Just a small heads up; ive noticed a uptick in links spread on Reddit, 4chan and even here to collaborative playlist from youtube, spotify and similar with very non or very few followers. All coming from new accounts.
Its a common way to fish for your personal data. They will make a new list and post it in only certain posts/threads and wait for you to subscribe with your account.
An easy way to protect yourself is by setting your phone or pc to open links in a second browser where you are not logged into anything. Set it to delete cookies on exit.
Thank you for coming to my ted talk.
yeeaaah, when I was learning about online security, things did feel kind of hopeless for a while
If you want to access something anonymously, Tor Browser is the easiest alternative (it’s possible for someone to track you across Tor as well if they have a shitload of public Tor nodes, but it can’t be done reliably)
It’s not just if they have public tor nodes. If they have enough information to fingerprint you, they can identify you that way. Also, if the person is determined enough, things like style of writing and the way your mouse moves can be used to figure out who you are. Essentially, nothing you do on the internet is completely private.
Of course; Tor doesn’t guarantee anonymity, especially if you’re not careful w.r.t. fingerprinting.