With recent disclosures of how extensive and wanton is the federal government's illegal spying on virtually everything we do that uses an electronic device, I thought now would be a good time to offer a primer on how you can reclaim at least a portion of your 4th and 5th Amendment rights and your absolute privacy. This diary provides information on how to obtain truly anonymous email accounts and, furthermore, how you can keep that anonymity and protect your privacy from the illegal prying eyes of Big Brother (be he the federal government or corporate Little Big Brothers).
Though primarily focused on email, the information/tools I discuss below can also be used to gain anonymity in IRC chats and even suggests a means of obtaining privacy, though not anonymity, with VOIP softphones on your computer.
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