Tag Archives: privacy

Proxy Through SSH Tunnel

Posted by on April 10, 2025 No comments

For occasional VPN or proxy, you do not always need to pay for a reliable VPN service.
In many workplaces or restricted networks, VPN services are blocked altogether. However, one port is often left open – the SSH port (port 22). With this, you can tunnel your traffic securely and bypass content filtering, geo-restrictions, or just mask your IP using a simple SSH tunnel.

In this post, we’ll cover:

  • What SSH tunneling is
  • How to create a proxy using SSH tunnel
  • How to use Chrome with the tunnel
  • Some free SSH server providers
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Your own, “no software”, data shredder

Posted by on September 29, 2011 No comments
Junk file creation

By data shredder I mean deleting data on a re-writable storage medium beyond recovery by normal methods. You might have heard of recovery of deleted files using special software, similarly, there are software available to delete data/files rendering them unrecoverable.

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Browsing privacy at public places & work

Posted by on September 29, 2011 No comments

Many times we run into situations where we are required to use a public or a friend’s computer for work or personal work, like paying bills, buying stuff online etc, with this comes a privacy problem of privacy where you might accidentally leaving browsing/download history, login cookies (i.e. remember me/stay signed in etc) or chances of browsers saving form data & passwords. Private browsing or Incognito mode as some browsers feature it is the answer to the problem.

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