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Edit a Scenario Task: I want to be anonymous when browsing the web
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There are multiple guides to help you stay anonymous when browsing the Internet. Anonymity, which is not [https://learn.equalit.ie/wiki/What_is_Internet_surveillance%3F inherent in the Internet], is useful when you want to hide your destination address from the local Internet Service Provider or your identity from the visited website. It can also help protect your [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_graph social graph], obscuring the network of your actual online (and offline) relationships. If you need anonymity to send an email, please refer to the [[I want to send an anonymous email]] section. *The [https://www.torproject.org/about/overview.html.en#whyweneedtor Tor Browser] hides your destination address and shields your identity from the visited website. It is completely open source and free with an active developer and volunteer community. To learn how to use it, read the guides from the [https://securityinabox.org/en/guide/torbrowser/windows Security in-a-box] project for Windows users and from the [https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/how-use-tor-mac-os-x Surveillance Self Defense] guide for Mac users, as well as some [https://github.com/freedomofpress/encryption-works/blob/master/encryption_works.md#browsing-habits tips for using Tor]. *[http://anonymous-proxy-servers.net/en/software.html JonDonym] offers several options for anonymising your origin and destination whilst browsing websites. *The [https://censorship.no CeNo] is a new project that utilises the [https://freenetproject.org Freenet] anonymous communications and publishing platform for browsing websites and media news feeds. <br /> Deciding whether you need to use an anonymity or a [[I want to learn about circumventing Internet censorship|VPN]] will depend on your circumstances and is best explained in the [https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/choosing-vpn-thats-right-you Surveillance Self Defense] guide as well as [https://gist.github.com/atcuno/3425484ac5cce5298932#vpn-vs-tor- here]. Be aware of [https://github.com/freedomofpress/encryption-works/blob/master/encryption_works.md#what-tor-doesnt-protect-you-from Tor limitations] as well. <br />
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