Showing posts with label anonymous. Show all posts
Showing posts with label anonymous. Show all posts

Monday, June 11, 2007

What Is Clipperz

Clipperz can be used to store and freely organize any kind
of confidential textual information, such as passwords,
confidential notes, burglar alarm codes, credit and debit
card details, PINs, software keys, and so on.
Clipperz is free and completely anonymous.
Nothing to install. Nothing to backup.

Clipperz lets you submit confidential information into
your browser, but your data are locally encrypted by the
browser itself before being uploaded.

The key for the encryption process is a passphrase known
only to you. Clipperz simply hosts your sensitive data in
encrypted form and could never actually access the data in
its plain form.

To quickly grasp features and benefits of Clipperz, please
refer to these resources:

1. A video tutorial to learn how to access your web
services without typing username and password
http://www.clipperz.com/support/video

2. An introduction to “Clipperz Compact”, the edition for
the Firefox sidebar
http://www.clipperz.com/support/user_guide/clipperz_compact

3. Discover the “offline copy”, a read-only version to be
used without Internet connection (and maybe moved on USB drive)
http://www.clipperz.com/support/user_guide/offline_copy

For any further information about features and security
http://www.clipperz.com/

What are the system requirements?

To date, you only need any recent version of a Internet
Explorer, Opera or any Mozilla-based browser, such as
Firefox. Support for other browsers is coming soon as well.
It is recommended that you use a reasonably powerful
computer, and a fast Internet connection, because that will
make it more fun.

IE7 needs a custom procedure to install the bookmarklet
Instead of dragging it, you should right-click
on the link, and choose the “Add to favorites …” menu
item.
After selecting “Add to favorites …” (and having
dismissed a warning message), a dialog appears where you
have the option to choose where to add the bookmarklet:
Favorites, Links, etc…
Beware that IE7 comes with most panels hidden, so you may
need to make them visible using the contextual menu on the
browser toolbar, or clicking on the “star” button to make
the favorites panel visible.
Then when you open an account that you need to log into,
go to the account and enter your details then go to the
Favourites Menu and click on the Clipperz bookmarklet that
you have installed, then simple copy the code and enter it
into a new card in your Clipperz account.

There is an excellent Forum and Discussion group which
will assist with any problems that you may have.
I suggest that you go to http://www.clipperz.com/ and watch
the video. It is an amazing program where all of your
passwords are fully encrypted and saved, and you need never
remember another password.

This program is simplicity in itself, have a look and give
it a try.

As with all the safety and security items that I look
at it is free. So what have you got to lose?

Monday, April 16, 2007

Surfing the Web Anonymously

Surfing the Web Anonymously – Questions to Ask

When you surf the web it is possible to learn information about you
even when you don’t want to advertise who you are. This is true even
if your system contains no virus or malware software. Specifically
information that is easily available online includes your IP address,
your country (and often more location information based on IP
address), what computer system you are on, what browser you use, your
browser history, and other information. It gets worse. People can
get your computer’s name and even find out your name if your machine
supports programs like finger or identd. Also, cookies can track your
habits as you move from machine to machine.

How do people get this basic information about you?

When you visit another web site, information about you can be
retrieved. Basically, information is intercepted and used by others
to track your Internet activities.

How do you stop this from happening?

First of all, it is possible to surf the web anonymously and thereby
stop leaving a trail for others to find. Note that this is not fool-
proof, but it makes it much harder for people to know who you are.
There are products called anonymous proxy servers that help protect
you. The anonymous proxy server replaces your Internet address for
its own. This has the effect of hiding your IP address and making it
much harder for people to track you.

How do I get an anonymous proxy server?

There are many vendors who sell anonymous proxy servers. There are
also free proxy servers available to you. Two such products are
ShadowSurf and Guardster. Guardster (http://www.guardster.com/)
offers various services for anonymous and secure access to the web,
some paid as well as a free service. ShadowSurf
(http://www.shadowsurf.com/) ShadowSurf provides anonymous surfing at
their site for free. Go to it and you will find a box to enter a URL
that you want no one to track. There are many others, but here are
two that are frequently used.

Another interesting product, given the recent news about the Google
search engine filtering its findings for the Chinese government, is
Anonymizer (http://www.anonymizer.com). This company, among others,
recently (Feb 1st, 2006) pressed that it “is developing a new anti-
censorship solution that will enable Chinese citizens to safely
access the entire Internet filter free”
(http://www.anonymyzer.com/consumer/media/press_releases/02012006.html
).

Does an anonymous proxy server make you 100% safe?

No. Still, you are much better off if you use such technology.

What other things should I be concerned about when trying to keep my
private information private?

Three other items come to mind when trying to keep your information
private. First, you can use an encrypted connection to hide your
surfing. This article does not go into detail on this, but search the
web and you will find a lot of information on this. Secondly, delete
cookies after each session. Third, you can configure your browser to
remove JavaScript, Java, and active content. This actually leads to
limitations, so you need to think about the cost/benefit of this
course of action.

Anything else?

Wishing you happy and safe surfing!

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