16-03-2010, 13:07
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surfing anonymously
Any ideas how I can surf the net anonymously?
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16-03-2010, 13:13
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Re: surfing anonymously
There is a private browsing option if you use Firefox if that is any use to you.
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16-03-2010, 13:14
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Re: surfing anonymously
Anonymously from other people who might use your computer or from VM/Police/Government etc. ?
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16-03-2010, 13:17
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Re: surfing anonymously
How does the private browsing work in firefox?
---------- Post added at 12:17 ---------- Previous post was at 12:17 ----------
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Originally Posted by Derek S
Anonymously from other people who might use your computer or from VM/Police/Government etc. ?
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A bit of both hehehehe  only joking
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16-03-2010, 13:20
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Re: surfing anonymously
In IE 8 select Safety in the menu bar (right hand side SW of the X) then select InPrivate Browsing.
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16-03-2010, 13:54
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Re: surfing anonymously
tried those. I think what I'm after is some why of hiding my IP address from websites.
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16-03-2010, 14:20
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Re: surfing anonymously
You could consider using a separate Firefox profile with a proxy IP. As far as private browsing in firefox you just click on that option in the tools menu.
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16-03-2010, 15:33
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Re: surfing anonymously
Use TOR (the onion router) http://www.torproject.org/
"Tor is free software and an open network that helps you defend against a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships, and state security known as traffic analysis. Tor protects you by bouncing your communications around a distributed network of relays run by volunteers all around the world: it prevents somebody watching your Internet connection from learning what sites you visit, and it prevents the sites you visit from learning your physical location. Tor works with many of your existing applications, including web browsers, instant messaging clients, remote login, and other applications based on the TCP protocol."
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16-03-2010, 16:26
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Re: surfing anonymously
Yep. By all means use TOR.
Keep in mind though that the tunnel is only encrypted up to the exit node, which must (in order to forward your traffic to it's destination) then decrypt it. There are a large number of compromised endpoinrs out there, so for your own sake don't push anything sensitive through TOR.
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16-03-2010, 16:50
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Re: surfing anonymously
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Originally Posted by Rob M
Yep. By all means use TOR.
Keep in mind though that the tunnel is only encrypted up to the exit node, which must (in order to forward your traffic to it's destination) then decrypt it. There are a large number of compromised endpoinrs out there, so for your own sake don't push anything sensitive through TOR.
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Is there any option to choose an end node in a specific country in Tor?
I'd love to be able to use it as a reliable proxy server 
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16-03-2010, 19:19
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Re: surfing anonymously
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Is there any option to choose an end node in a specific country in Tor?
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The system is random and autonomous.
That's kind of within the essence of it. 
It's also not really very useful (or appropriate) for privileged westerners with big, fat broadband connections who just want to 'surf anonymously'.
http://www.torproject.org/download.html.en#Warning
It's very basic (if you want actual anonymity), and very slow.
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16-03-2010, 19:23
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Re: surfing anonymously
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The system is random and autonomous.
That's kind of within the essence of it.
It's also not really very useful (or appropriate) for privileged westerners with big, fat broadband connections who just want to 'surf anonymously'.
http://www.torproject.org/download.html.en#Warning
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I don't want to surf anonymously. I want to watch sports events which some ******s won't let me based on my location
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16-03-2010, 20:20
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Re: surfing anonymously
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I don't want to surf anonymously. I want to watch sports events which some ******s won't let me based on my location |
Now that is something i would like to be able to do
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16-03-2010, 20:22
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Re: surfing anonymously
Then you need to locate a public proxy server in the country that you're interested in pretending to be from and change your browser settings to use that proxy.
Obviously please only use this for completely legal purposes....
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16-03-2010, 20:26
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Re: surfing anonymously
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Then you need to locate a public proxy server in the country that you're interested in pretending to be from and change your browser settings to use that proxy.
Obviously please only use this for completely legal purposes.... |
I know that, but doing so usually means a proxy dance involving mislabelled, misconfigured or otherwise not working proxies, and giving up after an hour of frustration 
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