Your browser is the first exposed.
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:Another good solution is to use the Tor Browser which is based on Firefox and pre-configured with the best settings for your privacy and uses the Tor network by default. No technical knowledge is required.
If you are using a public computer I recommend you Tails.
Alternatives to well known spied systems:
The content of my /etc/hosts
file is based on this very good example.
Choose the Domain Name Server you want to use.
Probably the best solution. Lets you add your DNS servers with a higher priority than the DNS servers provided by the DHCP.
resolvconf is a set of scripts and hooks managing DNS resolution.
The configuration of the internet connection is specified in the file /etc/resolvconf
. It is possible to edit this file, but any change manually done will be lost as it gets overwritten next time something triggers resolvconf.
A solution is to use the file /etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d/head
in order to ensure a DNS server is always the first one in the list.
# apt-get install resolvconf # cat /etc/resolvconf/resolv.conf.d/head # Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8) # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN # French Data Network DNS resolvers nameserver 80.67.169.12 nameserver 80.67.169.40 # resolvconf -u
If your interface is configured statically then you can change your DNS by this manner:
# vim /etc/network/interfaces
Add this section:
iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.1.11 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.1.1 dns-nameservers 80.67.169.12 80.67.169.40
Restart the interface and check:
# ifdown eth0 # ifup eth0 # exit $ nslookup cedricbonhomme.org Server: 80.67.169.40 Address: 80.67.169.40#53
An alternative is to use the NetworkManager.