Re: Is Anonymizing software worth it?

From: Mr. Wonderful (orangutanat_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 08/31/04

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    Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 05:05:23 GMT

    klf wrote:

    > Hello,
    >
    > no one cares! one isp i used hosted websites for police, but their news
    > servers allowed child porn groups. It would be a job to catch people as
    > everyone downloads.
    > I would buy DVDs and music CDs and software if the price was sensible.
    > The higher it goes, the less people buy it.
    > Company greed causes a lot of it.
    > If you don't want to have people knowing which sites you look at then use
    > a proxy server.
    >
    > "Paul Schofield" <paul7876@btinternet.com> wrote in message
    > news:cgssnv$rl6$1@sparta.btinternet.com...
    >> Thanks for the advice. I've just got broadband and I'm spending a bit
    >> more time on-line than I used to.
    >> It makes me wonder how the ones who download mp3s, movie etc. don't get
    >> caught. I'd have thought the ISP would have noticed things like that.
    >>
    >> Paul
    >>
    >> "Leythos" <void@nowhere.com> wrote in message
    >> news:MPG.1b9baac53f8c38a998978b@news-server.columbus.rr.com...
    >>> In article <cgsllh$8rd$1@titan.btinternet.com>, paul7876@btinternet.com
    >>> says...
    >>> > Does anyone have any views on anonymizing software?
    >>> > I've tried various different ones. They either seem to block access to
    >>> > genuine functions eg Windows Update, or just not work.
    >>> > I've tested a few programs with web sites that tell you you're IP
    >> address.
    >>> > Some of them get it wrong but some still get it right, even when I'm
    >>> > apparently anonymized.
    >>> > Surely your IP address must still be visible in some way for your
    >> computer
    >>> > to work on the Internet.
    >>> > Does anyway else think its a waste of time?
    >>>
    >>> I've been using Usenet for more than 25 years and have never found a
    >>> reason to hide, other than my email address, from anything I've posted.
    >>> In all that time, except from countries where they shoot people for
    >>> having a dissenting opinion, I've never seen anyone have a valid (read
    >>> that as legal) reason for using one of the anon services. If you are not
    >>> doing anything illegal, are not spamming groups, follow the charters of
    >>> groups, and you are not a Troll, then you have no reason to hide where
    >>> you come from.
    >>>
    >>> Things to consider:
    >>>
    >>> Do not provide your real email address unless you can munge (add extra
    >>> characters to it, see my sig) it to keep the email harvesters from
    >>> getting it. Most people put a munged email address in their sig so that
    >>> people can contact them via email if needed.
    >>>
    >>> Use a nick-name (like many of us do), but use the same one for a long
    >>> period of time - this lets people "kill-file" you so that they don't
    >>> have to read your posts (there are other means to KF someone, but most
    >>> people try it on name first).
    >>>
    >>> Always try and post on-topic.
    >>>
    >>> Always BOTTOM POST unless the group is specifically a top-posting group.
    >>>
    >>> --
    >>> --
    >>> spamfree999@rrohio.com
    >>> (Remove 999 to reply to me)
    >>
    >>
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    I've used Steganos Internet Anonym and it really seems to work. It's easy to
    set up and the user is given control over the interval in which the program
    switches proxies (IPs).

    http://www.steganos.com/en/sia

    As far as MP3's and Movies go I remember Kevin saying something about a
    feature in Kazza Lite that blocks known RIAA ip addresses. I don't know how
    much good it will do but I guess it's a start. I'm sure you could find
    something in regards to this by searching GOOGLE.

    However, I agree with the above poster. If your not doing anything you
    shouldn't be doing there's really nothing to be worried about.

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