September 3, 2006

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Richard Lee @ 2:35 am

If your job requires you to be at the desk most of the day chances are you’re visiting websites from time to time not neccessarly deemed worked related - possibly incriminating. Be wary. Proxy servers can log your internet access meaning someone could quite easily spy on your surfing habits - what your visiting, even what pictures your downloading. But never fear, anonymous web surfing is here! Named “The Cloak” (http://www.the-cloak.com) the-cloak web service does 2 things
1. Encrypts all communication from your browser via SSL, making it pretty much impossible for somebody to intercept any request
2. Redirects your browsers request(s) through it’s own webserver, meaning the webserver  at the other end (i.e. website) won’t know where your coming from - thwarting tracking cookies
Pretty neat huh? For more information on The Cloak checkout the FAQ pages of the website http://www.the-cloak.com

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2 Comments »

  1. This would mean that all your traffic would have to slowly come through that provider? It would also look a bit suspicious, and I imagine it will make people more likely to investigate.

    Also, even if you don’t think you are running a proxy server, it can be setup as “transparent” so you wouldn’t have to have the settings present in your browser. You might not even realise the logging that is going on.

    Comment by Cameron Manderson — September 3, 2006 @ 3:52 pm

  2. Yes essentially it’s just like another proxy, all your traffic will go through their webserver, and from what I’ve noticed there’s minimal overhead - FYI there’s is a paid option with higher bandwidth too.

    In regards to raising suspicion I agree high usage could look suspicious to a network admin. The Cloak just provides a level of anonimity if anything, and a certain level of content control - you can avoid tracking cookies even annoying banner advertising.

    By no means is it something people should use to trawl the internet under the bosses nose or for illegal purposes to that matter :P
    (Read The Cloak Disclaimer)

    Comment by Richard Lee — September 3, 2006 @ 9:37 pm

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