A lot of people have this question. They wonder "Can I really be anonymous while surfing the internet?" The simple reply is "Yes." There are various forms of rerouting your IP address and hiding it from tracking software that can show who you are. One very easy way to do this is to download a program called "Tor." This program takes your actual IP address, reroutes it through its networks and many other people's networks, and connects your internet (while on Tor) to a different IP address. This allows you to appear to be in Sweden or Russia, while you may actually live in Ohio or Arizona. Tor is very user-friendly, offers a variety of tools, and is a leading developer of anonymity software. Tor even allows you to be anonymous within a click of a button with the Tor Browser Button, which is available for all operating systems that can support Mozilla Firefox. The best part about Tor is that it is absolutely free. It is an open source company and full access to all of its features are available to anybody. Tor can be used to protect your identity, ensure your safety, and make sure you're secure on the internet. You can download Tor for Windows, Mac, or Linux at http://www.torproject.org. I highly recommend you check it out.
Another program I really like is HTTPS Everywhere. It is an encryption service that allows complete recognition of sites that use HTTPS encryption to secure the connection between you and the website. They offer a free add-on as well for Mozilla Firefox, which you can install by clicking here. For those of you who may not know what encryption is, it's basically a way of directly connecting your computer's internet connection to their server. There is no third party traffic connection in between, allowing you complete server-to-server safety.As always, be sure to have your computer updated weekly, and make sure you invest your time into getting some kind of anti-virus/anti-malware program. The combination of both will offer you far more security of your information, your security, and your peace of mind!
I hope this post helped out some people who may be interested in this. If you have any other questions regarding this, please let me know. Thanks.
I really enjoyed this. People shouldn't feel like they're completely vulnerable to an attack over the internet just because they don't have Expert knowledge of how it works.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I kinda should say about the 3rd to last paragraph, AND I REALIZE WHAT YOU ACTUALLY MEANT, but I just wanna mention still, it'd be pretty difficult to establish a direct connection to the website unless you have like a network cable running directly from the server. It'd have to pass over networks to reach you, its the nature of the "inter"webz. It just establishes an encrypted connection between you and the host over SSL. Funny to think that Netscape was the company that developed HTTPS, damn you Microsoft! (haha) Thanks again for another very informative blog(:
Thanks. Really enjoid reading this :)
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