Undisclosed · 2018-10-07 00:41
Hey Lain,
Between my fulltime job and generally constant preferences, I find myself falling into patterns that would make it easy to track me in real life- for example, I walk the same route to the grocery store (where the cashiers recognize me) on the same day every week because it's when I have the most time available, I always make the same purchases and stop at the same restaurants because they're cheap/available/what I like etc etc. Is there a way to make personal patterns more random? What kind of balance needs to be struck between the inconvenience of completely unpredictable behavior and the insecurity of complete robotic regularity?
>inb4 no one gives a fuarrrk where you shop you insecure user
I'm sure this problem and this solutions can be applied to more interesting situations then mine. I also think it's pretty interesting in its own right, since you can't use automated tools to cover your tracks like you can online.
Zero Cool · 2018-10-07 10:10
I don't think you can randomize your actions. We all are just robots. Living robots. We are doing the same actions each time. From one day to other day. I can go to other nearest shop or other nearest bus station. But if some person really want to track me, I think he'll recognize little fluctuations. But going to the far shop, or going to home far way by feet it's sort of unlogical actions. My sanity will not allow do this. I am still robot. We people still very predictable creatures...
Unsigned · 2018-10-07 11:38
If you live in a reasonable sized metro
there are more restaurants than you can ever try
as in, you eat at a different restaurant every single day
you will never run out
unpopular places will close and be replaced by new places
start by having a new restaurant month
the rule is you can't eat somewhere you've eaten before the entire month
that applies to the restaurants you visit that month too
you can't go to a new place twice
you can do them back to back and theme them
this is pizza month
next is mexican month
then sushi month
etc
Hououin Kyouma · 2018-10-07 14:16
You first have to define your purpose. Do you want to stop people from following your home, finding your routine to jump you or what?
Otto Normalverbraucher · 2018-10-07 14:43
for small town living, try the following (these are even easier in town living)
>take a different approach to your home every day (go 2 or 3 blocks then turn instead of going straight to your house)
>get groceries as early or late as possible (if you are in the USA, Walmart is open 24/7)
>very the places you get groceries from (perhaps only buy certain products from certain stores, but not regularly)
>put a TV on a timer so people think you are at home or not
>don't take smart phones into stores, presume that stores will try to gather data as much on your devices as their stores facial recognition systems for advertising (this is not a conspiracy, proof of concepts are publicly known, and therefore should be assumed in use)
>use cash (probably the hardest, since most people use card)
>dont use real information for discount clubs
>buy at farmers markets if available
If you can afford it or have close friends, couch surfing at random can be useful to prevent people from following you
some resources
https://www.openbriefing.org/security/training/hostile-environment-awareness-training/
http://www.entriforccm.eu/assets/pdf/Course_Concept_Hostile_Environment_Awareness_Training.pdf