Apple ID : OpSec | Torhoo darknet markets

if you are looking for real privacy you should get a Google pixel and install graphene OS on it. buy a VOIP service to get phone number and email (you can get one that you pay with crypto). get a prepaid simcard and put it in to a portable hostpot like the ones you can get on ebay so get internet. get a firewall app to dissable intertnet on all the apps you dont need internet connection. dissabble location services on all the apps. if you need to use maps get a offline maps app. and get a VPN always active (something like Mullvad). if you are really looking for security and privacy you can start there because there are sooo many things you can do to maintain your privacy.

Make sure you enable Advanced Data Protection/Encryption (ADP) which is off by default. This will end-to-end encrypt the entire device and even Apple wouldn't be able to see anything on the phone.

They have publicly stated their goal is to know nothing about what is on your device. The less they know, the better in their eyes so they aren't forced to play this game of forcing decryption on case by case basis. They log minimal de-anonymized data. This struggle is very, very public if you know where to look and follow the industry.

A modern, updated, iPhone with ADP enabled is probably the most secure device on the planet. Apple is currently at war with many governments around the world because they do not have a back door, will not put one in, and even the ADP feature was off by default at the request of the FBI as a compromise.

Note that you will not be able to reset your password, passcode, or recover your device any other way except for a printed recovery key only you possess. Turning it on means you're using the best secure mobile device on the market. It's new and not well known. In fact, I bet if you have an iPhone right now and look, you don't have it enabled.

People will argue but it's true. Even the Isreali tech companies and letter agencies can't get into these devices.

You should have looked at the 📖 OS & Comms ☏ wiki page on our banner before you bought a phone.

Protonmail isn't secure either.

To answer directly.

You can use protonmail with it. Creating an Apple ID I think requires a working phone number, as well as a legitimate payment method. Yes if you create the ID from home, they will log that information. They will log a lot of what you do because Apple does have some privacy features but is not meant to be anonymous. If you use a VPN, proxy, Tor, then your account won't be approved most likely. I am not familiar if this is still the case as I moved on to GrapheneOS a long time ago and you should too.

When you use Apple you belong to Apple and nobody else (ADP).

Phones and privacy don't mix. I don't know why anyone is recommending to use a phone for stuff. It seems stupid when you have tails, whonix, and full disk encrypted operating systems as alternatives. Apple and google do unknown things with your data, and they have complex privacy policies which have backdoor for police. All it takes is the location of the phone to be paired to a car or anything you have and you are screwed. Burner phones are good as one time use things. For long term use and the price, I think it would be stupid to use a phone. The only safe thing would be a way to get notifications that something is being sent over tor that is not related to your dark web identity but doesn't have identifying nformation that relates to a crime in it. outside of that, whonix is a much safer option. Any communication that isn't done over tor and encryption is stupid.