Internet privacy is increasingly necessary in today's virtual society.

It was once thought you could be completely anonymous in cyberspace but we now know this is far from the truth.

For those who demand anonymity, Internet Privacy from Steganos makes it very hard to track you down.

Every time you surf the net your unique internet protocol address is exposed and this allows webmasters to work out your network location.

Internet Privacy ensures the user's internet requests are automatically forwarded through a constantly-changing stream of aliases, which camouflage the address and hide his or her identity.

You can check your anonymity while online by clicking a button - a reassuring touch but one which could lead to a false sense of security as it is possible to track an individual machine in other ways.

Traces of sites you have visited are collected on your PC, as well as most recently-used documents and programmes.

The internet trace destructor claims to remove this evidence but users should be aware it can still be recovered by skilled forensic investigators.

Price: £19.99.

Contact: 020 7221 4600.

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