With Apple and the major recording labels integrating your name and address into digital music files, it's only a matter of time before the encryption is broken or they or others start tracking you and your files across the world.

It's more important than ever before to protect your identity online. Robin Good at MasterNewMedia has published an excellent overview of web sites and software that help you anonymously use the Internet.

He covers resources like GoTrusted, Anonymizer, TOR, SnoopBlock, Anonservice, BeHidden, PageWash, MegaProxy, Anonymization, Guardster, Shadow Surf, and Proxify, and provides links to related articles.