Hey guys I hope everyone is having a great Friday. I am currently in the process of reading and implementing everything the bible / buyers guide recommends, however I wanted to get some opinions on actions I've taken in the past and how much if anything it will or could affect my security. If this is better suited for the noobs sub please let me know. I have never purchased anything, yet, but I'm getting close. My main concerns are that I have accessed different markets, always using TOR but sometimes without TAILS and on my daily computer. I've also done a bunch of research which includes visiting and posting to this sub and others without TOR or TAILS. Also, I've been putting money into different cryptocurrencies for the past few months, some of which was purchased without my ID being tied to it but others that are tied to my name and I cannot be sure which portion is or is not tied to my name. Any and all insight is appreciated. Thanks everyone!
I've never use Tails. I buy my BTC anonymously with gift cards usually, but my account is tied to my personal email. I don't even use tumblers, but I'm not as paranoid as some people. Trust me at first I was shitting my pants ordering stuff off the DNM, but honestly if you're a small time buyer I don't think you have to have every form of opsec. 100% encrypt all of your information yourself though using PGP! Don't use shitty auto-encryption.