This article is a bit of a copout, but you can certainly lower your footprint. Using Tor or a VPN are definately good things to obfuscate traffic, but you basi

This article is a bit of a copout, but you can certainly lower your footprint. Using Tor or a VPN are definately good things to obfuscate traffic, but you basically have to use them ALL the time otherwise your activity can be corrolated. Using your own IM isn't a requirement either, you can use OTR for semiprivate conversation.