On tuesday, 2007-03-06 23:52 Jason Edwards wrote: > Hey guys... > > I have some noobie questions if anyone has time. > > When I visit showmyip.com it recognizes that I am using Tor ALTHOUGH > the information regarding my internet browser, operating system and > type of computer I use is still accurate. Am I doing something wrong > or is that unavoidable?
The browser (and OS...) you're using depends on your browser:) Configure something nice in firefox under address about:config -> general.useragent.override. But care, "Mozilla Firefox Linux" works fine, "Firefox Linux" for instance breaks some things (eg. bugs.kde.org), a too strange useragent may make you trackable again, it's also possible to leave it empty, play with it! Privoxy provides an option "hide-user-agent", see http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/actions-file.html#HIDE-USER-AGENT > If I should still use Privoxy, is there a configuration which provides > the best anonymity? Should I adjust the predefined Actions (cautious, > medium, advanced), try to find someone to give me the best custom > configuration, or just leave it alone? You should read the privoxy user-manual and adjust the predefined actions and add your own... It's your world! Most important seems an aware handling of cookies, js and so on. Have a look at noscript https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/722/ and flashblock http://flashblock.mozdev.org/ Your other questions are out of my scope. Joe
