Anonymity and Censorship: what people really think on Safer Internet Day Hardware and Software Information Security by happygeek …is soon forgotten and sooner ignored actually is. Take anonymity for example. The survey showed that only 27% of…of democratic society, and the 49% who thought online anonymity is important also thought everyone should have to register …of thinkbroadband.com, agrees that the issue of online anonymity is a complex one but insists that Safer Internet … How much anonymity does a VPN really provide? Hardware and Software Information Security by happygeek …whilst in transit. Some VPN services do offer user anonymity as a selling point, but how honest are they… the expanded VPN acronym suggests privacy. But privacy and anonymity are different things. Certainly when talking about VPNs, we… When it comes to services that claim to provide anonymity, I certainly wouldn't recommend taking them on their… Methods of IP Anonymity; QUESTION Hardware and Software Networking by ppotter3 … looking for some of the best methods for maintaining IP anonymity. I know of the good old fashion method of ARP… would be the best bet on how to implement IP anonymity? The device I would like to use for this network…. I would appreciate any suggestions, methods, or ideas regarding IP anonymity. Thank you very much, POTTER Re: How much anonymity does a VPN really provide? Hardware and Software Information Security by happygeek … have to admit that for me, most of the time, anonymity isn't as important as encryption of traffic. I run… Re: How much anonymity does a VPN really provide? Hardware and Software Information Security by AssertNull … another GB for tweeeting about it? Seems to defeat the anonymity and low-profileness right there. How anonymity works? Hardware and Software Networking by sateesh935 How Tor browser works? How it gives anonymity? Re: Anonymity and Censorship: what people really think on Safer Internet Day Hardware and Software Information Security by KiloKraveSarave 1st part - people should, except their right to anonimity, be aware that internet is a public place, as a school, market, night club, etc. 2nd part - unfortunately, many parents don't know how to protect themselves on internet, too. Re: Anonymity and Censorship: what people really think on Safer Internet Day Hardware and Software Information Security by Shrike72 The simple fact of the matter is that all the education in the world isn't going to make a difference when people just don't care. Democracy has been broken for a long time now, and the Internet isn't going to fix that. It's not geared towards the kind of free society everyone was dreaming about back in the days of the "information highway&… Anonymity in the digital age Community Center by happygeek As we move ever further towards becoming a global community, where social networking and Web 2.0 concepts rule supreme, what has become of us from the perspective of identity? Technology drives ways to speed up, enhance and render our lives in the 21st century but at what cost. In a world where identity and digital identity are increasingly … Re: Anonymity in the digital age Community Center by The Dude Very interesting questions my friend!! I think thats why stuff like TOR exists to try and help people remain secure if they really wanna..... I think the only real packets you should wanna keep secret are EMAIL PACKETS (As they are the most compromisable packet) Re: Anonymity in the digital age Community Center by John A Web developers try to mirror the real life. They try to make it as realistic as possible, allowing you to chat real-time with other people on the Internet, buy and sell items, and tons of other stuff. If you're really paranoid about privacy, sure: you can use proxies to hide your IP address, remailers to hide your emai address, etc.. But "how… Re: How much anonymity does a VPN really provide? Hardware and Software Information Security by Stefce Hey actually you gave me info on how to choose a VPN better, i didnt though that with the credit cards (good one). Am using free TunnelBear account since they dont have LOGS and they are fast enought for me too :) **EDIT** and because its free you get only 500MB data each month, also you can tweet about the service and you get +1GB free so thats… Re: How much anonymity does a VPN really provide? Hardware and Software Information Security by Stefce Here i found a link that explains the encryption breakdown. https://www.tunnelbear.com/blog/stronger-encryption/ > I run my own VPN * What language is written in? * How much are you sure its safe for you? * Is it available for public use? (i want to test it) Re: How much anonymity does a VPN really provide? Hardware and Software Information Security by rproffitt I just had a client get upset over VPN. It was for another reason and I thought I'd share it here. First the cause of the failure. The VPN GEO relocates the device. That is, to the web, the device (PC, phone, pad, etc.) now looks like it is in the country that the VPN connects to the internet. So this can be a problem as Netflix and other … Re: How much anonymity does a VPN really provide? Hardware and Software Information Security by happygeek Stefan_1: "I run my own VPN - What language is written in?" To clarify, I have a router upon which I have installed my firmware of choice (DD-WRT) and I then run a hardened OpenVPN configuration over that... I have also been known to run certain VPN services over the top of that, including double-VPN solutions, when connection … Re: How much anonymity does a VPN really provide? Hardware and Software Information Security by happygeek rproffitt: Of course, the geo-location option is one reason many people use a VPN. Here in the UK, for example, a VPN that has 'home-router' exit points can avoid the media network VPN exit point blacklist and enable out of territory usage. Horses for courses. Which is kind of the point of my article: a VPN isn't a privacy tool, although it can be,… Re: How much anonymity does a VPN really provide? Hardware and Software Information Security by happygeek AssertNull: VPN usage *can* be secure, but that rather depends on how you are measuring security of course. I'd recommend using a VPN (be that your own router homebrew or a subscription service - **NEVER** a free service IMHO) whenever you are using the Internet on a public/insecure connection somewhere such as a hotel, coffee shop or airport. That… Re: How much anonymity does a VPN really provide? Hardware and Software Information Security by AssertNull > I rather imagine that has long since been laid to rest by the VPN service providers or they wouldn't still be in business. I wish I shared your optimism. You could be right. It could also be that there hasn't been a good test case yet in the legal courts/court of public opinion. Law students generally are of non-technical backgrounds, … Re: How much anonymity does a VPN really provide? Hardware and Software Information Security by New Beachboy This is an old post but it's interesting to update it a little. The problem with 'VPN services' now is that most of the big names that are mass advertised are all owned by the same company - Kape Technologies (a known malware source). That company also has purchased and runs many different "Comparative " & "review" websites… Re: Methods of IP Anonymity; QUESTION Hardware and Software Networking by rubberman You need to set up a secure VPN to anonymize your IP address. There are commercial services for this, such as VyprVPN, and free services such as TOR. Using these services, the remote site sees the IP address assigned by the service, and unless they are logging the linkage between the address your connection has been assigned to your real IP address… Re: Methods of IP Anonymity; QUESTION Hardware and Software Networking by ppotter3 Awesome, that sounds like something I should consider. I had wondered about VPNs but never thought too much about it, I will have to check it out. Thank you very much. Re: How anonymity works? Hardware and Software Networking by silvercats Tor is not a browser. It is an proxy software. your browser uses that software. Google "how proxies work" or "proxy" basically you use another remote computer to browse all the web sites. So it that proxy web site that gives you web site data and you only browse that proxy web site. It does your work, you browse thorugh it so… Re: How anonymity works? Hardware and Software Networking by JorgeM There is no true way to be anonymous. In a top/ip session there is always a source and destination IP. While the destination may see the proxy or VPN service instead of your ip, the service you are using has a record of which ip initiated the connection. So in summary, you have to trust that the proxy or VPN service protects your identity. Cyberstalking Hardware and Software Networking by Michael_Knight … in real life, but they have the power of anonymity from behind a keyboard, where they think no one…of the high number of inexperienced Internet users and the anonymity that it affords. As a rule, investigators should …the courts will use to make a decision. [B]Anonymity and Surreptitious Monitoring[/B] The Internet has the added advantage… Idaho Legislator Proposes Making Anonymous Blogging Illegal Community Center by slfisher … in the Lewiston [I]Tribune[/I] as saying, "Anonymity takes away the responsibility to say things in a civil… Statesman[/I], a liberal (for Idaho) paper, agreed that anonymity was a problem but [URL="http://voices.idahostatesman.com…of the First Amendment is the right to speak with anonymity." But let's ignore the free speech thing.… There's no such thing as a secret online Digital Media Digital Marketing by happygeek …as Secret promise to do; but such a promise of anonymity is always going to be hard to deliver. Secret …with a remarkably simple work around. Secret relies upon 'crowd anonymity' for want of a better description, you join up … people use these kind of applications with an assumption of anonymity which, frankly, is always going to be flawed. Indeed, … Stay Invisible - A Tutorial Community Center Geeks' Lounge by cancer10 … - A Tutorial[/COLOR] [/SIZE][/B] [B][I]Whoever you are, anonymity is your right![/I][/B] With proxy server u can….com/page1.html[/url] and Copy any IP with high anonymity along with its port number. 2. Open Internet explorer >… Tor not cracked, onion not owned Hardware and Software Networking by happygeek … on the current Tor network if you really need strong anonymity” and “using Tor can help you anonymize web browsing and… multiple routes, so cloaking the original source. So while some anonymity services rely on routing all your traffic through a single… Tor network hacked by Feds, Silk Road turned into honeypot? Hardware and Software Networking by happygeek … the dark-side of the web. Not least as the anonymity provided by Tor meant that sites hosted on so-called… the multi-layered and encrypted onion network to retain their anonymity. ![4ebe65f06739a61eb42464fd79d13862](/attachments/small/0/4ebe65f06739a61eb42464fd79d13862.jpg "align-right"… GIMP anyone? Digital Media UI / UX Design by Soral 3.0 …, and I don't know whether it's due to anonymity or infamousness. I was wondering if anyone know about it…