Portable Internet
I wrote an article about portable terminal a while back, didn’t really expanded upon the portability of the internet connectivity itself and how to be private while using such a thing. There have been some endeavors to provide a private offering in this space but of course at the time of writing this, it costs a premium.
Invisv’s pgpp is one such service, whose basic plan is $40/mo. Hopefully more people subscribe to it, decreasing the costs in the future for all of us.
You can stack it with something like jmp for a complete SIM like experience (Use my affiliate Code - “BKTK57SA” for a free month after initial deposit), I have a guide on that as well.
And remember, SMS and mobile services are inherently insecure much less private.
You can test your current mobile services by using Privacy Cell but start migrating to secure alternatives anyways, as it is a bit tiring process but you MUST do it.
A portable router that you carry will act as a barrier to the outside internet, that YOU control. Mudi v2 comes to mind, you can harden it further by installing this onto it. You can get more info about the hardening here. Adding a residential proxy upon a VPN on your home router itself is also a good idea.
You can buy eSIM without KYC via silent or SuanBot. So the number won't be linked to your legal identity but of course it would still be susceptible to IMSI catchers and location sniffing. (To best of my knowledge eSIM is a client side tech and functions exactly like a regular SIM barring how you install it onto the mobile)
Kindly note, fiber of course will be faster than anything wireless and it would be available anywhere that is not remote enough, and radio waves (non-native EMF) are inherently unhealthy (not FUD, but legit)
So carrying a portable router that can act as a gateway to fibre’s, you find around the globe is the best case scenario.
I think you should keep your computers lean and portable that can act as terminals to workstations at home or rented servers. I like freedom & travel more than anything, and portability ensures that.
You can buy a GPU, keep it at home & access it via tailscale or use something like parsec, kindly note parsec was acquired by unity so I don’t know how private it is. Something like Parsec BUT community supported & open source should come into being in the future, I will keep an eye out. But as it is a business offering, it should be secure and reasonability private.
Installing Asahi on an m2 or even m1 could be ideal EDC for the next few years. Pro’s have a little bit more juice, air’s are light and both of their battery is unbeatable in the current market. Your gadgets should just provide access to the internet, be fast & reliable. There are less ports on these but you can always extend them if you want.
You can even rent a VPS with xmr, install wireguard, add a residential proxy as an exit node, hence getting a bulletproof VPS in the process which you control at the root level. (or if you have a life, you can just use mullvad, paid with xmr)
Starlink
I have no idea if this is private. It is a good bet on the privacy front but tesla cars weren’t really secure to begin with so no idea haha. A router acting as a buffer to this as well is a good idea.
https://www.starlink.com/gb/service-plans
P.S. In a scenario in which you think encryption is not enough as a privacy, security & anonymity measure, there will be way bigger problems than, whether to trust a VPS or not.
P.P.S. regular local backups are a must. (Even if you don't use remote services 😂)
Truth, wisdom & Tech Savviness,
Yours only,
btAnon.
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