Anonymity

Nobody is completely anonymous on the Internet. It doesn't matter whether you simply start a search or download an MP3 song illegally-your surfing activjty could be monitored. The new Google browser, Chrome, allows anonymous surfing with its 'Incognito' function. But its chief drawback is that it informs the search engine about the websites visited and the search terms entered. Though you can overcome this limitation, you can do much better by using CyberGhost.

The best thing about this tool is that compared to other a'nonymizers you will experience fewer reductions in surfing speed, and it is much easier to install than Tor, Free users have a monthly bandwidth limit of 10 GB, and if you want more, you can switch over to the Premium version depending on the tariff type.

After starting, you must first 'Create new account'. This is free and doesn't take much time. Then log on to the manufacturer's server. CyberGhost hides your IP address and gives you a new one, which you can surf, chat and share video files through Torrent. The only limitation to CyberGhost is that mail clients like Thunderbird or Outlook do not support encoded communication. To enable mail reception, you must select your mail providers under 'Exceptions I E-Mails'; the most common email providers are already pre-configured. Now click 'Status' and then 'Connect Basic'. In a few seconds, the tool establishes a connection with the server of the mail provider and you get a new IP address.

TIP

Using Firefox, you can make settings that will protect you from the curious eyes. Under 'Tools I Options I Privacy', check the option 'Always clear my private data when I close Firefox'.

PRIVACY

The common belief is that an email message is a digital letter, but that is a wrong assumption. An email is more like a postcard, because its content is visible
to everyone. Almost every mail provider does this, so that spam may be recognized through automatic scanning of the text. So how does one prevent strangers from reading private emails?

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First, you need a tool called GnuPG that is available on this issue's CHIP DVD that integrates smoothly with Thunderbird. Here is the process of sending encrypted mail: create a private and a public key. Forward the public key to your partner, so that she can decrypt your messages, while the private key remains safe with you.
The exact steps are as follows. After installation, open up the command prompt.

Make your selection of key, for instance, ' 1', and specify the key
length (2048) and the period of validity. Information is needed to make the key, like name, e-mail address and password phrase, which is a complete phrase unlike the normal password, for instance, 'Hammershoi paints necks'. The key generated will be saved in the user's application data folder, usually at 'C:\ Documents and Settings\chip\Application Data\gnupg' in XP. Create a backup copy of the key and save it on a USB stick. You will need to distribute the key to people who are allowed to read your mails.

Now you must configure Thunderbird such that it encrypts outgoing mails. Add the Enigmail add-on from the issue's CHIP DVD from 'Tools Add-ons install'. After restarting Thunderbird, you must specify the location of the GnuPG tool on your PC to Thunderbird under 'OpenPGP Preferences'. Let's compose a test mail. Go to 'OpenPGP Key Management' and configure your identity. Confirm your registration and activate the 'Enable OpenPGP support for this identity' checkbox. After clicking 'OK', select both the upper options in the next window. Now click 'Send' and enter your password phrase. If you have not yet sent an encoded mail to the receiver, you must 'Set recipient rules'. Select 'Use the following OpenPGP
key' and select the right keys by clicking 'Select'. Thunderbird now sends coded mails and nobody other than the specific recipient can read the message. Your private data is perfectly protected.