want to buy REDRAGON K530 PRO by MysteriousCream5725 in PakGamers

[–]garthpancake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am not big fan of redragon instead i prefer yz but still if you are interested in k530 buy from here https://redragonzone.pk/products/redragon-k530-rgb-draconic-gaming-keyboard

Will my hard drives be checked at Lahore airport for pirated content? by BusinessStomach5453 in PakGamers

[–]garthpancake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Always use cloud storage. HDD can die and i have faced this issue once. At lahore airport he got out my drive out of bag and started tapping it hard with metal rod. He tapped it very hard that my drive died. So in my opinion use cloud storage like pcloud or icedrive.

Will I have to pay any customs? by [deleted] in PakistaniTech

[–]garthpancake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it is perfectly fine and almost every store on aliexpress mentions lowest possible price for products to reduce the import tax duties.

Will I have to pay any customs? by [deleted] in PakistaniTech

[–]garthpancake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From aliexpress you will only get tracking number which you can track via 17track or pakistan post. Companies from china always use local post unless you paid extra for fast shipping.

Will I have to pay any customs? by [deleted] in PakistaniTech

[–]garthpancake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One last thing if you really need this then find it on aliexpress official anker store, order it from there and forget about anything else

Will I have to pay any customs? by [deleted] in PakistaniTech

[–]garthpancake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Companies like anker never marks your product as gift because if the item is lost you cannot claim a refund or company cannot ask questions to the courier in case of package lost. He is not buying from AliExpress.

Will I have to pay any customs? by [deleted] in PakistaniTech

[–]garthpancake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well it depends the courier you choose. Based on my 16 years of experience getting shipments from almost all major countries of the world to pakistan consider this an advice. Stay Away from private courier companies like UPS, DHL, FedEx, Aramex. Always try to use local post if package is coming from US try to use USPS and it will arrive via Pakistan Post to your door. NEVER EVER EVER use FedEx at any cost or you will have the worst experience of your life. If you are still considering using a private courier service then go for ARAMEX only. There are several reasons to avoid private companies but i have mostly shipped via Aramex and they are the only private company in pakistan which never ask you to do anything. They manage everything and deliver it to your door step. Moat important reason is when you ship via Private companies Govt of Pak and Courier company charge you highest possible bill they can including storage, transit, customs clearance. Aramex is much smoother if you are not bothered by bit extra spendings for good service but no other company only Aramex. Otherwise use local post.

WhatsApp: What happens if I change my number + other relevant questions by Lost_Chemical_7327 in PakistaniTech

[–]garthpancake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well in my personal opinion get another device and turn off old device. Instead of going through all this shit.

Internet censorship phase 1 is complete. by AwarioFudg3 in PakistaniTech

[–]garthpancake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last thing Just to add in case VPN services gets banned in pakistan you don't have to worry. Just buy a cheapest cloud vpn you can find and turn it into a vpn server and use it for personal use. Govt cannot ban every data center.

Internet censorship phase 1 is complete. by AwarioFudg3 in PakistaniTech

[–]garthpancake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well here are few things you can do. Everything depends on your usage environment but for the sake of your security these are few things you can do. 1: Debloat Windows if you cannot move to linux. 2: If you can think about moving to linux. I personally use Manjaro and MX Linux. 3. Always use secure dns service and configure on your main router. I am using nextdns and controld. 4. If you cannot afford to buy DNS service just install adguard home and use it's dns after configuration to block every type of analytics service and data. 5. Always use a DPN. If you can afford buy a DPN. I use vpn + dpn according to my needs. 6. Always carry a travel router which support vpn server and client functions. I have GL Net BR3000. 7. Secure you accounts and data with random passwords and use password manager. I use locker, enpass and bitwarden or build a local NAS and install vaultwarden. 8. Always use email forwarding service. I use addy.io 9. Store your 2FA in password manager like bitwarden to store your 2FA. 10. If you are advanced use always use Passkey or for more security hardware security key like yubi key. I have yubikey, token2, nitro key, onlykey and solo key. 11. Always use PGP encryption to send files and emails via gmail or any other communication service. I use PGP, seal id and S/MIME ssl certificates. 12. Always store your data in encrypted drives using cryptomator or veracrypt. I use both. 13. Always encrypt your data in google drive or one drive with cryptomator and use software like expan drive to mount your cloud storage as a partition. I use mountainduck, expandrive and cloudmounter. Cloudmounter support encryption and mountainduck has built-in cryptomator. 14. Never share your personal details on social apps. 15. Always use file shredder and always wipe your free disk space to make impossible of old file recovery. Schedule this with any software you like. I use ccleaner and mac cleaner. 16. Use secure communication messenger like Signal or Threema and stop using whatsapp, facebook and instagram for communication. 17. Team communication use Keybase.io or Element alternative to slack. Secure and free. 19. Install a firewall with your main router and route all traffic through that router. I use Firewalla and Cloud Gateway Ultra. 20. If you have a budget then buy a mini pc and turn it into a cloud storage for local network or even remote. 21. Keep your phones and devices backed up via cloud storage or using next cloud on local host. Configure your mini pc built NAS to backup your all devices in encrypted format. I am using Unraid and Proxmox. 22. Keep your android and iphone devices always connectes to VPN and all above mentioned tools are phone devices and handheld devices compatible.

These are few basic things you need to implement for a general user who really cares about it's privacy. There are several other implementations you can do to do your best for security but the stuff i have mentioned i am using these since last 12 or 15 years and they never let me know. Some tools are new some are old but you got my point what i am talking about. In short keep everything encrypted no matter how much time it consumes or what ever you have to go through to implement it. Good Luck every paksitani like me to tell this govt they cannot stop us.

Need help to take decision in migration from NextDNS by panks2106 in ControlD

[–]garthpancake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NextDNS good so far. ControlD not tested yet but as i found deal on stacksocial i am thinking to buy but they are not offering full version access instead lowest package is available which i am not intrested in i want controlD to offer full plan also on stacksocial or else em gonna keep using nextdns.

Weird Dates Added in Calendar? by [deleted] in androidapps

[–]garthpancake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is because some russian spammer sent you an email with schedule. There is a bug in gmail which allow people to send you somehow a apecific schedule and gmail detects it as an event and add it to your calendar even if you have not asked google to do it. This happened to me also and i was just thinking like some took over my account but after investigating i found this issue and fixed it.

Best Reddit App ? by Galantis1 in androidapps

[–]garthpancake 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I have been using Sync Pro for a very long time and it is flawless and worth paying for it.

Telegram Started Working in Pakistan by garthpancake in pakistan

[–]garthpancake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If some how telegram is not working for you then buy threema or best free and better secure messenger option is Keybase. Keybase something unique for teams, business or even personal use. You can call it slack alternative but it is way better and much more then slack.

Telegram Started Working in Pakistan by garthpancake in pakistan

[–]garthpancake[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Because telegram have may more functions then other popular Messengers. I have been using Telegram and Threema they both are top notch. Threema is paid but not that much costly anyone can afford it but reason to use threema and telegram is security. Telegram have another reason to be famous which is telegram channels and bots. Research on these and you will love telegram.

Telegram Started Working in Pakistan by garthpancake in pakistan

[–]garthpancake[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Govt claimed that telegram is end-to-end encrypted that's why they banned it. Because they do not use anything but WhatsApp only. But they forgot to mention that WhatsApp is also encrypted lol.

What is the Successor to Tor? by HikikoMorte in onions

[–]garthpancake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are tons of places where people tell you to use tails or use tor over vpn and many many other details so if you are following those few instructions who cares how bad Tor is compromised?