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summary: 'The Internet in which anonymous overlay networks are built upon'
terms: ["Clearnet"]
---

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### The Basics

When you use the Internet for things like news, email, social media, and
even Monero, you are most likely using a clearnet connection. This means
that *all* of your connections can be tracked, traced, and monitored by:

- your [ISP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISP)

- the website/service/person you're communicating with

- possibly a [Five Eyes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Eyes) capable
entity

and even if you use [HTTPS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTPS) or similar
(which *encrypts* your transmission), your route is not hidden nor is it
anonymous, thus; it is in the *clear*.

### In-depth information

Since a traditional [VPN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VPN) cannot save you
from clearnet (as you are still using *clearnet* (though you are more
proxied than without a VPN)), you should use an *anonymous overlay network*
to avoid using clearnet directly:

- Java-I2P

- [Tor](https://torproject.org/)

These technologies protect you from clearnet by building an anonymous
network **over** clearnet to keep your transmissions both encrypted **and**
anonymous.

Here is an accurate, [interactive
diagram](https://www.eff.org/pages/tor-and-https) provided by the
[EFF](https://www.eff.org/) which describes *clearnet* as it relates to
**Tor**. The concept also (somewhat) applies to I2P in terms of anonymity
with the exception that your traffic never need to leave the I2P network
Dutch translation - User guides 2019-03-10 21:28:49 +00:00			`---`
moneropedia: uniform structure of clearnet.md and add .config file also removed mentions of kovri from all files 2021-09-13 08:12:59 +00:00			`summary: 'The Internet in which anonymous overlay networks are built upon'`
Dutch translation - User guides 2019-03-10 21:28:49 +00:00			`terms: ["Clearnet"]`
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Dutch translation - User guides 2019-03-10 21:28:49 +00:00			`### The Basics`

moneropedia: uniform structure of clearnet.md and add .config file also removed mentions of kovri from all files 2021-09-13 08:12:59 +00:00			`When you use the Internet for things like news, email, social media, and`
			`even Monero, you are most likely using a clearnet connection. This means`
			`that all of your connections can be tracked, traced, and monitored by:`
Dutch translation - User guides 2019-03-10 21:28:49 +00:00
			`- your [ISP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISP)`
moneropedia: uniform structure of clearnet.md and add .config file also removed mentions of kovri from all files 2021-09-13 08:12:59 +00:00
Dutch translation - User guides 2019-03-10 21:28:49 +00:00			`- the website/service/person you're communicating with`

moneropedia: uniform structure of clearnet.md and add .config file also removed mentions of kovri from all files 2021-09-13 08:12:59 +00:00			`- possibly a [Five Eyes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Eyes) capable`
			`entity`

			`and even if you use [HTTPS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTPS) or similar`
			`(which encrypts your transmission), your route is not hidden nor is it`
			`anonymous, thus; it is in the clear.`
Dutch translation - User guides 2019-03-10 21:28:49 +00:00
			`### In-depth information`

moneropedia: uniform structure of clearnet.md and add .config file also removed mentions of kovri from all files 2021-09-13 08:12:59 +00:00			`Since a traditional [VPN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VPN) cannot save you`
			`from clearnet (as you are still using clearnet (though you are more`
			`proxied than without a VPN)), you should use an anonymous overlay network`
			`to avoid using clearnet directly:`
Dutch translation - User guides 2019-03-10 21:28:49 +00:00
moneropedia: uniform structure of clearnet.md and add .config file also removed mentions of kovri from all files 2021-09-13 08:12:59 +00:00			`- Java-I2P`
Dutch translation - User guides 2019-03-10 21:28:49 +00:00
moneropedia: uniform structure of clearnet.md and add .config file also removed mentions of kovri from all files 2021-09-13 08:12:59 +00:00			`- [Tor](https://torproject.org/)`
Dutch translation - User guides 2019-03-10 21:28:49 +00:00
moneropedia: uniform structure of clearnet.md and add .config file also removed mentions of kovri from all files 2021-09-13 08:12:59 +00:00			`These technologies protect you from clearnet by building an anonymous`
			`network over clearnet to keep your transmissions both encrypted and`
			`anonymous.`
Dutch translation - User guides 2019-03-10 21:28:49 +00:00
moneropedia: uniform structure of clearnet.md and add .config file also removed mentions of kovri from all files 2021-09-13 08:12:59 +00:00			`Here is an accurate, [interactive`
			`diagram](https://www.eff.org/pages/tor-and-https) provided by the`
			`[EFF](https://www.eff.org/) which describes clearnet as it relates to`
			`Tor. The concept also (somewhat) applies to I2P in terms of anonymity`
			`with the exception that your traffic never need to leave the I2P network`