turnip hunter

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on {lb help}

General Noobness

Hello people! I'm new here, but been looking around LB for a few weeks so I've got a good handle on how things work in general. However, I have a few questions that I can't find answers too either here or on Google.

1. Is it safer to access LB using outdated Opera on an old Mac (running Snow Leopard) or using TOR (Orbot/Orfox) on android? Or should I just throw caution to the wind?

2. Should I be bothering with a PGP key for my address in the Settings area (it looks like there's some kind of inbuilt key for addresses)?

3. Is it safe to enter my email address in the Settings area?

4. I've partially set up a Bit Panda account, but before I go any further, I'm presuming I'll need a second party wallet, but I can't find any documentation online on how to transfer BTC from Bit Panda to a second party wallet.

Apologies for so many questions all in one go. I just want to get everything set up in advance, ready for pay day.

LB looks like an awesome community btw :-)

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Laughing Grass

goldman said it all but i would always use pgp just for that added security. Can never be too safe with this kind of thing for all the time it takes to encrypt your address.

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turnip hunter

Thanks Laughing Grass! I appreciate your advice. Is there any info on LB regarding PGP? I've got a basic understanding of how it works in general, but not specifically for use with LB. I've noticed that there's a PGP Key section in account settings.

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Laughing Grass

I'm sure ther will be some info floating about somewhere on here but if you already know how to encrypt your address it's easy enough to use on lb. When you click buy on an item you will be put on to the address and postage options then to the left of the adress feild you should see the option to use pgp just copy and paste the sellers pgp key and encrypt your address then copy and paste on to lb easy :). As for the pgp key section in setting that's for your public key if someone wants to send you a message using pgp. No expert myself but hope this helps!

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turnip hunter

Thank you for that extra info. That makes more sense now. I wondered at what stage you'd get the option for the PGP key - I'll look out for it when I come to order. Really appreciate your help. All this TOR, VPN, Bitcoin, PGP stuff is finally starting to sink in! :-)

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goldman sucks

1 Tor is safer than opera
2 not unless a seller insists or you are buying hugely IMHO.
3 yes, the notices from here are stealthy
4 your new wallet generates adresses, send from bitpanda but get everything down before you make things more complex than they have to be. just pay for your orders from bitpanda at first.

Welcome :_}

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turnip hunter

Hi Goldman Sucks, thank you for the help and reassurance - it's really appreciated!

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goldman sucks

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