Common Uses

People can use Tunnel 27 for a wide variety of reasons. Some of those reasons are outlined below.

• Bypass filters: The internet provides a wealth of information but large groups of people are caught behind a 'Great Firewall' that blocks access to a large amount of sites available on the internet.
• Private Browsing: Internet browsing can be (and often is) monitored by ISPs, government agencies, advertisers, marketers and identity thieves. Tunnel 27 allows you to protect your identity and activities online from prying eyes.
• Identity Protection Your IP can reveal a large amount information about you but most notably your location down to the city or street! Your IP can also be used in a subpoena to retrieve your true identity and activities from your ISP.
• Encrypted Communications Roadwarriors are well aware of the security issues related to unsecured WiFi access points often offered for free at hotels, conferences and coffee shops. Tunnel 27 can be used to assure secure communications even over unsecured and even potentially hostile WiFi access points.

Who can use Tunnel 27?

• Corporate Executives
  • to anonymously perform competitive analysis
  • to monitor competitor activities without divulging your company network or location
  • to communicate privately even from your own IT department
  • to secure communications when connected to insecure wireless internet connections at hotels, conferences and coffee shops
• Journalists
  • to research sensitive news worthy items
  • to publish news without fear of persecution
• Bloggers
  • to blog anonymously free from threat of local persecution
• Miltary
  • to perform remote surveillance
  • for secure communications to and from field agents or remote systems
• Law Enforcement
  • to investigate and monitor remote sites without revealing to the suspect(s) the government or law enforcement IPs
• Whistle Blowers & Activists:
  • to report on corporate, human rights or other abuses

Banned Activities

And here are some examples of uses banned from Tunnel 27. Accounts found to be engaging in such uses will be deactivated as soon as we find them or they get reported.

• Spamming: Activities that spam message boards, comment systems, blogs, websites or any other such forum
• Attacks: Launching attacks to crack systems, brute-force logins, take part in Denial-of-Servicei(DoS), spread virii, spyware, adware or the like
• Copyright Infringement: Piracy or distribution of any content that you're not authorized for