Have you vetted this site yourself?

I like the clean layout and interface, anyway.

Thanks!

There's a lot of info there. Looks to be very informative and laid out in outline form.

They're on GitHub
https://gitlab.com/thenewoil/website


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It reminds me of a site i used way back when, blackice or something.

Thanks again!

It's been my go-to site for Windows configuration.
https://www.blackviper.com/

I just visited Black Viper for the first time in months; exact same colour scheme as the OPs site. Quite possibly the same person.

It went through *every* config setting, explained everything, was the best.

The format doesn't look exactly familiar, but it was bare bones. I will look around the site more to see if it looks familiar, thanks.

I'll bet if I search my old, old, old DU posts, I'd find a reference to the site I used. May well be this one.

Thanks for mentioning it; it sure brings back memories of when I had control of things.

This page confirmed it:

https://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/xpprofiles.htm

I remember playing with all those settings, til my machine worked perfectly.

Nowadays, I don't even use a computer anymore, just mobile devices. But now that I've found this resource again, I may try to get a computer going.

Thanks again!

Don't you think it looks a lot like the site mentioned in the OP?

Maybe the colour schemes are a coincidence but jeez, they look similar.

...I'm going to try a little background digging on this site and the creators.

I'm always leary that "security" software is usually the best possible set-up to collect, aggregate, and absorb all the exact info you are trying to protect.

1. get rid of Tik tok
2. use a privacy browser
3. change your email
4. don’t use Android or Windows
5. get a new credit card
6. don’t answer any calls from unknown
7. use WhatsApp
8. don’t do financial transactions on phone
9. disconnect main computer from internet as often

there’s more

Have you looked into email providers who let you set up "per vendor" aliases that forward to your inbox?
Apple does this now. There's an option to "hide IP addresses" via some relay, and Maybe this gets me into odd situations at times (like ordering things through a VPN that makes you look like you're in Europe)

I was in the "internet disconnect" mode when I was using a mobile hot spot but that was a fright.

It geolocated me in the Sacramento area, which was interesting.

I don't use a full time VPN, only sporadically, and it's the flimsy one in Opera.

Appreciate your inputs. Send more.