Whenever you go on the net there are various organizations that track your activity on the net which is then used for various purpose. This data is used for advertising and censorship. Some countries block certain content for its citizens. Now some of these organization also try to trace you back to your house. Now if you are trying to view the content blocked in your country and the government traces your IP then the next second you will find government at your doorstep.
There are various methods to anonymously access the net.
Private windows:-
Now a days all the browsers have a feature for private window(incognito in chrome) this can be consider as the first line of defense from cyber espionage but it is not that efficient as the IP remains the same. Such the methods can be easily bypassed. This kind of browsing can only protect you from the individuals who are have physical access to your computer. In other words mom wont know about the site which you accessed.
Proxy sites:-
A proxy site is a special site which allows you to access the content blocked. These sites act as proxy server which relay all your traffic through the server to give you access of the blocked content. The problem with these sites is that they are hell slow and the problem that your IP is always out and hence the chance of getting traced is always there. In other words you can see YouTube videos on your college network. There are millions of such sites like Kproxy, boomproxy, etc.
This is understood that I didn't travel to Russia to connect to their network and take this screenshot. For security purpose I had to hide my IP.
This IP did change to US, Italian and many other countries IPs'.
We tried 2 services which was available for both windows as well as android which were psiphon and tunnelbear. Tunnelbear was a free to try VPN and psiphon was a completely free VPN. The main advantage of tunnelbear was that we could select the sever manually thus which offered you a little control. But psiphpn was more practical as per far as use was concerned. There are hundreds of other VPNs which are available on the net.
The main drawbacks are that if the government wants to trace you it is easy as these servers have your IP. But all the VPNs require a stable internet connection if the connection keeps on dropping then these software can slow down the device and sometimes drain your battery.
TOR:-
Tor is a network of virtual tunnels that allows people and groups to
improve their privacy and security on the Internet. It also enables
software developers to create new communication tools
with built-in privacy features. Tor provides the foundation for
a range of applications that allow organizations and individuals
to share information over public networks without compromising their
privacy. It relays the traffic across various nodes. This channel is only open for 10 minutes and then it changes the nodes. This software was initially developed for the US armed forces so that they can connect to their home bases without any leaks, thus it is simple to install and use. Tor is available for android, windows, Linux and various other operating systems.
You can host sites(onion sites) and access site of the dark web(hidden web) through this.This software does take a little more time for connecting but is highly secured. But it has a drawback that the initial and final connection isn't encrypted and it requires a special browser to work which is mostly a modified Firefox. There are ways to crack this as well but the skill set required is high enough. In other words you can be a ghost on the web.
Conclusion:-
Thus by using various techniques depending on the level of security you need on the web you can be a ghost on the web and browse the net privately.
There are various methods to anonymously access the net.
Private windows:-
Now a days all the browsers have a feature for private window(incognito in chrome) this can be consider as the first line of defense from cyber espionage but it is not that efficient as the IP remains the same. Such the methods can be easily bypassed. This kind of browsing can only protect you from the individuals who are have physical access to your computer. In other words mom wont know about the site which you accessed.
Proxy sites:-
A proxy site is a special site which allows you to access the content blocked. These sites act as proxy server which relay all your traffic through the server to give you access of the blocked content. The problem with these sites is that they are hell slow and the problem that your IP is always out and hence the chance of getting traced is always there. In other words you can see YouTube videos on your college network. There are millions of such sites like Kproxy, boomproxy, etc.
VPN:-
VPN is the acronym of virtual private network. A virtual private network is a virtual network in which a computer is connected like a regular network and in this process the public IP of the computer changes. To understand this we tried various android apps like psiphon, tunnelbear, etc. To check the public IP we used Landroid. The difference observed was that the public IP and IPS of my phone change. In other words you can teleport to any country.
This is understood that I didn't travel to Russia to connect to their network and take this screenshot. For security purpose I had to hide my IP.
This IP did change to US, Italian and many other countries IPs'.
We tried 2 services which was available for both windows as well as android which were psiphon and tunnelbear. Tunnelbear was a free to try VPN and psiphon was a completely free VPN. The main advantage of tunnelbear was that we could select the sever manually thus which offered you a little control. But psiphpn was more practical as per far as use was concerned. There are hundreds of other VPNs which are available on the net.
The main drawbacks are that if the government wants to trace you it is easy as these servers have your IP. But all the VPNs require a stable internet connection if the connection keeps on dropping then these software can slow down the device and sometimes drain your battery.
TOR:-
Tor is a network of virtual tunnels that allows people and groups to
improve their privacy and security on the Internet. It also enables
software developers to create new communication tools
with built-in privacy features. Tor provides the foundation for
a range of applications that allow organizations and individuals
to share information over public networks without compromising their
privacy. It relays the traffic across various nodes. This channel is only open for 10 minutes and then it changes the nodes. This software was initially developed for the US armed forces so that they can connect to their home bases without any leaks, thus it is simple to install and use. Tor is available for android, windows, Linux and various other operating systems. You can host sites(onion sites) and access site of the dark web(hidden web) through this.This software does take a little more time for connecting but is highly secured. But it has a drawback that the initial and final connection isn't encrypted and it requires a special browser to work which is mostly a modified Firefox. There are ways to crack this as well but the skill set required is high enough. In other words you can be a ghost on the web.
Conclusion:-
Thus by using various techniques depending on the level of security you need on the web you can be a ghost on the web and browse the net privately.
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