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Tails Linux Operating System: Remaining Anonymous with the Assistance of an Incognito System in Times of High Surveillance

Tails Linux Operating System: Remaining Anonymous with the Assistance of an Incognito System in Times of High Surveillance

Maurice Dawson, Jose Antonio Cárdenas-Haro
Copyright: © 2017 |Volume: 1 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 9
ISSN: 2473-4365|EISSN: 2473-4373|EISBN13: 9781522510758|DOI: 10.4018/IJHIoT.2017010104
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Dawson, Maurice, and Jose Antonio Cárdenas-Haro. "Tails Linux Operating System: Remaining Anonymous with the Assistance of an Incognito System in Times of High Surveillance." IJHIOT vol.1, no.1 2017: pp.47-55. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJHIoT.2017010104

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Dawson, M. & Cárdenas-Haro, J. A. (2017). Tails Linux Operating System: Remaining Anonymous with the Assistance of an Incognito System in Times of High Surveillance. International Journal of Hyperconnectivity and the Internet of Things (IJHIoT), 1(1), 47-55. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJHIoT.2017010104

Chicago

Dawson, Maurice, and Jose Antonio Cárdenas-Haro. "Tails Linux Operating System: Remaining Anonymous with the Assistance of an Incognito System in Times of High Surveillance," International Journal of Hyperconnectivity and the Internet of Things (IJHIoT) 1, no.1: 47-55. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJHIoT.2017010104

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Abstract

After the information released by Edward Snowden, the world realized about the security risks of high surveillance from governments to citizens or among governments, and how it can affect the freedom, democracy, and peace. And organizations such as WikiLeaks has shown just how much data is collected to include the poor security controls in place to protect that information. Research has been carried out for the creation of the necessary tools for the countermeasures to all these surveillance. One of the most potent tools is the Tails system as a complement of The Onion Router (TOR). Even though there are limitations and flaws, the progress has been significant, and we are moving in the right direction. As more individuals and organizations fall under a watchful eye on their Internet activities then maintaining anonymity it not only essential for getting out information but one's safety.

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