AnonySend: Prank Your Friends With Emails From Any Fake ID [Cydia]

A prank is only funny as long as the person getting pranked can laugh with you after a while. Like most things, the art of pranking has moved into the digital age as well. Instead of hiding behind doors, now there are fake emails and the like. You might be able to find many apps which can let you prank your friends via email, but the new Cydia app named AnonySend just might be the best of them all. Using AnonySend, people can email anyone using a faked name, complete with an assumed sender ID. This might sound like a dangerous thing, but the app is intended to be used just for fun, and the receiver can see through the prank upon closer inspection. Read on to know more about AnonySend. Read More

GO HD For iPhone: Anonymously Share Photos & Videos With Location Tags

There are about 7 billion people all over the world, and the tech world is littered with thousands of social networks (led by Facebook), so chances are that at any given instant, something is going on in the world that’s worth showing to people and someone is busy sharing it over social media. There are protest rallies, sports events, concerts, parties, meetings; the list is endless. But to share all such events on the go, even if you have an iPhone or iPad, is a real headache. Ironically, this is because of social networks which are made to connect people are unable to let users share something with anyone and everyone who might be interested due to the growing emphasis on privacy. That’s where GO HD comes in. This iOS app lets you share content publicly without the need to reveal your identity or even creating an account. Read More

Guerrilla Mail: Create & Use Temporary, Anonymous Email Addresses

Many services and web apps require you to sign up with a valid email address, and they usually check that by sending a verification email to your specified address, which, in turn, might contain a link that you need to visit for the sign up process to complete. While this seems authentic on the service's part, most users feel uncomfortable in doing so because of the resultant plethora of spam and promotional emails that bombard your inbox. Guerrilla Mail is a web app that can solve your problem by creating a temporary email address. You can use these to receive verification and configuration emails, validate your address and rest assured that none of your personal details will be compromised as the app will discard your email address after one hour (default setting). Read More

Vibe: Anonymous, Location-Based Thought Sharing For iPhone/ iPad Users

Most of us are on Facebook or Twitter, or any of the other social networking websites that have been rocking the cyber world since the days of Orkut and MySpace. There are, however, times when you wish that you could enjoy the perks offered by these services minus the social part of them. Google+, and even Facebook, lay special stress upon users to join their sites using their original identity. What none offers is a Hyde Park to express your thoughts without revealing your identity. It's those times that Vibe iOS app looks to cater to. Using this app, iPhone and iPad users can broadcast what’s on their mind without having to think about the consequences. Read More

Create An Obscure Email & Hide Your Online Identity On Any Site

How reluctant are you about sharing your email address on different sites? Not all sites that promise not to spam you follow through and you often end up a target for mass e-marketing campaigns. Even if a site doesn’t spam, you might still prefer to sign up in stealth and for that you resort to dummy emails. The real problem arises when the service you’ve signed up for sends crucial information to you and you’ve either forgotten which dummy account you used to sign up or you don’t remember the logins for that account. Not Sharing My Info is a free web service that provides a cover up email that you can use on literally any site to sign up. Sites never see your original email ID but all their mail still find its way to your inbox. Read More

What Is Tor Project And How Tor Works [Complete Guide]

For anyone serious about internet anonymity and privacy, the Tor project would not be a new name. It is one of the few techniques/methods out there that provide anonymity in the real sense of the word, providing secure, almost-untraceable access to internet locations through layers and layers of routing. However, many users get confused by terminology used in such discussions, or are not aware of what the Tor project really is. In this article, I will attempt to explain as simply as possible what Tor project is, how it works and why should you use it. Read More

Create Anonymous WikiLeaks Mirror On Your Android Device

With the recent spur in WikiLeaks’ activities, many of the world’s governments have been disturbed and subsequent measures against them are being taken. As of now, WikiLeaks.com has been shut down for most locations. Irrespective of the legality of what WikiLeaks did, the internet does not treat censorship with mercy, and hence several mirrors have already surfaced for the website. Although governments all across the globe are actively shutting down these public mirrors, information cannot be curbed, and so with this article we show a way to create an anonymous WikiLeaks mirror on your Android device. Read More

Quickly Hide Your Browsing Sessions With underBrowser

Are you in an environment where you need to be constantly on the guard regarding your browsing activities? Perhaps an office or university where you want to be in control of who sees what you’re seeing over the internet, or maybe you’re browsing some private data that you want to keep away from prying eyes without losing your browsing session? Look no further then, because we bring you the underBrowser! Read More

DemocraKey Provides Internet Security For Anonymous Web Surfing And More

DemocraKey is one of the most useful suite for privacy and security advocates, sadly not many people know about it. If you want both security and anonymity while browsing the web, give this portable privacy suite a shot. It includes a variety of different open source tools for performing tasks from secure browsing and virus scanning to encryption and anonymous email sending. Read More