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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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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How can I keep my identity anonymous as a website owner/administrator?
My question looks touchy, but I'll do my best to explain. You see, I live in country where democratic rules are quite, well, delusive.
In theory, there is freedom of speech, democratic elections and ...
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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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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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Patient Hashes for Compression and Security
Are there any front-running approaches to using server-generated hashes to encapsulate patient condition in a concise manner while maximizing security?
For example, a system to represent current med ...
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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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How to browse the Internet safely?
What is the best way to browse the Internet safely? By safely I mean:
anonymously
having encrypted communication
Extra bonus for:
being able to do it with little or no performance impact
cheaply ...
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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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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. ...
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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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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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Surfing anynomously
For work I often go to China, and there I met some dissidents I would like to help.
I need to upload some videos to an ftp server in europe.
I will connect through a public hotspot without ...
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Does using an http proxy completely hide my real IP address?
If I obscure my IP by going through a free http proxy and visit a page, will that site's admin ever be able to find out my true IP or anything related to my true connection/info?
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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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Why is it difficult to catch “Anonymous” or “Lulzsec” (groups)?
I'm not security literate, and if I was, I probably wouldn't be asking this question. As a regular tech news follower, I'm really surprised by the outrage of Anonymous (hacker group), but as a ...
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How much can I trust Tor?
Greetings.
How much can I depend on Tor for anonymity? Is it completely secure? My usage is limited to accessing Twitter and Wordpress.
I am a political activist from India and I do not enjoy the ...
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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 ...
