I'm getting more and more paranoid.. (trust me big brother is really watching all your steps in the world wide web).

Therefore i write this small tutorial on how you can anonymize your internet traffic if you have a Linux based operating system....

Tor is a small program that allows you to surf through a local (on your PC or Notebook) proxy with a routed IP address (so the webpage you surf does not have a record of your own IP address).

My tutorial is based on Ubuntu Feisty with GNOME and Firefox 2.

You will need to use the apt-get command to install the magic. Therefore open a terminal (Applications/Accessories/Terminal).

Now key in:

$ sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

After the file opens add this two lines at the end of your code:

deb http://mirror.noreply.org/pub/tor feisty main
deb-src http://mirror.noreply.org/pub/tor feisty main

Save the file and close gedit.

In the terminal, type:

$ sudo apt-get update

If apt-get tells you that you are missing a Pubkey for noreply.org you need to use gpg command to add the key to apt-get. In the terminal, key in:

$ sudo gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net -- recv 94C09C7F

$ sudo gpg --fingerprint 94C09C7F

After you receive got the key, do:

$ sudo gpg --export 94C09C7F | sudo apt-key add -

Now you can install Tor through apt-get:

$ sudo apt-get update

$ sudo apt-get install tor

You will get a message that Tor was started.

In the next step you need to install a add-on in your Firefox browser which will replace and enhance the current proxy-settings/tools of your browser and communicate with the newly installed Tor proxy.

This is the link to the FoxyProxy website:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2464

Install FoxyProxy Step 1:

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Upon Firefox restarts, the FoxyProxy addon will ask you some configuration questions and automatically make Tor work for you.

Now you can do a simple test:

Key in this web address in your browser:

https://torcheck.xenobite.eu

You will see your IP-Address!!!:

Now through the FoxyProxy option, you can specify which website to be visited with Tor proxy.
Add the above test url (https://torcheck.xenobite.eu) into your "whitelist":

Access the abouve URL again (https://torcheck.xenobite.eu) and you will see a strange IP address which is not yours... smile.

Enjoy anonymous surfing... smile.

If you like to see and read more please visit the Tor website (and don't forget to donate...)

Website: http://tor.eff.org/

Cheers
Daniel