Use NextDNS.

It’s weaker than Vanadium’s OS native isolation, though it’s nice to see Firefox catching up about two years later

Secondly, when it comes to browsers, the more you hide, the more you stand out, so try to blend in with most people

You stand out more if you have very strong fingerprint protection, which ironically makes you easier to track since you’re an anomaly

Honestly, just use Vanadium on GrapheneOS instead of IronFox

It’s more secure and if your browser gets compromised, your phone’s security goes out the window. I’m fine trading a little privacy for better security

We all start somewhere :)

True, though it’s pretty normal (and unfortunate) for kids to swear like sailors in their native language

But what I’m actually referring to is the psychological feeling of just being less emotionally attached to your second language when you speak it no matter how old you become

You shouldn’t though. Otherwise how would you learn? Looking back you didn’t know how to act at the time, so try to reframe it

You don’t.

It’s okay to remember your past mistakes and regrets since they help you make better decisions in the future

Valve still collects data about you, so SteamVR isn’t truly private.

If privacy matters to you, look for a PC tethered headset that runs on open source software, so you can avoid telemetry and closed ecosystems

Yeah I might have gone a bit overboard. I said F-Droid because I wanted something that could update Obtainium and also serve as a store to search for open-source apps

Well anyway, I deleted F-Droid to reduce attack surface. Thank you very much!

If your only concern is keeping Google and Microsoft off your back, the carrier advice is optional. Please remember and keep in mind that your phone is a tracking device that always collects your data, and there’s no way around that

1. Don’t use multiple profiles on your private phone, doing so can mix metadata.
2. If you ignore point 1, always close your other profile manually in Settings after switching.
3. Don’t sign in to Google or Microsoft accounts on your GrapheneOS device.
4. Rely on Obtainium and F-Droid for apps.
5. (Optional) Avoid installing Google Play Services.
6. Keep your phone in airplane mode, and set Wi-Fi to turn off automatically one minute after you leave home.
7. Avoid SIM cards, since carriers can track your location with extreme precision.

Ultimately, GrapheneOS is just a de-Googled OS. Don’t walk around with a false sense of security just because you use it.

“S-SHUT UP DANKIE.”

Windows is always unsafe.

That is exactly the point. You want to create a psychological boundary, you treat it as a disposable system so you never put any valuable data on it in the first place

Yes but we are talking about security and the risk of cross contamination. Would you really set up a VM and download risky files on the exact same Linux machine that holds all your personal data? I wouldn’t.

I’m not a native speaker either. I mentioned his writing to point out he is literally a kid, not to mock his grammar. You can look at his account and see his posts

​You want to “lead him to Linux” but he clearly just wants to pirate stuff and we all know this community will mock him the second he breaks his system

​Instead of naively thinking about how this elitist community will “nourish” him, it would be infinitely more useful to teach him about attack surfaces and keeping personal data off a risky system entirely

OP is the kind of user who used Tails on his own computer to log into his Gmail account. He has grammar issues and thinks Linux is this hacker OS that makes you anonymous and impossible to hack

Let’s be real, do you think this is the best thing for OP who is presumably a child?

It’s best to start using different OSs for different things assuming that no single OS is truly safe

You can just use a VM and an antivirus on Windows. Linux isn’t really necessary for your scenario