Sorry for the top post, but my phone seems to insist on it using K9 mail. Anyway, I keep an old smartphone that I no longer use -- I have moved my SIM card to my current phone. It can still connect to WiFi, though. I use it to try out dodgy links. I figure there's little loss if it gets screwed up. At worst, I'll circular file a $10 phone.

Of course there's the issue of the "reset your password" scam. My firm rule is to never enter or change a password following a link I didn't initiate.

Another intriguing attempt at isolation is QubesOS, which puts windows in different virtual mavhines. There is thus a default "untrusted" domain that is isolated from other windows. It was too slow for me using my older hardware. You really need an SSD, it seems. But the idea is appealing.

On December 2, 2018 12:44:26 AM EST, finn via users <users@lists.fedoraproject.org> wrote:

finn: I used Tor in this case. But in retrospect, one thing I was
concerned about was the site downloading something malicious without me
knowing it. Would Tor have protected me against that?

yep, Tor browser is harden enough to protect you from these kind of attack and provide better anonymity unless and untill you don't do any stupidity. If possible always prefer to use Tor Browser.
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