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Discussion => Security => Topic started by: Gee-man on December 06, 2011, 05:24 am

Title: Getting started - old accounts / new computer
Post by: Gee-man on December 06, 2011, 05:24 am
I am pretty new to all of this.  I have figured out Tor and have PGP going.  This week I will be getting my bitcoins, setting up my seller account, and making my first purchases.  I expect to be doing quite a few transactions (both  buying and selling) on an ongoing basis.   

I plan on getting a new laptop that will be dedicated for silkroad / tor for increased security.  Is it worthwhile to wait until I have this new computer and then set up new accounts for everything (Silkroad, tormail, etc.) or is it generally considered safe to "carryover" these accounts?

Thanks for your help,

G



Title: Re: Getting started - old accounts / new computer
Post by: supersecretsquirrel on December 06, 2011, 10:51 am
I plan on getting a new laptop that will be dedicated for silkroad / tor for increased security.  Is it worthwhile to wait until I have this new computer and then set up new accounts for everything (Silkroad, tormail, etc.) or is it generally considered safe to "carryover" these accounts?

I wouldn't recommend having a laptop dedicated to shady activity on the Internet. If you really need to use a second laptop for these things, use a liveCD (such as TAILS) with it. As for settings up the accounts on your current laptop and moving it all over later; I don't see a problem with it. It's all online anyways, and nothing is (or should be, at least) stored on the physical drive.
Title: Re: Getting started - old accounts / new computer
Post by: TravellingWithoutMoving on December 06, 2011, 03:28 pm
I am pretty new to all of this.  I have figured out Tor and have PGP going.  This week I will be getting my bitcoins, setting up my seller account, and making my first purchases.  I expect to be doing quite a few transactions (both  buying and selling) on an ongoing basis.   

I plan on getting a new laptop that will be dedicated for silkroad / tor for increased security.  Is it worthwhile to wait until I have this new computer and then set up new accounts for everything (Silkroad, tormail, etc.) or is it generally considered safe to "carryover" these accounts?

Thanks for your help,

G

...its a bit of pissing around to get pgp for example, migrated over to the new setup....and you say you're new to this..think you will lose some stuff...and will have to start from scratch....