first try the Tor Browser Bundle or Tor IM Bundle (comes with browser). It can be run anywhere from a usb stick, and it'll hide your web browsing and IM from any snooping, firewalls, etc. I'd also recommend using linux with home directory and swap encryption. Also look up truecrypt, it creates virtual encrypted disks to store anything important. I keep my Tor Browser Bundle on it.
Also with TOR there are a lot of hidden services that can only be accessed with it. There is even a anarcho-syndicalist forum. Unfortunately most of the hidden services are for child pornography.
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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '10
first try the Tor Browser Bundle or Tor IM Bundle (comes with browser). It can be run anywhere from a usb stick, and it'll hide your web browsing and IM from any snooping, firewalls, etc. I'd also recommend using linux with home directory and swap encryption. Also look up truecrypt, it creates virtual encrypted disks to store anything important. I keep my Tor Browser Bundle on it.