Live OS (for example, Tails)

As we discussed in the previous topic, Tor provides privacy and anonymity at the network level. In other words, maintaining privacy and anonymity cannot be achieved just by using Tor. We need to concentrate on various other layers if privacy and anonymity are our concerns. The main reason is our privacy is compromised at various layers not just at the network layer. The OS in particular collects information, from the time of logging in to the system to an entire set of activities. As a part of the OS, it creates temporary files, a cache, logs, and events for every activity we perform on the device. Depending on the OS, the amount of data collected can vary but typically, any OS which is installed on the device collects information for various reasons, including auditing, troubleshooting, and improving systems performance.

If you need to maintain the highest level of anonymity, you need to get rid of installed OSes and installed applications before you...