The state of being anonymous. Meaning: not identified by name and not having outstanding, individual, or unusual features that enable identification.
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Are there any anonymous OpenID providers similar to Gawker's “burner”?
Gwaker has an anonymous commenting system called Burner. It is offered as an alternative to Facebook, Twitter and Google.
What's the difference between Burner and creating a throwaway Google , ...
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What do the various browser “private modes” do?
Recently there has been some disagreement as to what "private mode" means when it comes to various browsers.
Primarily I am referring to...
IE's "InPrivate Browsing"
Google Chrome's "Incognito ...
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Improving the privacy of a casual Web user
I am interested in improving the privacy available to me as a casual internet user with a default browser. I think that Tor is too slow and that the "Privacy Mode" in browsers isn't really practical. ...
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Can too much web searching be a danger to a security professional?
As a junior security professional, I spend a lot of time goggling for things such as 'wpa dictionaries', 'vulnerabilities...' , 'how to crack ...','and so on.
I sometimes feel like I am calling for ...
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Different strategies for online anonymity and their +/-s?
I saw this question about anonymous web browser, but I wanted to go a little bit more in depth. I prefer answers that take into account how a connection would be traced back, time it would take to ...
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How to prevent private data being disclosed to unwanted audience over internet?
Everyday, in order to subscribe to certain services on the Internet we are almost forced to disclose private data even though those services don't necessarily require it.
For example, I need to ...
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Looking for a taxonomy of anonymization or re-identification properties
We are working with personally identifiable information that needs to be de-identified. Is there an existing hierarchy or taxonomy of different kinds of re-identification properties?
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Tor: requesting a tor website
When you have a website that's hosted within the Tor network and one accesses this website with a Tor browser, does this person still use an exit-node ?
Or will this be an encrypted connection ...
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Circumventing Device Fingerprinting
Regarding the concept of device (browser) fingerprinting, would it be possible for the user to spoof fingerprinting data by giving random information such that your fingerprint changes after every ...
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Understanding VPNs : How VPNs can be used for anonymization?
Previously, I asked the question Why is it difficult to catch “Anonymous” or “Lulzsec” (groups)? I understood every answer except the VPN thing. Its because I never knew what VPNs were. Any how that ...
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Does OpenID, SAML pose a threat to Tor's anonymity? How can I protect from a compromised .exit node?
This is a thought experiment on the interaction between Tor, OpenID and one (or more) compromised nodes in the secure path. I'm focused on how to use technology in a way that adds value to a secure ...
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Private Tor networks: what are the benefits, and how would it be accomplished?
What are the benefits of someone building a private Tor network? ...One that is disconnected from the well-known network being used on the Internet at-large.
My intent is to make Tor more ...
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can I identify the origin computer for a program?
I am Developing a program in several platforms and languages, But I don't want anybody to discover the origin computer where the program was developed, is there any way that someone (especially the ...
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Why does one need a high level of privacy/anonymity for legal activities?
This question is sort-of spun off of a previous one.
How to counter the statement: "You don't need (strong) security if you're not doing anything illegal"?
There are a lot of great ...
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SSL, SSH, OPENVPN, etc which one?
To start with I am not a security professional, in fact I am on the other end of the spectrum. In the opinion of people on this site what would you choose for secure internet browsing. I will be ...
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How is it possible that anonymous members still post on Twitter but aren't busted? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why is it difficult to catch "Anonymous" or "Lulzsec" (groups)?
I think that something that Anonymous & other hacking groups do, is illegal and ...
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Anonymous web browser. Is it real?
Do anonymous browsers work? What principles do they use? Can I use them to test access to my web site? Can I detect if a visitor is using one? What is the different between traditional and anonymous ...
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Secure Internet Polling
In the United States, there has been a lot of talk about creating a secure polling system that would operate over the internet. I have also heard that Securing a poll over the Internet is impossible. ...
