Internet Resources

Unknown to some online users, sophisticated technology have been developed to ascertain the location and identity of a user's PC.  For example, see:-

• Anonymiser – enables users to surf the web anonymously.
• CERT Coordination Center - Operated by Carnegie Mellon University, it provides useful information on internet security and its vulnerabilities.
• CNIL  - French Data Protection Commission website: a section on how the user is traced online.
• DSL Report – A scan of the PC’s security using Shield Probe.
• Onion Routing – A project that builds 'an Internet-based system [which] resists traffic analysis, eavesdropping, and other attacks both by outsiders (e.g. Internet routers) and insiders (Onion Routers themselves).'
• Privacy Net Analysis – detailed information of your system including web browser, cookies etc.
• Privacy Resources – Useful information on protecting privacy online.
• Symantec Check – Scans your PC’s address and recommends ways to protect security of your PC.

• AdSubtract – Offers filtering to eliminate unwanted advertisements, animated images, cookies, pop-up windows etc.
• Anonymous Communications – Developed by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), it is a project directed at addressing the effects of anonymous and pseudonymous communications on the Internet.
• Barefoot – Free cookie management systems.
• Big Brother Inside – Information about protecting the privacy of your PC.
• Biomet – Based in Sydney, it aims to bring together a diverse set of biometric information including products developed. 
• Bugnosis - Developed by Privacy Foundation and used to track web bugs.
• Cauce - "Cauce" is the acronym for Coalition against unsolicited commercial email, created by Netizens.
• Chooseyourmail.com  - Spam-free email service using a mail verification program and fully POP3 compliant.
• Cookie Crusher  - Filters cookies before it reaches your PC.
• Cookie Central  - Detailed analysis into cookies and provides recent news to privacy.
• Cookie Jar 2.0.1 – Allows users to control over which sites can send cookies to the user’s computer.
• Firewall Forensics – Explains the use of firewall logs and the implication of each firewall log.
• Firewall Guide – Contains a comprehensive list of firewall products.
• 4SecureMail - Provides secure email account with RSA SSL encryption.
• Guidescope -  A free software to block web-advertising.
• Junkbusters -  Founded in 1996, its aim is to help people get rid of junk mail
• Mutemail – Anonymizing email activities. Sending e-mails anonymously securely and snoop-proof.  All mail messages are encrypted.  Sender's identity is confidential.
• My-e-Trust.com – My-e-Trust.com offers anti-virus protection and personal firewalls for users.
• P3P – A standard developed by the World Wide Consortium to give users control over the use of information on the web sites they visit.
• Primedius - Provides online privacy and security tools for consumers.
• Privacy Companion – Developed by Idcide, Inc., Privacy Companion enables users to detect and block third party cookies.
• Privacy Watch  - aimed at protecting the user's privacy online with articles on issues such as data mining etc.
• Spam Cop – Filters out spam and report spammers to their ISPs.
• SpamHaus Project - a non-profit volunteer organisation funded by UXN, it works with ISPs to identify and remove spammers from the internet.
• Spam Laws – Created by David E. Sorkin, Associate Professor of Law at the John Marshall Law School, it provides a general overview of spam laws with links to cases and articles.
• Spychecker – As its name suggests, it checks any free software that may install components without the user’s  knowledge.
• Steve Gibson - A recommended site for users with free downloads, created by Steve Gibson.
• Web Washer - Web Washer filters unwanted advertising and protects the surfer's privacy by filtering cookies, referer strings and Web bugs.
• Window Washer - A clean up utility of your PC.
• Zone Alarm - A free download of zone alarm for personal use.

• Anit-Phishing Working Group (APWG)
• Know your enemy: phishing - provided by the Honeynet Project, it provides a case-study into phishers activities.
  
• Netcraft
• Trustwatch

• Trend Micro CW Shredder
  

Last updated December 2005