Recently, a privacy platform has been introduced that lets you create disposable anonymous desktops online with Tor built in. We're talking about Scalable Anonymous Disposable Desktops, a development that allows you to create virtual desktops on Linux or Windows 7. However, for free, you can only use a virtual desktop for 15 minutes (there are commercial plans). After that time, the desktop is destroyed along with all the data it contains. The program supports Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome web browsers.
What Is Scalable Anonymous Disposable Desktops?
If you place a high value on security and, for example, use a VPN to browse the Internet anonymously, Scalable Anonymous Disposable Desktops does the same as a VPN but with a totally different concept. From its website, you'll find a fully functional operating system in your web browser, through a virtual desktop, which you can use with both Windows and Linux as operating systems.
Using the Service
Using the service is very simple. The first thing you need to do is go to the web page and click on “Try for Free” Then the tool will ask you to select the operating system you'll use on the disposable desktop. Then you just have to solve the CAPTCHA and start using the desktop (in principle, the trial version doesn't require registration).
After a few seconds of loading, the virtual desktop will start (in our case Windows 7). At this point you'll have a “computer” in a tab of your web browser and you'll find web browsers, documents, music player, Internet connection, and everything that Windows 7 has.
Our Experience and Privacy
In our tests, the virtual desktop works a bit slower than our computer's desktop, but the service we found in Scalable Anonymous Disposable Desktops is almost unique. Because everything you do on the desktop is anonymous and, when the desktop is discarded, no record remains of what you did on it (such as your Internet browsing).
Free Version Limitations
Although the free version's time limit will restrict you from doing large tasks, it's more than enough to try everything the service offers and decide whether or not to subscribe to any of the plans. You'll know if it's worth spending money to use the virtual environment and stop worrying about privacy and security on the Internet.
