Archive for May, 2007

May 18

Best Free Anonymous Surfing Service

Friday, May 18th, 2007

There are lots of reasons folks have for wanting to surf anonymously, ranging from simple paranoia to possibly being murdered by a malevolent foreign government. Whatever the reasons, commercial services that offer anonymity are doing real well. However one of the best services JAP [1], is totally free. In fact JAP is perhaps a little too good. That’s why the German Police insisted in 2004 that a backdoor be put into the product to allow interception of child pornographers. This was done but subsequently removed as a result of court action by JAP.

An alternative to JAP is a system called Tor [2]. It not only allows anonymous browsing but anonymous P2P, email, IM, and IRC chat as well. Given the US Navy origin of Tor, the suspicion arises that this system may indeed have a permanent backdoor. However the source code is now publicly available so that suspicion can perhaps be set aside. More worrying was a raid by German police in September 2006 involving the seizing of some Tor servers in that country. Again, pedophiles were the supposed target but who really knows.

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May 16

Privacy Tips - Your Identity Is A Puzzle That’s Halfway Solved

Wednesday, May 16th, 2007

These days sharing your personal information has become a routine: you get up, brush your teeth, have your breakfast, and then apply for a credit card, buy gasoline, order a gift for your mom online, register for sweepstakes, donate to a charity, and etc.

We all share our personal information, often without realizing it.Here are some tips that will help you guide your privacy and safety.Guard your financial or other account information. Don’t provide it to anyone unless there is a legitimate reason to do so as part of a transaction.Do not print your phone number on your personal checks.

Companies often get your number and address from personal checks.Do not give your real address and phone number when registering on websites, making a purchase online and offline, or elsewhere whenever possible. Some companies ask for your phone number at a register. Refuse to give it or give them a made up number. Later you can always ask the company to “update” your information. (more…)

May 4

Newest free web anonymizers

Friday, May 4th, 2007

http://www.anonymoushttps.info/
http://www.aroundit.info/
http://www.stashmy.info/
http://www.bypassr.net/
http://iranian-proxy.blogspot.com/
http://www.lixy.info/
http://www.acseweb.com/
http://www.wheelfinancing.info/
http://www.genebase.info/
http://www.myspaceunblockr.com/
http://www.zonkzonk.com/
http://www.filtertown.info/
http://www.surfpremium.info/
http://www.bedforduk.info/
http://www.collegearea.info/
http://www.ev-do.ca/
http://www.proxyleap.com/
http://www.qzkunli.com/
http://www.myspaceunblockr.info/
http://iranian-proxy.blogspot.com/
http://www.myspaceunblockr.com/
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