Final Thoughts
Before you move on to the next chapter, here are a few things to think about.
Anonymity Is a Process, Not a Feature
Like most aspects of data security, anonymity is a process and not a product feature. No anonymity service or proxy will protect you if you are careless online and routinely offer personal information like email addresses, phone numbers, or credit card numbers to any website that requests it. Above all else, anonymity requires that you and your webbots maintain sane online habits.
It is also important to remember that you are never anonymous if a website requires that you or your webbot authenticate itself with an account username and password. Once you log into a website, it is easy to reference your authentication criteria ...
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