ANONYMITY

Hide your identity with these programs.

Windows

• No Referrer Helps you surf anonymously by stripping out identifying information normally sent out by your computer. Freeware. (No installation support.)

• Privacy Companion Protects your privacy by alerting you when a website is trying to give your computer a cookie, which could be used to gather information about your computer. Works with Internet Explorer only. Freeware. (http://www.idcide.com/)

• Private Idaho Email utility program to help you encrypt your email using PGP and anonymous remailers. Freeware. (http://www.eskimo.com/~joelm/pi.html)

Macintosh

• Cone of Silence Prevents keystroke capturing programs from recording anything you type. Shareware. (http://www.parkbenchsoftware.com/)

• Free Guard Hides files and folders. Freeware. (http://www.msrwerks.com/applications.html)

• VSE My Privacy Encrypts private information, such as credit card numbers, passwords, confidential names and addresses, and so on, to keep it safe from prying eyes. Shareware. (http://www.vse-online.com)