I've been reading & reading for years. I bought the ebay
stealth guide a couple years ago. But I still can't find all the answers to make me 100% positive/confident. I need the exact answers RIGHT NOW. Not a few more months or years of searching & reading.
I've been doing this since the beginning of the internet & I'm still not sure about this stuff. Another 20 or 30 years & I'm pretty sure I won't be any better off.
"Make informed decisions"??? Searching & reading leads to 1 thing, completely opposite answers. Ask any question & you are sure to get 2 completely black & white opposite answers. Like I always say "ask 5 people 1 question & get 10 different answers".
Do I need to buy a new router? Answer = both YES & NO depending on who you ask or where you read.
Do I need to change ISP's? Answer = both YES & NO depending on who you ask or where you read.
Do I need to get a new modem? Answer = both YES & NO depending on who you ask or where you read.
How am I supposed to know the correct answer? Who's telling the truth & who's BS'ing me?
I'm not looking to mask my activity with a paid
VPN. I want to completely start over as if it's the first time I have ever used the internet. I'm getting a new computer. A new user ID. I have all new email addresses. And I'm trying to avoid Google as much as possible. And I cleared the cookies, cache & history. And I changed my router's mac address & IP number. What else do I need to do? I'm worried about the router, modem & ISP.
I don't understand why this has to be so difficult/cryptic/top secret. It should be super easy.
Q:How do I completely start over with a clean slate?
A: Do these steps:
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I just want to be sure I'm covering all the bases. I know 75% but I'm worried about the 25% I'm not totally sure about. I don't totally understand the whole router, modem, ISP, IP number & mac address thing. I read that your computer, router, modem + every different user ID on your computer all have their own mac address. And I read an internet site only tracks 1 of them. I don't know how accurate that info is. This is confusing as hell if you're not a total computer geek.
Some websites track your IP number. Some track your mac address. Some track your cookies. Some track your personal information. Smart devices spy on you & invade your privacy.
WHAT A TOTAL F***IN PAIN IN THE A**!!!
And stop pushing the
Stealth Guide because people setup stealth accounts & still get banned all the time. And then they have no clue what they did wrong exactly. They don't understand IP numbers or mac addresses either.
I also constantly see people ask a question about getting back on a site they were banned from & nobody answers the question. They automatically take the sites side & accuses the person of doing something terrible so they deserved to be banned. Automatically guilty & never proven innocent. And when you get banned most sites never tell you exactly why.
I opened a Facebook account & used it 1 time *
ONE TIME* just to ask a question about how to order a Transformers toy. A couple days later my account was disabled. And they never told me why. They just said I wasn't following the rules. The only thing I did was ask a question in a private chat. I hate social media like Facebook & Twitter & never use it. The 1 time I used it I got banned. WTF
I had a Google/Youtube account that I only used to post replies. One day my account got banned/disabled & they never told me why. No warnings just gone. I'm pretty sure some jerk reported me because they didn't agree with my POV. Probably some republican snowflake MAGA cultist didn't like me bashing their precious Trump messiah constantly & I hurt their delicate feelings. But I'll never know for sure will I?
I need to learn exactly how to get around this crap. Censorship & cancel culture is getting fierce out there. Say anything & somebody will be offended & you will be banned constantly. I want to stay invisible from Google & Youtube.
I've tried
VPN's before & they never worked. Every time I used one the websites I visited wouldn't work properly. That's why I'm avoiding them.