Changes at Anonymizer
It has been a while since the last major change to the product suite at Anonymizer. We have been thinking long and hard about how best to continue to improve the services we offer. Anyone who has been...
View ArticleSarah Palin email hacker
There have been a lot of articles lately talking about the fact that the person who hacked in to Sarah Palin’s Yahoo! account used “an anonymizer”. The articles also say that the privacy provided was...
View ArticleQuestion from a long time customer
A long time customer recently sent in the following question. Since it should be of broad interest, I asked his permission to anonymous post and answer it here. How do you know that subscribing to an...
View ArticleUpdate on new products
Our major new product release is now in Beta. We were hoping to release it in late 2009, but the testing has revealed some issues we want to fix first. I am not willing to compromise on the quality or...
View Article“Anonymizer Universal” product suite launched!
I am really excited to announce our new product “Anonymizer Universal” (AU), available starting today. AU represents a totally new architecture for our services. Not only is it more powerful, faster,...
View ArticleAnonymous iPad anyone?
Having just finished initial testing with the actual iPad device, I am pleased to announce that Anonymizer Universal (AU) provides the same level of support on the iPad that we have been providing for...
View ArticleCypherpunk retrospective at 20th anniversary CFP conference
This year the “Computers Freedom and Privacy” (CFP) conference is taking place in San Jose from June 15-18. This year is the 20th anniversary of the conference which helped shape my thinking about...
View ArticlePrivacy and Corporations at CFP Conference
I am very excited to be organizing a couple of panels at this year’s “Computers Freedom and Privacy” (CFP) Conference in San Jose June 15-18. Historically the conference has focused on personal privacy...
View ArticleNew Anonymizer Knowledge Center
We are working hard to improve our website and would welcome your suggestions and feedback on how to improve it. One new addition is our Knowledge Center where we are trying to share information about...
View ArticleFacebook Session Hijack Video
We discovered a major security hole in Facebook almost by accident. The exploit is so trivial I can’t justify calling it hacking. Any time you are on an open WiFi and accessing Facebook, anyone else on...
View ArticleAnonymizer Survey Finds Most Consumers Confused About Online Safety Measures
Today we are releasing the results of a survey on how people understand the risks of going on-line, and what does and does not work to protect against various threats. One of the most interesting...
View ArticleAnonymizer Nevercookie tool is now available
I am very excited that we have finally released our new free “Anonymizer Nevercookie” product. You can download it here from our facebook account. It enhances the private browsing mode in Firefox to...
View ArticleReader question on privacy software
A reader of this blog recently emailed me to ask: What s/w do you recommend to keep anonymous while using Gmail, IE, Outlook, and Facebook on a laptop? This is actually a very tricky question because...
View ArticleRecent interview I gave on the need for anonymity in business
Revealing Secrets with a Click – Technology Review This is a very nice interview that was just published by Technology Review on the importance of anonymity for businesses. This is a topic rarely...
View ArticleForbes picks up the Tech Review article.
How Visiting Competitors’ Websites May Give Away Your Business Secrets – Kashmir Hill – The Not-So Private Parts – Forbes: “” Odd that they describe a 15 year old company as a “startup”…. The post...
View ArticleAnonymizer Survey: Anti-virus and Firewall popular but ineffective privacy...
Anonymizer just released the results of a new survey of people’s use of privacy protecting technologies. The short answer is that the old standards, anti-virus and firewalls, are widely used....
View ArticleFBI: Anonymity implies terrorist
The FBI in conjunction with the Bureau of Justice Assistance and Joint Regional Intelligence Center have produced a number of fliers to help the public identify possible terrorists. While some of the...
View ArticleGoogle tricks iOS Safari into tracking you
Google and other online advertising companies like Vibrant Media, Media Innovation Group, and PointRoll, are using a flaw in Safari on iOS to track you despite your privacy settings. iOS Safari is set...
View ArticleMy philosophy on privacy and anonymity
I have recently seen chatter suggesting people are confused about my thinking and allegiances on various privacy issues. First, a few core beliefs that form the axioms underlying my actions and...
View ArticleThe Privacy Blog Podcast – Ep.2: Website Pricing Tactics and the Dangers of...
Welcome to our November 2012 podcast. In this episode, I’ll be talking about the tactics websites use to charge one customer more than a customer in a different city, state, or country. After that,...
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