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Excuse my ignorance, but what is the end-all be-all for internet privacy? Is there any configuration that would guarantee complete anonymity? All the possible solutions I've heard of (Tor, Freenet, etc.) have security holes which allow unmasking of the end-user.

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There are no total solutions for the surveillance issue just like there are no total solutions to the piracy issue. You can't put the cat back in the bag without walking away from having an Internet.

At the end of the day, this is a social issue not a technological one. Our only hope is to hold our leaders accountable and help saner heads to prevail.

I doubt it. In order for a message to reach you, the sender needs to know where to send it. And (in the USA) your ISP logs your IP address, so the feds always know who got the message.

The issues with things like Freenet are far more subtle than that. What you describe is easily addressed.

What about FreedomBox? There's a great talk about it here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgu8NUm5Zxk

a network comprised of lots and lots of number stations http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_station

very bandwidth heavy though.

Just post GPG-encrypted messages to USENET.

There's always the Mixmaster type-2 remailer network, though its current state seems to be in neglect. It's a shame the 90s-era cypherpunks haven't moved on to build more visible tools for protecting privacy,

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