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An Ethical Guide to Cyber Anonymity

An Ethical Guide to Cyber Anonymity

By : Kushantha Gunawardana
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An Ethical Guide to Cyber Anonymity

An Ethical Guide to Cyber Anonymity

4.6 (7)
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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Chapter 5: Tools and Techniques That Attackers Use
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Part 3: Concepts and Maintaining Cyber Anonymity
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Using disposable emails and contact numbers

One of the common ways of exposing ourselves in cyberspace is via emails and contact numbers. For example, there are many requirements to share our email address, contact number, or both to receive activation links, download e-books, access various services, and so on. When we share our email address or contact numbers, companies or attackers use them for various types of malicious purposes. Some companies sell collected information to advertising and marketing companies. Some attackers misuse this information and use it for other attacks.

We need to know the ways to protect ourselves against these attacks without exposing our private email addresses and contact numbers. But this becomes an issue when we need to provide a contact number or email address to gain access to these services. The solution to this is to use virtual numbers and throwaway email addresses. Some services providers such as Yahoo.com provide throwaway email addresses...

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