Other questions to ask would be 1) Do they log? And if so, what? Content or connection? 2) What jurisdiction are they located? Location of servers makes a huge difference. Bill Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
-----Original Message----- From: "Jeff Lane" <jeff.l...@comcast.net> Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:31:23 To: <hardware@hardwaregroup.com> Subject: Re: [H] mask your IP with a changing one Bill, You bring up a great point. That is one very important thing that CovertSurfer does, or I should say does not, do. I talked with the owner, and as he said, and they publish, they do not know where you are going or what you do. They do this so they cannot be subpoenaed against their clients. They keep NO records. I wondered about SwissVPN, as well, because they use standard browsers, CovertSurfer uses their own plug-in, which could leave the user open in some way. I originally subscribed to an outfit that was run by Russians. They had a client forum, which was a good idea, but it created a lot of problems for them. They were being hacked by ISP's and the movie/music Gestapo. They weren't furnishing any good answers which was costing them customers. Jeff Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 4:39 PM Subject: Re: [H] mask your IP with a changing one You have to determine whether it is privacy you want, or anomymity. And what you seem to be seeking is anonymity. Only you can answer: anonymity from whom? That will ultimately determine your choice. Tor might certainly fit the bill. It will achieve exactly what you need. And it's free. Personally, technically sound as they are, I would not touch SwissVPN. Read their privacy policy. AFAIK, they will log your traffic. Your IP, indeed will be masked from your destination. But SwissVPN will probably know who you are and where you're connecting from. And that means your anonymity is hosed. Switzerland may also be a data retention country, but I'm not certain. Also SwissVPN is a single-hop proxy. Now if these aren't major concerns then go with them. As far as I'm concerned, the cream of the crop these days is Xerobank. http://www. xerobank.com. They are pricey but offer close to the ultimate in anonymous communications. Bill Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: Brian Weeden <brian.wee...@gmail.com> Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:46:50 To: <hardware@hardwaregroup.com> Subject: Re: [H] mask your IP with a changing one Another option is to use a service like Swiss VPN. They give you a VPN tunnel from your PC to their network. Then they swap your IP for one of theirs and that is the IP that is out connecting to other machines and websites. As far as anyone can tell, you're coming from Switzerland. I think you get a different IP each time you connect/disconnect the service but they are probably all coming from the same pool. There is a monthly fee but it's not too bad and well worth it if this is something important to you: http://www.swissvpn.net/ I use them whenever I am traveling or working from open WiFI hotpots. --------------------------- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation <http://www.secureworldfoundation.org> +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 6:29 PM, Jeff Lane <jeff.l...@comcast.net> wrote: > I use CovertSurfer. You use their proxy servers and no one knows, > including > your ISP, where you are or what you are doing. All your ISP knows is that > you are online. It even has a neat little box that tells you what others > can > see and it shows the outgoing IP. Where you have been doesn't even show up > in your Temp Internet Files folder, even if you are on there for hours. > You > get NO cookies of any kind regardless of your settings and it has never > affected a site that requires them. I've used it for 4 months now and am > very happy with it. The that owns the site is in Florida and is a disabled > vet and seems like a great guy. > > www.covertsurfer.com > > Jeff > > BTW....I am just a subscriber and have no other interest in the site > whatsoever. > > > > Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 2:58 PM > Subject: Re: [H] mask your IP with a changing one > > > At 02:51 PM 8/16/2009, you wrote: > >Sounds like you want an Onion Proxy > > I don't think so because it strips the IP. I want to hide it but > replace it with a random IP address. > > >
