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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)
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Part 1: The Basics of Privacy and Cyber Anonymity
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Part 2: Methods and Artifacts That Attackers and Competitors Can Collect from You
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Part 3: Concepts and Maintaining Cyber Anonymity

Techniques that Attackers Use to Compromise Privacy

Newer technologies are introduced frequently, and our lifestyles constantly move us closer to cyberspace. Our relationship with the internet is getting stronger while exposing us more to the unregulated internet. A little over two decades ago, the only way we connected to the internet was through emails. We had dial-up connections, which prevented us from creating a stronger relationship with the internet due to the slow speed and time-based connectivity. When faster broadband connections were introduced, we started forming stronger relationships with cyberspace due to speedy and stable connectivity, irrespective of the time we stayed connected.

In the dial-up days, we connected to the internet only when we really wanted to. Now, we are always connected, whether we want to or not. Previously, we had to put in efforts to connect to the internet; now, we have to put in efforts to disconnect from the internet. The most critical problem...