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An Ethical Guide to Cyber Anonymity

By : Kushantha Gunawardana
Book Image

An Ethical Guide to Cyber Anonymity

By: Kushantha Gunawardana

Overview of this book

As the world becomes more connected through the web, new data collection innovations have opened up more ways to compromise privacy. Your actions on the web are being tracked, information is being stored, and your identity could be stolen. However, there are ways to use the web without risking your privacy. This book will take you on a journey to become invisible and anonymous while using the web. You will start the book by understanding what anonymity is and why it is important. After understanding the objective of cyber anonymity, you will learn to maintain anonymity and perform tasks without disclosing your information. Then, you’ll learn how to configure tools and understand the architectural components of cybereconomy. Finally, you will learn to be safe during intentional and unintentional internet access by taking relevant precautions. By the end of this book, you will be able to work with the internet and internet-connected devices safely by maintaining cyber anonymity.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
1
Part 1: The Basics of Privacy and Cyber Anonymity
4
Part 2: Methods and Artifacts That Attackers and Competitors Can Collect from You
9
Part 3: Concepts and Maintaining Cyber Anonymity

Preparing the device

Sometimes, people think the internet was built on anonymity as no one is regulating the internet or no one can regulate the internet due to its architecture. But when you analyze the components that are part of communication, you will realize that the privacy of the internet is hardly assured. While it might not be governments or employers that are spying, larger players on the internet, such as Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft, collect heaps of information for different purposes. Even though we use our own devices, private internet connections, and selected web browsers, these companies collect information and use it for product improvements, introducing new products, understanding new trends, and studying your behavioral patterns on the internet.

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