Best Free Anonymous Surfing Services

Best Free Anonymous Surfing Services
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Introduction
This is the 21st century, the so-called Digital Age, an age where
information is more public than it is private. The sheer growth and pervasiveness of the Internet have led to additional concerns over privacy issues for a great number of people. Show more... Read this article in Spanish (Espaol)
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JonDo (previously known as JAP) is a client program, used with a Proxy Server system, written in Java for routing data across the JonDo network. Unfortunately, being Java based means that the application is rather bloated. Even so, to make up for this large amount of memory consumption, JonDo does have an attractive and user-friendly GUI, which displays lots of visual information about your connection to the JonDo network. Additionally, Java-based also means that it is truly cross-platform. The free service offers 30-50kBit/s speeds and unlimited bandwidth. The commercial option offers a lot more features such as higher speeds, access to
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all ports and SOCKS5 support. The JonDonym group provide a free browser profile for Firefox called JonDoFox. It is preconfigured to be highly anonymous out of the box and features lots of useful add-ons, such as No-Script, CS Lite and AdBlock Plus. Because it is completely free and has all these outstanding features, I highly recommend it to anybody that is serious about anonymity. Bear in mind, however, that JonDo does set limits on the number of users allowed for all of their free servers, and this limited capacity means that its network is often overloaded at peak times. Consequently, you may not be able to connect on your first attempt. Here are some of my personal ratings and a few technical points regarding the program: Speed Rating: Anonymity Rating: Usage Allowance: Logging Level: accounting purposes. Server Location(s): Operating System(s): WOT Rating: Excellent (WOT is explained much further down). Worldwide Slow. 30kbps-50kbps (Dial-up speeds). High Unlimited Minimal. They log bandwidth usage for
76MB of RAM usage when running. There is a portable version available. The Tor Browser Bundle is comprised of a client front-end program, Vidalia, for the Tor proxy that comes bundled with Tor and The Firefox web browser, and their purpose is to route data across the Tor network. There are quite a few bundles offered for users to get started relatively quickly. If you do not opt for the preconfigured Tor browser bundle, you must configure your machine's local proxy port to use Vidalia's default port of 8118 in order to use the programs. Vidalia allows you to change your IP continually in order to mask your Internet trail to provide greater anonymity. There are not a lot of complicated features or configuration options. It is a basic front-end, which strives to keep the user's experience as simple and secure as possible while the backend to Tor, which is largely hidden, is itself very complicated. The program also allows users, if desired, to become relays for the Tor network, helping censored users connect to the network undetected. Vidalia even has an eye-candy feature showing a map of Earth with lines representing connections to the Tor server participants and very nice bandwidth graphs. Here are some of my personal ratings and a few technical points regarding the program: Speed Rating: Anonymity Rating: Usage Allowance: Logging Level: about entry and exit nodes. Server Location(s): Operating System(s): WOT Rating: Excellent. Worldwide Medium High Unlimited Unknown. It varies from node to node.
Some may log you and some may not. Review this page for more info
There is a portable version available.
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24 - 32MB RAM usage when running with an additional 4MB used for Polipo and another 16.5 MB for the Tor engine. PacketiX.NET is free service offered by SoftEther Corp as an academic experiment run by the University of Tsukuba in Japan. Unlike Hotspot Shield and countless other VPN clients, it is not based on OpenVPN but instead uses a proprietary system. Like most other VPN connections, it encrypts all of your Internet activities. The actual client itself is very customisable and powerful, allowing you to get the most out of your VPN connection. There are a number of features from setting the number of TCP connections and enabling data compression to maximize throughput. The actual speed you get ultimately depends on your geographic location in relation to Japan. This means that a lot of people may experience slow connections (especially Europeans). The GUI is very simple and easy to use. Installation is rather simple, but you need to download the client and an additional configuration file. They have a nice tutorial on their website that guides you through the whole process to make it easier for you. Although they do keep logs, they are open about it. You have to read and accept an agreement stating that you will not use the service 'to do crime' as they put it. As long as you're not doing anything you shouldn't be doing, it should not concern you greatly. Here are some of my personal ratings and a few technical points regarding the program: Speed Rating: Anonymity Rating: Usage Allowance: Logging Level: Server Location(s): Operating System(s): WOT Rating: Excellent. Japan Medium High Unlimited High. Logs are kept permanently.
19MB of RAM usage when running. JanusVM is based on VMware and is a type of product often referred to as an "Appliance" in the parlance of virtualization software, which means basically that it is a group of programs and settings preconfigured by and large from the vendor, and usually ready to run "out of the box," so to speak. In this case, specifically, it is an Internet Privacy Appliance comprised of Tor, Privoxy, Squid and OpenVPN, which run in a virtual machine as a preconfigured client. This really is a superior product compared to other Tor solutions as it combines the power of Tor, Privoxy, Squid and OpenVPN to increase anonymity. I would recommend this option for intermediate to advanced computer users as it is not simply a case of 'click-click-done' by any means, in spite of what the terminology suggests. It requires the installation of VMware Player (which is free), the configuration of a VPN connection and some background reading (albeit quite minimal). There is also a nicely-made video tutorial for beginners who want to try out this solution. VMware Player is required to be running every time you want to use JanusVM. While this may not be an issue for most, those with older hardware might struggle to deploy a virtual machine, if they can manage it at all. Apart from these potential technical difficulties with running the virtual machine, it can be highly inconvenient for some to have it running all the time. This is the kind of decision you will have to make when considering anonymity options. One hundred and twenty-eight MB of RAM is a bare minimum to run a virtual machine! Still, if you have only this amount of RAM available, you should consider first upgrading to a higher amount. In addition, once JanusVM is set up correctly, you will then have to configure your operating system's network connection manager to dial into JanusVM. The
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people over at project JanusVM also offer a hardware based solution, dubbed JanusPA. It is really interesting as it encrypts all of your data going through your ADSL modem or router, meaning literally nothing can get through that is not 'Torified', that is, running through the Tor network. More information can be found here. Even though they are currently out of stock of this hardware device, it is worth a look anyway. Here are some technical points regarding the solution: Speed Rating: Anonymity Rating: Usage Allowance: Logging Level: about entry and exit nodes. Server Location(s): Operating System(s): WOT Rating: Excellent Worldwide Generally slow High Unlimited Unknown. It varies from peer to peer.
53 MB of RAM usage when running. proXPN is a VPN client based on OpenVPN; however, there is a PPTP service also on offer for mobile phone users. They currently have servers located in the USA and are looking to expand into Europe. Therefore, speeds vary depending on your location. Overall, speeds are generally very fast for most users. With it being a VPN client, it encrypts all of your Internet activities. They use a 512-bit level of encryption with 2,048-bit certificates for users to achieve high levels of anonymity. Unfortunately, registration is mandatory in order to use the service. Of course, for the extremely paranoid folk among you, fake details may be provided, but a real e-mail address must be used in order to activate an account. Then again, this e-mail address could also be anonymous. Sorry if I confused anyone with that last sentence! The GUI is very basic and user-friendly. Even so, it could use a little reworking, like removal of some tabs and integrating some controls into one window for starters. One problem I encountered is that proXPN appears to run on start-up by default for me and cannot be stopped easily. As far as I know, this problem occurs only in Windows 7 Professional 64-bit. Use the comments section for assistance with this. It's available for a wide variety of operating systems, including Microsoft's modern operating systems, such as Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Mobile, as well as a range of Apple based operating systems, such as Mac OS, iPhone and iPod Touch. It may work for older operating systems such as Windows 98 and 95, but they are not officially supported. Here are some of my personal ratings and a few technical points regarding the program: Speed Rating: Anonymity Rating: Usage Allowance: Logging Level: a roughly 2 weeks. Server Location(s): Operating System(s): USA Free accounts are limited to 100kbps. High Unlimited Minimal. They log connection time and
date, your bandwidth usage and your registration details. Logs are kept for
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WOT Rating:
Excellent.
3.6MB of RAM usage when running (+3MB for OpenVPN). USAIP is a PPTP/L2TP/OpenVPN VPN service. Having servers in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Hungary and China, their network should deliver good connection speeds to most people around the world. Because PPTP and L2TP are protocols and not applications, they are not bound to any one operating system, even though Microsoft played a major part in their development. As a result, you can make use of the USAIP service with the standard network connection manager program found in most any Windows distribution, such as Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7, even older Windows systems such as Windows ME, Windows 98 and Windows 95. Additionally, the USAIP services may be used in other operating systems as well, such as MAC OS and Linux, which already include VPN clients within their respective operating systems. The program effectively tunnels all of your data through this service. Consequently, not only your web browsing session is anonymous, but all of your Internet activities are likewise so. This is indispensable for applications that use other protocols, such as UDP. I used to play online games using this service, and my ping was higher than many of the programs listed here can offer. The free service has unlimited bandwidth, and you can use it for as long as you wish. However, there is one big catch. They allow you to try their service for absolutely nothing but disconnect you every seven minutes to entice you to upgrade to one of their premium packages. Actually, this caveat sounds a lot worse than it actually is, and we cannot complain too much because we can, after all, automatically redial immediately after we have been disconnected. Most of the network connection programs have an automatic redial function available, so make good use of it. In many cases being disconnected every 7 minutes can be unnoticeable, but if you are playing online games frequently, as I noted earlier, then getting disconnected is going to be very noticeable! Indeed, I would prefer using this service as a backup to some of the other services listed on this page. Here are some of my personal ratings and a few technical points regarding the program: Speed Rating: Anonymity Rating: Usage Allowance: Logging Level: keep them for 48 hours. Server Location(s): Netherlands China USA UK Germany The Fast High Unlimited Minimal. They log bandwidth usage and
Operating System(s): WOT Rating: Unknown.
VPNReactor is a L2TP/PPTP/OpenVPN VPN service similar to USAIP. They currently only have servers in the USA, so speeds may vary. Most of the points that were mentioned about USAIP apply to this product too. While the free service also has unlimited bandwidth and usage, the only major difference is that the VPN connection disconnects every 30 minutes. Registration is mandatory, and they also require users to reactivate their accounts monthly. I'm not sure if they support mobile devices, but in theory they should support any devices that use PPTP or L2PT. Here are some of my personal ratings and a few technical points regarding the
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program: Speed Rating: Anonymity Rating: Usage Allowance: Logging Level: Server Location(s): Operating System(s): WOT Rating: Excellent. USA Fast High Unlimited Minimal
Your Freedom is a Java-based "sophisticated tunneling solution" offered by resolution GmbH. Again, being Java-based means that it is truly a crossplatform solution. The GUI lacks elegance, and it looks plain and simple, even for Java. On the other hand, they have servers located worldwide, have support for lots of protocols, for instance, UDP, and they allow you to play online games using the tunnel. However, the speeds are on the slow side: 64 kbit/s dial-up speed for free users. They also limit usage of the proxy tunnel for up to 6 hours per day or up to 15 hours per week. It's not much at all and that is why I recommend this service rather as a backup solution. They only keep logs of your statistical data for accounting purposes. Speed Rating: Anonymity Rating: Usage Allowance: 15 hours per week. Logging Level: Minimal. They only keep logs of part of Slow. 64kbits/s (Dial-up speed). High Low. Up to 6 hours per day and up to
your IP (16-bit or half of your IP address) and your statistical data for accounting purposes only and are usually deleted within 4 weeks. Server Location(s): Operating System(s): WOT Rating: Excellent. Worldwide
Windows Based Solutions

The xB Browser (or XeroBank Browser, previously known as TorPark) is a
Firefox and Tor bundle. It was at one time unique compared to the other Tor programs, offered as an 'all-in-one' solution. You can start surfing anonymously straight out-of-the-box. Firefox users will feel comfortable using the XeroBank Browser as it is based on the same browser. Speeds vary as they do with all Tor connections, but you will find they are usually quite slow. You may be able to speed things up somewhat by disabling images (add-on download required). Here are some technical points regarding the program: Speed Rating: Anonymity Rating: Usage Allowance: Logging Level: about entry and exit nodes. Server Location(s): Worldwide Slow Medium-Low Unlimited Unknown. It varies from peer to peer.
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WOT Rating:
Excellent.
Hotspot Shield is a free VPN client based on OpenVPN. Unlike other anonymous surfing options, such as JonDo or Tor, Hotspot Shield encrypts all of your Internet activities and not just web browsing. This is ideal for people who want to anonymise other applications without the need to 'proxify' them, which can be a complicated and tedious task. Anchorfree does not collect any identifiable information about you, so you can rest assured that your privacy is not compromised. Another advantage to using this option compared to others is its speed. I was pleasantly surprised when I first used Hotspot Shield as the speed was noticeably much faster than Tor and JonDo's free servers combined. It can load web pages nearly as fast as my unencrypted connection can even in ideal circumstances. One catch to the service, however, is that Anchorfree displays advertisements on every web page that you visit. Luckily, those who have the AdBlock Plus and NoScript addon for Firefox won't see ANY adverts at all; but those who use Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari or any other browsers without equivalent plug-ins will see them. This isn't necessarily a bad deal considering what you are getting; namely, a commercial-like service for the sake of a few adverts (or none if you're a Firefox/AdBlock Plus/NoScript user). If you really cannot tolerate the advertisements, then I highly recommend that you use JonDoFox, a free Firefox profile which includes all the necessary plugins (including AdBlock Plus and NoScript) for greater anonymity and to block Hotspot Shield's adverts. We've already sung the praises about JonDoFox above in the JonDo review, I really recommend you get it! Hotspot shield can seem a bit intrusive as it always loads with Windows and cannot be stopped unless you disable its services. This isn't necessarily a bad thing for fast computers but if you're using something with minimal resources, then you'll want to preserve as much RAM as possible. In that case I would suggest you configure your operating system to disable HotSpot shield's services, of which there are three in total. If you're a regular user, this may be an advantage to you! Now for a few technical points regarding the program. There is no standalone GUI for the program, but instead it uses a web page interface. It is very simple to use as it has only two buttons, connect and disconnect. It is a relatively small download (5258kB), which includes the necessary OpenVPN components, and it uses around 68Mb of memory when running. No registration is required. Anchorfree has a number of high-speed dedicated servers based in different locations in the United States. More information about the data that Achorfree does collect can be found at this page. Achorfree also offers a UK version of this popular product called ExpatShield, which can be used to access the popular BBC iPlayer serivce from outside the UK. Here are some of my personal ratings and a few technical points regarding the program: Speed Rating: Anonymity Rating: Usage Allowance: Logging Level: volume of traffic. Server Location(s): WOT Rating: Good. USA UK Fast High Medium. 5 GB per month. Minimal. They log connection times and
AdvTor is a powerful alternative to the Vidalia bundle and as the name suggests, it is built with the advanced Tor user in mind. You can customise pretty much any aspect of your Tor connection, from bandwidth throttling to manual entry or exit node selection. One of its nicest features is the ability to
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force a program to use your Tor connection! Although that particular feature is in a Beta stage, I've managed to get various programs to work with it. This feature is very promising. Try it yourself, force a program such as an instant messaging client to use Tor without changing its internal proxy settings. This is great for applications that simply refuse to use your Tor connection. It's important to note that Tor does not support the UDP protocol, so programs that use this protocol will send and receive UDP packets unencrypted over your network connection and untouched by Tor. As far as I know, there is no way to route UDP packets over the Tor network and there are no plans to implement such a feature. The GUI isn't particularly elegant or user-friendly, but for all it lacks in looks, it makes up for in features. A must have for advanced Tor users. Here are some of my personal ratings and a few technical points regarding the program: Speed Rating: Anonymity Rating: Usage Allowance: Logging Level: Slow (high with custom configuration) Medium-High Unlimited Unknown. It varies from peer to peer.
Some may log you and some may not. Review this page for more info about entry and exit nodes. (Minimal with custom configuration) Server Location(s): WOT Rating: Worldwide
Excellent.
8MB of RAM usage when running. There is no installer file. The program is provided in a Zip archive. Since there is no installer, the program is fully portable. SecurityKiss is a simple Windows VPN client based on OpenVPN. They have servers located in Germany, the United States of America, The United Kingdom, Switzerland and are looking to expand into other locations. Speeds are relatively fast depending on your location to the nearest server. They do not cap speeds and use data compression to ensure you get the very best connection. There is a 300 MB per day limit for free users, which they insist will always be free, will never decrease but may increase in the future. This would work out as roughly 9GB a month, which is more than adequate for surfing the web or very light to moderate downloading activities. The GUI is very basic; it features a connect and a disconnect button, a button to change servers and a button to leave feedback. It also displays how much of your daily download quota has been used and how long before a new cycle begins. SecurityKiss insist they do not keep personally identifiable data about their users and only log your IP addresses, connection/disconnection times and traffic volume. They use the 128-bit Blowfish algorithm to encrypt session data and use 1024-bit RSA certificates for session keys. Therefore, users can be assured that nobody can eavesdrop on your data. Here are some of my personal ratings and a few technical points regarding the program: Speed Rating: Anonymity Rating: Usage Allowance: Logging Level: permanently. Fast High Medium 300 MB per day Minimal. They only log your IP address,
connection/disconnection times and traffic volume which are kept
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Server Location(s): Canada WOT Rating:
USA
UK
Germany
Switzerland
Unknown.
2MB of RAM usage when running (+3MB for OpenVPN). Available for both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows. UltraSurf is a VPN program for Windows. They have servers located in USA and collect the following data about you; your IP; the properties of browser and/or your computer; the number of links you click within a site; state or country from which you accessed the site; date and time of your visit; name of your ISP; web page you linked to our site from; and pages you viewed on the site. The GUI is very basic with a few standard Windows-like buttons to access options, help and to exit the program. There are radio buttons for server selection and that's all that is interesting about the GUI apart from the server utilisation displays which are helpful in deciding which server is currently the fastest. At the moment, users are unable to change the default port (9666) to a custom one. Users should be aware of any restrictions that prevent the program from listening on that port before attempting to use it. NB: Some antivirus programs falsely identify Ultrasurf as a virus/trojan as it can penetrate through firewalls. This is a false positive. Please be aware of this if you get any alerts and such. Here are some of my personal ratings and a few technical points regarding the program: Speed Rating: Anonymity Rating: Usage Allowance: Logging Level: Fast High Unlimited High. UltraSurf collect the following data;
your IP; the properties of browser and/or your computer; the number of links you click within a site; state or country from which you accessed the site; date and time of your visit; name of your ISP; web page you linked to our site from; and pages you viewed on the site. Server Location(s): WOT Rating: Good. USA
5MB of RAM usage when running. CyberGhost VPN is a VPN client offered by S.A.D. GmbH, whose servers are based in Germany. It uses 128-bit AES encryption on all connections to ensure a high level of anonymity and special data compression techniques to make speeds faster. With its free service, you get 1 GB a month, which is more than enough for surfing the web. It has a clean, intuitive and user-friendly GUI. It supports lots of languages including English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish. This is a more complete solution compared with others listed here, one which is great for everyone. You may have to wait in a queue during peak times due to the service's popularity. I am very pleased with this product and believe that it is well worth a good look to anybody serious about his or her privacy and anonymity. Here are some of my personal ratings and a few technical points regarding the program: Speed Rating: Anonymity Rating: Fast High
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Usage Allowance: Logging Level: CyberGhost VPN team. Server Location(s): WOT Rating: Germany
Low (1 GB a month) Unknown. Awaiting a response from the
Excellent.
27MB of RAM usage when running. You must register in order to use this service. Freegate is a free proxy offered by Dynamic Internet Technology Inc. This specific program offers unrestrictred access for Chinese users but restricted access for all others. The extent of this restriction is unknown, but I have successfully managed to search Google, load up YouTube and Facebook without hassle. Obviously, this feature makes it a great choice for Chinese users. Speed Rating: Anonymity Rating: Usage Allowance: Logging Level: Server Location(s): WOT Rating: Medium. Medium. Unlimited. Unknown. Worldwide
Excellent.
15 MB of RAM usage when running. Fully Portable.
Linux Based Solutions

The (Amnesic) Incognito Live System is a Debian-based (i.e., Linux) Live CD. It can be downloaded as an ISO file and then burned to a CD. Then, the user simply boots from the CD, which now contains everything needed to run the OS in RAM without installing any of it to the disk. It will automatically configure your internet connection using your system's ethernet interface. Vidalia is bundled with the CD, which forces all connections to go through the Tor network. Absolutely no data is stored when using the Live CD unless you explicity configure it to do so. However, data may be stored on a Live USB setup if you like. The Gnome GUI is very clean and intuitive, as well as easy to use. It is similar to the popular Debian-based Ubuntu distribution. You get some essential software such as an instant messaging client (Pidgin), a secure browser with Tor button (Iceweasel) and an e-mail client (Claws). Lots of other software packages are also included to help you work productively, such as OpenOffice.org. Lots of network devices are supported out-of-the-box but if you require support, visit their forum here.You do not need a speedy machine in order to use the Live CD as merely 256 MB of RAM or greater is recommended, 128 MB being a bare minimum. One can't complain too much anyway, given the nice pricetag. :) Here are some of my personal ratings and a few technical points regarding the program: Speed Rating: Anonymity Rating: Usage Allowance: Logging Level: about entry and exit nodes. Medium High Unlimited Unknown. It varies from peer to peer.
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Server Location(s): WOT Rating: Good
Worldwide
Privatix is by design almost identical to (Amnesic) Incognito Live System. One significant difference is that the default browser configuration is Firefox with the Tor button. If you want more information on Privatix, read the Amnesic section as most of the points regarding that product apply to this one too. Alternatively, you can visit the project's website here. Here are some of my personal ratings and a few technical points regarding the program: Speed Rating: Anonymity Rating: Usage Allowance: Logging Level: about entry and exit nodes. Server Location(s): WOT Rating: Worldwide Slow Medium-High Unlimited Unknown. It varies from peer to peer.
Excellent
Test Your Anonymity JonDonym's Anontest is a free comprehensive anonymity test. It displays all the information that sites can obtain from you simply by visiting them. Lots of sites gather information about you when you visit which is used to enhance your site experience; however, lots of the information you give out to them is not needed. Enter; Anontest. It clearly identifies areas of your configuration that are not as secure as they should be and gives suggestions as to how to fix them. Areas are colour coded with easy traffic light colours; red being highly insecure/bad and green being secure/good. They also have a number of other neat features for the 'techies': IP Whois Show IP location on a map Traceroute Curious to know what websites can gather from you just by visting them? Take the Anontest and see for yourself! It's one of the most essential tools I use to test anonymity. NB: This test may falsely identify your IP and User-Agent as 'insecure', but this may not necessarily be the correct conclusion. The reason it does this is because the test was designed for JonDo+JonDoFox. Test Your Speed Speedtest.net is a free service that allows users to test their Internet connection speed based on their location. You can use this to test the speed of your connection when using the products listed above to help you decide which is the fastest solution for you. Be sure to select the nearest server to your location for accurate results. You should be aware that there is generally a trade off between speed and anonymity, especially with free products. Noteworthy Add-ons for Firefox Users HTTPS Everywhere is an add-on for the Firefox browser developed by Electronic Frontier Foundation and supported by The Tor Project , and its purpose is to force your browser into making certain websites to use the secure HTTPS protocol instead of the standard HTTP protocol. Currently, the number of sites it supports is limited by predefined rule-sets, the list of which
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is growing through updates made periodically. However, custom websites may be added on an ad hoc basis so that users can access other websites using the HTTPS protocol. By using this add-on, or by accessing HTTPS websites where possible, you can automatically increase your level of anonymity. You will find a thorough and fascinating discussion of this topic on the website where it is supported, www.eff.org. Here are but a few of the many sites supported by this excellent Firefox extension: Faceboook GMX Google Ixquick Live (Hotmail) Meebo Microsoft Mozilla NY Times PayPal Twitter Washington Post Wikipedia WordPress NoScript is a popular and powerful add-on that blocks JavaScript, Java and Adobe Flash html elements present on most websites. All of these are capable of revealing your true IP or host address, as well as compromising other vulnerabilites of your system, even though you may be using a proxy or VPN. NoScript provides a smartly crafted defense, allowing you to select which elements you wish to run. NoScript is an excellent, open-source and well-maintained extension, which provides you with a broad range of capabilites so that you can take back control of your surfing experience. If you want to make some easy and automatic settings for a broad-brush approach to defense or if you want to fine tune it and tweak the extension for maximum effect, this is the extension you need to get. With it you can also create a whitelist so that you can permit, for example, JavaScript to run on any of those sites that must have it enabled to work properly. On the other hand, if you watch videos on YouTube, then it is likely that YouTube is obtaining your true IP address every time you do so, whether or not you connect with a proxy or VPN. If you really want to watch a "must see" video safely, the smarter thing to do would be to download and watch it offline. You can do so with a number of different programs. You may want to look at some of these options: KeepVid alternatives. BetterPrivacy is another good extension to help protect you from a persistent form of Flash cookie that is more cleverly hidden and dangerous than regular browser cookies because of the way it is placed so as not to be removed with normal browser cleaning procedures. These so-called SuperCookies are now used pervasively on the web as a means of tracking users' surfing activities without even making their presence known or apparent. And, what's more, these cookies NEVER expire! However, with this addon you can easily and automatically have them removed just as quickly as they get placed by a website or just as soon as you close your browser. Sieze the day! AdBlock Plus is another popular add-on that blocks adverts and tracking elements on webpages. In addition to the loss of a snappy and responsive browsing experience that comes from having too many advertisements choking your bandwidth and memory, malware from malicious sites often makes its way into your browser from intrusive advertising practices. However, these problems can be prevented by this extension because it allows you to install filters to block forms of html bloat and disreputable domains. These filters were designed to install painlessly and seemlessly into the browser's functionality, and there are several different filter subscriptions to help you keep up-to-date in the never-ending arms race against malware and other kinds of intrusion.
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Anonymous Search Engines If you are like me, you spend a fair amount of time on the Web searching. It is a critical function and one of the features that has allowed the Web to thrive and enrich our computing experience. Its importance cannot be overstated. At the same time, this pervasiveness has in no small measure infringed upon our privacy. Privacy is one of the hallmarks of freedom and one of the liberties we need to protect vigilantly. Therefore, it is of paramount importance that we not underestimate the power inherent in the ability to monitor and record our activities while searching on the Web. The search engines you utilize will profoundly affect your rights of privacy, both now and in the future. Ixquick purports to be the most private search engine on the Web, and it earned the first European Privacy Seal. The search policy is plainly laid out and easy to understand. Simply put, it does not record any of the individually identifying information normally collected by other search engines: IP address, user-agent, search history, etc. Yet, it provides users with comprehensive results and advanced searching features. If you go to Ixquick's website https://www.ixquick.com/eng/ and click on the About link, you can find out about its functionality and philosophy. I was quite impressed with it, and I use it often. Ixquick also operates another search engine called Start Page, available here: https://www.startpage.com/. Start Page brings all the power of the Google search functionality to you, along with Ixquick's additional privacy features, by serving as a proxy between users and the Google website. Accordingly, "On Startpage the privacy of Ixquick is combined with the Web search results from Google." Thus, for those who are used to Google's search results but prefer not to expose their personal identities or interests to Google's logging and tracking procedures, Start Page is the best solution. I use Start Page as my home page on Internet Explorer 9. It has a built-in proxy function to allow you to visit the search results anonymously via one of the company's own secure proxies. This provides an additional layer of anonymity without sacrificing any of the results. Another outstanding search engine that provides privacy combined with excellent results is called DuckDuckGo, which you can find here: http://duckduckgo.com/. The name is rather humourous, I know, and its appearance is perhaps a bit childlike, but do not let these features fool you. It is private and powerful. On that linked page you should look carefully toward the bottom, where you will see a few inconspicuous links, one of which is shown as "More". Click it and you will see much more indeed about this search engine's functionality and features, and at the top of that page is another "More" button, which you may want to check out for additional information. Like the other two already mentioned, this search engine prides itself on discretion but delivers much more than you would expect from its lack of flare and advertisements. I also use this site for searching, and I am quite satisfied with it. No frills and no fuss, just anonymity, efficiency and effectiveness. You really need to check out this ducky yourself!
Anonymous E-mail Anonymous E-mail is a truly anonymous e-mail service which uses random remailers of the mixmaster remailer network. Unfortunately, you cannot receive replies and track the e-mail. It can take up to 12 hours for the recipient to receive the message. In order to ensure your anonymity is not compromised, consider using one of the programs listed above. Safe-mail is a secure and anonymous e-mail service. You can define your own e-mail address with the @safe-mail.net domain. As a free user, you get a whopping 3 MB of storage, no downloads, no cookies and no ads. It also includes file storage, secure chat, photo storage, jotter, calender, your own secure messageboard, spam filters and virus protection. It works with most browsers and is compatiable with the following protocols: POP
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SMTP IMAP S/MIME PKI Finally, a few tips: If you set a password, don't forget it! It is impossible to retreive it from them. Try to use one of the programs listed above with this service to increase your anonymity. HushMail is an anonymous e-mail service. It's very reliable, secure and completely anonymous. You can define your own e-mail address or generate one and can choose from one of the following domains; @hushmail.com @hushmail.me @hush.com @hush.ai @mac.hush.com As a free user, you get a whopping 2 MB of storage! In order to keep using the service, you must login at least once every 3 weeks. Finally, a few tips: If you set a password, don't forget it! It is impossible to retreive it from them. Try to use one of the programs listed above with this service to increase your anonymity. Choose a good encryption question and answer to increase anonymity. 10 Minute Mail is a disposable e-mail service. This service is especially useful for signups and activations where you do not want to disclose your real e-mail address. This acts as a good spam prevention method. A random e-mail is generated and is updated automatically when e-mails arrive. As the name suggests, the mailbox only lasts for time minutes until it self destructs. However, if you need to use the mailbox for a little bit longer, you can request another 10 minutes quite easily and repeat as many times as required. Highly anonymous as your mail is destroyed after 10 minutes. You cannot send e-mails using this service. Yopmail is a disposable e-mail service. It is a little more sophisticated than 10 Minute Mail and allows you to define your own e-mail address @yopmail.com or generate a random one. The accounts last for 8 days and then it expires. Again, useful for signups and activations where you do not want to disclose your real e-mail address. You can only send e-mails to other Yopmail users using this service. A Final Note... I would suggest that you try to avoid web-based HTTP/CGI proxies. They are not serious tools for achieving anonymity, but are a great tool for accessing blocked content. Remember, requests are still sent to your ISP unencrypted and then on to the proxy server, which you may know very little about, and then out to the Internet. If we don't know anything about the host we're sending our data to, how can we be sure we can trust them? This isn't very anonymous at all, is it? :-) Services like HideMy*** can be seen as trustworthy, as they have a good track record in the business of anonymisation and proxies. I can only recommend 'elite' or 'highly anonymous' HTTP proxies are genuine solutions. Choose your proxy solution wisely. Legal Statement We, members of 'Gizmo Freeware' and 'TechSupportAlert.com', are not
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responsible for any damage that these programs may cause to your computer. We are also not liable for any abuse or misuse of the aforementioned products by users and it is recommended that users read the terms and conditions of use for their chosen product. We cannot be held responsible if you break any laws using these programs, after all, we just review them and provide links to them. In short, don't do anything you shouldn't be doing, and you shall surf long and prosper! The article and the images are the property of TechSupportAlert.com. Feedback We really appreciate your feedback, so if you have any criticisms, ideas, experiences, information or queries regarding the products listed here or the article then by all means use the comments section below. Thank you for reading. Coming Soon... Polippix FoxyProxy I2P Images! BestFreeVPN FreeOpenVPN VPN Steel DemocraKey TorK Interesting Fact...? Each of these reviews was written after using the respective program. Interesting Experiment...? What if we initially connect to one of the aforementioned services, and then connect to another service through our initial connection. Effectively, we would be anonymising our anonymous surfing session! This sounds like a very good idea if we want to double our level of anonymity. Unfortunately, this may come at a price, that price is speed. So far, I've tested this 'theory' with proXPN (proxy #1) and Ultrasurf (proxy #2) and observed only minimal speed degradation. To make this work, follow these steps: Connect to proxy #1 Check your IP Connect to proxy #2 Check your IP Both IPs should have different values and not your actual IP. What is actually happening here is that your web browsing session is being processed through proxy #2 which in turn is being processed through proxy #1. Try it for yourself and see which mixes you like best.
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Quick Selection Guide
CyberGhost VPN
5 Star Rating:
Gizmo's Freeware award as the best product in its class!

Is a web service or web application Nice GUI, fast and very secure, lots of support. Runs on Windows, Linux and Mac, as well as on mobile devices. Offes a web proxy interface that requires no installation, which is accessible also with any browser and on mobile devices. Runs on Windows XP through Windows 8, 32- and 64-bit. Registration required, only 1 GB/month allowance, you may have to wait in a queue at peak times. http://cyberghostvpn.com/en http://cyberghostvpn.com/en/product/download.html 4.7.19 12.1 MB
Unrestricted freeware Win XP to Windows 8, Mac, Linux Warning: Downloads from Cnet (Download.com) now require the use of a proprietary installer.
SecurityKiss
5 Star Rating: Combines a web service with a stand-alone program Simple GUI, fast, lots of servers, secure, 300MB/day. Usage cap. http://www.securitykiss.com/sk/index.php http://www.securitykiss.com/sk/index.php?m=Download 0.2.2 2.47 MB 32 bit but 64 bit compatible
Unrestricted freeware 95 - 7
Tor Browser Bundle

5 Star Rating: Combines a web service with a stand-alone program Exceptionally secure anonymity product. Well maintained and highly regarded among afficianodos. Easy to install and use, and lots of online support. Not especially hard on resources, reasonable data transfer speeds. For some users this product seems to have slow connections. The Tor proxy network is not allowed for connections at all websites (because the program works well :) ). https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser.html.en https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html.en 2.3.25-2 22.9 MB 32 bit but 64 bit compatible
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Open source freeware A portable version of this product is available from the developer. XP - 7, Macintosh, Linux/Unix
Expat Shield
5 Star Rating: Combines a web service with a stand-alone program Fast, https, easy to use and browser independent. Allows access to UK services such as BBC iPlayer from outside the UK. Displays adverts on certain browser configurations. TIP: Use JonDoFox. http://www.expatshield.com/ http://www.expatshield.com/ 2.32 5.7 MB
UltraSurf
5 Star Rating: Combines a web service with a stand-alone program Uncomplicated GUI, very lightweight, no installation necessary, fully portable, reasonbly fast and secure, direct support for IE. support for Firefox with a plugin. Lack of additional features, limited bandwidth and some censorship of objectionable but legal material. https://ultrasurf.us/ https://ultrasurf.us/index.html 10.08 1.1 MB
Unrestricted freeware A portable version of this product is available from the developer. 95 - 7
proXPN
5 Star Rating: Combines a web service with a stand-alone program Slim, cross-plaform and secure. Registration required, only one server in US for the free version. Free accounts are limited to 300 kbps. http://proxpn.com/ http://proxpn.com/ 2.5 2.14 MB
Unrestricted freeware 95 - 7, Macintosh, Windows Mobile, iPhone and iPod Touch
Hotspot Shield
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5 Star Rating: Combines a web service with a stand-alone program Good speed, https, easy to use, and it has versions available for use with Windows 8, iPhone and Android devices. Allows access to American services such as Hulu from outside USA. Displays adverts and no Linux support. http://hotspotshield.com/ http://hotspotshield.com/ 2.78 5.33 MB
Unrestricted freeware Windows 2000 to Windows 8, Mac OS X
AdvOR
5 Star Rating: Runs as a stand-alone program on a user's computer Feature rich, highly customisable, can force programs to use Tor. It is for geekish inclined users, may not be as easy to make secure as other solutions, speeds fluctuate but are generally tolerable. http://sourceforge.net/projects/advtor/ http://sourceforge.net/projects/advtor/ 0.3.0.15 4.2 MB
Unrestricted freeware This product is portable. 95 - 7
JonDo
5 Star Rating: Runs as a stand-alone program on a user's computer Friendly interface, platform independent, very secure. Slow data transfer speeds, limited availability during periods of high demand and the client itself is a bit of a memory hog. http://anonymous-proxy-servers.net/en/index.html http://anonymous-proxy-servers.net/en/software.html 00.17.001 50 MB 32 bit but 64 bit compatible
Unrestricted freeware 95 - 7, Macintosh, OS/2, Linux/Unix Java is required
Amnesic
5 Star Rating: Combines a web service with a stand-alone program Highly secure sandbox-like environment, no local traces, everything is tunnelled through Tor. Changes are not saved automatically, a blank CD-R is required.
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http://tails.boum.org/ http://tails.boum.org/download/index.en.html 12.1 761.7 MB (ISO file)
Open source freeware N/A Blank CD-R, VMWare Player or Server is required
Privatix
5 Star Rating: Combines a web service with a stand-alone program Highly secure sandbox-like environment, no local traces, stand-alone portable installation media. Everything gets tunnelled through Tor, Mozilla Firefox included. Changes are not saved automatically, a blank CDR or USB is required, not updated often. http://www.mandalka.name/privatix/index.html.en http://www.mandalka.name/privatix/download.html.en 11.04.11 838 MB (ISO file)
Open source freeware N/A Blank CD-R, VMWare Player or Server is required
PacketiX.NET
5 Star Rating: Runs as a stand-alone program on a user's computer Secure, ad-free, highly customisable and powerful client. Data transfer speeds depend on your geographic location in relation to Japan, slow updates, privacy and/or anonymity is not guaranteed as they log everything. http://www.packetix.net/en/ http://www.packetix.net/en/secure/install/ 2.20 Build 5351 Unrestricted freeware 95 - 7, Linux/Unix 17 MB 32 and 64 bit versions available
JanusVM
5 Star Rating: Combines a web service with a stand-alone program Transparently forces programs to use Tor. Very stable installation based on VMWare Player. Requires VMware Player to be installed and running, may be difficult for non-geeks. The product has not been updated in three years. http://www.janusvm.com/ http://www.janusvm.com/ January 2010 42 MB
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Unrestricted freeware 95 - 7 VMWare Player or Server is required
xB Browser
5 Star Rating: Runs as a stand-alone program on a user's computer Zero-configuration, based on Firefox, well established programs. May not be as secure as other solutions, speeds fluctuate but are generally slow. The free version is not currently updated beyond Vista. https://xerobank.com/download/xb-browser/ https://xerobank.com/download/ 3.9.10.24 10.4 MB 32 bit but 64 bit compatible
Unrestricted freeware There is no portable version of this product available. Win2K - Vista
USAIP
5 Star Rating: Is a web service or web application Reasonably good speeds, no installation necessary, multi-platform. Disconnects every 7 minutes. http://www.usaip.eu/en/index.php http://www.usaip.eu/en/free_vpn.php n/a 658 Kb
Unrestricted freeware 95 - 7, Macintosh, Linux/Unix
VPNReactor
5 Star Rating: Is a web service or web application Reasonably good speeds, no installation necessary, multi-platform. Good visual tutorials for setting it up in your OS. Registration required, monthly activation required, disconnects every 30 minutes. https://www.vpnreactor.com/default.aspx https://members.vpnreactor.com/signup n/a n/a 95 - 7, Macintosh, Linux/Unix, iPhone and iPod Touch.
Freegate
5 Star Rating: Combines a web service with a stand-alone program Reasonably good speeds, no installation necessary, great for Chinese
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users. Restricted access for worldwide users outside of China. http://www.dit-inc.us/ http://us.dongtaiwang.com/loc/download.en.php 7.33 1.78 MB
Your Freedom
5 Star Rating: Combines a web service with a stand-alone program Servers located worldwide, support for many protocols. Downloads have checksums for you to verify the programs. Main site and download sites support https. Actively maintained. No hard selling practices. Restricted usage up to 6 hours per day or 15 hours per week, dial-up speeds. https://www.your-freedom.net/ https://www.your-freedom.net/index.php?id=downloads 20121210-01 Unrestricted freeware Available for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and everything else that can run Java apps 12.63 MB
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by syah on 27. July 2013 - 4:16 (109654) can you help me. I can not play the game online using my college server .. please help me :'(
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by MidnightCowboy on 27. July 2013 - 4:25 (109655) We are unable to service support requests here in the comments. Please start a topic for this in our forum. MC - Site Manager. http://www.techsupportalert.com/freeware-forum/
by The_Blode on 24. July 2013 - 6:50 (109542) Most of the information here hasn't been updated in 2 years (since I originally wrote the article). Use caution and judgement when choosing your program as the services may well have changed over those 2 years too. If the mods need any ideas on how to revamp this article, drop me a line. Blode.
by szsjq on 6. June 2013 - 22:15 (108345) I would suggest adding http://www.VPNBook.com to the list. VPNBook provides free PPTP or OpenVPN service and has servers in three countries. As PPTP client is included in most operating systems and OpenVPN is an open source project, no propriety software is needed.
by crazykiwi on 17. March 2013 - 15:56 (106316) Hi gen-x. Thanks for the reports and the q&a! I have recently tried Hot Spot Shield and Cyberghost and found the following: HSS works and is fast but I don't trust them. They are Canadian and I think that the government is more insidious than the US without the personal freedoms of the constitution. They seem to want a lot of info and they log a lot. The big thing I found is that they BLOCK all bit-torrent. I read every document I could find and no where does it tell you this. They say they block some things they consider illegal. Bit-torrent is not illegal and they should keep their nose out of peoples private online activities, especially when they take money to provide premium services without telling you what they block! Free Cyberghost works great and pretty much as you described but it is not limited to Germany. In the free version it will not let you choose your server but the default server always seems to be the closest one to your location. I have also not been limited to 1gb. You do have to register but you do not have give valid information and the user information gets you logged on just fine. Some service that require specific information won't work (email) but they let you exclude specific domains so you can pass thru your email if you choose. This also works well. I think they are doing some kind of split tunneling to achieve that. Thanks again!
by Juxxize on 16. March 2013 - 12:13 (106281) when I use bittorrent in my case qbittorrent I really don't like the idea
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other folks can see my ip address which one of these options if any could i use to hide my ip , i really only need it for my bittorrent traffic and not all my internet tranffic.
by gen-X on 16. March 2013 - 16:34 (106285) Hi, Juxxize. If you want to do torrents anonymously, the best choice for you is likely to be I2P, available freely from here: http://www.i2p2.de/. This product is well respected among many aficionados of anonymity. It is maintained regularly, and a new update just came out a few days ago. Take a good look at the website. There is a good installer and it has a torrenting program, and there is plenty of support for you. Thanks for participating at Gizmo's.
by gamingexpert13 on 11. March 2013 - 4:39 (106112) You need to edit the part that says: "Services like HideMy*** can be seen as trustworthy, as they have a good track record in the business of anonymisation and proxies." That is completely false. They aid authorities in your arrest if they dislike what you did "anonymously". Read this: theatlanticwire.com/technology /2011/09/lulzsec-hacker-exposed-service-he-thought-would-hide-him /42895/ No matter the rationalization HideMyAss uses, this comment sums it up: "If hidemyass turns their users in and logs them for every access, then hidemyass is not 100% anonymous as they claim."
by gen-X on 13. March 2013 - 19:25 (106221) Hi, gamingexpert13. I can appreciate your angst. I share it. The quote was not mine, but it appeared before I assumed this position. Even so, I am not going to dodge my responsibility because it is still up there, and I am now here. I read the article. News articles about controversial subjects are seldom unbiased. Am I correct in assuming that your disagreement is with the claim in regard to HideMy*** only, or are you claiming more broadly in general that VPN services should not be trusted ipso facto? The distinction is important. If this VPN service kept logs above and beyond those required by law and then handed them over to legal authorities promiscuously because it was convenient, that would be a violation of "trust", not an exemplary exercise of it such as we should expect of a service alleging to be supportive of anonymity. Can you provide me with any other factual evidence substantiating your claim that HideMy*** is not in this sense trustworthy? I would like to see more information about this incident or something else about this company along these lines. Thanks.
by mr6n8 on 13. March 2013 - 20:56 (106222) This is the company's response to the publicity from that incident. http://blog.hidemyass.com/2011/09/23/lulzsec-fiasco/
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HMA does "log the time you connect and disconnect from our service, we do not log in any shape or form your actual internet traffic." I do not know what the UK (location of HMA) laws are regarding records. HMA says they keep the logs to prevent abuse. I do know quite a few other VPNs maintain no logs, but that may have to do with their jurisdiction.
by gzmhanu on 28. February 2013 - 10:38 (105816) please edit @ SecurityKiss 300mb/day is cons
by bellhop on 19. February 2013 - 15:28 (105547) There is now a new reason to browse anonymously: dynamic pricing! More people are telling me that when shopping on-line, if they show a lot of interest in a product, the price goes up! If you encounter dynamic pricing, then you might want to do your comparison shopping anonymously and only expose yourself when you are ready to make the actual purchase. It would not surprise me at all if web sites are checking the price that you were quoted at a competing site.
by Juxxize on 16. March 2013 - 12:24 (106282) some people say 'i don't mind if websites can see my ip address i have nothing to hide' well after reading that maybe they too will understand why all this needless tracking of our online activity's need to stop, i hate the feeling i'm constantly being watched by big brother , i don't mind CCTV in shopping centers i can see them but it's all this hidden tracking that goes on online that really doesn't sit right with, the trouble is to be hidden online can really slow down your browsing and most people prefer speed to privacy, and i'll be honest i'm one of them people #hangs her head in shame#
by gen-X on 16. March 2013 - 17:02 (106286) Hi, Juxxize. I feel your pain! You're not alone, even when it seems that way. I'm not sure what you use for anonymity when browsing, but if you have a fast connection to begin with, you should be able to maintain a goodly amount of anonymity without compromising your experience all that much. Anonymity is not an all or nothing condition. It is relative. Acquiring it requires not just changing one or another software programs, but in changing your mindset. You have to change habits, settings and behavior. You have to start thinking about it in all that you do, asking yourself about how you might be revealing traces of your identity and activity in ways that you prefer to avoid. The primary means by which others learn about you is through your browser and your browsing activities. Focus on it at first and continually. Ask questions about it here and other places where the subject of anonymity is discussed. It is not as restrictive as it might seem.
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For starters, one thing to keep in mind is that you should avoid doing things that allow you to be partitioned. You want rather to be inconspicuous and to blend in as part of as large a group as possible. You don't want something about you to stand out atypically of others around you. For example, you may want to avoid referring to your gender as female by using personal pronouns such as you did with "her" and "she" because typically it is men who blend in together online and women immediately draw more interest and attention. Avoid it if you can. Likewise, you do not want to have the appearance of using software programs that partition you uniquely or into a smaller group than the average person might use. This does not mean that you have to use an average software program; it means you have "to appear" to use one, or to conceal that you are not, and that is different than actually using one. Thanks for participating at Gizmo's.
by Juxxize on 20. March 2013 - 10:55 (106408) thanks for the reply gen-x, very interesting fact about the 'her-she' thing , i found out this the hard way on xboxlive of all places ha ha, i feel safe on her here because we are all nice and you guys/ gals are my buddy's :). i'm not really bothered to if i'm not anonymous when browsing un-less i want to view an american video in you-tube or somewhere that i get 'video not available in your country' message then i kick in a proxy . Browsing is actually better if the internet knows where i am because it shows me stuff that's relevant to my location for example with shopping and news.
by gen-X on 23. February 2013 - 5:23 (105677) That is very interesting indeed. I am not entirely surprised to hear about this, but you have confirmed my suspicions for sure. This is just another good reason why anonymous browsing is worthwhile, as you have stated. Thank you for sharing with us.
by MidnightCowboy on 23. February 2013 - 6:10 (105678) Indeed a good point and worth bearing in mind too that supposedly non-related sites might be linked. Certainly this applies to Casas Bahia, Pontofrio and Extra.com in Brazil. I recently bookmarked a desktop offer page while I was checking out the specs elsewhere. When I went back to it the following day, the price at all three sites had gone up and yet when I connected using my laptop and mobile broadband, the original offer was still available. :)
by RedSand on 27. December 2012 - 10:26 (104017) Newbie here. I just want to know what's the best and fastest VPN for South East Asian people, Malaysian to be exact, as nearly all servers are at Europe or other continents, which mean the connection time and speed can be excruciatingly slow. Thank you.
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by gen-X on 4. January 2013 - 21:49 (104230) Hi, RedSand. I shall assume that you have Windows and that English is your preferred language, but please let me know if such is not the case. Freegate (http://www.dit-inc.us/) is one of our highly-rated recommendations, which focuses especially on helping users in China to circumvent censorship, and you should take a look at it. Hotspot Shield (http://hotspotshield.com/) has a server in Australia. ProXPN has a server in Singapore (http://proxpn.com/). There are others too. I should point out that locations for all VPN servers do in fact change somewhat randomly from time to time, and it would be worth your while to check out the provisions for them periodically by using our convenient website links to the various providers, which appear near the end of the article about anonymous services. Thank you very much for participating in "gizmo's freeware" site. Also, please feel free to ask me any other questions in relation to anonymous surfing on the internet. Take care.
by perky on 15. December 2012 - 23:30 (103641) Does any of the free anonymous surfing services allow one to choose a country (server location) my preferance is canada?
by gen-X on 16. December 2012 - 16:25 (103651) hi, perky. yes, several of the VPNs provide that service. However, as their servers change from time to time, you should look at their choices for your desired origin while you also check out their other features for your liking. You may want to take a look at Advanced Tor, too, because it has a feature that does exactly what you are asking about. Enjoy.
by alexxx46 on 16. December 2012 - 9:05 (103645) SecurityKiss: USA (2), UK, Germany (2), France.
by chitaw (not verified) on 12. November 2012 - 13:01 (102192) Hi Chiron, I have a simple questions to ask: Do both Cyber Ghost and Security Kiss encrypt ALL internet activity and not just web browsing? (In your helpful article you do not explicitily say so about these two specific programs, but just about Hotspotshield, proXPN, (Amnesic) Incognito Live System and PacketiX.NET. Thanks for your help
by gen-X on 26. November 2012 - 6:14 (102916) Hi, chitaw. Your connection to the internet with Cyber Ghost goes
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through a "virtual private network" to one of its servers. The VPN will indeed encrypt all traffic between your machine and its server before passing your connection off to the Internet. This data will be encrypted completely to whatever extent the technology provides, yes. Keep in mind that the purpose of this connection is twofold and has limitations. First, no one eaves dropping on your connection, including your ISP, anywhere between your computer and the VPN server would be able to decipher the contents from that data. Secondly, the IP address of your computer will be hidden from anyone beyond the VPN server connection, UNLESS you have included your IP address within the information itself either by choice or by carelessness with the programs you choose to use, i.e., malware or poorly written code. So, you see, there are two levels of encryption. First you have the VPN service provider establishing an envelope of encryption for everything coming from your computer, encrypting the data stream that your computer programs, browser or whatever, created when it initiated the outbound connections. Second, your software programs, browser or other programs, themselves can create encrypted data, or unencrypted data, to send out to the internet. This data is the payload of your message. If you set up your programs securely and instruct them to use encrypted data streams, these streams will remain encrypted even after your data leaves the server of the VPN. However, if you have not instructed your programs to encrypt the data, then your communications will be encrypted only up to the point of leaving the server of the VPN. Your communication will be encrypted by the services of the VPN provider only up to the time that it reaches the VPN service provider. If you originally instructed your browser or other program to make an unencrypted connection, using http instead of https, for example, then your data after it leaves the VPN service provider will again become unencrypted. But to your specific question, yes, all of your internet communication to the VPN service provider would be encrypted by its services. If you were to look at the web site of the service provider Cyber Ghost, you would see the answer explained like this: "You neither have to worry about your provider (who can't see through the encryption) nor any data sniffers, who are after your IP identity. Furthermore it's irrelevant, which Internet program you use (be it a browser, a chat application or a downloader), or from where you log-in. CyberGhost VPN works on cable networks as well as with WLANs, UMTS, ISDN or modems."
by chitaw (not verified) on 26. November 2012 - 9:34 (102922) Hi gen-X, Thanks for your explanation, it contains lots of informations and I really appreciate it. I presume that all you said about Cyber Ghost is also true for Security Kiss since both are VPN based, is that correct? Thanks in advance for your help.
by gen-X on 26. November 2012 - 18:27 (102948) chitaw, hi. Many VPN service providers (and there is a multitude of them) offer similar services, yes. We have found those in our listing here to have reliable services for many persons, but it is likely that you will need to try more than one
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before you find one that is a good fit for your expectations. Because there are so many of these providers, you should be able to find one you like, but it might take a bit of trial and error. Also, I would encourage you to go to the service provider's website and look around at its explanations. If you have any questions about something that is mentioned there, ask about it specifically. Finally, note that your communications with a VPN are private to others but not necessarily so with the VPN itself. The VPN service provider knows your IP for sure, and it knows the content of your data unless you have securely encrypted your content too, before sending it to the VPN. Of course the VPN does know where you are going to connect to. It simply prevents "others" (but not the VPN) from knowing where you have connected from.
by chitaw (not verified) on 27. November 2012 10:12 (102963) Hello gen-X, Thank you so much for all your explanations, for your clearness and your realism. I do have visited VPNs websites before writing you, it`s just I needed some confirmation from someone who knows better than I about all these stuff, and you have fulfilled the task. So thanks again and best regards.
by chitaw (not verified) on 21. November 2012 - 11:44 (102671) Hi again everyone, Should someone be able to give me an answer I would really appreciate. Thanks
by chitaw (not verified) on 14. November 2012 - 9:53 (102290) Hi Chiron, Are you there? Does anyone else have the answer? Thanks in advance
by MidnightCowboy on 14. November 2012 - 10:44 (102297) Please be patient. Not all editors are able to log in every day. The editor of this category is gen-x. MC - Site Manager.
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