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What do you guys do to operate in a stealth mode so no traces of Web browsing are left behind on your laptop?

 

I travel with a work laptop and don't want any traces of my porn left behind.

 

Private mode of browsers don't work very well and still leave traces

 

Ideas?

 

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Use a cell phone or tablet. It takes up little space/weight and u run no risk of leaving any tracks on a work comp.

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Glad I'm done with working. Of course the Tails operating system was made for this. Put it on a stick, boot it, and no traces. It's what Snowden used. This works but it's a bit slow (your operating system is running on a USB stick).

 

You can also use Tor (a special version of Firefox), installed to your computer, very easy to setup, but it's a bit slow...

 

Here's a good discussion on how to make Firefox leave no trace and also wiping your disk....

 

http://www.reddit.com/r/TOR/comments/18he35/can_you_erase_traces_left_by_tor_on_your_pc/

 

(PS: I haven't tried any of the suggestions, but the post is from a knowledgeable group)

 

PPS: Your browser cache is the main way you get discovered. Firefox has a "don't use cache" option. Computers are always logging your activities too, like last file worked on, and a host of other stuff. So as a total solution, TAILS is the most secure. It's overkill for most people....I use linux so many of these problems are easily circumvented using log wipers, cache cleaners, etc. Windows is harder to sanitize. TAILS is linux based, and doesn't need Windows to run.

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Use a separate computer. If work gave it to you, you owe it to your work to take care of it. And as Tazzathai said.... a few hunderd bucks investment in a decent tablet might save your job.

 

I use Linux and I created a second account with different user name and log in. This second account is where I do porn, ladyboys etc. Simple to erase an entire user account. Most people are probably unaware that Apple and Microsoft OS you can create other user accounts. Apple especially has secure removal of user accounts. In fact the wise setup for all computers is to have an administrator account only for administration and user accounts for everything else.

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What do you guys do to operate in a stealth mode so no traces of Web browsing are left behind on your laptop? I travel with a work laptop and don't want any traces of my porn left behind.Private mode of browsers don't work very well and still leave traces Ideas?

 

 

Use TOR. https://www.torproject.org/

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Unless you are pretty IT literate I would not use your work computer at all.

 

I use a tablet for casual browsing when I am in LOS. If I need to do stuff on windows I can connect to my machine at home from my work laptop using a VPN. The only trace left on my work computer is that I connected to a VPN. I run a VPN server on my home router to enable me to do this but that's not something most people would do although it's not that hard if you have the right router.

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I bought a cheap Chromebook for when I travel. $149 and I actually like it better than any computer I have ever used. It is so fast and lightweight and the battery lasts a long time.

 

If your tech savy you can just download a live Linux distro to a USB and use that.

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I bought a cheap Chromebook for when I travel. $149 and I actually like it better than any computer I have ever used. It is so fast and lightweight and the battery lasts a long time.

 

If your tech savy you can just download a live Linux distro to a USB and use that.

I am typing on a chrome book c720. Normally I use Linux on it but I loaned it to a friend for a day and it came back inoperable. So, the day before I left the states I reinstalled Chrome OS. Once I get settle in a more permanent place I will reinstall.

 

I found it best to use elementary os and skip the trackpad by using a mouse.

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Just before I left the states I bought my ex landlord an Apple iPad mini2 that was refurbished. It looks brand new as they replace the case and screen. 1 year warranty.

 

Total with expeditied shipping was $294. Shop the Apple website and look for refurbished products.

 

$294 is a small investment to keep one's job.

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