Quote Originally Posted by frequent View Post
Nevertheless, as a first line of defence, the VPN is the way to go - and let's face it, such a defence is well beyond the Thai government's cyber capabilities
Wow, it's amazing how people can be both, so confident and naive at the same time.

Here's one of many examples to *HELP* keep yourself anonymous. Pidgin with a XMPP (sp) account, OTR (off the record messaging), plus PGP encryption, while tunnelled in via a few different VPNs, with all communication going through the Tor network. Then obviously, purchase the VPN accounts with bitcoin, and ensure the coins are mixed before purchasing, plus use one of the many darknet e-mail providers out there to purchase VPNs as well.

Even that isn't 100% though, and it's always best to use other measures. For example, establish a list of one-time conversation codes beforehand. When you initiate a conversation with each other, you both need to provide the next code in your list, so you know you're actually talking to each other. And loads of other things.

But hey, if it makes you happy, go ahead and continue living in your delusion that you're anonymous on the internet because you use a VPN.

EDIT: Oh, and use LINUX, not shitty Windows. I can recommend http://linuxmind.com/