Chapter 8

Online Anonymity

Abstract

Previously we have covered a lot about finding information related to people, organizations, IT infrastructure etc. But what about our own identity? We use internet on a daily basis for professional as well as personal use, and during this usage we reveal our identity in many ways. In this chapter we will learn how to stay anonymous online using different tools and techniques. Though promising 100% anonymity is very difficult, still using the mentioned methods will help to achieve it up to a certain level.

Keywords

Anonymous; Identity; Online anonymity; Proxy; Tor
Information in this Chapter
• Anonymity
• Online anonymity
• Proxy
• Virtual private network
• Anonymous network

Anonymity

Anonymity, the basic definition of ...

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