Small habits

This is not one clever trick. It is a handful of dull habits that stop the small leaks from adding up into a name.

Keep it apart

• Pick a username you have never used anywhere. One reused handle links this to your real trail in a single search.
• Use a password only for this, made and kept in a local manager.
• Keep the market on its own profile, and ideally its own Tails stick.

Mind what you type

The free text boxes are where people give themselves away. Messages to a vendor, dispute notes, reviews. More people read them than you think. Never drop a real name, a nearby place, or an exact time. Write like it could go public one day.

Money habits

Do not send coins straight from an exchange that knows who you are. Move them through your own wallet first, and use Monero where you can. The payments pages cover it.

Updated 2026-07-14 · Security