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Table of Contents I. Introduction A. What Is the Internet Table of Contents I. Introduction a. What is the Internet …………………………………………………….... 3 b. Why do you need to be anonymous in the internet? ………………… 3 II. The ways for determining you on the internet …………………………. 7 a. IP Address …………………………………………………………………. 7 b. Cookies …………………………………………………………………… 7 c. Browser …………………………………………………………………… 8 d. JavaScript, ActiveX, and Flash Support ………………………………. 8 III. Who and why is it necessary to be anonymous in the internet …… 9 IV. Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions about Internet Security ……... 11 V. VPN …………………………………………………………………………… 16 a. What is VPN ……………………………………………………………... 16 b. How VPN does helps in internet security? ……….….….….….….…. 16 c. The other uses and advantages of using VPN …..….….….….….….…. 16 d. How VPN does operate? ……….….….….….….….….….….….….….….. 17 e. VPN Protocols ….….….….….….….….….….….….….….….….………. 17 i. OpenVPN ….….….….….….….….….….….….….….….….……… 17 ii. PPTP ….….….….….….….….….….….….….….….….….……...... 18 iii. L2TP ….….….….….….….….….….….….….….….….….………… 18 iv. Single ….….….….….….….….….….….….….….….….….……… 19 v. Double ….….….….….….….….….….….….….….….….….……… 19 vi. Triple ….….….….….….….….….….….….….….….….….………… 19 f. Table: Comparison of VPN Protocols ….….….….….….….….….………. 19 g. The Best VPN Protocol ….….….….….….….….….….….….….….……… 20 VI. SOCKS ………….….….….….….….….….….….….….….….….….….……… 21 a. What is SOCKs? ………….….….….….….….….….….….….….….…… 21 b. What are uses of SOCKs? ……….….….….….….….….….….….………. 21 c. How SOCKs does operate? …….….….….….….….….….…..….……….. 22 d. SOCKS Specifications …..….….….….….….….….….….….….….……… 23 e. Advantages and Disadvantages of using SOCKs ……………………… 24 1 VII. VPN ààà SOCKS Chain …………..….….….….….….….….….……………….. 25 a. What is VPN à SOCKs Chain ………….….….….….….….….….………. 25 b. VPN vs. SOCKS ……….….….….….…….….….….….…………………… 25 c. How VPN à SOCKs Chain operates? …..….….….….….…….…………. 25 d. Advantages of using VPN à SOCKs Chain …..….….….….….………… 26 e. How you can use VPN à SOCKs Chain? ….….….….…….….…………. 27 i. OpenVPN Chain ……………….….…..…..….….….….….……… 27 ii. PPTP+FreeCap Chain ………….….….….….….….….…….……... 28 2 Introduction What is the Internet? The Internet, the World Wide Web, or simply referred to, as “the net” is the inter- connection of many computers within a vast network. A lot of data and information have been globally available to billions of people that need it, in an ease by the help of the internet. Why do you need to be anonymous in the internet? However, despite the internet’s usefulness to human, it can also provide negative effect that relates to security and privacy risks. When you connect to the internet, your device, or computer automatically send information to the web servers. This information includes your viewing habits, the terms you had searched, your geographical location, your address, phone number, employment details, your credit card numbers, and more. Websites that you visits keeps logs of this data, and even though you trust the integrity of that website, the fact that they are storing your information clearly means that you are still not safe and potentially at risk for data security invasions. You cannot prevent this to happen, but you can change what is happening or do something about it. Being anonymous on the internet does not just covers security and data protection. Another good use of being anonymous from the internet is it can give you the freedom you need to get access to p2p 1, torrents 2, and porn contents from the internet and stay undetected or hidden. Internet anonymity for this purpose has been reportedly to be successful, thus enriching the experience of the internet user for its purpose and objectives. 1. p2p – P2P stands for Peer-To-Peer. It is a type of network communication, which allows file and data sharing between hardware and software without passing through the services of a server. 2. torrents – or torrent, a peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P) communications protocol/software/company. 3 There is also a massive suing of thousands of p2p/torrent users or downloaders for their illegal downloads that have been reported from the past few years. Quoting from online news articles and news publications or sources: NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The turn of the 21st century was rife with bitter anti- piracy lawsuits pitting studios against their potential customers, with music labels banding together to blast Napster -- and its massive user base -- to smithereens. Get ready for round two. This time, it is BitTorrent users facing off against the movie studios. Nearly 50,000 users of BitTorrent's peer-to-peer downloading software have been targeted in a sting over the past few months, accused of illegally downloading one of two movies. Source: 50,000 BitTorrent users sued for alleged illegal downloads In the last 12 months, copyright infringement lawsuits in the United States, mainly against torrent users (and a few hundred ed2k users), have targeted 99,924 defendants. The profitable pay-up-or-else scheme has been embraced by many. Of the 80 cases that were filed originally, 68 are still active, with 70,914 defendants still being targeted. Mass P2P lawsuits are a new revenue stream for the adult entertainment and movie studio industries. Copyright holders try to obtain the personal details of users who are allegedly sharing their material online, and once they do, they offer the defendant the opportunity to settle the case for somewhere between a few hundred to a couple of thousand dollars. The victims are told this will allow them to avoid a full trial and potentially even bigger financial penalties. Source: Almost 100,000 US torrent users sued in the last 12 months 4 CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Renee Elderd never thought to ask her husband about the music he downloaded and listened to on their computer. Turns out she should have.Last September, a few months after Elderd's husband moved out, a police officer showed up at her Nashua home with a lawsuit from the recording industry. She was accused of copyright infringement. "The bottom line is, he wanted to do the right thing and get out of the lawsuit and not pay all the fees," Persson said. "With the amounts they're settling for, it doesn't make any sense for people to fight these." Source: Woman struggling with music downloading lawsuit It says at least 33 people have been detained for internet subversion and two prisoners had subsequently died after apparent torture or ill-treatment. Amnesty said a former police officer, Li Dawei, was the subject of one of the longest sentences. He was jailed for 11 years after being convicted of downloading articles from democracy sites abroad. Source: China accused of jailing net users Downloading from torrent sites or peer to peer sites have been reported to be an illegal action as per it gives internet users the easy access to copyrighted materials and media stuffs that they should be getting with a price, hence they get it for free easily from torrents or p2p sites. Since the beginning of the flourishing of the internet era; the law, or anti-piracy acts and campaigns have been enforced by the governments of every country in the world. The government, from then have become strict, and without further amnesty, depending on the state you belong, you are possibly going to jail if proven that you are breaching over this kind of illegal activities. Even though this only pertains to downloads from the internet. 5 Obviously, you can get yourself sued only if you have been traced for doing those illegal actions. However, with the right knowledge of internet anonymity, you can put your mind at ease as per your identity is hidden, whenever you are accessing p2p or torrent sites. This adds another kind of security for you as an internet user. Getting anonymous from the internet can start from you and will only be from the end-user, whether he decided to make his information private, or unreal that are sent on the web servers for the norm compliance. There are a lot of method that you can use in order to get anonymous from the web, thus giving yourself the maximum freedom you need for your every internet actions, without the fear of getting sued or sent to jail just by this stuffs that seems to be illegal on the first hand. 6 The Ways for Determining You on the Internet Once you are connected on the internet, through any website, your machine automatically sends data and information to their webservers. This information includes your IP Address, Cookies, Browser, and JavaScript, Active X, and Flash support capability of your machine that you are using to connect on the internet. IP Address IP Address, or internet proxy address, refers to the proxy you are using on that moment you are connecting on the internet. This can come into numbers or names, often referred to as hostnames. With your IP address, your current location and ISP 1 can be tracked easily. In the case of seeking for internet censorship and anonymity, you never want to expose your real IP address. There are many ways that you can do to change the IP address you have. Cookies Cookies refer to unique data that are encrypted in a way it contains vital information that deals with your log-ins on different sites. In the internet, speaking of cookies does not pertain to those baked breads that are edible. When you visit a website, or any webserver, your computer sends a specific cookie to the site, to make yourself remembered by the site. Some invasion can be done through cookie sniffing, in which nasty people can jack up into your privacy, when they successfully stole your cookie. This is a big risk to your security and privacy. However, you always have the option to get your browser rejects on accepting and sending cookies, thus making your web browsing safer, secure, and anonymous. 1. ISP – Internet Service Providers 7 Browser Your browser is the application software, or program that you are using on browsing the internet. The most popular among computer browsers are Internet Explorer from Microsoft, Google Chrome from Google, Mozilla Firefox from Mozilla, and Safari Browser from Apple. When you browse any webpage through your browser, the webserver that you are connected to instantly knows your Browser name.
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