Dropbox was one of the first and most widely-adopted cloud storage solutions and still stands out among the crowd for its simple design, desktop apps and extra space for referral bonuses. Sharing files from Dropbox is remarkably easy and can be done with specific friends or using a public link. The problem with using the [...]
There are numerous websites that do not offer access to Internet users in a specific country. This is usually due to legal issues related with content licensing. But this creates a major problem for people – imagine wanting to check out video tutorials for your college exam preparation but having YouTube blocked in your country. [...]
The power of a smartphone lies with its apps. Just open an app and the phone can be anything – even an intimate massager. Android users can get into the vibe with a new app called Vibease. This app, available on Google Play Store, lets you connect intimately with your partner by letting them remotely [...]
Facebook is a highly popular social network where new friends meet every day. But the information provided on the network does not help you get to know one another very quickly. One simple way to get better acquainted with others is by asking questions. However there are some questions, such as private ones, that people [...]
Do you like to chat with your friends over instant messaging, but are concerned that unwelcome people may be able to find out where you are, what files you are sending and what you are saying? In this day and age, that is a valid concern. Thankfully, there is a program called TorChat that allows [...]
Your web browser transmits various types of information to other websites online. By using this information together, a site can create “browser fingerprints” that are unique, identifiable, and a violation of your privacy. To test which information your web browser transmits, you can use a web service called Internet Anonymity Test. Internet Anonymity Test is [...]
Turning on private browsing in Chrome is pretty simple. Just use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+N or click through the wedge icon menu to open an incognito window. This mode enables you to browse websites without saving session data, cookies, history, and cached files. However, having to remind yourself to go into incognito mode can be [...]
At times, revealing your phone number to somebody is not the wisest decision – you might be unwantedly contacted after your initial correspondence. Fortunately there are anonymous numbers that can be used to call and text others. One app that provides you with anonymous numbers is Call Safely. Call Safely is a phone application for [...]
Websites that let you create chat rooms are not usually as quick as you would like them to be. What you need is a fast web app that lets you quickly create a chat room and anonymously chat with others. That is precisely what Connected2Me offers. Connected2Me is a free to use web service that [...]
For all those times when you need to share your email address but do not feel fully comfortable, Mailnesia is one of the best tools out there. It allows you to create a disposable and anonymous email address without the need to register for an account. Simply choose any username and provide that email address [...]
Disposable email services let you quickly sign up for a service without providing your actual email address. While many such services exist online, if you want something that offers disposable email as well as anonymously receiving emails, you should check out Dudmail.
Do you secretly admire somebody? Or dislike someone but cannot let them know? If so, then a new service called uMakeMe helps you feel slightly better. uMakeMe is a free web service that sends anonymous text messages to phone numbers in the US. You start by selecting a message type: happy, sad, feel butterflies, a [...]
Google is an excellent search engine. But the fact that it can record search queries might make some of its users uncomfortable. If you want search the web anonymously, you should pay a visit to StartingPage. StartingPage is a free web service that lets you perform Google searches anonymously. The site acts as a proxy [...]
A number of websites require you to provide your email address and register for an account before you can use the site’s services. Afterwards many of these websites will send you useless spam emails. This is why instead of actual emails, temporary disposable email addresses should be used for site signups. If you are looking [...]
Here is another minimalist tool that lets you share you photos galleries online. Min.us is a cool website that creates quick anonymous albums by letting you drag your pictures to the website. Once the album is complete, a link to your album will be provided. You can then manage the gallery from the link with [...]
If you want to access sites like MySpace or YouTube anonymously, or if you are on a restricted connection, then using a proxy server is one of the workarounds you could try. YouTube Proxy is a site which lets you access popular social sites like YouTube, MySpace, Facebook, Bebo as well as email services like [...]
Google has often been hit with privacy issues for the past couple of years. And there are a lot of people who are demanding protection even for the things that they search or do online. Google SSL search is a web search feature that provides its users the privacy and protection from any 3rd-party that [...]
People act like jerks when they think they’re anonymous. Case in point: ChatRoulette. This site lets users talk with random people on the Internet under a veil of anonymity, and the results are frequently less than classy. Enter ChatRouletteMap, a new mashup site that identifies where in the world Chat Roulette users are chatting from. [...]
With issues cropping up regarding privacy in major search engines, some people turn to alternative websites to protect their search activity. One of these is Startpage, a metasearch website and free anonymous web surfing proxy that pulls queries from different search engines anonymously. Startpage protects your search privacy by establishing a secure-socket layer (SSL) for [...]
WebPrivacyCheck is a web tool that allows you to check what security related data is exposed by your browser when you surf the web. You can use this site to measure the effectiveness of proxy or any other privacy solution in keeping your identity hidden. Works easy, simply visit the website though your privacy solution [...]