Re: Anonymity and Identity Protection

Mel <MJ@nospam.com> writes:

>>On Sat, 4 Jun 2005 16:09:33 -0400, Chrissy Cruiser <doublebreasted@mail.com> wrote:

>>What suite of products do you use?
>>
>>Look at the categories.
>>
>>1) Hiding all online activity from your ISP

You cannot. Your ISP has to be able to get info to you, and thus must know
what your address is. \

>>2) Hiding your IP address in email, online, Usenet, etc

You cannot. The information has to get back to you In order to do that it
needs to know your address. Note that you can use an anonymizing service,
but of course you now have some stranger who a) knowns your return IP and
b) knows you want to hide it. How well do you know the anonymizer? Why do
you trust them.

>>3) Sending encrypted email

gpg.

>>4) No cookies allowed; must keep all hackers out of your PC

Well, turn off cookies in your browser.

You cannot keep all hackers out if they are really determined. You can make
it hard by mking sure you do not run any form or windows and that you keep
up with upgrades to your system. Also make sure you run the minimum numbr
of services.

>>5) Password protection on your PC

Go ahead.

>>7) Anything I missed?

Number 6.

>>
>>To make this more challenging, let's assume that your monthly budget is
>>small and that the more freeware and free services, the better, the
>>reliability of whatever you choose has to be high. That your PC holds
>>information that everyone would want, good guys, bad guys and that everyone
>>will try to get at it. They want to find out who you are. Badly. They want
>>to steal your data/secrets, thieve your identity, corrupt your machine.

Then why do you have your system on the net? With that level of protection
there is no reason whatsoever that you should have your system on the net.
If you want to browse you a different machine.

>>
>>But you live and post in a fully secured area so your personal safety, and
>>that of getting their smarmy hands on your PC, is impossible.

Impossible.
Received on Thu Sep 29 21:40:07 2005