How to Protect Online Activity
Introduction to Online Security, Internet Privacy, Anonymous browsing. As an honest hard-working citizen, you may think you have nothing to hide, but at the same time you may be annoyed with intrusive advertizing, or you may be concerned with the ability of hackers to see your bank accounts, or for governments, foreign or domestic to watch what you do online. Advertising Some people are surprised to see ads shortly after visiting a website. For example, suppose you want to check the price of flights to Seattle, just out of curiosity to compare prices to different cities, but with no intention of ever going there. Then, you notice over the next few days, that there all kinds of advertisements in your browser for flights, or hotels in Seattle. Then you wonder how did those advertisers get the crazy idea that I might be interested in going to Seattle? Or why do I keep seeing ads for something in which I have no interest? That is tracking te...