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Analytical review of methods of providing internet anonymity

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The Internet community all over the world is showing growing interest in a subject of information security and anonymity on the Internet, especially after revelations of Edward Snowden, when it became known about mass spying by certain organizations (such as the US National Security Agency) on Internet users, companies, political organizations, etc. This led to the active development of various anonymous networks, VPN services, proxies, etc. The aim of this article is to review popular methods of providing Internet anonymity, compare them, and discover their benefits and disadvantages.

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Correspondence to I. I. Savchenko.

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Original Russian Text © I.I. Savchenko, O.Yu. Gatsenko, 2015, published in Problemy Informatsionnoi Bezopasnosti. Komp’yuternye Sistemy.

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Savchenko, I.I., Gatsenko, O.Y. Analytical review of methods of providing internet anonymity. Aut. Control Comp. Sci. 49, 696–700 (2015). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0146411615080155

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