Shameless exploit of meme I know... I can’t take it anymore! I lurk on irc.freenode.net and /r/netsec and have seen a few too many mornings now that some person is safe, they used Tor. There is a big misunderstanding in what Tor actually does and protects. Here is my log in the fire to help explain the technology. Lets start with the basics… ...
Letter Written in Cipher on Mourning Paper by Rose Greenhow If you have been following my posts as of late, you will have seen that I am on a anonymous bend. Some of my friends have wondered why I was seeking to disappear digitally and if that is the takeaway from my work it should not be. By the very act of posting this information I am by nature not anonymous. I think its important as our society becomes more open that we are able to close and keep private what we want. The option should always be yours. In that vein this post will cover email storage and usage. ...
In my continuation of howto secure your phone habits while on the go, we have come to anonymizing your traffic. There are a few reasons to do this: On a public internet network and have no access to a VPN In a country that censors the internet (Hi China!) You like to keep your identity somewhat off the grid for whatever reason TOR was developed to allow for all of the above. Due to the open nature of Android and the user-base, it was quickly ported back in 2009. The Guardian Project leads the effort and has since provided 4 main components. Today I will be focusing on the Orbot (TOR+Proxy) and the Firefox extension to allow proxy usage. In addition you can use their Jabber client for anonymous and encrypted chatting. So lets get to setting things up! A few things you need to grab from market: ...