(09-01-2019, 07:22 PM)kissbaby3 link Wrote: [quote author=Oobuntus link=topic=6681.msg48557#msg48557 date=1567308149]
[member=7250]kissbaby3[/member]
Here's a suggestion:
1. Create a small virtual machine and install the same Linux Lite in it with an anonymous username like John Doe.
2. Set up the VM to auto-login.
3. Add a startup launcher on the VM to auto-run Firefox (optional).
4. Create a snapshot of the VM.
5. On the host, create a launcher with an appropriate name and the command: VBoxManage startvm name-of-the-vm
6. Acquaint him with how to close the VM when he's through with it.
7. If or when he ever renders it frozen, restore the snapshot.
No one should visit such sites from a computer or smartphone that knows your name and email address. You will very likely become the recipient of a ton of spam if you do. It's better to do research of this sort from an anonymous virtual machine.
this is a lot , i will have to learn the whole VM thing on the pc upstairs first, i seen the VM thing dove in tutorials on youtube , so i will find some videos on youtube to see how this is done on a Linux machine(PC)
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No need to. If you are using GNU/Linux system, you will unlikely ever be asked to connect your e-mail account or any personal on-line databank with your user profile on the local operating system, such as with Google or Microsoft systems, where you are persuaded or even required to do that. Unless I do not know. Even in the virtual machine, you can still be exposed, if you let yourself be identified through the online services.
Likewise, as already said, be wary of the same thing when using web browsers, since from what I know, definitive majority of popular web browsers - including Firefox - do include login options, not to forget our very favourite Chromium simply being a Google insert. That is why I recommend using a separate, unrelated web browser - or incognito mode, theoretically - when simply wanting to be sure.
Very valid recommendation by [member=5916]trinidad[/member], to configure your web browser in a way as to either never record any history or clear the history bank right after closing the web browser. Some popular browsers are sort of an issue with this, since they lack this option or have this option not enough transparent.
For the personal story, back in the day when I used to visit porn sites, they would oftentimes install malware on the system - early Windows versions - which was particularly hard to remove. Initially, I would have to restart the PC and delete a manually located malware file before it got initiated by the system, later on I learned how to kill running processes via program manager, then delete the file. Anyway, missing out on this one would cause a huge "porn news" pop-up on the main desktop right after reboot and I was not the only person using the PC. I never got caught on that, though. What stroke me dead was one day this tech guy to come do the maintenance, fix the - how confusing - slowed down web browser and it turned out I have never cleared the history. That was a big one. Big privacy lesson. Learned it.
But eventually, having had been a Windows user for a long time, I concluded that if someone has nothing particular to hide, which would primarily mean doing some illegal stuff, why all the privacy fuss? In the end, all these tracking services are supposed to make the Internet environment more personalized for the user. Nonetheless, everyone is free to make a choice, pick up the most suitable way and style.
EDIT:
I remember some malware was tricky enough as to redownload the main application - in case it got erased - with a separate downloader function, making the thing more complicated to deal with.
PS.
Thinking about it, I could have also tried to solve the issue in emergency mode, but never really learned that.
Last method, never tried it back then - as it was beyond my comprehension - but certainly would be useful, is to deselect the application for autostart in the msconfig panel, then delete after a reboot.