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'''Cyberpunk''' is a subgenre of science fiction that is best described as "high tech and low life." The genre deals with the conflict between hackers and corrupt governments and megacorporations, in a dystopic near-future setting. Originally gaining popularity in the late 20th century, cyberpunk has stood the test of time, as our present-day world starts to move more and more in the direction of the fictional worlds in ''Neuromancer'' and ''Blade Runner''.
[[File:Neuromancer.jpeg|thumb|The hailed "bible" of cyberpunk, written by the largest cyberpunk-influencing author and creator of the genre, William Gibson.]]


On /g/, cyberpunk/hacker culture threads are created daily. If there isn't an existing cyberpunk thread on /g/, please start a new one with the following copypasta: http://pastebin.com/GMxykDSm
'''Cyberpunk''' began as a subgenre of science fiction that's "high tech and low life." The genre generally focuses on the conflict between hackers and corrupt governments and megacorporations, in a dystopian near-future setting. Subtexts of the genre, like in William Gibson's prophetic novel ''Neuromancer'', often deal with the social (and occasionally economic) impacts of new technology like cybernetics.


= Circumventing surveillance, in Cyberspace: =
Originally gaining popularity in the late 20th century, cyberpunk has stood the test of time, as our present-day world starts to move more and more in the direction of the fictional worlds in the aforementioned ''Neuromancer'' and Ridley Scott's near-prophetic film ''Blade Runner''.
==Alternative Networks==
===Tor===
''For a more in depth definition, see [[Tor]] and their [https://www.torproject.org/ Official Website].''
 
''Tor is free software and an open network that helps you defend against traffic analysis, a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships as well as state security. Generally, it is the name of several related and interconnected projects, all centered around providing you with anonymity and privacy online. In the simplest sense, Tor is the name of a free software project that protects your privacy online by bouncing your communications around a distributed network of computers (called "relays") run by volunteers all around the world. This network of relays is called the Tor Network.''


<code>Tor Onion Sites:
Soon after its popularity rose, Cyberpunk became a designator for the freelance computer hacker, independent of the literary genre. The author who invented this term was surprised when this occurred. Cyberpunks in this sense are fundamentally a culture of hackers whom use their technological process to augment themselves, and "fite da machine".


Torchan - Started December 2011. Reincarnation of Torchan, the most famous *chan to exist in .onionland. Used to have heavy CP: http://zw3crggtadila2sg.onion/imageboard/  
On 4chan's /g/, /g/punk threads are up often. 8chan has it's own dedicated board, /cyber/. One of /cyber/'s main contributors, Akitaro Wantanabe, <s>runs a cyberpunk info [http://cyberlife.unsafe.space/ repo]</s> dead.


RundaChan - Started December 2011. New chan. Helpful to newbies: http://vkfwaglwnbi6vl7s.onion/
This page offers the essentials of cyberpunk, what the genre means, and briefly gives guides on how to utilize the cyberpunk lifestyle.


Bobby's Board - Started December 2011. New chan. Low uptime: http://uzz3h4ruguwza4fr.onion/imgboard/b/
Everyday, we are proving more and more to be in a cyberpunk dystopia.  


Anonchan - Started November 2011. Went viral. Over 1000 posts in first month - http://od6j46sy5zg7aqze.onion/
== Essential Reading ==
''Lifted from Akitaro's [http://cyberlife.unsafe.space/ website.] (dead link)''


Hidden Image Site - Moderated for CP: http://wyxwerboi3awzy23.onion/
===William Gibson===


Boards: Mostly SnapBBS. Normal forums
'''The Sprawl Trilogy'''


Networking: Social networking.
* Neuromancer
Torbook - Facebook for Tor. Has a public square for discussions: http://ajqaivfxtqy3fdlr.onion/torbook/
* Count Zero
Questions and Answers - A cool truth game: http://ajqaivfxtqy3fdlr.onion/qa/index.php
* Mona Lisa Overdrive


Email/Messaging: Communication.
'''The Bridge Trilogy'''
* Virtual Light
* Idoru
* All Tomorrow's Parties


TorPM - Tor private messaging: http://4eiruntyxxbgfv7o.onion/pm/
'''Misc.'''
Tor Mail - Email services. *@tormail.net: http://jhiwjjlqpyawmpjx.onion/
* Pattern Recognition
* Zero History
* Burning Chrome


Hax: Hacking, etc.
===Bruce Sterling===


Hashparty - Cracking site: http://3terbsb5mmmdyhse.onion/
* The Artificial Kid
* Schismatrix
* Islands in the Net
* Heavy Weather
* Holy Fire
* Distraction
* Zeitgeist


HackBB - Forums for hacking, hosts some content: http://clsvtzwzdgzkjda7.onion/
===Misc.===


OnionWarez - Warez forum, kind of dead: http://dts563ge5y7c2ika.onion/
'''[https://g.sicp.me/books/ Gentoomen Library]'''


Weird and Wonderful Old Stuff - Collection of old DOS and wIN software :D: http://xqz3u5drneuzhaeo.onion/users/dosbox2/</code>
"To celebrate #/g/sicp's 1.7th birthday (if you count in base 12) we spent the weekend amalgamating all of our collective book libraries, sorting, removing duplicates and trying to get what we believe to be the best collection of tech books we could find for release as a torrent. A magnet link is also available for those who prefer that sort of thing. Alternatively, browse the library and download individual files."


===I2P===
'''[http://www.ipprimer.com/ Daryl's TCP/IP Primer]'''
[https://geti2p.net/en/ ''Official Website'']


''The name I2P is derived from Invisible Internet Project, which, in pseudo-mathematical notation, is represented as I²P. It is described on their project page that I2P is an anonymous overlay network - a network within a network. It is intended to protect communication from dragnet surveillance and monitoring by third parties such as ISPs. I2P is used by many people who care about their privacy: activists, oppressed people, journalists and whistleblowers, as well as the average person.
An excellent and thorough introduction to, and overview of, the structure and operation of the Internet.
No network can be perfectly anonymous. The continued goal of I2P is to make attacks more and more difficult to mount. Its anonymity will get stronger as the size of the network increases and with ongoing academic review.''


===Hyperboria===
==Things to Know==
[http://hyperboria.net/ ''Official Website'']
[[File:Cyberpunk.jpeg|thumb|left|The Essential Cyberpunk, by Mondo 2000]]]


''Hyperboria is a global decentralized network of "nodes" running [http://cjdns.info/ cjdns] software. The goal of Hyperboria is to provide an alternative to the internet with the principles of security, scalability and decentralization at the core. Anyone can participate in the network by locating a peer that is already connected. Their three project principles is to develop software that is open, peer to peer and as secure as possible. They accomplish this by giving everyone the ability to join by peering with someone already connected and routing packets using end-to-end encryption using ipv6 addresses through cjdns.''
===Cryptocurrencies===
''Main Article: [[Cryptocurrency]]''


===OpenLibrenet===
Still swapping dead presidents? My sides are in orbit, chummer. In case you weren't aware, hierarchical trust systems are fundamentally a scam. Maintain your sense of autonomy by using [[Wikipedia:Cryptocurrency |Cryptocurrencies]] and while you're at learn the ins and outs of cyberpunk:
[http://www.openlibernet.org/ ''Official Website'']


''OpenLibrenet aim to create a decentralized global mesh communication network that is robust, secure and anonymous. OpenLibernet is built around a robust payment system inspired by the Bitcoin protocol that rewards its users for actively joining, expanding and maintaining the network, and creates a traffic economy with perpetually decreasing prices.''
===EFF===
 
''Main Article: [[EFF]]''
===Freenet===
[https://freenetproject.org/ ''Official Website'']
 
''Freenet is free software which lets you anonymously share files, browse and publish "freesites" (web sites accessible only through Freenet) and chat on forums, without fear of censorship. Freenet is decentralised to make it less vulnerable to attack, and if used in "darknet" mode, where users only connect to their friends, is very difficult to detect. Unbearably slow.''
 
==Mesh Networking==
The only truly free networks are the ones that everyone can own a piece of.
===olsrd===
[http://www.olsr.org/ ''Official Website'']
 
''The olsr.org OLSR daemon is an implementation of the Optimized Link State Routing protocol. As such it allows mesh routing for any network equipment.
It runs on any wifi card that supports ad-hoc mode and of course on any ethernet device. OLSR is a routing protocol for mobile ad-hoc networks. The protocol is pro-active, table driven and utilizes a technique called multipoint relaying for optimized message flooding.''
 
===B.A.T.M.A.N.===
[http://www.open-mesh.org/projects/batman-adv/wiki ''Official Website'']
 
''The Better Approach To Mobile Adhoc Networking (B.A.T.M.A.N.) is a routing protocol for multi-hop ad hoc mesh networks which is under development by the "Freifunk" community and intended to replace [http://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php?title=Cyberpunk#olsrd OLSR]. B.A.T.M.A.N.'s crucial point is the decentralization of the knowledge about the best route through the network — no single node has all the data. This technique eliminates the need to spread information concerning network changes to every node in the network. The individual node only saves information about the "direction" it received data from and sends its data accordingly. Hereby the data gets passed on from node to node and packets get individual, dynamically created routes. A network of collective intelligence is created.''
 
===bmx6===
 
[http://bmx6.net/projects/bmx6 ''Official Website'']
 
Yet another routing protocol.
 
===OpenBTS===
 
[http://openbts.org/ 'Official Website'']
 
Build your own GSM network.
 
==Tools==


===EFF===
[http://www.eff.org/ ''Official Website'']
[http://www.eff.org/ ''Official Website'']


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===PGP===
===PGP===
PGP over time has since been turned into a commodity; open alternatives exist. You can find them here: [http://www.gnupg.org/documentation/guides.html GnuPG, [http://www.openpgp.org/ Open PGP]
''Main Article: [[PGP]]''
 
PGP over time has since been turned into a commodity; open alternatives exist. You can find them here: [http://www.gnupg.org/documentation/guides.html GnuPG], [http://www.openpgp.org/ Open PGP]


''Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) is a data encryption and decryption computer program that provides cryptographic privacy and authentication for data communication. PGP is often used for signing, encrypting, and decrypting texts, emails, files, directories, and whole disk partitions and to increase the security of e-mail communications. It was created by Phil Zimmermann in 1991 while working at PKWARE, Inc. Nowadays it's primarily used for email.''
''Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) is a data encryption and decryption computer program that provides cryptographic privacy and authentication for data communication. PGP is often used for signing, encrypting, and decrypting texts, emails, files, directories, and whole disk partitions and to increase the security of e-mail communications. It was created by Phil Zimmermann in 1991 while working at PKWARE, Inc. Nowadays it's primarily used for email.''


===OTR===
===OTR===
[https://otr.cypherpunks.ca/ ''Official Website'']
''Main Article: [[OTR]]''


''Off-the-Record Messaging, commonly referred to as OTR, is a cryptographic protocol that provides strong encryption for instant messaging conversations. OTR uses a combination of the AES symmetric-key algorithm, the Diffie–Hellman key exchange, and the SHA-1 hash function. In addition to authentication and encryption, OTR provides perfect forward secrecy and malleable encryption. The primary motivation behind the protocol was providing deniability for the conversation participants while keeping conversations confidential, like a private conversation in real life, or off the record in journalism sourcing. This is in contrast with other cryptography tools that produce output which can be later used as a verifiable record of the communication event and the identities of the participants. In most cases, people using such cryptography software are not aware of this and might be better served by OTR tools instead. The initial introductory paper was named [https://otr.cypherpunks.ca/otr-wpes.pdf Off-the-Record Communication, or, Why Not To Use PGP].''
''Off-the-Record Messaging, commonly referred to as OTR, is a cryptographic protocol that provides strong encryption for instant messaging conversations. OTR uses a combination of the AES symmetric-key algorithm, the Diffie–Hellman key exchange, and the SHA-1 hash function. In addition to authentication and encryption, OTR provides perfect forward secrecy and malleable encryption. The primary motivation behind the protocol was providing deniability for the conversation participants while keeping conversations confidential, like a private conversation in real life, or off the record in journalism sourcing. This is in contrast with other cryptography tools that produce output which can be later used as a verifiable record of the communication event and the identities of the participants. In most cases, people using such cryptography software are not aware of this and might be better served by OTR tools instead. The initial introductory paper was named [https://otr.cypherpunks.ca/otr-wpes.pdf Off-the-Record Communication, or, Why Not To Use PGP].''
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''And lastly, if you lose control of your private keys, no previous conversation is compromised.''
''And lastly, if you lose control of your private keys, no previous conversation is compromised.''


===XMPP===
(OTR is slowly being replaced with OMEMO encryption)
 
===Tox===
''Main Article: [[Tox]]''
 
[https://tox.chat ''Official Website'']
 
''A project that grew out of /g/ after the Snowden Leaks first popped up during the summer of 2013. The project's goal is to create a distributed Skype alternative void of third parties. How they accomplish this is by having users connect directly to their peers.''
 
===Tahoe-LAFS===
[https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs Official Website]
 
''Tahoe-LAFS is a Free and Open cloud storage system. It distributes your data across multiple servers. Even if some of the servers fail or are taken over by an attacker, the entire filesystem continues to function correctly, preserving your privacy and security.''
 
Like ownCloud but less streamlined.
 
===SSL===
SSL root certificates, e.g., Verisgn, Comodo, Entrust -- corporations that have placed themselves the top of the pyramid, but why do you trust them? Why should you pay $1500 so a corporate fatcat can [https://www.symantec.com/page.jsp?id==compare-ssl-certificates vouch for your identity for a year?] Self sign [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/OpenSSL your own certificates], anons.


[http://wiki.xmpp.org/web/Securing_XMPP Private ''XMPP (Jabber)] chat with forced encryption''
===DNS===
''Main Article: [[DNS]]''


''Like Google Talk, but private.''
ICANN has a monopoly on the domain name system, but why? So they can release stupid vanity domains like .donut and .shoes? Top fucking lel. Use [http://www.orsn.org/en/tech/ ORSN] or use a distributed system like Namecoin


===Tox===
''For more information on this, see this [http://www.itworldcanada.com/post/eu-calls-for-icanns-close-relationship-with-u-s-to-end article].
[https://tox.im ''Official Website'']
 
== Circumventing Surveillance in Real Life ==


''A project that grew out of /g/ after the Snowden Leaks first popped up during the summer of 2013. The project's goal is to create a distributed Skype alternative void of third parties. How they accomplish this is by having users connect directly to their peers.''
{{warning|Sadly, most countermeasures that make you less visible to surveillance systems make you more visible to humans. If you want to do anything more than cyberpunk cosplay, consider how the following fits into your [[Security|threat model]].}}


= Circumventing surveillance, in Meatspace: =
Automated systems look for specific points of your bodies and use that information to identify you. Obfuscate these points using the methods suggested and you may reduce your data exhaust.
The only way to stay private is to stand out. The automated systems that look for specific points of your bodies and use that information to identify you. Obfuscate these points using the methods suggested and you'll be on your to living a life free from data laundering.


===IRhat===
===IRhat===
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOH9XhsP3iI ''DIYed example'']
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v==jOH9XhsP3iI ''DIYed example (Dead Link)'']


You wouldn't believe how non updated the surveillance infrastructure most cities and their respective businesses have. Many cameras do not have infrared filters on their lenses so all one needs to do is shine infrared light in their direction and all the camera will see is a blur of white light covering where your face should be.
You wouldn't believe how non updated the surveillance infrastructure most cities and their respective businesses have. Many cameras do not have infrared filters on their lenses so all one needs to do is shine infrared light in their direction and all the camera will see is a blur of white light covering where your face should be.
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Grind up some cheap mylar thermal blankets, make a solution and dip your clothes in it to become invisible to thermal cameras:
Grind up some cheap mylar thermal blankets, make a solution and dip your clothes in it to become invisible to thermal cameras:


= Still swapping dead presidents? My sides are in orbit, chummer. =
===Printer Tracking===
In case you weren't aware, hierarchical trust systems are fundamentally a scam. Maintain your sense of autonomy by using [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocurrency Cryptocurrencies] and while you're at learn how to distribute your data flow:


===Ethereum===
[http://seeingyellow.com/ ''Mysterious Yellow Dots'']
[https://www.ethereum.org/ ''Official Website'']


''Ethereum is a platform and a programming language that makes it possible for any developer to build and publish next-generation distributed applications. Ether, Etherum's internal currency, powers its applications and acts as a 'token of exchange' on the decentralized network. Ethereum can be used to codify, decentralize, secure and trade just about anything: voting, domain names, financial exchanges, crowdfunding, company governance, contracts and agreements of most kind, intellectual property, and even smart property thanks to hardware integration. Ethereum borrows the concept of decentralized consensus that makes bitcoin so resilient, yet makes it trivial to build on its foundation. To find out more about how Ethereum works, consult the [https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/%5BEnglish%5D-White-Paper whitepaper].''
Your printouts may include hidden information that identifies you. Make sure your printer preserves your anonymity.


===Bitcloud===
===CCTV===
[http://bitcloudproject.org/ ''Official Website'']
Avoid surveillance cameras by choosing routes that avoid [https://kamba4.crux.uberspace.de/ known locations].


''Bitcloud is an open source distributed database and escrow agent that allows people to share data and create distributed applications. The decentralized nature of Bitcloud allows anyone to publish large amounts of content that is free from censorship, high costs, and proprietary software. Bitcloud can be the base for decentralized applications that require data storage and bandwidth. There are many Bitcoin 2.0 projects in the works right now, but they all still rely on some type of blockchain. In Bitcloud, the blockchain is replaced by a distributed database, also known as the nodepool. Bitcloud creates a new decentralized system of trust where entire web applications can be hosted without a centralized server.''
== Circumventing Surveillance ==
''For more, see Akitaro's [http://cyberlife.unsafe.space/ website].''


===ownCloud===
===Tor===
[http://owncloud.org/ ''Official Website'']
''For a more in depth definition, see [[Tor|The Tor Article]] and their [https://www.torproject.org/ Official Website].''


''ownCloud gives you universal access to your files through a web interface or WebDAV. It also provides a platform to easily view & sync your contacts, calendars and bookmarks across all your devices and enables basic editing right on the web. Installation has minimal server requirements, doesn’t need special permissions and is quick. ownCloud is extendable via a simple but powerful API for applications and plugins.''
''Tor is free software and an open network that helps you defend against traffic analysis, a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships as well as state security. Generally, it is the name of several related and interconnected projects, all centered around providing you with anonymity and privacy online. In the simplest sense, Tor is the name of a free software project that protects your privacy online by bouncing your communications around a distributed network of computers (called "relays") run by volunteers all around the world. This network of relays is called the Tor Network.''


Basically, it provides a relatively streamlined way to make your own personal cloud storage system.
;Tor Onion Sites:
:Torchan - Started December 2011. Reincarnation of Torchan, the most famous *chan to exist in .onionland. Used to have heavy CP: http://zw3crggtadila2sg.onion/imageboard/
:RundaChan - Started December 2011. New chan. Helpful to newbies: http://vkfwaglwnbi6vl7s.onion/
:Bobby's Board - Started December 2011. New chan. Low uptime: http://uzz3h4ruguwza4fr.onion/imgboard/b/
:Anonchan - Started November 2011. Went viral. Over 1000 posts in first month - http://od6j46sy5zg7aqze.onion/
:Hidden Image Site - Moderated for CP: http://wyxwerboi3awzy23.onion/
:Boards: Mostly SnapBBS. Normal forums


===Tahoe-LAFS===
;Networking: Social networking.
[https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs Official Website]
:Torbook - Facebook for Tor. Has a public square for discussions: http://ajqaivfxtqy3fdlr.onion/torbook/
:Questions and Answers - A cool truth game: http://ajqaivfxtqy3fdlr.onion/qa/index.php
 
;Email/Messaging: Communication.
:TorPM - Tor private messaging: http://4eiruntyxxbgfv7o.onion/pm/
:Tor Mail - Email services. *@tormail.net: http://jhiwjjlqpyawmpjx.onion/


''Tahoe-LAFS is a Free and Open cloud storage system. It distributes your data across multiple servers. Even if some of the servers fail or are taken over by an attacker, the entire filesystem continues to function correctly, preserving your privacy and security.''
;Hax - Hacking, etc.
:Hashparty - Cracking site: http://3terbsb5mmmdyhse.onion/:HackBB - Forums for hacking, hosts some content: http://clsvtzwzdgzkjda7.onion/
:OnionWarez - Warez forum, kind of dead: http://dts563ge5y7c2ika.onion/
:Weird and Wonderful Old Stuff - Collection of old DOS and wIN software :D: http://xqz3u5drneuzhaeo.onion/users/dosbox2/


Like ownCloud but less streamlined.
===I2P===
''Main Article: [[I2P]]''


===SSL===
[https://geti2p.net/en/ ''Official Website'']
SSL root certificates, e.g., Verisgn, Comodo, Entrust -- corporations that have placed themselves the top of the pyramid, but why do you trust them? Why should you pay $1500 so a corporate fatcat can [https://www.symantec.com/page.jsp?id=compare-ssl-certificates vouch for your identity for a year?] Self sign [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/OpenSSL your own certificates], anons.
===DNS===
ICANN has a monopoly on the domain name system, but why? So they can release stupid vanity domains like .donut and .shoes? Top fucking lel. Use [http://www.orsn.org/en/tech/ ORSN] or use a distributed system like Namecoin


''For more information on this, see this [http://www.itworldcanada.com/post/eu-calls-for-icanns-close-relationship-with-u-s-to-end article].
''The name I2P is derived from Invisible Internet Project, which, in pseudo-mathematical notation, is represented as I²P. It is described on their project page that I2P is an anonymous overlay network - a network within a network. It is intended to protect communication from dragnet surveillance and monitoring by third parties such as ISPs. I2P is used by many people who care about their privacy: activists, oppressed people, journalists and whistleblowers, as well as the average person.
No network can be perfectly anonymous. The continued goal of I2P is to make attacks more and more difficult to mount. Its anonymity will get stronger as the size of the network increases and with ongoing academic review.''


;I2P eepsites
:I2P2 - Main Project Site: http://i2p2.i2p
:Forum - Main Project Forum: http://forum.i2p/
:zzz - Main Developers' Site: http://zzz.i2p/
:killyourtv - Another developer site: http://killyourtv.i2p
:Planet - RSS Aggregator: http://planet.i2p/
:Salt - Crypto-munitions and tutorials http://salt.i2p/
:I2P-Bote - Serverless, encrypted e-mail plugin for I2P: http://i2pbote.i2p/
:PaTracker - Main torrent tracker: http://tracker2.postman.i2p/
:DifTracker - (French) torrent tracker: http://diftracker.i2p/
:id3nt - Microblogging: http://id3nt.i2p/
:Jisko - More microblogging: http://jisko.i2p/
:eepSites - Search Engine: http://eepsites.i2p/


= Cellular Surveillance =
== Cellular surveillance ==


For your smartphone.
For your [[Phones|smartphone]]. Remember, regardless of what you do to your phone, there are some [https://www.privacyrights.org/consumer-guides/privacy-age-smartphone tradeoffs to your privacy and anonymity] inherent in operating a device on a network you do not control.


=== Custom ROMs ===
==== Custom ROMs ====


* [http://www.replicant.us/ Replicant]
* [http://www.replicant.us/ Replicant]
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** Here is a helpful [https://imgur.com/a/bbmtV infographic].
** Here is a helpful [https://imgur.com/a/bbmtV infographic].


* [http://www.cyanogenmod.org/ CyanogenMod]
* <s>[https://web.archive.org/web/20161224193313/https://www.cyanogenmod.org/blog/a-fork-in-the-road CyanogenMod]</s> [http://lineageos.org Lineage OS]
** There is a [https://lineage.microg.org/ fork] which comes with microG and F-Droid already installed, made by the same people who make microG.
** Here is a helpful [https://imgur.com/a/YR2yU infographic].
** Here is a helpful [https://imgur.com/a/YR2yU infographic].
* [https://grapheneos.org/ GrapheneOS] Only for Google Pixel devices.


Note: don't use gapps.
Note: don't use gapps.


=== App Stores ===
==== App stores ====


* [https://f-droid.org/ F-Droid]
* [https://f-droid.org/ F-Droid]


=== Search Engines ===
==== Search engines ====


Note: decentralized alternatives to search engines like [http://yacy.net/ YaCy] are shit at the moment.
Note: decentralized alternatives to search engines like [http://yacy.net/ YaCy] are shit at the moment.


* [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.startpage.mobile Startpage]
* [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id==com.startpage.mobile Startpage] (now merged with its other service, ixquick)
* [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id==com.duckduckgo.mobile.android DuckDuckGo]
* [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.qwant.liberty Qwant]


* [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.duckduckgo.mobile.android DuckDuckGo]
==== Maps ====
 
=== Maps ===


* [http://www.openstreetmap.org/ OpenStreetMap]
* [http://www.openstreetmap.org/ OpenStreetMap]
** [https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=net.osmand.plus Android App] ([https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Android Information])
** [https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid==net.osmand.plus Android App] ([https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Android Information])


=== XPosed Modules ===
==== XPosed modules ====


Use the XPosed Framework with the XPrivacy Module.
Use the XPosed Framework with the XPrivacy Module.


* [http://repo.xposed.info/module/de.robv.android.xposed.installer XPosed Framework]
* [http://repo.xposed.info/module/de.robv.android.xposed.installer XPosed Framework]
** [https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3034811 XPosed Framework for Android 5.0 or higher]


* [http://repo.xposed.info/module/biz.bokhorst.xprivacy XPrivacy Module]
* [http://repo.xposed.info/module/biz.bokhorst.xprivacy XPrivacy Module]
** [https://f-droid.org/en/packages/eu.faircode.xlua XPrivacyLua Module] App made by the same developer as XPrivacy aimed at Android 6.0 or higher.
==== Firewalls ====
* [https://github.com/ukanth/afwall AFWall+ (Android FireWall Plus)] is a free firewall available for Android, which claims to restrict which apps may access the Internet over WiFi, data, and when roaming. Also useful for those without unlimited data plans: you can disallow data-intensive apps from using cellular data.


=== Miscellaneous ===
==== Miscellaneous ====


* Spoof your MAC address constantly.
* Spoof your MAC address constantly.
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Due to the distinct lack of physical WiFi togglers in mobile hardware, these are currently our only options from being tracked by corporations when out in meatspace.
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== Learning to Program ==
== External links ==


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* [https://archive.org/details/youtube-wbp6G8do2_E Cyberpunk: The Documentary (1990)]
* [http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/Download Installing Python on your computer]


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The hailed "bible" of cyberpunk, written by the largest cyberpunk-influencing author and creator of the genre, William Gibson.

Cyberpunk began as a subgenre of science fiction that's "high tech and low life." The genre generally focuses on the conflict between hackers and corrupt governments and megacorporations, in a dystopian near-future setting. Subtexts of the genre, like in William Gibson's prophetic novel Neuromancer, often deal with the social (and occasionally economic) impacts of new technology like cybernetics.

Originally gaining popularity in the late 20th century, cyberpunk has stood the test of time, as our present-day world starts to move more and more in the direction of the fictional worlds in the aforementioned Neuromancer and Ridley Scott's near-prophetic film Blade Runner.

Soon after its popularity rose, Cyberpunk became a designator for the freelance computer hacker, independent of the literary genre. The author who invented this term was surprised when this occurred. Cyberpunks in this sense are fundamentally a culture of hackers whom use their technological process to augment themselves, and "fite da machine".

On 4chan's /g/, /g/punk threads are up often. 8chan has it's own dedicated board, /cyber/. One of /cyber/'s main contributors, Akitaro Wantanabe, runs a cyberpunk info repo dead.

This page offers the essentials of cyberpunk, what the genre means, and briefly gives guides on how to utilize the cyberpunk lifestyle.

Everyday, we are proving more and more to be in a cyberpunk dystopia.

Essential Reading

Lifted from Akitaro's website. (dead link)

William Gibson

The Sprawl Trilogy

  • Neuromancer
  • Count Zero
  • Mona Lisa Overdrive

The Bridge Trilogy

  • Virtual Light
  • Idoru
  • All Tomorrow's Parties

Misc.

  • Pattern Recognition
  • Zero History
  • Burning Chrome

Bruce Sterling

  • The Artificial Kid
  • Schismatrix
  • Islands in the Net
  • Heavy Weather
  • Holy Fire
  • Distraction
  • Zeitgeist

Misc.

Gentoomen Library

"To celebrate #/g/sicp's 1.7th birthday (if you count in base 12) we spent the weekend amalgamating all of our collective book libraries, sorting, removing duplicates and trying to get what we believe to be the best collection of tech books we could find for release as a torrent. A magnet link is also available for those who prefer that sort of thing. Alternatively, browse the library and download individual files."

Daryl's TCP/IP Primer

An excellent and thorough introduction to, and overview of, the structure and operation of the Internet.

Things to Know

The Essential Cyberpunk, by Mondo 2000

]

Cryptocurrencies

Main Article: Cryptocurrency

Still swapping dead presidents? My sides are in orbit, chummer. In case you weren't aware, hierarchical trust systems are fundamentally a scam. Maintain your sense of autonomy by using Cryptocurrencies and while you're at learn the ins and outs of cyberpunk:

EFF

Main Article: EFF

Official Website

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is an international non-profit digital rights group based in the United States. They provide funds for legal defense in court, present friend of the court briefs, defend individuals and new technologies from what it considers baseless or misdirected legal threats, work to expose government malfeasance, provide guidance to the government and courts, organize political action and mass mailings, support some new technologies which it believes preserve personal freedoms, maintain a database and web site of related news and information, monitor and challenge potential legislation that it believes would infringe on personal liberties and fair use, and solicit a list of what it considers patent abuses with intentions to defeat those that it considers without merit.

In short and given the context of cyberspace: they fight for your freedoms.

They also provide tools and information for the privacy-concerned individual, such as:

  • Panopticlick - See how unique - and trackable - your browser configuration is.
  • HTTPS Everywhere is a browser extension that encrypts your communications with many major websites.

PGP

Main Article: PGP

PGP over time has since been turned into a commodity; open alternatives exist. You can find them here: GnuPG, Open PGP

Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) is a data encryption and decryption computer program that provides cryptographic privacy and authentication for data communication. PGP is often used for signing, encrypting, and decrypting texts, emails, files, directories, and whole disk partitions and to increase the security of e-mail communications. It was created by Phil Zimmermann in 1991 while working at PKWARE, Inc. Nowadays it's primarily used for email.

OTR

Main Article: OTR

Off-the-Record Messaging, commonly referred to as OTR, is a cryptographic protocol that provides strong encryption for instant messaging conversations. OTR uses a combination of the AES symmetric-key algorithm, the Diffie–Hellman key exchange, and the SHA-1 hash function. In addition to authentication and encryption, OTR provides perfect forward secrecy and malleable encryption. The primary motivation behind the protocol was providing deniability for the conversation participants while keeping conversations confidential, like a private conversation in real life, or off the record in journalism sourcing. This is in contrast with other cryptography tools that produce output which can be later used as a verifiable record of the communication event and the identities of the participants. In most cases, people using such cryptography software are not aware of this and might be better served by OTR tools instead. The initial introductory paper was named Off-the-Record Communication, or, Why Not To Use PGP.

With OTR, no one else can read your instant messages.

You are assured the correspondent is who you think it is.

The messages you send do not have digital signatures that are checkable by a third party. Anyone can forge messages after a conversation to make them look like they came from you. However, during a conversation, your correspondent is assured the messages he sees are authentic and unmodified.

And lastly, if you lose control of your private keys, no previous conversation is compromised.

(OTR is slowly being replaced with OMEMO encryption)

Tox

Main Article: Tox

Official Website

A project that grew out of /g/ after the Snowden Leaks first popped up during the summer of 2013. The project's goal is to create a distributed Skype alternative void of third parties. How they accomplish this is by having users connect directly to their peers.

Tahoe-LAFS

Official Website

Tahoe-LAFS is a Free and Open cloud storage system. It distributes your data across multiple servers. Even if some of the servers fail or are taken over by an attacker, the entire filesystem continues to function correctly, preserving your privacy and security.

Like ownCloud but less streamlined.

SSL

SSL root certificates, e.g., Verisgn, Comodo, Entrust -- corporations that have placed themselves the top of the pyramid, but why do you trust them? Why should you pay $1500 so a corporate fatcat can vouch for your identity for a year? Self sign your own certificates, anons.

DNS

Main Article: DNS

ICANN has a monopoly on the domain name system, but why? So they can release stupid vanity domains like .donut and .shoes? Top fucking lel. Use ORSN or use a distributed system like Namecoin

For more information on this, see this article.

Circumventing Surveillance in Real Life

Warning: Sadly, most countermeasures that make you less visible to surveillance systems make you more visible to humans. If you want to do anything more than cyberpunk cosplay, consider how the following fits into your threat model.

Automated systems look for specific points of your bodies and use that information to identify you. Obfuscate these points using the methods suggested and you may reduce your data exhaust.

IRhat

DIYed example (Dead Link)

You wouldn't believe how non updated the surveillance infrastructure most cities and their respective businesses have. Many cameras do not have infrared filters on their lenses so all one needs to do is shine infrared light in their direction and all the camera will see is a blur of white light covering where your face should be.

CV Dazzle

Official Website

Dress like a more fashionable juggalo.

Stealth Wear

Official Website

Grind up some cheap mylar thermal blankets, make a solution and dip your clothes in it to become invisible to thermal cameras:

Printer Tracking

Mysterious Yellow Dots

Your printouts may include hidden information that identifies you. Make sure your printer preserves your anonymity.

CCTV

Avoid surveillance cameras by choosing routes that avoid known locations.

Circumventing Surveillance

For more, see Akitaro's website.

Tor

For a more in depth definition, see The Tor Article and their Official Website.

Tor is free software and an open network that helps you defend against traffic analysis, a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships as well as state security. Generally, it is the name of several related and interconnected projects, all centered around providing you with anonymity and privacy online. In the simplest sense, Tor is the name of a free software project that protects your privacy online by bouncing your communications around a distributed network of computers (called "relays") run by volunteers all around the world. This network of relays is called the Tor Network.

Tor Onion Sites
Torchan - Started December 2011. Reincarnation of Torchan, the most famous *chan to exist in .onionland. Used to have heavy CP: http://zw3crggtadila2sg.onion/imageboard/
RundaChan - Started December 2011. New chan. Helpful to newbies: http://vkfwaglwnbi6vl7s.onion/
Bobby's Board - Started December 2011. New chan. Low uptime: http://uzz3h4ruguwza4fr.onion/imgboard/b/
Anonchan - Started November 2011. Went viral. Over 1000 posts in first month - http://od6j46sy5zg7aqze.onion/
Hidden Image Site - Moderated for CP: http://wyxwerboi3awzy23.onion/
Boards: Mostly SnapBBS. Normal forums
Networking
Social networking.
Torbook - Facebook for Tor. Has a public square for discussions: http://ajqaivfxtqy3fdlr.onion/torbook/
Questions and Answers - A cool truth game: http://ajqaivfxtqy3fdlr.onion/qa/index.php
Email/Messaging
Communication.
TorPM - Tor private messaging: http://4eiruntyxxbgfv7o.onion/pm/
Tor Mail - Email services. *@tormail.net: http://jhiwjjlqpyawmpjx.onion/
Hax - Hacking, etc.
Hashparty - Cracking site: http://3terbsb5mmmdyhse.onion/:HackBB - Forums for hacking, hosts some content: http://clsvtzwzdgzkjda7.onion/
OnionWarez - Warez forum, kind of dead: http://dts563ge5y7c2ika.onion/
Weird and Wonderful Old Stuff - Collection of old DOS and wIN software :D: http://xqz3u5drneuzhaeo.onion/users/dosbox2/

I2P

Main Article: I2P

Official Website

The name I2P is derived from Invisible Internet Project, which, in pseudo-mathematical notation, is represented as I²P. It is described on their project page that I2P is an anonymous overlay network - a network within a network. It is intended to protect communication from dragnet surveillance and monitoring by third parties such as ISPs. I2P is used by many people who care about their privacy: activists, oppressed people, journalists and whistleblowers, as well as the average person. No network can be perfectly anonymous. The continued goal of I2P is to make attacks more and more difficult to mount. Its anonymity will get stronger as the size of the network increases and with ongoing academic review.

I2P eepsites
I2P2 - Main Project Site: http://i2p2.i2p
Forum - Main Project Forum: http://forum.i2p/
zzz - Main Developers' Site: http://zzz.i2p/
killyourtv - Another developer site: http://killyourtv.i2p
Planet - RSS Aggregator: http://planet.i2p/
Salt - Crypto-munitions and tutorials http://salt.i2p/
I2P-Bote - Serverless, encrypted e-mail plugin for I2P: http://i2pbote.i2p/
PaTracker - Main torrent tracker: http://tracker2.postman.i2p/
DifTracker - (French) torrent tracker: http://diftracker.i2p/
id3nt - Microblogging: http://id3nt.i2p/
Jisko - More microblogging: http://jisko.i2p/
eepSites - Search Engine: http://eepsites.i2p/

Cellular surveillance

For your smartphone. Remember, regardless of what you do to your phone, there are some tradeoffs to your privacy and anonymity inherent in operating a device on a network you do not control.

Custom ROMs

Note: don't use gapps.

App stores

Search engines

Note: decentralized alternatives to search engines like YaCy are shit at the moment.

Maps

XPosed modules

Use the XPosed Framework with the XPrivacy Module.

Firewalls

  • AFWall+ (Android FireWall Plus) is a free firewall available for Android, which claims to restrict which apps may access the Internet over WiFi, data, and when roaming. Also useful for those without unlimited data plans: you can disallow data-intensive apps from using cellular data.

Miscellaneous

  • Spoof your MAC address constantly.
  • Create or obtain a faraday cage in the form of a phone case in order to block WiFi signals entirely. Example: https://offpocket.com/

Due to the distinct lack of physical WiFi togglers in mobile hardware, these are currently our only options from being tracked by corporations when out in meatspace.

External links

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