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How to Create a SSH Tunnel Through Your Seedbox IP (Proxy for Your Home PC) Faster torrents, high connectivity and seed-ability are notably the primary reasons why most of us opt to use a seedbox. Fair enough - but a seedbox (server) can be used to implement a variety of tasks that extend far beyond just torrenting. We’ll explain how you can run a SSH tunnel through your seedbox server, in order to use your seedbox’s IP address as a proxy on your local machine (home PC). And it works for most Internet apps that support SOCKS5 (web browser, IRC/MSN, even a home uTorrent client). Reasons/scenarios for how this can be applied • As a web proxy — You’ll be able to bypass any IP restrictions & firewalls, unblock certain websites, or torrent from college or work.

The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto From: tcmay@netcom.com (Timothy C. May) Subject: The Crypto Anarchist Manifesto Date: Sun, 22 Nov 92 12:11:24 PST Cypherpunks of the World, Several of you at the "physical Cypherpunks" gathering yesterday in Silicon Valley requested that more of the material passed out in meetings be available electronically to the entire readership of the Cypherpunks list, spooks, eavesdroppers, and all.

How To Block Facebook's Face Recognition And Tighten Other Privacy Settings Facebook seems to be forever pushing the boundaries of what "online privacy" means. Today we see the latest iteration of this--Face Recognition. By adjusting its interface, Facebook has now enabled "tag suggestions" to many more of its users around the world, which means your friends will get an alert if someone uploads a photo that Facebook thinks contains your image. Crypto-anarchism Described by Vernor Vinge, crypto-anarchy is more specifically anarcho-capitalist, employing cryptography to enable individuals to make consensual economic arrangements and to transcend national boundaries. Etymology[edit] The "crypto" in crypto-anarchism should not be confused with the use of the prefix "crypto-" to indicate an ideology or system with an intentionally concealed or obfuscated "true nature". For example, some would use the term "crypto-fascist" to describe an individual or organization that holds fascist views and subscribes to fascist doctrine but conceals their agenda so long as these doctrines remain socially unacceptable. However, Timothy C.

Annotated.js For large, complex Javascript applications or libraries, Annotated.js provides a language extension for expressing the structure & validity of your code. By annotating your regular Javascript code, the Annotated.js runtime provides additional language features like declarative namespaces, class and module macros, and runtime type testing. Runs directly in the browser, even in external sources - what you see in the IDE is what you get in your browser's debug session. Annotated.js is legal javascript and runs natively in the browser without eval, code rewriting or server-side compilation - it's also fully compatible with popular minifiers, parallel or AJAX-y script loaders, code optimiziers, etc.

Guest Post: “The Ultimate Guide for Anonymous and Secure Internet Usage” Wednesday, April 11th, 2012 at 7:29 pm. another fine guest post by some random pastebin-using entity on the internet(s): This is a guide with which even a total noob can get high class security for his system and complete anonymity online. But its not only for noobs, it contains a lot of tips most people will find pretty helpfull. It is explained so detailed even the biggest noobs can do it^^ :

RawCap sniffer for Windows released ! ~ THN : The Hacker News RawCap sniffer for Windows released We are today proude to announce the release of RawCap, which is a free raw sockets sniffer for Windows. Here are some highlights of why RawCap is a great tool to have in your toolset:Can sniff any interface that has got an IP address, including 127.0.0.1 (localhost/loopback)RawCap.exe is just 17 kBNo external libraries or DLL's neededNo installation required, just download RawCap.exe and sniffCan sniff most interface types, including WiFi and PPP interfacesMinimal memory and CPU loadReliable and simple to useUsage RawCap takes two arguments; the first argument is the IP address or interface number to sniff from, the second is the path/file to write the captured packets to. C:\Tools>RawCap.exe 192.168.0.23 dumpfile.pcap You can also start RawCap without any arguments, which will leave you with an interactive dialog where you can select NIC and filename: RawCap Downloaded

Part II: How to Be Anonymous Online (for Beginners) If you have significant reason to be concerned about your anonymity online, this installment will not be for you; please wait for the next installment. The methods described in this section are intended only for those who want to add a thin layer of anonymity on top of what they currently have (which is likely almost no anonymity). Off the Shelf Solutions There are quite a few excellent free and paid off the shelf solutions intended to protect your anonymity. And while each may offer a legitimate layer of protection, it is critical that you understand the risk you assume if you place all of your faith in the hands of a single entity.

Zuckers! Facebook Has Secretly Been Giving User Info to Cops - Technology We've told you before that Facebook treats its users like products. That companies now exist to search for your Facebook account and tell your bosses your secrets. That people are quitting Facebook en masse. Now, there's yet another reason you might want to make the switch to Google+: Facebook has gotten into the habit of allowing police to scour users' profiles without their consent. According to a new report from Reuters and Westlaw, federal judges have granted at least 24 search warrants since 2008 allowing law enforcement officials to snoop around people's Facebook accounts. Some of the warrants sought things as innocuous as status updates, but others gave access to friend requests, photos, event calendars and personal messages.

Anonymous Internet surfing with Liberté Linux Liberté Linux is a small (220MB) Gentoo based secure oriented distribution available as a live CD, live USB thumbdrive, installable or Open Virtualization Bundle (.ova) compatible with Virtualbox and VMWare. This operating system enables people to anonymously communicate with others via chat (Pidgin+OTR, XChat) or email and browse the Internet using tor, it supports new and old hardware, including 3G modems, Bluetooth and experimental UEFI booting. Openbox is the default window manager, from there you can configure your mouse, keybindings, timezone, etc.

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