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How to check how safe you are? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 month ago by lemmingsareawesome@sh.itjust.works to c/cybersecurity@sh.itjust.works

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from a security and privacy point

and not surface stuff like "whats my ip" "whats my fingerprint" (someone said the fingerprint checking sites are useless idk) or "is tor connected"

tdlr: i want to know tools to find where the security/privacy holes are

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[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

Kali Linux is a popular choice OS wise, but understand this isn't something you're just going to pick up in a day: You will need to study, learn, practice, etc. You aren't going to learn it from a forum post.

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