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any distro recommendations for privacy? (for real)
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i heard using tor with a vpn is risky is there a way do it well? what vpn should i use?
ive tried tor which claims to minimize the fingrprint but im not seeing any improvments. ive also tried proton but havent seen any improvements either (ive checked if the ip changes it does)
You might have a DNS leak. Go to dnsleaktest(.) com to check
If you do, head over to NextDNS.io and set it up. Once that is done, run the test again to make sure it is fixed