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Does using them require special skill?

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Privacy and anonymity are two different concepts that are often confused. Privacy is the ability to keep some things to yourself; in contrast, anonymity is when you want people to see what you do, just not that it’s you doing it. Being anonymous while maintainin­g your privacy on the internet requires compromise. First, you can expect slower browsing speeds as the data packets are routed all over the world before arriving at your computer. Second, some distros will enforce a stronger password policy, e.g. for locking your login details or encrypting your files. All this shouldn’t compromise a comfortabl­e web browsing or computing experience. we’ll be on the lookout for the ones that supply the most safeguards with minimum disruption­s.

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