@AnarchyAngel, just wanted to clarify and build on what ande said: I did mean creating ssh tunnels/socks proxies on servers you don't own. That's really the only way that method of anonymity becomes effective.
Ive never really had to hide before but i had this idea, and sure some of it can be added/subtracted speed wise.
why not purchase/rent servers in different countries through cleaned money(not going to get into a tutorial on this, im sure most of you know how to do this anyway). no trace back to you, then you can ssh tunnel/proxy from them. hell you could even set them up to try to recoup some of the cash spent(re rent them out as game servers or something) and make it look like they were "broken" into. not to mention you then fully control all those logs, and KNOW for instance that it isnt storing incriminating evidence. from their or before their you could add in vpn/proxie services, Tor, and hell carrier pidgins Use a laptop, mask your MAC, use public/open wifi networks and finding you or proving you did something wrong should be all but impossible. That is ofc till some agency figures out a way to track you through all of that....
Anyway to me the real issue with this kind of security tends to fall flat is that unless you are REALLY REALLY breaking the law (hacking gov sites, child porn etc) you tend to be lost in all the noise, yes their is a log out their of you searching how to make home made explosives, but to my knowledge ive only ever heard of ONE instance where all this "search" history has stopped someone BEFORE a crime is committed Besides the vast majority of this information is sold off to companys so they can make better target ad's and targeted products. To me startpage is enough in most cases to provide the extra security needed. because if what your doing is that bad, they will eventually find a way to catch you. We have all read about private proxy companys being pressured into releasing account holder information, hell a few times its even happened to the swiss banks and they would rather be nuked than reveal information. In the end their is almost always a lot of you doing something you shouldnt, and with enough resources dedicated to finding it, you will be caught.
Also and ive thought this for a long time, but i figure ill share this because i feel its relevant to some degree:
