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NightSneak's
Snoop Scoop Protecting
Your Privacy on the Internet
A
hot topic these days, and one that is causing serious discussions and new
legislation around the world. There are very good reasons for people to
protect their privacy, such as protection from SPAMmers, protection for
your children, identity theft and any number of other reasons. Here are
some sites to find out what you need to know to protect yourself on the
Internet.
An
excellent tutorial on all aspects of computer privacy is put out by All
Nettools.
Practical
Privacy Guide
http://www.all-nettools.com/privacy/
One
of the premier sites for computer security and privacy, Infosyssec has
links to articles, news, newslists, tools, organizations, and information
both for the US and Internationally, both for the technically minded and
the newbie.
Infosyssec--Security
Portal for Information System Security Professionals
http://www.infosyssec.com/infosyssec/anon1.htm
EPIC
is a public interest research center in Washington, D.C. It was
established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties
issues and to protect privacy, the First Amendment, and constitutional
values. Get the latest news and legislation on privacy issues.
Electronic
Privacy Information Center
http://www.epic.org/
You
can keep information from going out from your computers with this list of
Firewalls, Cleaners, Blockers, and more from Privacy.net
Privacy-Related
Software
http://www.privacy.net/software/
Here
is a site that has a searchable database on current and pending law suits
on privacy issues.
The
Privacy Foundation’s Legal Database Search
http://www.privacyfoundation.org/legal/index.asp
Hide
your true identity by using a Remailer service. These systems either give
you an anonymous address, to which other people can send you mail, which
is then forwarded to your real address, or they post or mail your message
without any trace of the sender's name or address.
Anonymity
and Privacy on the Internet—Remailers
http://www.stack.nl/~galactus/remailers/index-anon.html
This
site has a privacy web surfing option right on the home page. Just enter
the URL of the web site that you don’t want to be identified on, and
Anonymizer.com will take you there anonymously. They also have free and
paid versions of software for your computer. This is one of the last free
Anonymous services available on the Internet.
Anonymizer.com
http://www.anonymizer.com/
This
site below has a one-time fee that gives you unlimited access to the
service for Life. They don’t say whose life though.
Ultimate Anonymity--Anonymous web surfing, newsgroups, e-mail, IRC,
web based chat rooms and more.
http://www.ultimate-anonymity.com/
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