Also, use cash given anonymously as change, rather than from an ATM or bank withdrawal. Use large denominations (no coins) and wrap the cash in a sheet of paper, with your account username printed on it. Add enough postage, but not way too much. However, do not use a color laser printer, because the printer serial number and a timestamp may be encoded in a pattern of faint yellow dots. Use a computer printer, rather than printing by hand. Include a valid return address that’s not associated with you in any way. However, there are two disadvantages: 1) time (especially for international surface mail) and 2) risk of loss or theft in transit. It’s the most anonymous option, as long as you’re not under active surveillance. Check their payment options, or email support. Several VPN providers accept cash payments by mail. And I have updated recommendations for Bitcoin mixers. Also, Electrum is now the best Bitcoin wallet in Linux. Using giftcards, mailing cash, etc are far more risky. So anyway, privacy in meatspace is basically dead, given increasingly pervasive surveillance. I’ll be doing a total rewrite soon, but that will take some time. Although I’ve updated stuff a few times since, it’s been a while. Note: I wrote this series in 2013, well over six years ago. Using Bitcoins that have been well anonymized through multiple accounts and mixing services is another option. The best option for anonymously buying VPN services is sending cash by mail. Using free VPN services is an option, but they typically cap bandwidth and throughput. That’s especially problematic for VPN services to be routed through Tor. In using nested chains of VPN services and Tor for anonymity, the weakest links are arguably the money trails to VPN services that are routed through other VPN services. Paying Anonymously with Cash and Bitcoins Introduction Back to Privacy Guides Advanced Privacy and Anonymity Using VMs, VPN’s, Tor – Part 7
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