General Reports

[CVilleCurious]

Looks like Listcrawler and Escortindex.com are the next sites falling to big governments fuckery. Big government wants no one making millions on untaxed money. I thought Listcrawler and the other site moved their home bases overseas like this site? Smh.

I don't think it's been seized by the government. Maybe by some ransomware or hacker. I've noticed individual ads redirecting for a few days. Go to BackPage, it still has the government seizure notice. This ain't that.

[SkyWookie]

Looks like Listcrawler and Escortindex.com are the next sites falling to big governments fuckery. Big government wants no one making millions on untaxed money. I thought Listcrawler and the other site moved their home bases overseas like this site? Smh.

It's all part of the New World Order pushing us to a cashless society, they are systematically shutting down the parts of the internet that allow us to meet these providers. By the end of the year it will be illegal to post any ad offering any adult services.

[LuvFishTacos]

I'm having the same issue this morning. I guess they took down the site. I don't know.

Just figured I would check I had cleared cach but guess it's time to hit up a regular and see if she responds.

[Johnny Mapalo]

I was trying to pull up listcrawwler and the site is redirecting to Adult Search, wasn't sure if anyone else is having that problem. The links on this page where people have put in reports was doing the same thing.

I'm having the same issue this morning. I guess they took down the site. I don't know.

Looks like Listcrawler and Escortindex.com are the next sites falling to big governments fuckery. Big government wants no one making millions on untaxed money. I thought Listcrawler and the other site moved their home bases overseas like this site? Smh.

[Jayman523]

I was trying to pull up listcrawwler and the site is redirecting to Adult Search, wasn't sure if anyone else is having that problem. The links on this page where people have put in reports was doing the same thing.

I'm having the same issue this morning. I guess they took down the site. I don't know.

[LuvFishTacos]

I was trying to pull up listcrawwler and the site is redirecting to Adult Search, wasn't sure if anyone else is having that problem. The links on this page where people have put in reports was doing the same thing.

[Effnonit]

Appreciate everyone taking the time to help a fella out. I consider myself more tech savvy than your average Joe, but a far cry from knowing enough to be a techie. Always saves time to listen to those who have something up and running.

VPNs are a moving target: it's not something where you choose one and stick with it for years. You switch them up from time to time. The key thing is that you want a VPN provider which is based outside one of the "Five Eyes" shared surveillance nations. A decent overview of this concept is presented here: https://restoreprivacy.com/5-eyes-9-eyes-14-eyes/. I recommend reading it.

Read the article and followed some the embedded links. VERY helpful. Before the reading I was going back and forth between ExpressVPN and privateinternetaccess, since both are well-reviewed, GoneforGood97 and WialdThang like enough to recommend and each allow payment using bitcoin (another anonymity feature I'm trying to integrate). I was leaning toward PIA because it was half the price, but after reading the Restore Privacy review https://restoreprivacy.com/private-internet-access/ I think I'll pass for now.

There ARE alternatives to VPNs which can offer even deeper privacy, though they're less convenient. For work I do which has to be absolutely private, I use an amnesic operating system, called TAILS, which runs off a USB stick (I use a burner notebook for this). There are others out there, like QUBES, and various Debian systems. These are actually *compromised* by using VPNs, ironically. These pretty much all have TOR integrated as their default browser (I use TOR, and BRAVE on occasion).

I'm familiar with Tor, Tails, etc. And have a working setup I use on occasion. I say "on occasion" because it doesn't take long for the "less convenient" aspects of Tor to make me care less about privacy / anonymity. I wish it weren't so, but I'm American and ain't no changing the fundamentals.

My take on privacy is that it's more secure to focus on the OS side rather than the network side (VPN); VPNs are good for spoofing location restrictions, though (like watching media which is restricted in a certain country.). Modern life isn't easy! O.

I started out looking at a VPN not as a 1-stop solution, but another layer on top of Tor, burner phones, bitcoin, etc. I've got a little more research to do but at this point I think I'm going to go with a monthly contract with ExpressVPN or one of the others on the "outside 5 eyes" list. I'm also going to set up a Tails machine for those time when I want to double down.

Again, appreciate the help and I'll try to give back once I've got my setup going.

[SeekingHead]

VPNs are a moving target: it's not something where you choose one and stick with it for years. You switch them up from time to time.

The key thing is that you want a VPN provider which is based outside one of the "Five Eyes" shared surveillance nations. A decent overview of this concept is presented here: https://restoreprivacy.com/5-eyes-9-eyes-14-eyes/.

I recommend reading it.

There ARE alternatives to VPNs which can offer even deeper privacy, though they're less convenient. For work I do which has to be absolutely private, I use an amnesic operating system, called TAILS, which runs off a USB stick (I use a burner notebook for this). There are others out there, like QUBES, and various Debian systems. These are actually *compromised* by using VPNs, ironically. These pretty much all have TOR integrated as their default browser (I use TOR, and BRAVE on occasion).

My take on privacy is that it's more secure to focus on the OS side rather than the network side (VPN); VPNs are good for spoofing location restrictions, though (like watching media which is restricted in a certain country.).

Modern life isn't easy!

O.

Use the same system tails when I order weed. I have been using Torguard lately, based out of the Ukraine so safe from the five eyes. Where you a intel guy? Don't see 5 eyes mentioned much.

[BraveJohn]

VPNs are a moving target: it's not something where you choose one and stick with it for years. You switch them up from time to time.

The key thing is that you want a VPN provider which is based outside one of the "Five Eyes" shared surveillance nations. A decent overview of this concept is presented here: https://restoreprivacy.com/5-eyes-9-eyes-14-eyes/.

I recommend reading it.

There ARE alternatives to VPNs which can offer even deeper privacy, though they're less convenient. For work I do which has to be absolutely private, I use an amnesic operating system, called TAILS, which runs off a USB stick (I use a burner notebook for this). There are others out there, like QUBES, and various Debian systems. These are actually *compromised* by using VPNs, ironically. These pretty much all have TOR integrated as their default browser (I use TOR, and BRAVE on occasion).

My take on privacy is that it's more secure to focus on the OS side rather than the network side (VPN); VPNs are good for spoofing location restrictions, though (like watching media which is restricted in a certain country.).

Modern life isn't easy!

O.

I'd find useful info outside of ***, LOL.

[Ozymandias]

Been thinking about getting a VPN service to use for my home internet connection. Anyone with thoughts or service provider recommendations please PM me or post for everyone. Thanks.

VPNs are a moving target: it's not something where you choose one and stick with it for years. You switch them up from time to time.

The key thing is that you want a VPN provider which is based outside one of the "Five Eyes" shared surveillance nations. A decent overview of this concept is presented here: https://restoreprivacy.com/5-eyes-9-eyes-14-eyes/.

I recommend reading it.

There ARE alternatives to VPNs which can offer even deeper privacy, though they're less convenient. For work I do which has to be absolutely private, I use an amnesic operating system, called TAILS, which runs off a USB stick (I use a burner notebook for this). There are others out there, like QUBES, and various Debian systems. These are actually *compromised* by using VPNs, ironically. These pretty much all have TOR integrated as their default browser (I use TOR, and BRAVE on occasion).

My take on privacy is that it's more secure to focus on the OS side rather than the network side (VPN); VPNs are good for spoofing location restrictions, though (like watching media which is restricted in a certain country.).

Modern life isn't easy!

O.

[WialdThang]

Been thinking about getting a VPN service to use for my home internet connection. Anyone with thoughts or service provider recommendations please PM me or post for everyone. Thanks

I use privateinternetaccess. I've had it for 6 years & no complaints.

[SkyWookie]

ExpressVPN works great for me, as long as you don't mind paying for it. I usually buy an annual VPN subscription on Black Friday. Cyber Monday.

I use Norton VPN, it's bundled with antivirus and lifelock for 99 a year, so basically 8 bucks a month you get a good bang for your buck.

[GoneForGood97]

Been thinking about getting a VPN service to use for my home internet connection. Anyone with thoughts or service provider recommendations please PM me or post for everyone. Thanks.

ExpressVPN works great for me, as long as you don't mind paying for it. I usually buy an annual VPN subscription on Black Friday. Cyber Monday.

[Effnonit]

Been thinking about getting a VPN service to use for my home internet connection. Anyone with thoughts or service provider recommendations please PM me or post for everyone. Thanks.

[Effnonit]

Agreed, you will often see a charge listing for "keeping a place of prostitution". O. C. G. A. 16-6-10 defines "keeping a place of prostitution" when. A person having or exercising control over the use of any place or conveyance which would offer seclusion or shelter for the practice of prostitution knowingly grants or permits the use of such place for prostitution.
Therefore there are multiple elements to keeping a place of prostitution:
The defendant exercised control over the use of the location.
The house was maintained for the practice of prostitution.
Prostitution was practiced in the house.

That's why whenever a girl asks me to rent her a room I laugh quietly to myself and mention the keeping a place of prostitution angle. I'm pretty sure the chick says to herself "Damn this ain't his first rodeo".

Amen on the "no renting a room" approach. This article is from years ago but the law is the same and all it takes is some ambitious LE deciding to run the same ol' sting: https://www.foxnews.com/us/universit...on-charges.amp.

(see third paragraph: "According to the Athens Banner-Herald, "John" and the undercover officer came to an agreement to exchange 30 minutes of sexual service for $60. "John" is also charged with keeping a place of prostitution for renting a room at the (Ho-Tell) in Norcross, where he met the officer.".