like loose fitting work gloves) / sweatshirt (loose clothing) and have your body behind something to as well to anyone doing this giveaway.
They traced the bike lock guy back from his eyes alone as I recall. finger prints are in the bio metrics realm and when you are arrested and they finger print your middle finger(s) (depending). Body frame and such is in the bio metrics realm to as well.
In this world a human body is a tracking tool to say the least.
Chiefpacman ago
They probably know exactly who you are and what you look like. And they can do it with a lot less effort than finger printing you through a photo. If they wanted to. They only care so much. Most of us aren't worth a secret warrant and NSA agents peeping on us through our camera lenses.
VPN in principle would help protect you. Just have to make sure the VPN isn't going to tattle on you.
DIY-Guy ago
Alot less effort? IDK personally. If you were able to run a piece of software that can analyze a finger print from a photo then compare it to a federal database. It might take 2 to 5 minutes at most is what I figure. Just put the photo in the program and let it run. Probably go make coffee and by the time they come back it's done already. At least what I figure.
I use a VPN personally and yes that's true it will protect you at least somewhat. Even if it's not from the government there are still others out there that want to do harm to you. I use a VPN to protect myself from financial mishaps and/or financial hackers personally for the most part and/or prevent my private personal information from being leaked out or any of my information from being taken such as my SSN and such. People do get doxxed and stuff to as well online so there is that to.
Happened to him (pic below) and now everybody knows who he is. (unaware) http://romston.com/wp-posts/14-02-08-On_internet_nobody_knows_you_re_a_dog_Nobody/On_internet_nobody_knows_you_re_a_dog_Nobody_Img01.jpg
Chiefpacman ago
Most of our finger prints aren't in a national database, and even then finger printing doesnt work well for everyone. I burn my fingers constantly and have surgical scars, most of my prints don't scan. Phones, jailhouse, punch in computers, don't like me.
A lot less effort. You could do all that CSI shit, or you could just ask the internet provider who it is on the other side. We leave digital finger prints everywhere though, most of the time they wouldn't even have to do that. They could tap into Google adsense and see what location you gave last.
I agree that VPN is mainly for protecting us from companies. That's said, the information these companies collect can be used by the government. So protecting us from the companies in a way as protecting us from the government down the road
DIY-Guy ago
You can't just ask the ISP / Internet Service Provider if the person in question uses a VPN for the most part. You'd have to figure out some stuff first before you could / can even do that. Not saying it's not possible at all here either as it definitely is.
VPNs are mainly used to hide yourself from an ISP / Internet Service Provider from knowing what you are doing online and the ones that don't keep logs are way more well liked because not even the VPN service provider knows exactly where you've been and/or what you are doing online. That's why people love VPNs that don't log anything so if a government and/or etc came along to know the VPN service provider doesn't even have logs to know where you've been online for the most part.
It's very true with the companies and such. That's a great reason to use a VPN to as well. I use privacy badger and ghostery to block trackers as well myself. I wouldn't use a VPN to do anything illegal online such as torrenting and such, but it's great for privacy and protecting financial information / personal information / and as you said protecting yourself from companies.
Chiefpacman ago
You can't ask. I can't ask.
But they can be told by big brother
DIY-Guy ago
No I mean you can't just ask the ISP / Internet Service Provider because they don't even know who you are due to the VPN if it's setup properly that is or what ISP / Internet Service Provider you have in the first place. They'd have to figure out who it is first behind the VPN. VPN masks / protects people / customers from an ISP / Internet Service Provider from knowing who you are. So they'd have to figure out your IP somehow through reverse engineering what you are doing somehow / crack the encryption / and/or etc.
Example being
If I'm using a VPN basically and I have RSA 4096 (encrypted) on it's being sent to the VPNs servers from my location / place of residence to their servers then to a website and/or place on the internet I'm going to then it comes back to me and such. They'd have to figure out who that is first when it comes to the VPNs servers and such. They'd have to reverse engineer something and/or crack the encryption before they could ever figure out who my ISP / Internet Service Provider is. Which can be done, but it takes time and such.
Chiefpacman ago
I'm not an expert, but my understanding is despite having a vpn you could still be tracked. But my point was if you didn't have one.
VPN just makes you some high hanging sour fruit in principle. But, when you're using a VPN, that fact might be obvious. Might make you a target.
DIY-Guy ago
You could be tracked basically with anything in the realm of general computing for general consumers depending on the level of whoever it is. You are 100% right on that.
Unless you are into the realm of ghost computing (like ghost guns) (3D printed motherboards / custom made CPUs and such / soldering / and/or etc) alongside setting up ghost networks to as well if not multiple ghostnet's (ghostnet1 / ghostnet 2 / ghostnet 3 and so on). With the use of disposable ghost computers as well in the realm of ghost computing that you use once or twice before getting rid of. Then also having ghost computers in faraday cages (that never communicate with the internet and such) back home or at some location / other locations that you keep long term with disposable $3/$5 USB sticks that you dispose of after taking information from a website talking about the 4th amendment and/or privacy rights online in the digital age and such to keep / store for later date so no one knows you are researching the 4th amendment to say the least and are trying to protect online rights / privacy rights / digital rights. If not protecting the 1st / 2nd amendments (huge discussions to as well right now) as well and so on.
Even then you can still be tracked this way especially if someones finds the original source and/or place you make / made them if you aren't at least moving every 3 days if not 3 or 4 days to prevent a constant through mathematics there alone to say the least as well. They might be able to find a piece of hair at another site you made the ghost computers and/or set them up at then trace it back to you to as well at that point. No matter what I figure there's always some way someone could / can figure out how to track you. Nothing is ever safe and it might just depend on how much they want to catch said person.
Why I don't computer hack / bypass systems / manipulate systems in my favor to gain authorized access or go to the darknet to as well for that matter. Anything could be traced / tracked back to myself and just no point alone then.
Keeping this short / shorter for now and/or more basic / simple and I didn't want to write you a wall of text 10-15 pages long to bore you to death (just incase).