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Lounge Started Aug 11, 2026 8:08 PM

My OPSEC journey

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Aug 11, 2026 8:08 PM Last edited Aug 11, 2026 8:10 PM
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opsec journey opsec

What have I done:
Switched from Chrome/Opera GX to Brave on mobile & Mullvad Browser on desktop & Firefox+uBlock Origin in school
Switched to Proton Mail from Gmail
Switched from the same password everywhere to Proton Pass and changed all passwords to unique for each account
Switched from one email for all accounts to unique email alias for each account
Switched from no 2fa to Ente Auth for each account
Switched from YouTube to LibreTube
Switched from GBoard to FlorisBoard
Switched from Google Play to Obtainium, sometimes use Aurora Store
Switched from Xiaomi note taking app to Notesnook
Switched from basic Android to GrapheneOS
Switched from proprietary router to OpenWrt
Switched from Windows to Linux
Use only open source apps on my PC
Using alt for google classroom instead of "main"
Fully debloated poco phone which is used calls and banking like switched all standard apps to open source alternatives that are better
Deleted all old unneeded accounts
Always update apps, OS, and BIOS

What I need to change:
Buy motherboard that has openSIL thingy (when that comes)
Create Backup server for backups
Start using KeePassXC & KeePassDX & Syncthing but not fully switch yet

After Proton 2 Year Plan ends:
Switch from Proton VPN to IVPN
Create anonymous proton account and buy SimpleLogin + Proton Pass Lifetime bundle for email aliases
Switch from Proton Pass to KeePassXC & KeePassDX & Syncthing
Build KeePassXC from source with no network flag
Don't use Proton Drive no more

What could I improve and do you have any questions?

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Aug 11, 2026 11:39 PM
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LUKS encryption, pgp encryption, and maybe gaining more Linux experience would be a good call. Have you considered running a server? Making and managing a website is a great way to go about this. You might also want to try out a more advanced Linux distro if you got your feet wet with a beginner distro.
Running a XMR node too would be important.
I think you have most of the tech basics down but one thing to remember is opsec is all encompassing and is not just about what you do on computers. Your frame of thinking should always to be aware of what information you reveal, be it with a business you use, or with co workers, or even friends and family.
Ex: you are traveling abroad in Spain. You are alone. What should you do or not do? Not getting drunk, being aware of surroundings, keeping an eye out for pick pockets etc

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Aug 11, 2026 11:59 PM
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and after all of that you're still going to have ur info sold by chinese data brokers lol

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Aug 12, 2026 8:07 AM
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@xenu Do I really need LUKS encryption? I used it in the past but I don't care about my pc data getting stolen because I don't store anything important there I store everything on my GrapheneOS phone and in Proton drive and if a robber gets into my home he will steal the whole pc which is more valuable than the nonexistent data on it.
I am pretty expierienced in Linux, started with Fedora Workstation, now I use CachyOS KDE, I never used a beginner distro on my pc.
Yes I have considered running a server that's what I'm planning to do for backups and monero node over tor.

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