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vil / incognito_mode.md
Created May 19, 2025 08:10
Why Incognito Mode Ins't Truly Private

Why Incognito Mode Isn’t Truly Private

Incognito or Private Browsing mode in web browsers is marketed as a way to browse more privately or anonymously. For example, Google Chrome’s help page says you can “browse the web more privately in Incognito mode,” and Firefox promises that Private Browsing “does not save your browsing information… and leaves no trace” on your device. Apple’s Safari explains that in Private Browsing it “won’t remember the pages you visit, your search history, or your AutoFill information,” and even

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vil / opsec_bible.md
Last active March 29, 2025 09:52
OPSEC Bible - MD file containing useful tips and tricks to improve OPSEC.

Operations Security (OPSEC) Bible

Operations Security (OPSEC) is crucial for maintaining the privacy and security of your activities. The following guidelines, divided into specific zones, will help you safeguard your identity and operations. Use common sense and conduct your own research to supplement these recommendations. Remember, these guidelines are meant for lawful purposes only.


These tips and tricks have been collected from other sources and guides that have been lost in time. Some of these tips might be considered for the "ultra paranoid". So, know your own "threat model" and stay anonymous based of that.


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vil / classpadinstall.md
Last active October 22, 2023 14:19
How to install ClassPad Manager Subscription for ClassPad II Series on Linux

Begin

Firstly download the Windows installer from here.

It will be in a .zip file named something like cp2m_sub_2017001_2b.zip. Extract it to get your installer named Subscription for ClassPad II Ver. 2.01.7001.exe.

Next you will need to download and install Wine using your systems package manager. In my case, I would have to do sudo pacman -S wine. On Ubuntu for example, you would have to do sudo apt install wine64

After Installing both Wine and the ClassPad windows Installer, open up terminal and run wine "ClassPad Manager Subscription for ClassPad II Ver. 2.01.7001.exe" and follow the installers instructions.