Wednesday, June 26, 2013

An everyman's guide for going invisible on the internet

06/26/2013

Protect your privacy with these services

Let's get this out of the way first: It's impossible to go 100 percent invisible online if you use the internet in any capacity. We still don't completely understand the scope and power of the NSA's surveillance capabilities, and it's highly unlikely that any single individual, no matter how resilient their encryption protocols, could withstand a rigorous investigation by the U.S. government. Still, there are ways ordinary users can better protect their privacy online. This isn't by any means an exhaustive guide; rather, it's a starting point to help educate beginners about the sheer amount of data we leave out there, and what we can do to keep it safe from prying eyes (the NSA's or otherwise).

As always, we also welcome any and all suggestions for going invisible online in the comments below.

Here, in no particular order, are a few suggestions:

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