The Pros And Dangers Of Anonymity

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There are many ways to remain anonymous; three major ways to remain anonymous are proxies, anonymous browsing sites, and a TOR. Anonymity is an important aspect to grasp when using the internet. There are several threats that are present when using the internet, limiting information you passively make available to view is one of the easiest ways to avoid some of those threats. Cookie tracking, surveillance, and IP logging are some of the few examples of threats faced when browsing the web. A computer users can easily make themselves far less vulnerable to tracking and surveillance maneuvers on the internet by trying one of the three methods discussed in this document.
What is anonymity? The idea of anonymity or being anonymous has many different purposes and uses whether it be technology based or in real life aspects. From a real life stand point there are so many varieties of …show more content…

The best way to look at and understand TOR is to think of it as a group of mirrors and a laser. Your computer is the laser and it is pointing at where you want to go, and typically like with an anonymous web site it’s a straight line. Now because it’s a straight line its clear as day to see where the light is coming from and where it’s going. A proxy adds a mirror in between your computer and the destination, while it does add a bit of interference it is still relatively easy to see the source of the light. With TOR, there are several mirrors added making it far more difficult to find the source of the light. That light is your IP address, it is clear to see in terms of safety which seems like a far more viable option. To make matters even better TOR is free so essentially its free protection, combining it with an anonymizing website hiding your cookies it’s a great duo. TOR also has several other hidden services that make it overall a great program. TOR like a proxy only requires and startup and then you will be able use

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