Anyone tried Cryptohippie to mask your IP address while surfing the internet?

[stevegee58]

+1 on Tor/Onion.

Like using a public proxy, there's a speed hit. Small price to pay for anonymity.

I'm pretty sure it's a FireFox plug-in so you can turn it on and off.

 

[paulxx]

Cryptohippie is one of the best VPN services, but my favourite is www.perfect-privacy.com

The trouble with proxies is that they do not encrypt all of your internet activity and your real IP address can leak through Java and other browser plugins. They are also slow.

 

[dcraig]

Quote from dtrader98:

I have reservations about proxies hiding IPs. Someone please explain how if you go to two completely different proxies and download something from a site that has limits per time, the site states that you have already exceeded the download limit. I've seen that, and somehow something doesn't jive there.

Cookies?

 

[dtrader98]

Quote from dcraig:

Cookies?

Cookies cleared. I don't know enough to confirm the earlier post about java leakage, but I can attest that I've experienced sites that recognize your IP regardless of independent proxies. I'm still not sure why, but that behavior makes me concerned about how well proxies mask identity.

 

[bigpapi]

Quote from DrPepper:

I have read that there is a record somewhere of what websites I visit, what I write in my e-mail, my ET posts, etc.

Quit downloading midget porn and you will have nothing to hide

 

[dandxg]

In a post 911 world the government can track anything they want if they want. Google provides search records occasionally to law enforcement.

You can also use anonymizer.com It will spoof/mask IP addresses. TOR is good too. Any of these programs slow your connection down though.

 

[DrPepper]

Quote from paulxx:

Cryptohippie is one of the best VPN services, but my favourite is www.perfect-privacy.com

The trouble with proxies is that they do not encrypt all of your internet activity and your real IP address can leak through Java and other browser plugins. They are also slow.

When I try to open this site along with several others mentioned previosly (except TOR), my anti-virus blocks it and says that opening it may put my security at risk. Any idea why all of these proxy sites do that?

 

[Code7]

Quote from dtrader98:

Cookies cleared. I don't know enough to confirm the earlier post about java leakage, but I can attest that I've experienced sites that recognize your IP regardless of independent proxies. I'm still not sure why, but that behavior makes me concerned about how well proxies mask identity.

http://www.h-online.com/security/ne...ead-out-list-of-visited-web-pages-732405.html
http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/EFF-demonstrates-a-browser-s-finger-print-918786.html

 

[paulxx]

Here is a test for Java IP address leaks: http://www.stayinvisible.com/cgi-bin/iptest.cgi

But there are also Java/Flash cookies and web bugs that linger as well as ordinary cookies. Use CCleaner to get rid of them.

Google "Practical Internet Privacy" for more.

- and there are no viruses at perfect-privacy, maybe on your computer.