How to stay anonymous on the internet

Posted by Andy at 9:32 AM

4 Ways to stay Anonymous on the internet

Most of us want to stay anonymous on the internet, reasons may be different for all. For me I don't want my personal identity to be leaked to anyone, because people can do horrifying things with it if they want to. Let us not discuss why to stay anonymous in later posts & dicuss how to stay anonymous on the internet right now.
So now let us one by one learn the methods to stay anonymous:

1. TOR: Tor is a tool which is used by military, law enforcement officers, journalists, activists, normal people for protecting their privacy on the internet. Tor uses a network of virtual tunnels to send & recieve data packets on your computer. In simple words it uses random paths to send your data so that no one can track it back to you. For installing Tor on your computer go to Tor website. To know how to install Tor on your computer watch this video on youtube.
2.VPN: Using a Virtual Private Network(VPN) is another good method to stay anonymous online. You can get good information on VPN on this lifehacker page.

3. Proxy: You can use proxies as well, proxies send your data packets through a server on the internet so that whoever tries to track you on the internet can only see the data going & coming to that server & not to you. It is the easiest way to stay anonymous on the internet & the fastest if the server is good.
4. Firefox: Using firefox is a good choice because it is operated by an open source organization for free. The rival Google Chrome is a good option if you are not considered about your privacy. Google tracks you IP, all of your logins & who knows what else. They were sued by Apple as they tracked Apple users data, so not so good for privacy. Firefox also has a couple of good plugins like Do Not Track, Ghostery, No Script & Adblock Plus.