Surf the internet anonymously
Posted on | June 27, 2009 | 7 Comments
Planning to go to countries where privacy of citizens is of little or no importance to the Government? Most of us like the internet because it helps us escape the real world and also allow us to keep our anonymity while doing so. Unfortunately, many countries are keeping track of their citizens tracking behaviour. If you are surfing the internet using a public hotspot, you are in grater danger of reavealing your sensitive information to unwanted people.
Here are some free, open source software that will help you maintain your privacy:
- UltraSurf
for Windows) It helps protect Internet privacy with anonymous surfing,by hiding IP addresses and locations and cleaning browsing history, cookies,etc. - Hotspot Shield for Windows and Mac) It secures your web session using HTTPS encryption. Hides your IP address.Helps you bypass censorship and firewalls.Protect you from snoopers trying to get sensitive information about you at hotspots, airports, hotels, corporate offices and ISP hubs.
- Tor for Windows, Mac and Linux) Tor defend you against any form of network surveillance that will threaten your personal freedom and privacy, confidential business activities.Tor works with many applications such as web browsers, instant messaging (IM) clients, remote login and other applications based on the TCP protocol.
Please note that Java, Flash, ActiveX, RealPlayer, Quicktime, Adobe’s PDF plugins, etc. can be manipulated into revealing your IP address. Please be careful while surfing anonymously in certain countries with tyrranical governments where even a small mistake can lead to your arrest on most occasions.
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June 27th, 2009 @ 11:40 am
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June 27th, 2009 @ 1:19 pm
DO NOT DOWNLOAD ULTRASURF. IT IS MALWARE.
June 27th, 2009 @ 3:46 pm
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June 27th, 2009 @ 6:29 pm
All the programs you recommend except TOR are closed source. They allow the company running them to monitor what sites you visit, and what you post.
TOR has vulnerabilities that allow exit node operators to sniff traffic and do the same.
The only 100% secure way to stay anonymous on the internet is to use your own SSH tunnel that you setup on your own server. This can be done for less than $10 using a VPS hosting server.
I just made a post about this on my blog, and some of the pitfalls you should be aware of when trying to stay anonymous on the internet. http://www.warningnsfw.com/how-to-browse-the-internet-anonymously/
June 27th, 2009 @ 8:11 pm
I find UltraSurf is really easy to use while Tor is much more powerful.
October 22nd, 2009 @ 5:18 pm
Hello from Russia!
Can I quote a post in your blog with the link to you?
October 23rd, 2009 @ 9:56 am
Sure, Thanks in advance.