[Question] How can I make my privacy stronger?

[altered_sunset]

Hi to everyone, I'm new to this forum.

I am searching through the web about any information about "How to protect my privacy on the web", but there are too many different opinion.

I would like to know some firm point, and so I'm asking following questions to you, and I'll be glad for any reply.

My current internet configuration is:

Notebook » Wireless connection » Wi-Fi Router » my ISP » the web.

How could I protect my privacy in the best way from any spying?

Well, I'm not a secret agent of CIA or FBI ^_~, but I hate things like spams in my e-mail box and unwanted ad.

I know that there are several ways to protect me, like a good antivirus, firewall, stealth navigation, ect...

What I'm asking to you is:

1- How can I hide my IP if I surf on the web, if I can connect to the web only through a router?

(I'm not sure, but I think that when I hide my notebook IP, I hide it to the router, not to my ISP, so I think it's just useless...am I wrong?)

2- How can I hide me while I'm using torrents? I heard about some anonymous torrent service, but I'm not sure they works.

I know that every action I do on the web is always "tracked" by my ISP and written in a "log" file, so the ultimate protection for my Internet privacy is "power off my pc and unplug the router".

Is there an intelligent way to protect my privacy?

[rnr]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server#Anonymizing_proxy_server

[Switeck]

BitTorrent is BASED on reporting your ip to other peers, seeds, and trackers...and even passing your ip via DHT, Peer Exchange, and Local Peer Discovery.

"Hiding" is the equivalent of hiding your physical mailbox but still wanting to receive mail.

[adhoc]

For anonimity while surfing check out this free proxy.

Been using it for a while, seems ok.

Don't quote me tho!

http://www.ultrareach.com/