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The Drawbacks of Anonymous Surfing

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the staying-under-the-radar dept.

BlueCup writes to tell us that one reporter decided to give anonymous web surfing a shot, and found it to be much more trouble than it was worth. Many users take advantage of Tor and other anonymous web browsing tools, but is the amount of hassle worth the effort it takes to remain anonymous?

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  1. Re:Torpark by ringbarer · · Score: 0, Funny

    You are a pedophile. Why else would you feel the need to hide?

    --
    "Why did they cancel my favorite Sci-Fi show? I downloaded ALL the episodes!"
  2. Re:Torpark by russ1337 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Because he used to be an AOL customer, and learned the hard way.

  3. What a guy. by deadhammer · · Score: 5, Funny
    So, from my brief skim-over of the article, this is what this "reporter" is saying:

    • Surfing anonymously is hard, and therefore not worth it.
    • Oh noes! My Amazon purchase list is broken! This is stupid!
    • Evil criminals can use it!
    An excellent thing for a reporter to be saying to his readers. I'd sure love to be one of this guy's sources.
    --
    I'll be honest, we're throwing science against the wall to see what sticks. -Cave Johnson
  4. Surfing anonymously is easy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    That "Post Anonymously" checkbox ought to be enough for anybody.

  5. Re:Moo by zero1101 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not your browser history, he meant you actually go back and *ERASE HISTORY*. Cool huh?

  6. Re:Torpark by Drachemorder · · Score: 5, Funny
    now I can serf anonymously if I need to.
    I thought serfs were already pretty much anonymous.
  7. Re:NOOOOO by M00TP01NT · · Score: 2, Funny

    You are posutlating an internet before Al Gore. That is simply not possible absent some mind-bending time-travelling paradox!