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Apr 04, 2006: Macworld UK
Anonymizer prepares to battle China's Net censors
Chinese internet censors take over a week to identify and block access to sites that allow internet users to circumvent their controls, according to a top executive at Anonymizer.
Apr 03, 2006: The Register
Anonymizer looks for gaps in Great Firewall of China
Anonymizer has gone live with a service that aims to circumvent Chinese censorship restrictions.
Apr 03, 2006: Computer World
Anonymizer software circumvents China's Great Firewall
Chinese Internet censors take more than a week to identify and block access to sites that allow Internet users to circumvent their controls, according to a top executive at Anonymizer Inc.
Mar 28, 2006: PC World
101 Fabulous Freebies
The best things in life aren't just free--they're indispensable. Case in point: these outrageously useful downloads, sites, and services.
Mar 09, 2006: Washington Technology
Array of tech products help fight terrorism
Tucked into a quiet corner of the FOSE government IT trade show conference this week was a selection of products that many government customers use, but would prefer no one knows they buy.
Mar 09, 2006: United Press International
Internet tech dazzles FOSE convention
Mar 08, 2006: Government Computing News
Internet "cloaking" emerges as new Web security threat
Terrorist organizations and other national enemies have launched bogus Web sites that mask their covert information or provide misleading information to users they identify as federal employees or agents, according to Lance Cottrell, founder and chief scientist at Anonymizer of San Diego.
Mar 01, 2006: PCMag
Who, me?
Following controversy over agreements by Google, Yahoo!, and MSN to comply with Chinese censorship policies, Anonymizer is seeking to free electronic speech in China.
Mar 01, 2006: InformationWeek
Search engines are at the center of privacy debate
The more user information gathered by Google, Yahoo and Microsoft MSN, the more often they will become the targets of governments.
Feb 28, 2006: PCWorld
Outsmarting the online privacy snoops
With the controversy over Internet privacy growing, more businesses are seeking to ease user concerns by offering new tools that enable anonymous searches and Web surfing.
Feb 25, 2006: Taipei Times
Keeping one step ahead of the censors
While the US Congress battles with US Internet companies that help China restrict its citizens' Internet access, independent computer specialists are developing technologies that could reroute Internet information and put it beyond the reach of government censors.
Feb 20, 2006: Boston Globe
Beating censorship on the Internet
While Congress battles with US Internet companies that help China restrict its citizens' Internet access, independent computer specialists are developing technologies that could reroute Internet information and put it beyond the reach of government censors.
Feb 17, 2006: Scoop
China Internet: A Tool for Freedom or Suppression
The Internet in China: A Tool for Freedom or Suppression?
Feb 15, 2006: USInfo
China Uses Internet as Tool of Repression, Says Congressman Smith
The Chinese government uses the Internet as a tool of repression to crush dissent and monitor usage, says Congressman Christopher Smith, chairman of the House International Relations Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations.
Feb 09, 2006: Business Week
Your data, naked on the Net
The U.S. Justice Dept.'s demand for data on how Web surfers use Google and other search engines raises a disturbing question: Just how much do the Web sites you visit know about you?
Feb 06, 2006: Counter Think
Experts say anonymity is the best protection against web censorship
CNN.com provides a sweeping account of internet freedom and censorship, citing recent media stories like the firing of Scottish bookseller Joe Gordon, who lost his job after criticizing his boss on his weblog.
Feb 03, 2006: CNET News
When Google is not your friend
Google's recent legal spat with the U.S. Department of Justice highlights not only what information search engines record about us but also the shortcomings in a federal law that's supposed to protect online privacy.
Feb 03, 2006: Asia Times
The lesser of two Googles
Bloggers and technology experts are slamming US-based Google's decision to censor keywords rejected by Beijing in its Chinese version - with some vowing to work around China's ever more efficient campaign to control what its own people see and hear online.
Feb 02, 2006: International Herald Tribune
Digital Dialogue: Is anyone afraid of Internet anonymity?
Jonathan D. Glater of The New York Times wrote a fascinating feature about the growing popularity of software and services that allow Internet users to remain anonymous.
Feb 01, 2006: Information Week
Five ways to keep your Google searches private
The recent news that the U.S. Justice Department has been seeking search data from Google, Yahoo, MSN, and America Online has struck fear into the hearts of Web surfers.
Jan 30, 2006: ZDNet
Anonymizer says it will rescue Chinese from the search censors
Back in the late 90's Utah proposed putting the driver's license on a smart card.
Jan 27, 2006: LifeHacker
Interest in privacy software on the rise
The New York Times reports that consumer interest in software that obscures personally-identifiable information on the Interweb, like your IP address, is on the rise - not much of a revelation given recent internet privacy media coverage.
Jan 26, 2006: eWeek
Search Fears Spark Interest in Web Anonymizers
In the blink of a few recent news reports, using an Internet search engine has lost its innocence.
Jan 25, 2006: The New York Times
Privacy for People Who Don't Show Their Navels
More and more consumers are looking for ways to remain anonymous online and to foil hackers.
Jan 21, 2006: Wired News
How to foil search engine snoops
On Thursday, The Mercury News reported that the Justice Department has subpoenaed search-engine records in its defense of the Child Online Protection Act, or COPA. Google, whose corporate credo famously includes the admonishment "Don't Be Evil," is fighting the request for a week's worth of search engine queries.
Jan 20, 2006: NPR
Google Records Subpoena Raises Privacy Fears
The Justice Department has requested records for millions of searches made on Google, AOL and other popular search engines in an effort to bolster its case for an online pornography law.
Jan 18, 2006: Press Doc Blog
Anonymizer for the PC
I had a chance to download and try out the two Anonymizer software packages, Anonymous Surfing and Anti-Spyware, by loading them on my PC.
Jan 16, 2006: Press Doc Blog
SanDisk joins with Anonymizer
Sandisk is now offering a 30-day trial of Anonymizer for its U3-compliant thumb drives.
Jan 06, 2006: BBC News
The great firewall of China
In the space of about a decade, China's tech development has raced ahead to catch up with some of the most advanced countries in the West. But there are still stark differences, finds Richard Taylor.
Dec 26, 2005: New Master Media
Anonymous Surfing: What are the benefits and issues of making yourself invisible online?
Until yesterday, when you were researching a competing company you would go search for its marketing materials, you might go look at the ads they have in magazines and check out business information accessible through public databases.
Dec 19, 2005: CNN International
Fighting for free speech
Scottish bookseller Joe Gordon once used his blog to let off steam after a hard day's work behind the counter.
Dec 16, 2005: Wall Street Journal
They know who you are (Note: subscription needed to view this article)
Dec 09, 2005: Search Security
IP cloaking becoming a business necessity
So much for trade secrets. Not long ago, a company unwittingly tipped its hand when planning to buy another business.
Dec 05, 2005: Information Week
Identity Crisis Prevention
Just in time for online holiday shopping, Anonymizer issues updated software for protection against spyware and aggressive marketers.
Nov 15, 2005: Outlook Power Magazine
Learn more about privacy, identity theft, and anonymous browsing
Anonymizer solutions help people protect their privacy and identities by concealing who they are in order to ensure they can't be tracked.
Oct 31, 2005: eGov Monitor
Privacy, Anonymity and Public Spaces: What is going On?
We are experiencing significant cultural change in societies around the world due to the increasing number of new information and communication technologies coming into the marketplace.
Oct 20, 2005: Persian Journal
Beating the Mullahs' Block
How Iran's surfers find their way to restricted or censored Iranian sites.
Oct 17, 2005: BBC News
The cost of online anonymity
In the second report looking at privacy and the internet, Dan Simmons examines whether it is possible to be totally anonymous and asks if this is really a desirable thing.
Oct 05, 2005: Information Week
A directory of security product reviews
(Article also syndicated in Security Pipeline, Optimize Magazine, Business Intelligence Magazine, Small Business Pipeline, and Compliance Pipeline)
Oct 02, 2005: Readers Digest
Protect Yourself Online
How easy is it for a stranger to get personal information about you online? What can you do if someone is cyberstalking you? Parry Aftab, executive director of the Internet safety organization CyberAngels, explains how to combat cyberstalkers, surf safely, and chat with caution.
July 28, 2005: Globe and Mail Update
StealthSurfer II
Protecting personal information is the biggest single issue most users have when using the Internet. Some want to surf anonymously, some want to transfer information without it being read by unintended parties, and others fear identity theft - either through having their messages intercepted or their keystrokes logged by a hacker. The StealthSurfer II from Stealth Ideas Inc. tackles all these problems with a gadget smaller than your thumb.
July 26, 2005: CNET Australia
Surf the Web Anonymously
Your personal information has become big business on the Web.
Jun 27, 2005: San Diego Union Tribune
Fraud Farmers
Latest Internet criminal scheme is more sophisticated and more dangerous
Jun 20, 2005: ComputerWorld
Location, Location, Location
It's the critical element missing from most wireless security tools, says Brian Wangerien, director of product management at Boston-based Newbury Networks Inc.
Jun 16, 2005: Mobile Pipeline
Review: Anonymizer for safe, mobile Firefox browsing
Anonymizer was first created when the earliest inklings surfaced that our identity was exposed as we surfed the Web. It was a service that masked us so we could surf without leaving traces of ourselves, but it wasn't always easy to use.
Jun 13, 2005: Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Tech Spotlight: Drive lets surfers cover Web tracks
Stealth Surfer II: Review
Jun 11, 2005: Just Tech'n
StealthSurfer II
Web surfing is becoming quite a dangerous thing to do. If you are at work you have to worry about them monitoring you. If you are at home you have to worry about people stealing your personal information.
Jun 06, 2005: Information Week
Neat gadgets and Linux clusters
Stealth Surfer II is said to support secure, anonymous surfing and e-mail, and it makes for a clever and reasonably simple solution for portable privacy.
May 31, 2005: New Tech Review
Stealth Ideas introduces the completely upgraded StealthSurfer II
StealthSurfer II, the fully redesigned, thumb-sized flash storage drive now includes on-board integration with Anonymous Surfing™, an identity protection program from Anonymizer®.
May 26, 2005: Network World
Stealthy surfing and messaging
We just got a really cool personal privacy tool set for Windows 2000 and XP users: Stealth Surfer II.
May 23, 2005: IT Observer
Worried about identity theft?
StealthSurfer II, the fully redesigned, thumb-sized flash storage drive now includes on-board integration with Anonymous Surfing, an identity protection program from Anonymizer.
May 17, 2005: Enterprise IT Planet
Don't let your users buy the pharm
The best defense against phishing is to distrust email messages, especially ones that ask you to enter sensitive information into a website, and to distrust hyperlinks in email messages
May 16, 2005: Time Magazine
E-mailers Anonymous
Ever want to send an anonymous comment without your e-mail address giving you away? Here's a site that does just that--plus new ways to protect your privacy, whether you're surfing the Web or talking on the phone.
May 13, 2005: PC Mag
Anonymizer Total Privacy Suite
Anonymizer's new Total Privacy Suite ($59.95 direct; $29.99 per year after first year) offers additional security to Firefox users by way of anonymous surfing, spyware removal, and secure deletion of browser-related elements that could reveal your surfing history.
May 12, 2005: InfoWorld
Security firms fight Firefox fire with fire (Article also syndicated in LinuxWorld)
Just in time for one of the first serious security flaws to be found in Mozilla's Firefox, two companies, Anonymizer and FraudEliminator, have released new security products for the popular open source Web browser.
May 10, 2005: TechNewsWorld
Two New Products Tighten Firefox Security, Privacy
Lee Itzhaki, director of product management for Anonymizer, said that many of his company's product users were early adopters of Firefox and asked for a suite of security products that would harden the browser. As a result, Anonymizer combined three separate anti-intrusion products into one suite.
May 09, 2005: eWeek
Firefox Plug-In Protects Privacy
A new tool bar for the Mozilla Foundation's fashionable Firefox open-source Web browser can protect Web surfers from hidden online threats and help them cover their Internet tracks, according to Anonymizer, a Web security software company.
Apr 06, 2005: Electronic Frontier Foundation
How to Blog Safely (About Work or Anything Else)
The best way to blog and still preserve some privacy is to do it anonymously. But being anonymous isn't as easy as you might think.
Mar 30, 2005: TechNewsWorld
Pharming Attacks Outwit Even Savvy Surfers
Hackers possess two admirable traits: persistence and ingenuity. These attributes have unfortunately lead to a phenomenon known as "pharming," the latest in a never-ending series of insidious attacks.
Feb 15, 2005: CNET News
Hide and seek on the Web
New tools let people draw a virtual curtain around a Web site to mask sensitive information from outsiders.
Feb 15, 2005: Information Week
Anonymizer Offers Phishing Defense
Anonymizer 2005 defends against pharming, a particularly insidious form of phishing.
Aug 28, 2002: TheRegister.com
Internet anonymity for Linux newbies
While you can't hide completely, you can find plenty of ways to make your e-mail and Web surfing trails a lot less visible
Aug 05, 2002: TheRegister.com
Anonymizer preps Private Surfing 2.0
It's a war zone out there. Not only do internet users have to contend with hackers, as they did back in 1996 when Anonymizer was founded, now they've got to look out for intrusive employee internet management software, government snooping and ubiquitous pop-up advertisements for tiny wireless cameras.
Jun 05, 2002: Business Week
Cloaking Your Movements in Cyberspace
While you can't hide completely, you can find plenty of ways to make your e-mail and Web surfing trails a lot less visible
Apr 04, 2002: CNET News
Is your e-mail watching you?
Watch out--the spam choking your e-mail in-box may be loaded with software that lets marketers track your moves online, and you may not even be aware that you've been bugged.
Feb 13, 2002: CNN
Will anonymous e-mail become a casualty of war?
Ever wonder how to trace the trail of that spam, track its source, and shut it down once and for all? These days, so does the U.S. government.
Aug 07, 2001: NewsFactor Technology News
Protect Yourself: 10 ways to more secure cybersafety
Most cloaking or 'anonymizing' software requires a complicated procedure. But Anonymizer's Privacy Button sits in the Internet Explorer browser's toolbar and activates with one click.
