Anonymous Surfing and File Sharing
If you want to conceal your computers address from external eyes, then the Tor-Privoxy solution below may be what you’re looking for.
Sharing Files Anonymously
If you want to upload or download files anonymously, there are services that mask your computer’s IP address for a small fee without significantly reducing your bandwidth. The cost is usually a monthly fee or the purchase of a special software product. These services include anonymizer.com, The Cloak, and A4proxy. TorrentPrivacy for example charges from $2.95 for a week up to $99.95 for a year for SSH 128 bit encryption. Mute Anonymity is a non-profit project dedicated to the P2P downloading community.
Web surfing and Email anonymity
If you want to bypass the oppressive controls in your country there are free proxy servers available around the Web. But the most reliable choice is a special two-part freeware solution by the EFF to protect democratic freedoms of citizens. This solution consists of Tor and Privoxy.
Tor is a special network of web servers run by the EFF and many volunteer server administrators. Privoxy is the software you need to connect to this Tor network. Tor and Privoxy hide your IP address by bouncing the data packets around several internet servers called Tor Onion Routers.
Tor and Privoxy are not perfect and they do not guarantee your privacy, but they do help reduce your exposure to surveillance and make you more difficult to track.
Please note, the Tor-Privoxy network was designed to protect private citizens personal privacy, not for downloading copyright data. Do not abuse the system by turning it into a P2P downloading avenue.
