Practical Anonymity

Hiding in Plain Sight Online

Peter Loshin

• Publisher: Syngress
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN:
  9780124104044
• eBook ISBN:
  9780124104426
• Topic: Computer Science
• Subtopic: Computer Science General
• Index: Computer Science

For those with legitimate reason to use the Internet anonymously--diplomats, military and other government agencies, journalists, political activists, IT professionals, law enforcement personnel, political refugees and others--anonymous networking provides an invaluable tool, and many good reasons that anonymity can serve a very important purpose. Anonymous use of the Internet is made difficult by the many websites that know everything about us, by the cookies and ad networks, IP-logging ISPs, even nosy officials may get involved. It is no longer possible to turn off browser cookies to be left alone in your online life. Practical Anonymity: Hiding in Plain Sight Online shows you how to use the most effective and widely-used anonymity tools--the ones that protect diplomats, military and other government agencies to become invisible online. This practical guide skips the theoretical and technical details and focuses on getting from zero to anonymous as fast as possible. For many, using any of the open-source, peer-reviewed tools for connecting to the Internet via an anonymous network may be (or seem to be) too difficult because most of the information about these tools is burdened with discussions of how they work and how to maximize security. Even tech-savvy users may find the burden too great--but actually using the tools can be pretty simple. The primary market for this book consists of IT professionals who need/want tools for anonymity to test/work around corporate firewalls and router filtering as well as provide anonymity tools to their customers. Simple, step-by-step instructions for configuring and using anonymous networking software - Simple, step-by-step instructions for configuring and using anonymous networking software - Use of open source, time-proven and peer-reviewed tools for anonymity - Plain-language discussion of actual threats and concrete suggestions for appropriate responses - Easy-to-follow tips for safer computing - Simple, step-by-step instructions for configuring and using anonymous networking software - Use of open source, time-proven and peer-reviewed tools for anonymity - Plain-language discussion of actual threats, and concrete suggestions for appropriate responses - Easy to follow tips for safer computing

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1. Anonymity and Censorship Circumvention
• Chapter 2. Using the Tor Browser Bundle
• Chapter 3. Using Tails
• Chapter 4. Tor Relays, Bridges, and Obfsproxy
• Chapter 5. Sharing Tor Resources
• Chapter 6. Tor Hidden Services
• Chapter 7. E-mail Security and Anonymity Practices
• Appendix A. Validating Tor Software
• Appendix B. When Tor Downloads Are Blocked
• Appendix C. Getting Help and Finding Answers