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20 Sites To Keep Your Identity Hidden - Send Anonymous Emails

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The first question to answer here is why go for anonymous email when there are plenty of premium featured and free email services such as Gmail, Outlook and Yahoo! Mail available? Well, privacy and anonymity is a digital right — our digital right. These email services are ‘free’ because of the advertisements.

Although deemed necessary evils, ads are mostly tailored for the visitor or service user, and to do that, service providers need your data to show you advertisements targeted to you and your user group. These are ads that you are most likely to click and/or follow.

Moreover, the disclosure of the motives of secret agencies and their top-secret internet-censoring programs (such as PRISM) has raised concerns among digital privacy advocates. If you want to keep your emails away from prying eyes, this article will introduce to you the many options for sending and receiving anonymous emails.

Anonymous email forms the basic foundation of anonymity over the web. Internet is no secure storage, but you have a say in who has access to your data and who doesn’t. If that is no, anonymous emails is one way to ensure your emails are not trackable online.

Note: Anonymity is not possible on the web without hiding your IP address, so you must use Tor, or any other proxy or VPN service before using the services below to remain anonymous on the Internet.
Encrypted / Anonymous Email Service
Here are some of the anonymous email services that lets you send and receive emails anonymously online. Some of them have encryption features, others are disposable or will self-destruct after a specified period of time. Here are 5.

Anonymous Email – TorGuard – This service provides you an anonymous inbox with lots of privacy and cryptographic features. You get 10MB storage, and end-to-end security using SSL encryption for connection and G/PGP encryption for securing the messages.

Tor Mail – Tor Mail is a Tor Hidden service that provides truly anonymous email service. It runs on the hidden service network of The Tor Project so you must use Tor to access and use it. Tor Mail is developed for super anonymity. As it’s built over the Tor network, it cannot be traced easily.

GuerrilaMail – GuerrillaMail offers you a disposable, self-destructible, temporary email address to send and receive emails anonymously on the internet. Mail is deleted after an hour. You only need to choose an email address; no personal data is required.

Secure Mail – This service encrypts your mail using 4096-bit key, which makes it unreadable by anyone except you. It doesn’t ask for your personal information or IP address to sign up. They also have a zero-tolerance policy against spam.

The Anonymous Email – Create an account to send and receive emails by signing up with your real email. None of your other personal info is necessary.

Send Emails Without Registration

Sometimes you just need to send emails without prior registration. In fact you don’t even need to receive any feedback. If this is you, here are 8 services that is essentially a form where you put in details of the email you want to send. Note that there is no way for the receiver to get back to you.

AnonymousEmail.me – Here you will find only a simple form to fill in the receiver’s address, subject and the email content (you can also attach a file to the email if necessary). To get a reply, opt to provide a reply-to email address, otherwise this is a one-way ticket to sending an anonymous email.

5ymail – Send and receive beautifully formatted messages using its rich-text editor without revealing your true self. You will have to give up a real email to receive your 5ymail inbox credentals. There is also a paid version for more features.

CyberAtlantis – It offers a simple interface to provide the receiver’s email address, subject, and the message. It strips off the IP address from your mail, and thus you can’t be traced easily. It asks for none of your personal information.

W3 Anonymous Remailer – Send anonymous emails to anyone. You only need to enter the receiver’s email address, subject and the message for the email.

Send Anonymous Email – This one operates with a plain interface to enter the sender and receiver’s address, subject and message. No other details are required to send emails with this. The IP addresses are logged in.

Send Email Message – You only need to enter the receiver’s email address, subject, and the message. Over 100,000 anonymous emails are sent every day for free.

AnonEmail – You get to send anonymous emails without revealing any information about your identity.

Receive Emails

If you just need a disposable email to confirm links and don’t want to deal with the newsletter or other deals they might send you in the future, try these 7 email services. Accounts are created automatically when a mail is received for that address.

Anonymous Email – Hide My Ass! – Hide My Ass! offers a free anonymous email account, which can be used to receive (but not send) emails. You can opt for new email received notifications to be sent to your real email or even set your inbox to “self-destruct” with an expiration date.

myTrashMail – Get open and public email accounts created upon receiving mail or sign up for a private and password-protected one to receive mail. The accounts are temporary and will be deleted automatically after some time.

NotSharingMy.Info – NotSharingMy.Info provides you with a permanent anonymous email address to receive emails without providing any traceable and identifiable information. It only requires your real email address for signing up. All emails to the anonymous email address is forwarded to your real email address.

Mailnesia – Aside from inboxes generated automatically upon receipt of an email, Mailnesia even features an automatic confirmation-links click system which is useful if you make lots of sign-ups on web services.

Mailinator – Here is one that lets you create email inboxes quickly and even automatically. You can only receive emails with it.

Spambog – Spambog offers you a disposable (7-day purge), temporary, anonymous email inbox on the Web. You can receive, reply and forward emails but not send an original one. An email alias can be protected with a password.

TempInbox – Here’s another temporary, disposable, auto-automated email inbox service. Give any email alias to anyone and check that inbox on the website for your incoming mail.

OffSec 2017

A bash script for anonymizing the public IP managing the connection to TOR and different VPNs providers - 4nonimizer

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What is 4nonimizer?
It is a bash script for anonymizing the public IP used to browsing Internet, managing the connection to TOR network and to different VPNs providers (OpenVPN), whether free or paid. By default, it includes several pre-configured VPN connections to different peers (.ovpn files) and download the credentials. Also, it records each used IP that we use every 300 seconds in log files.
This script is enabled as a service in systemd systems and uses a default vpn (VPNBook) at system startup.

Installation
Download the repo using git, execute the command ./4nonimizer install in the directory, and follow the screen instructions, 4nonimizer will move to the directory /opt/ and installed as a service.
This script has full compatibility with Kali Linux, although it has been properly tested and should also work on other distributions like Debian, Ubuntu and Arch (Manjaro). However there could be some bugs, or unexpected performances (please comments if you find any!).

Options
Once installed 4nonymizer, enter the command 4nonimizer help to get the help, which shows all the available parameters:

Available VPNs
Currently it supports the following VPN providers:
- HideMyAss https://www.hidemyass.com/
- TorGuard https://torguard.net/
- VPNBook (by default) http://www.vpnbook.com/
- VPNGate http://www.vpngate.net/en/
- VPNMe https://www.vpnme.me/
- VPNKeys https://www.vpnkeys.com/

Install a new VPN
To install an additional vpn we have to use the following structure in order to the 4nonimizer be able to integrate and perform operations with it.
First, we have to create the following dir structure /vpn/ within 4nonimizer path:

In our example we create the folder /vpntest/ and within it placed all .ovpn files we have. If the files ovpn not have the certificate within each of them we put in the same folder as shown in the example certificate.crt .
In addition, we must place a file named pass.txt containing 2 lines: the first one with the username and the second one with the password, as shown below:

If we have correctly performed all steps when we execute the command 4nonimizer change_provider the menu will show our vpn:

As you can see in the picture, option [7] it is the vpn we've created.

Getting credencials and ovpn files automatically
If the VPN provider allows automation of credential and/or .ovpn files getting, 4nonimizer has standardized the following scripts names and locations:
- /opt/4nonimizer/vpn/provider/ vpn-get-pass.sh

- /opt/4nonimizer/vpn/provider/ vpn-get-ovpn.sh

4nonimizer automatically detect the presence of both scripts and indicate (Auto-pass Login) or (Auto-get OVPN) if applicable.

Extras
- Execute 'source 4nonimizer' to activate autocompletation of parameters.
- Copy .conkyrc in your home directory to load a 4nonimizer template and execute conky.

References
- http://www.hackplayers.com/2016/08/tuto-enmascarar-ip-linux-vpn-tor.html
- http://www.hackplayers.com/2016/10/4nonimizer-un-script-para-anonimizar-ip.html

Versions
- 1.0-beta codename .bye-world! 5/10/2016

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Transparent Proxy through TOR, I2P, Privoxy, Polipo and modify DNS - anonym8

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Onion URL Inspector - ONIOFF

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Anonymous Operating System - Whonix 13

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Whonix is a desktop operating system designed for advanced security and privacy. It realistically addresses attacks while maintaining usability. It makes online anonymity possible via fail-safe, automatic, and desktop-wide use of the Tor network. A heavily reconfigured Debian base is run inside multiple virtual machines, providing a substantial layer of protection from malware and IP leaks. Pre-installed applications, pre-configured with safe defaults are ready for use. Additionally, installing custom applications or personalizing the desktop will in no way jeopardize the user. Whonix is the only actively developed OS designed to be run inside a VM and paired with Tor.

Whonix consists of two parts: One solely runs Tor and acts as a gateway, which we call Whonix-Gateway. The other, which we call Whonix-Workstation, is on a completely isolated network. Only connections through Tor are possible. With Whonix, you can use applications and run servers anonymously over the internet. DNS leaks are impossible, and not even malware with root privileges can find out the user's real IP.

Whonix benefits anyone who does sensitive work on their desktop or online. This includes:

Investigators and whistleblowers whose work threatens the powerful.
- Within an isolated environment, research and evidence can be gathered without accidental exposure.

Researchers, government officials, or businesspeople who may be targets of espionage.
- Anti-malware and anti-exploit modifications lower the threat of trojans and backdoors.

Journalists who endanger themselves and their families by reporting on organized crime.
- Compartmentalized, anonymous internet use prevents identity correlation between social media (and other) logins.

Political activists under targeted surveillance and attack.
- The usefulness of threatening the ISP in order to analyze a target's internet use will be severely limited. The cost of targeting a Whonix user is greatly increased.

Average computer users in a repressive or censored environment.
- Easy Tor setup (and options for advanced setups) gives users in repressive countries full internet access desktop-wide, not just in their browser.

Average computer users who simply don’t want all or some aspect of their private lives uploaded, saved, and analyzed.
- Whonix does not silently upload identifying information in the background.

Qubes-Whonix:
Either start with fresh templates. I.e. uninstall qubes-template-whonix-gw and qubes-template-whonix-ws. Then, to install, run in dom0:

sudo qubes-dom0-update --enablerepo=qubes-tempates-community qubes-template-whonix-gw qubes-template-whonix-ws

Or you can also upgrade from Whonix’s repository. Please refer to the following instructions:
https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Upgrading_Whonix_12_to_Whonix_13

Non-Qubes-Whonix:
https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Download

Or you can also upgrade from Whonix’s repository. Please refer to the following instructions:
https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Upgrading_Whonix_12_to_Whonix_13

Whonix 12 -> 13 changes:
https://phabricator.whonix.org/maniphest/query/TfpGK0Sq8w1j/#R

The Amnesic Incognito Live System - Tails 2.4

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Tails is a live system that aims to preserve your privacy and anonymity. It helps you to use the Internet anonymously and circumvent censorship almost anywhere you go and on any computer but leaving no trace unless you ask it to explicitly.

It is a complete operating system designed to be used from a DVD, USB stick, or SD card independently of the computer's original operating system. It is Free Software and based on Debian GNU/Linux.

Tails comes with several built-in applications pre-configured with security in mind: web browser, instant messaging client, email client, office suite, image and sound editor, etc.

New features

We enabled the automatic account configuration of Icedove which discovers the correct parameters to connect to your email provider based on your email address. We improved it to rely only on secure protocol and we are working on sharing these improvements with Mozilla so that users of Thunderbird outside Tails can benefit from them as well.

Upgrades and changes

Update Tor Browser to 6.0.1, based on Firefox 45.
Remove the preconfigured #tails IRC channel. Join us on XMPP instead!
Always display minimize and maximize buttons in titlebars. (#11270)
Remove GNOME Tweak Tool and hledger. You can add them back using the Additional software packages persistence feature.
Use secure HKPS OpenPGP key server in Enigmail.
Harden our firewall by rejecting RELATED packets and restricting Tor to only send NEW TCP syn packets. (#11391)
Harden our kernel by:
- Setting various security-related kernel options: slab_nomerge slub_debug=FZ mce=0 vsyscall=none. (#11143)
- Removing the .map files of the kernel. (#10951)

Fixed problems

Update the DRM and Mesa graphical libraries. This should fix recent problems with starting Tails on some hardware. (#11303)
Some printers that stopped working in Tails 2.0 should work again. (#10965)
Enable Packetization Layer Path MTU Discovery for IPv4. This should make the connections to obfs4 Tor bridges more reliable. (#9268)
Fix the translations of Tails Upgrader. (#10221)
Fix displaying the details of a circuit in Onion Circuits when using Tor bridges. (#11195)

For more details, read our changelog.

Known issues

The automatic account configuration of Icedove freezes when connecting to some email providers. (#11486)
In some cases sending an email with Icedove results in the error: "The message could not be sent using Outgoing server (SMTP) mail.riseup.net for an unknown reason." When this happens, simply click "Ok" and try again and it should work. (#10933)
The update of the Mesa graphical library introduce new problems at least on AMD HD 7770 and nVidia GT 930M.

See the list of long-standing issues.

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Everything you Need to Safely Browse the Internet - Tor Browser 6.0

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The Tor software protects you by bouncing your communications around a distributed network of relays run by volunteers all around the world: it prevents somebody watching your Internet connection from learning what sites you visit, it prevents the sites you visit from learning your physical location, and it lets you access sites which are blocked.

The Tor Browser lets you use Tor on Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux without needing to install any software. It can run off a USB flash drive, comes with a pre-configured web browser to protect your anonymity, and is self-contained.

The Tor Browser Team is proud to announce the first stable release in the 6.0 series. This release is available from the Tor Browser Project page and also from our distribution directory.

This release brings us up to date with Firefox 45-ESR, which should mean a better support for HTML5 video on Youtube, as well as a host of other improvements.

Beginning with the 6.0 series code-signing for OS X systems is introduced. This should help our users who had trouble with getting Tor Browser to work on their Mac due to Gatekeeper interference. There were bundle layout changes necessary to adhere to code signing requirements but the transition to the new Tor Browser layout on disk should go smoothly.

The release also features new privacy enhancements and disables features where we either did not have the time to write a proper fix or where we decided they are rather potentially harmful in a Tor Browser context.

On the security side this release makes sure that SHA1 certificate support is disabled and our updater is not only relying on the signature alone but is checking the hash of the downloaded update file as well before applying it. Moreover, we provide a fix for a Windows installer related DLL hijacking vulnerability.

The full changelog since Tor Browser 5.5.5 is

Tor Browser 6.0

All Platforms
- Update Firefox to 45.1.1esr
- Update OpenSSL to 1.0.1t
- Update Torbutton to 1.9.5.4
  - Bug 18466: Make Torbutton compatible with Firefox ESR 45
  - Bug 18743: Pref to hide 'Sign in to Sync' button in hamburger menu
  - Bug 18905: Hide unusable items from help menu
  - Bug 16017: Allow users to more easily set a non-tor SSH proxy
  - Bug 17599: Provide shortcuts for New Identity and New Circuit
  - Translation updates
  - Code clean-up
- Update Tor Launcher to 0.2.9.3
  - Bug 13252: Do not store data in the application bundle
  - Bug 18947: Tor Browser is not starting on OS X if put into /Applications
  - Bug 11773: Setup wizard UI flow improvements
  - Translation updates
- Update HTTPS-Everywhere to 5.1.9
- Update meek to 0.22 (tag 0.22-18371-3)
  - Bug 18371: Symlinks are incompatible with Gatekeeper signing
  - Bug 18904: Mac OS: meek-http-helper profile not updated
- Bug 15197 and child tickets: Rebase Tor Browser patches to ESR 45
- Bug 18900: Fix broken updater on Linux
- Bug 19121: The update.xml hash should get checked during update
- Bug 18042: Disable SHA1 certificate support
- Bug 18821: Disable libmdns support for desktop and mobile
- Bug 18848: Disable additional welcome URL shown on first start
- Bug 14970: Exempt our extensions from signing requirement
- Bug 16328: Disable MediaDevices.enumerateDevices
- Bug 16673: Disable HTTP Alternative-Services
- Bug 17167: Disable Mozilla's tracking protection
- Bug 18603: Disable performance-based WebGL fingerprinting option
- Bug 18738: Disable Selfsupport and Unified Telemetry
- Bug 18799: Disable Network Tickler
- Bug 18800: Remove DNS lookup in lockfile code
- Bug 18801: Disable dom.push preferences
- Bug 18802: Remove the JS-based Flash VM (Shumway)
- Bug 18863: Disable MozTCPSocket explicitly
- Bug 15640: Place Canvas MediaStream behind site permission
- Bug 16326: Verify cache isolation for Request and Fetch APIs
- Bug 18741: Fix OCSP and favicon isolation for ESR 45
- Bug 16998: Disable for now
- Bug 18898: Exempt the meek extension from the signing requirement as well
- Bug 18899: Don't copy Torbutton, TorLauncher, etc. into meek profile
- Bug 18890: Test importScripts() for cache and network isolation
- Bug 18886: Hide pocket menu items when Pocket is disabled
- Bug 18703: Fix circuit isolation issues on Page Info dialog
- Bug 19115: Tor Browser should not fall back to Bing as its search engine
- Bug 18915+19065: Use our search plugins in localized builds
- Bug 19176: Zip our language packs deterministically
- Bug 18811: Fix first-party isolation for blobs URLs in Workers
- Bug 18950: Disable or audit Reader View
- Bug 18886: Remove Pocket
- Bug 18619: Tor Browser reports "InvalidStateError" in browser console
- Bug 18945: Disable monitoring the connected state of Tor Browser users
- Bug 18855: Don't show error after add-on directory clean-up
- Bug 18885: Disable the option of logging TLS/SSL key material
- Bug 18770: SVGs should not show up on Page Info dialog when disabled
- Bug 18958: Spoof screen.orientation values
- Bug 19047: Disable Heartbeat prompts
- Bug 18914: Use English-only label in tags
- Bug 18996: Investigate server logging in esr45-based Tor Browser
- Bug 17790: Add unit tests for keyboard fingerprinting defenses
- Bug 18995: Regression test to ensure CacheStorage is disabled
- Bug 18912: Add automated tests for updater cert pinning
- Bug 16728: Add test cases for favicon isolation
- Bug 18976: Remove some FTE bridges
Windows
- Bug 13419: Support ICU in Windows builds
- Bug 16874: Fix broken https://sports.yahoo.com/dailyfantasy page
- Bug 18767: Context menu is broken on Windows in ESR 45 based Tor Browser
OS X
- Bug 6540: Support OS X Gatekeeper
- Bug 13252: Tor Browser should not store data in the application bundle
- Bug 18951: HTTPS-E is missing after update
- Bug 18904: meek-http-helper profile not updated
- Bug 18928: Upgrade is not smooth (requires another restart)
Build System
- All Platforms
  - Bug 18127: Add LXC support for building with Debian guest VMs
  - Bug 16224: Don't use BUILD_HOSTNAME anymore in Firefox builds
  - Bug 18919: Remove unused keys and unused dependencies
- Windows
  - Bug 17895: Use NSIS 2.51 for installer to avoid DLL hijacking
  - Bug 18290: Bump mingw-w64 commit we use
- OS X
  - Bug 18331: Update toolchain for Firefox 45 ESR
  - Bug 18690: Switch to Debian Wheezy guest VMs
- Linux
  - Bug 18699: Stripping fails due to obsolete Browser/components directory
  - Bug 18698: Include libgconf2-dev for our Linux builds
  - Bug 15578: Switch to Debian Wheezy guest VMs (10.04 LTS is EOL)

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Advanced Pentest System - Parrot OS 3.0 (Lithium)

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