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[kitzur]

how about, "just don't do anything wrong" ? !!!

[Cajun]

In many countries you can be persecuted and prosecuted for expressing your views. this is why many need to surf anonymously.

[WheresMyWin3]

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how about, "just don't do anything wrong" ? !!!

Wow, holier than thou....

[mrohio]

how does this work if you are using something like pirate bay or any other p2p site?

[aa55926be0]

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how does this work if you are using something like pirate bay or any other p2p site?

Works quite well if you do your research. I'm using one right now. Use that list they provided. You want one that doesn't keep logs. If you are paranoid like I am, you'll also get a prepaid card in cash and use that to pay for it.

If they don't keep logs, they won't care if you use torrents (because they won't know). If they say they don't care but keep logs, step softly. Those that keep logs can, and will eventually, give them up if ordered by a court to do so.

[f9337ddb70]

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how about, "just don't do anything wrong" ? !!!

Are you trolling or did you miss the entire point of this article? Re-read the first half of this page and you'll see the OP isn't telling people how to get away with hacking, cracking, pirating, sharing, etc. He is showing people how to get their privacy back, WHICH IS NOT A CRIME.

[AlexisFrank]

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how about, "just don't do anything wrong" ? !!!

Sure, why not. In the meantime, I'll just find out everything there is to know about you. Eventually, I'll know everything about your personal details, privacy, preferences, and then sell these details to advertisers so that you can be spammed for the rest of your life.

[gabrielbico]

Why don't you just use a tor browser and never worries about this anymore?

[rjohnson]

I've also used a tool called Secure Virtual Desktop which is pretty useful, especially if you're on a public computer.

[Carlosxliv]

Just curious as to why you didn't include the venerable "Anonymizer," which I use. I would hate to think PCWORLD excludes those who don't pay tribute.

[reddragonbc]

Its not only about doing something wrong. It's about protecting yourself from those who might want your information for the wrong reasons

[T3CHT3CH]

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how about, "just don't do anything wrong" ? !!!

How about keep your thoughts to yourself. You obviously missed the point of the article. Also you obviously are not aware of the security risk of every day browsing, even if you are just searching your holier than thou sites. Stop trolling.

[RalphKramden]

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how about, "just don't do anything wrong" ? !!!

This attitude has been expressed by everyone from Eric Schmidt (Google) to my Evangelical Christian relatives. You seem to think that since (presumably) you live in the U.S., you live in a free country where freedom of speech is protected by the First Amendment. Are you aware that there are people in prison as we speak because their animal-rights activities were labeled "terrorist" by our government? The point is: WHO DECIDES what is "wrong" and how fast can that change?

[MikeyD]

How about a printer icon that leads to a PRINTER FRIENDLY version of this article instead of causing one's printer to print out the entire page, including all the worthless crap you have stuffed into it, let alone all the comments, whether one wishes to print them or not!

[LewisChaney]

Good article. I would say that, for those that want complete secrecy from their government, a paid VPN service is the right choice. HMA is good. I would also recommend Cloudnymous.

There are reports that VPN protocols are being blocked in China by the Great Firewall. But TCP on port 443 still works there. Running TOR exit nodes is illegal there.