Cyber Self-Defense: STOP Before You Use Tor or a VPN

You’re not ready. If you're serious about protecting your privacy — especially from government surveillance — you need to understand the foundations of cyber self-defense first. In this episode, I explain why jumping into tools like Tor and VPNs without proper knowledge could actually put you in more danger.

From geofencing sweeps at protests to MAC address tracking at your local Starbucks, the surveillance state is real — and it's sophisticated. This isn't about paranoia. It's about reality.

🔒 Topics covered in this video:

Why using privacy tools without education is dangerous

How your IP address and MAC address are used to track you

How VPNs can still expose you

What Tor really does (and doesn’t do)

Why your digital fingerprint matters

Why you should start with Signal, not Tor

This series is about survival in an age of authoritarianism.
Stay smart. Stay safe. Stay free.

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