Anonymity Online

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For folks interested in remaining anonymous online when do searches and surfing, these links may help. Please post any other info that may be helpful on this topic.

For anonymous searching, check this link out. Someone posted it in another thread.

https://www.startpage.com/

I came across this link for remaining anonymous online and would appreciate any comments pro or con.

https://www.torproject.org/
 
so you search using startpage.com, you get a list of results.. if you click on one of them it's not private!!
 
Quote from Eight:

so you search using startpage.com, you get a list of results.. if you click on one of them it's not private!!
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On each search result there is a "View by Ixquick Proxy", which solves the problem. Engage your brain next time.
 
How about this solution. Tails Linux OS Updated just a few days ago.
"The Amnesic Incognito Live System (Tails) is a Debian-based live CD/USB with the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity for the user. The product ships with several Internet applications, including web browser, IRC client, mail client and instant messenger, all pre-configured with security in mind and with all traffic anonymised. To achieve this, Incognito uses the Tor network to make Internet traffic very hard to trace."
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It's a live DVD/USB, so just check the computer BIOS settings and if necessary change it so that the computer will boot from DVD/USB first. If no OS is present in the DVD/USB then it will boot to Windows.

No changes are made to the computer when running a live Linux DVD/USB, but it will run slower than if it was installed onto the computer.
 
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On each search result there is a "View by Ixquick Proxy", which solves the problem. Engage your brain next time.
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good, now I can look up "how to make cyanide" in complete privacy. The world is a little better place..
 
when using windows IE9 ensure that you under tools => tracking protection have the protection lists enabled. Also there is a special one for google http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2012/02/20/google-bypassing-user-privacy-settings.aspx since they sneakingly bypass security settings.

However it is not sufficent for visiting those websites that deliberately try to mine your machine for passwords etc which is where the OP products are good for.

Have on occasions been using Tor and it looks pretty decent.

Thanks for the link to the Startpage search engine.
 
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good, now I can look up "how to make cyanide" in complete privacy. The world is a little better place..
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how about places you can't open your trap without being arrested ..China maybe??
there should be 'on' button somewhere in your brain but still you seem to fail to find it..
 
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How about this solution. Tails Linux OS Updated just a few days ago.
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Well, any Linux distro that can be ran from a USB stick can do the same. Nevertheless, your ISP, thus your location still can be known, unless you are using your neighbour's or Starbuck's access...

But yeah, if I am running Mint from USB in a parking lot across the coffehouse, that is pretty anonymous, although kind of far away from home...
 
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