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Anyone know what this is before I click on it?
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Trying to practice good opsec while doing research. Let me know if I’m dumb, but: a) will this track me? b) is this information reliable?
Literally every website you go to logs your ip address which gives a very good estimate of where you live. Your ISP knows the domain of every website you visit and can analyze your traffic using Google analytics and friends. Your phone tracks where you are at all times.
You don't need to practice opsec further than: use the latest version of firefox/chromium and install ublock origin and a password manager, either bitwarden (online) keepassxc (local). Maybe install GNU/Linux (like Fedora Atomic Desktop) as well and configure a VPN (vpn is pushing it though unless you want to do port forwarding and torrenting)
If you have more web security/computer security questions you can dm me.
The CIA factbook is reputable in that it literally is the CIA factbook: history told by the CIA. Use the same scrutiny of historical sources as you normally do.
Thank you for your through answer.
Some of the best sources are actually the ones with clear ideological bents because you can filter the whole story knowing where they're coming from.
Most of the sources used by communist theorists are capitalist rags (Economist has been around for well over a century and has a very clear bias) and industrial magazines (banking, mining, light industry) to understand the positions of the bourgeoisie and then direct interviews and union meeting minutes to understand the positions of the workers.