[Paper] Basic Anonymity.

Disclaimer: This tutorial is only for educational and research purposes. You may not use this information for malicious intent. If you do, you accept all blame and I cannot be held responsible for your action. I am only posting this inform and educate.

Welcome to my tutorial on the basics of staying anonymous on the internet. Firstly lets establish the fact that as long as there is proof and evidence of you existing (national database, birth records, criminal records) it is impossible for you not to get caught. If someone wants to find you they will, it just depends on how badly you fuck someone over. Staying 100% anonymous is impossible as long as you exist...on paper that is. The next best thing you can do is ensure you don't get found out by your enemies and what not. There are various steps and basics you can take to avoid having your real identity found out.

Firstly, if you plan on doing illegal stuff never, ever use your own internet connection. This is the first thing that will get you caught. The moment someone has your IP, it's enough to contact your ISP - furthermore all your real details, payment methods are on file with your ISP. If someone like the FBI was on your tail, all they would have to do is contact your ISP (can be found easily with your IP) and get a subpoena for the release of your information. Fucked before you even start. Use a free wi-fi spot such as one in a Starbucks (or generic coffee shop), even one in a library will do so as long as it can't be linked back to you. The blackhat route would be to crack a local Wi-Fi connection and use theirs. This is a bit more risky - if you crack a router which keeps logs then it's possible the usage of internet can be linked back to you. I'll explain more about this further.

tl;dr. Don't use you own internet. Use someone else furthermore, don't do anything which can be linked back to you. So for example, don't use a real name when booking an internet cafe etc, be wary of security cameras, don't be stupid and log into Facebook.

Acquiring an internet connection is only the first step. Even if you get one, you can still fuck up by doing something stupid like leaving your real name etc. A name is enough to begin a search. Don't take the risk. My next recommendation would be connecting to the connection via a VPN. This adds another layer of security, if a n00b was looking for you they would get the VPN IP and even if they got past that it would leave to a dead end - after all how many people use the free WI-FI outside Starbucks? Next comes something else which can be used to identify machines. MAC address. This is a unique address assigned to each machine, and if you were a suspect all it would take is one look into the routers log, match it up with your machine's ID and bam. Instant link and probably enough proof that you use the connection. Solution? MAC Hider/Changer.

tl;dr. Once you get your internet connection, grab a VPN along with a Mac Changer.

Finally, the basic stuff. Don't use ANYTHING that can be linked back to you. Nothing at all, don't upload anything from your machine (most people use their first names as User names), don't use personal or even "hacking" emails. Don't use personal date of births or "inside jokes" as passwords. I mean nothing that can prove it was you or can be related to you in anyway, girlfriends name, common words you use etc.

To sum up these 3 basic tips;

# Never use your own connection.
# A VPN + MAC address changer is the most useful thing you can use.
# Don't use anything at all, which may link back to you, stuff such as emails, names etc.