I realize
there are many times when we, as a country, need to know what is going on within our
borders. However, I also believe in our right to privacy, which is growing
smaller and smaller every day. If police, politicians, political activists,
etc. are allowed to use the internet anonymously, why shouldn’t the regular
person be able to do so?
There are
tools which will allow us to retain some sense of anonymity, and without these
tools, anonymity is a sham. Tools such as Tor and Tails help us to retain some
of our privacy. What the heck are those you ask? Simply put, they are web tools
to help us surf anonymously. Tor circumvents censorship, while Tails is a
stripped down Linux distro which also includes Tor.
This book
not only explains what these programs can and cannot do; it also tells us how
to use them. Tails is an acronym for “The Amnesic Incognito Live System”. On
the Tor website, one of the documents explains the Tor protocol and is entitled
“Tor: The Second-Generation Onion Router”.
If you are
concerned about your privacy and or surfing anonymously, then I strongly urge
you to buy this book.
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