Only trust my frens, here. I thought using a VPN would mask one's actual location and ip address. But there are some sights that recognize my account with them whether or not I am using a vpn. Can someone explain? Thanks.
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Best way is to break it down into pieces.
Start off by looking for a general guide, search for something like 'how to stay anonymous online'.
Then, take each element and research it on its own (search for 'faq' as well - frequently asked questions).
You will build up your knowledge in layers. When you come across something you don't understand, make a note of it and come back to it later.
It will feel confusing at the outset, there is a lot of jargon to overcome (so research common jargon etc.) but that's totally normal. As you grasp one aspect, it will provide a key to understand more of another aspect, and so on.
Just an fyi, I've been in IT Security since '95 and I still keep a personal glossary of terms that I keep updating as something new comes along.
One hard aspect is that the same 'thing' has its terminolgy changed over time, just be aware that the thing that is confusing you might be something you understand already, just under a different name.
For example, 'cloud computing' was once called 'someone else's server' :)
Alright, good advice. Thanks again.
You're welcome