Going Dark (or at least Grey) on the Internet

Going Dark (or at least Grey) on the Internet - A guide on how to Secure Your Communications

This is my personal list, feel free to copy, edit and tweak to fit your needs.

PROBLEM
 Web Browsing: including Streaming & Torrents
   http: is unencrypted and allows someone to monitor your traffic & destination IP
   https: is encrypted and allows someone to monitor your destination IP
 DNS:
  allows someone to monitor name to IP resolution

FIX
 Encrypt internet traffic using a security concise VPN
   - https://torrentfreak.com/vpn-anonymous-review-160220/
 Emerge onto the internet from a country not part of the Five Eyes
   - https://privacyinternational.org/node/51
 Use Tor (via a VPN) for all non-personal browsing
   - https://www.torproject.org/
 Free Public VPN
   - http://www.vpngate.net/en/
 Use VPN Proxy
    - Proxies can log your source IP and web traffic
    - Choose a VPN provider with a no log policy
    - Avoid free VPN services
    - Use multiple proxies at same time (go from one to another to another)
    - Buy proxy services from more than 1 provider
    - Use prepaid credit cards for payment to avoid tracking
 Use DNS Servers that DON’T track, log or redirect / insert ad’s
   - https://blog.uncensoreddns.org/
   (Even better) Encrypt DNS traffic - DNSCrypt
   - https://dnscrypt.org/
 DNS Test Tools
   - https://dnsleaktest.com/
   - https://www.dns-oarc.net/oarc/services/dnsentropy

PROBLEM
 eMail:
   Uses SMTP and SMTP is unencrypted and allows someone to monitor your traffic
 Attachments:
   unencrypted and often scanned / read for viruses by service providers, employers, etc

FIX
 Encrypt emails - PGP
   - http://openpgp.org/
 Encrypt Attachments
   - https://www.aescrypt.com/
   - https://minilock.io/

PROBLEM
 Web Searches:
   Search engines track you

FIX
 Use a Non Tracking Search Engine
   - https://duckduckgo.com
   - http://www.visualcapitalist.com/how-google-tracks-you/


-GENERAL ADVICE-
   - Keep your browser(s) current
     - Install updates

   - Disable webrtc in your browser(s)
     - https://duckduckgo.com/?q=disable+webrtc

   - Secure your browser
     - https://www.us-cert.gov/publications/securing-your-web-browser

   - Use browser security add-ons
     - HTTPS Everywhere
     - Privacy Badger
     - noscript
     - uMatrix

   - When possible stay on the Onion (Tor) Network
     - The Pirate Bay  http://uj3wazyk5u4hnvtk.onion
     - DuckDuckGo  http://3g2upl4pq6kufc4m.onion/

   - Secure Your Accounts
      - Enable multi-factor authentication
      - Use long complex passwords
      - Use a password manager
      - Don’t reuse passwords

    - Read & Lean
	    - Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://ssd.eff.org/

LINKS
   UPDATE - http://pastebin.com/77vafjuk
   Which VPN Services Keep You Anonymous - https://torrentfreak.com/vpn-services-anonymous-review-2017-170304/