From: swa Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 23:34:04 +0000 (+0000) Subject: more info on not hiding ip address X-Git-Tag: v_2_9_12~70 X-Git-Url: http://www.privoxy.org/gitweb/?p=privoxy.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=a35d1d6bdc57b5242a6c6739ed7584eebd90a63f more info on not hiding ip address --- diff --git a/doc/source/faq.sgml b/doc/source/faq.sgml index 3f1372ff..6c257f7d 100644 --- a/doc/source/faq.sgml +++ b/doc/source/faq.sgml @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This file belongs into ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/home/groups/i/ij/ijbswa/htdocs/ - $Id: faq.sgml,v 1.7 2002/03/07 18:16:55 swa Exp $ + $Id: faq.sgml,v 1.8 2002/03/09 15:55:48 swa Exp $ Written by and Copyright (C) 2001 the SourceForge IJBSWA team. http://ijbswa.sourceforge.net @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Junkbuster Frequently Asked Questions -$Id: faq.sgml,v 1.7 2002/03/07 18:16:55 swa Exp $ +$Id: faq.sgml,v 1.8 2002/03/09 15:55:48 swa Exp $ @@ -362,7 +362,25 @@ should really consider upgrading to 2.9.x). How can I hide my IP address? - You cannot hide your IP address with Junkbuster. + You cannot hide your IP address with Junkbuster or any other software, since +the server needs to know your IP address to send the answer to you. + + +Fortunately there are many publicly usable anonymous proxies out there, which +solve the problem by providing a further level of indirection between you and +the web server, shared by many people and thus letting your requests "drown" +in white noise of unrelated requests as far as user tracking is concerned. + + +Most of them will, however, log your IP address and make it available to the +authorities in case you abuse that anonymity for criminal purposes. In fact +you can't even rule out that some of them only exist to *collect* information +on (those suspicious) people with a more than average preference for privacy. + + +You can find a list of anonymous public proxies at multiproxy.org and many +more through Google. @@ -421,6 +439,9 @@ should really consider upgrading to 2.9.x). Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. $Log: faq.sgml,v $ +Revision 1.8 2002/03/09 15:55:48 swa +added default config section + Revision 1.7 2002/03/07 18:16:55 swa looks better