Internet Anonymity Test is a free to use website that helps you find out what information your browser shares with websites online. All you have to do is visit the service’s homepage and the data is collected based on the web browser you are using. The topmost tier of information includes IP address, DNS server, local IP, time zone, language, and accepted character sets. You will also find a list of tracking methods that work on your browser.

Finally a list of browser features shows what your browser is capable of. This includes support for JavaScript, Flash, Silverlight, Java, etc.

Features:

• A user-friendly web service.
• Helps determine information your browser transmits.
• Lists tracking methods supported by your browser.
• List browser features.
• Similar sites: YouHaveDownloaded, Open Port Check Tool and ShieldsUP.

Check out Internet Anonymity Test @ www.stayinvisible.com (By Umar from AllThatIsApple)

Ghost Incognito is a nifty plugin that allows you to do just that that. You can eliminate the chance of forgetting to open incognito in a window for a private website.

Once installed, you can just right click to force incognito mode for the page. The domain is automatically saved to your list so that whenever you visit the website, Chrome will instantly go to incognito mode with the loaded website still open.

This plugin integrates the private-browsing experience with your normal habits, removing the need to check whether you are in incognito mode or not.

Features:

• Automate incognito mode for specific websites.
• Add websites to the plugin by right-clicking the page.
• Integrates private-browsing without being obtrusive.
• Default for .xxx domains.
• Similar tools: History Disable Button, Cocoon, Startingpage, Yauba, Startpage and QuietAgent.

Check out Ghost Incognito @ https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gedeaafllmnkkgbinfnleblcglamgebg?hl=en-US&hc=search&hcp=main

Call Safely is a phone application for Android devices. The app offers paid and free versions, with the free version carrying 45 cents of credit with it. Call Safely maps your phone number to an actual functional phone number through which your calls and texts are sent. Recipients can call you back on the actual number as long as you keep it active.  Using the app you can obtain multiple phone numbers of virtually every area code in the US.

Features:

• A user-friendly phone application.
• Compatible with Android devices.
• Lets you call and text through an anonymous phone number.
• These numbers are functional and recipients can contact you on them.
• You can get multiple numbers for your phone.
• Similar tools: Numbr and PrivatePhone.
• Also read related article: 4 Really Popular Prank Call Websites & How They Work.

Check out Call Safely @ www.call-safely.com (by MOin from Urban Savior)

Connected2Me is a free to use web service that lets others anonymously chat with you. You start by registering for an account by selecting a username and password for yourself. You are automatically logged in and given a URL to share with others. Visitors to this URL can start sending you messages to which you can reply. Each conversation appears in a new tab in your dashboard and each recipient’s name is coded thus keeping identities anonymous. The entire process is very fast and extremely user-friendly.

Features:

• A user-friendly web app.
• Lets you create chat rooms.
• Lets you chat anonymously.
• Sorts different chats into different tabs.

Check out Connected2Me @ http://connected2.me (By Umar from AllThatIsApple)

To check your email, simply go to Mailnesia.com and enter the username you chose. You will be able to view the emails sent for up to two months, after which they will be automatically deleted.

One drawback of Mailnesia is the 250KB size limit on messages but it is nevertheless a great tool to use for many things especially registering or subscribing to websites that you just want to check out.

Features:

• Create a disposable and anonymous email address.
• No registration or password required to check your email.
• Use alternate or even your personal domain name.
• Good for public, not good for private emails.

Visit MailNesia @ http://mailnesia.com

Dudmail is a free to use website that lets you get disposable email addresses. The site works in a very simple manner: you are given a URL on which you will find emails sent to your disposable email address. If at any time there is an email sent to your disposable address, simply visit the URL to read it.

In case you want to anonymously receive emails, you can sign up for an account on Dudmail with your real email address. Then you can have emails forwarded from your disposable email address to your current valid email address – you would be receiving emails from senders without them having your actual email address.

Features:

• A user-friendly web service.
• Lets you create a disposable email address.
• Lets you read emails by visiting a URL.
• Lets you anonymously receive emails.
• Similar tools: Trashmail, WhySpamMe, Mintemail and MeltMail.

Check out DudMail @ www.dudmail.com (by MOin from ThumbPress)

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 better person, frustrated, and wish I was single. When you click on a category, a pre-defined message loads up and you type in the recipient’s phone numbers. The pre-defined message cannot be modified which is, in a way, a good feature because it ensures that the service cannot be misused.

Once your anonymous message has been sent, you can search for the recipient’s number in the site’s database and see whether or not your message has been read yet.

Features:

• A user-friendly web service.
• Lets you sends anonymous messages.
• Messages are predefined according to your mood.
• Sends texts to numbers in the US.
• Lets you check if your sent messages have been read.
• Similar tools: Send-Email and DeadFake.

Check out uMakeMe @ www.umake.me (by MOin from ThumbPress)

All you have to do is specify the person’s Facebook profile URL and then type in your true opinion about them. When you or anybody else types in the same URL, they can view all the anonymous comments posted regarding that person. The concept is quite simple and helps you not only post your true opinions about other Facebook users, but also helps you learn what other people’s true opinions about you are; the latter can be found simply by entering your own Facebook profile URL.

Features:

• A user-friendly website.
• Lets you post true opinions about Facebook users.
• Comments are posted anonymously.
• Helps determine what people truly think about your Facebook profile.

Check out AboutEveryone @ www.abouteveryone.com (via Cnet) (by MOin from ThumbPress)

StartingPage is a free web service that lets you perform Google searches anonymously. The site acts as a proxy between you and Google. The results appear in the same way as they would on Google and you can search for direct links, pictures, and videos related to your query. You can access the advanced search controls and better control the search results by specifying things like the domain of the results, date, language, and file type.

Features:

• Lets you search the web anonymously .
• Acts as a proxy between you and Google Search.
• You can search for websites, pictures, and videos.
• Similar tools: Yauba, Startpage and QuietAgent.

Check out StartingPage @ www.startingpage.com (by MOin from ThumbPress)

Pepbot is a free to use temporary disposable email address provider. While signing up for an account on any website, provide the email address random@pepbot.com and replace ‘random’ with anything you want ““ alphabets and numbers only. To read the emails sent to the address, head on over to Pepbot’s homepage and type in the address you created and the recently sent email will be shown.

Pepbot also has one cool feature not supported by other similar sites. It can automatically click on any activation links that are in the email, simply add “˜-a’ to the address you choose i.e. random-a@pepbot.com. This auto-URL-visiting action will be greatly helpful in registrations that require you to click on the email links for account activations.

Features:

• A user friendly web service.
• Provides you with a temporary email address.
• Lets you auto-visit the activation link emailed to you.
• Helps you register for site accounts without providing your actual email address.
• Similar sites: Less Spam Please, Tempalias and more in Makeuseof “disposable“ section.

Check out Pepbot @ www.pepbot.com (By Umar from TechCityInc)