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Sending Anonymous Emails
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Using newspaper and magazine cut outs is probably safer. They work great and add a certain "psychological aspect" that's difficult to achieve with a printer.
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I agree with this ^^
Also, since you have mentioned a couple times the example of a university, some schools have anonymous comment forms on their website.
I can see why people might want to send something anonymously, especially students whose grades or reference letters could be affected for speaking up.
How about using that one off email address but using a random open wireless network. They can't be hard to find, even now.
But let's be cautious.
Go to a different town, a small one with no CCTV. Another country is no good because there is a trail linked to you, passport, ticket, etc.
No public transport, too much CCTV. Someone might remember you. Use a friend's car so you can't be tied to being in this other town.
Leave your phone at home. Only pay cash.
Dye your hair, wear clothes you wouldn't normally be seen in.
When you get home destroy your clothes. Better get rid of the car too. And then your friend, he already knows too much.
Oh wait, you asked this on an open forum. Using your nic.
You're probably already in jail.
But let's be cautious.
Go to a different town, a small one with no CCTV. Another country is no good because there is a trail linked to you, passport, ticket, etc.
No public transport, too much CCTV. Someone might remember you. Use a friend's car so you can't be tied to being in this other town.
Leave your phone at home. Only pay cash.
Dye your hair, wear clothes you wouldn't normally be seen in.
When you get home destroy your clothes. Better get rid of the car too. And then your friend, he already knows too much.
Oh wait, you asked this on an open forum. Using your nic.
You're probably already in jail.
How about using that one off email address but using a random open wireless network. They can't be hard to find, even now.
But let's be cautious.
Go to a different town, a small one with no CCTV. Another country is no good because there is a trail linked to you, passport, ticket, etc.
No public transport, too much CCTV. Someone might remember you. Use a friend's car so you can't be tied to being in this other town.
Leave your phone at home. Only pay cash.
Dye your hair, wear clothes you wouldn't normally be seen in.
When you get home destroy your clothes. Better get rid of the car too. And then your friend, he already knows too much.
Oh wait, you asked this on an open forum. Using your nic.
You're probably already in jail.
Sounds like my daily routine!
Buy a cheap laptop off Craiglist, sit in the parking lot outside the local library, sign up for free email, send the email, wipe the laptop down, and toss it over a bridge. It might cost a hundred bucks, but there's no way it can be traced back to you... provided the library doesn't have a security camera outside and no one remembers you were there.
Another use for anonymous email...
My broadband went down once, so I borrowed a neighbours open network. I noticed they had not changed the root password on their router while i was poking around (I'm curious by nature).
My connection was back 2 days later. So, being a reasonably good citizen, I used an anonymous email service to let them know how to secure their network and router. The next day everything was locked down
I used anonymous email because i didn't know whether they'd be happy i helped them secure it, or be nasty that I'd used their connection, and obviously poked around enough to find a working email address for them.
My broadband went down once, so I borrowed a neighbours open network. I noticed they had not changed the root password on their router while i was poking around (I'm curious by nature).
My connection was back 2 days later. So, being a reasonably good citizen, I used an anonymous email service to let them know how to secure their network and router. The next day everything was locked down
I used anonymous email because i didn't know whether they'd be happy i helped them secure it, or be nasty that I'd used their connection, and obviously poked around enough to find a working email address for them.
Well you could use a proxy server/VPN/TOR to create and access a free email account that you have never logged into via a IP address that can be traced to you. (And if your very paranoid access it via a portable USB browser from a public location wearing a dark glasses and and hat)
It should keep you anonymous from everyone bar the FBI and NSA
I had a similar experience. However when I explained to my neighbour what to do, and why it is important to have a secure network, she asked if I would do it for her. Then she only went and gave me the password when I was setting it up for her! No anonymous email required.Another use for anonymous email...
My broadband went down once, so I borrowed a neighbours open network. I noticed they had not changed the root password on their router while i was poking around (I'm curious by nature).
My connection was back 2 days later. So, being a reasonably good citizen, I used an anonymous email service to let them know how to secure their network and router. The next day everything was locked down
I used anonymous email because i didn't know whether they'd be happy i helped them secure it, or be nasty that I'd used their connection, and obviously poked around enough to find a working email address for them.
I guess the question is... How Anonymous? Defeat a university's IT department? Flummox the local police department? Or - are we talking FBI anonymous?
The first simply requires a new Gmail-type address, using any public computer. For the really serious anonymous stuff, you'll need to use a bit more, umm 'effort' to stay unknown.
The pattern of the scissor blades can be matched (though they'd have to have a reason to suspect your scissors). Keep in mind that even if you through the scissors away, they just need to match something you've cut with those scissors... But - if you bought brand new scissors, and then totally lost them or destroyed them after that one use...
You'd also have to destroy the magazines with the holes. I recommend shredding then burning, then spreading the ashes in the garden. Water 'em good afterwards. I would recommend using only one or two magazines (although using multiple dates of the same magazine should be OK). The magazines used can be determined from the letters, and if there is an unusual combination of magazines then it might be possible to trace a purchase history back. So keep it simple. Also, get rid of all your magazines of the same title. If you have kept every issue since 1972, and the only issues missing are the ones that were used to send the message... that wouldn't be good. But don't suddenly dump your collection at that same time since that could also look suspicious.
The first simply requires a new Gmail-type address, using any public computer. For the really serious anonymous stuff, you'll need to use a bit more, umm 'effort' to stay unknown.
Using newspaper and magazine cut outs is probably safer. They work great and add a certain "psychological aspect" that's difficult to achieve with a printer.
The pattern of the scissor blades can be matched (though they'd have to have a reason to suspect your scissors). Keep in mind that even if you through the scissors away, they just need to match something you've cut with those scissors... But - if you bought brand new scissors, and then totally lost them or destroyed them after that one use...
You'd also have to destroy the magazines with the holes. I recommend shredding then burning, then spreading the ashes in the garden. Water 'em good afterwards. I would recommend using only one or two magazines (although using multiple dates of the same magazine should be OK). The magazines used can be determined from the letters, and if there is an unusual combination of magazines then it might be possible to trace a purchase history back. So keep it simple. Also, get rid of all your magazines of the same title. If you have kept every issue since 1972, and the only issues missing are the ones that were used to send the message... that wouldn't be good. But don't suddenly dump your collection at that same time since that could also look suspicious.
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