Principles of Sound Logic in Life and Networking

[Tomcat]

In the age of social media, there are a myriad of ways in which our “online” presence can be used against us, by various “adversaries”. Any public information that is related to our personality can be used both to our advantage and to our detriment.
In the interest of making personal information security available to most people, I have compiled a list of basic strategies to help mask the links between a social media account and true identity information. This list is not exhaustive, and it is important to keep in mind that an adversary with enough resources will be able to get around this confusion with enough time. However, you can make these connections more complex, especially when from the point of view of implementation, it is not at all difficult for us.

1. Use a unique or random email address.
When trying to hide the links between social media profiles, including dating sites, it is important to use a dedicated email address that does not link us to other accounts, our name, and public activities. Using the email address firstname.lastname@workplace.com is a bad idea; using randomcolor. randomnoun@gmail.com is a great idea. It's not a bad way to use the names of famous people as an email address, for example ivan.petrov @
It's easy to create a new email address. thus, there is no need to use one TL for different accounts.
Also, use disposable mailboxes wherever possible. To do this, you can install a browser plugin - Bloody Viking. Or use services to provide a mailbox for 5 minutes (yopmail.com, temp-mail.ru, fakemailgenerator.com)

2.Choose a unique name for the entry.
Do not use firstnamelastname69 for accounts that you do not want to link to your "legal" identity. Choose something else. If you need to come up with a lot of data to fill out various registration forms, use the fake name generator - fakenamegenerator.com

3. Don't use similar photos.
Do not use the same photos in profiles that you would like to share from each other. Reverse image searches are cool and will make all your shit pop up. Ideally, do not use a facial image at all in a profile that should not be associated with you.

4. Your tabs are YOUR business.
Don't show which Tabs you are using. People don't have to know what sites you are viewing and using. If you're trying to keep your private accounts private, make sure you don't hint at their existence through open tabs. Make sure no one is peeping "over your shoulder" while you interact with your private information.
And never submit screenshots showing your tabs. NEVER!

5. Clean up your browsing history.
Religiously. As stated above, if you do not want people to know which serivis or website you are using, it is best not to throw your evidence around. Deleting your browsing history is easy. Using Chrome in incognito mode and closing your tabs after each session is even easier.

6. Pay in cash.
When making purchases related to your personality, pay in cash. When cash is not available, consider paying with a prepaid card that you bought with cash. You don't need bank statements or credit card statements linking you to places you've “never been” or sites you've “never used”.

7. Don't use your official name.
Choose any other name. There is no need at all for your official name in order to use it on social media. You certainly CAN if you feel comfortable enough, but this is absolutely not necessary. Choose a name that you will actually RESPONSE to.

8. If you want to keep secrets, KEEP CALM.
Don't talk about it. Don't brag or discuss them anonymously. Don't tell your best friend, don't tell your coworkers, don't talk about it with a stranger at the bar. Just TSSSSSS. ENOUGH TALKING.

9. Use complex passwords.
“Password”, “Passw0rd”, “password123”, etc. are not good enough. Use complex unique passwords with special characters (*,%, $, ^, @,!, +, -) for each site or service. Better yet, use a password manager with a titanic complex master password.

10. Don't post identifying information.
When trying to keep your profile secret, do not provide details in it that allow you to identify your identity. Keep your workplace, study, tattoos and freckles on your left buttock a secret; there is no benefit in sharing these details on your profiles that should not be linked back to you.

11. Using "plausible negation" as a burglary defense is a huge mistake.
If the personal information security you are using is so weak that you had to rely on “plausible denial,” you are unlikely to be able to pull off this trick. It is much safer to initially use invalid data about yourself than to later try to deny the connection of the merged information about you. If you rely on acting out "I have no idea what you are talking about" to protect yourself, then you are doomed to anal punishment.

12. To be recognized means failure.
Do not hold secret meetings in places that you often visit in your normal life. It only takes one co-worker, lover, friend, etc. to expose you, calling you the wrong name, and completely destroying your cover.
Choose a place where you are unlikely to be recognized, dress differently, and do not go to a secret meeting place in everyday life.
When leaving your home, turn off your mobile phone. Your secret meeting will cease to be a secret if you and your interlocutor have mobile phones turned on at the time of the meeting. This is direct evidence that you have been around for a while.

13. Alibis can be helpful, but difficult to think through.
The problem with many alibis is that they involve having someone else lying on your behalf, which in turn requires breaking rule number 8.
If you are going to build an alibi, make sure you fabricate (think through) evidence instead of relying on perjury.

14. Strict separation.
The first rule of Fight Club is not to mention Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club, DO NOT REMEMBER ABOUT THE FIGHT CLUB. This rule should work both ways. You should not discuss your secret life within your mundane existence, nor is there any reason to discuss your daily life within your secret life.
Just don't do it. Let them be completely separate; no intersections, no hints, nothing.

15. Maintain composure.
If you want to get away with what you keep secret. You must remain calm. Remember this when you are nervous or worried. Don't giggle every time someone says the word "secret." Be aware of your facial expressions and your reactions to people around you. Be careful what names you refer to. Stay calm.

16. Don't get cocky.
The maintenance of a secret identity requires constant vigilance. Personal safety can never be guaranteed and should not be forgotten. Insolence breeds negligence, negligence leads to detection.

17. Perfection takes practice.
None of these skills are innate. They all need extensive practice. You will find that you will often have to start over and constantly correct mistakes over and over again. There is no shame in failure, but it is important to remember that the Internet never forgets anything; It is better to always make mistakes by being careful and add additional information and understand how you are moving, after correctly assessing the risks.

It should be understood that this is by no means an exhaustive list of all possible precautions that can be taken. Also, these precautions cannot be useful against opponents with a lot of time and resources. This is a completely simple way to minimize risk from stalkers, dangerous family members, nosy employers, and potentially from government officials and low-level lawyers.
Social media can be a big threat to many of us, but with careful management of our identity, it is possible to negate some of these dangers while maintaining a reliable online presence.