I'm very pleased you asked as I am confident that the majority of people not involved in such activity will not have the first clue that the following problem exists. I had better refrain from taking sides here but the "establishment" is currently (always has been) using extremely dirty tactics to woo voters in their direction. Sometimes very subtle, others very blunt and blatant but they will do "anything" to keep their seats and stay in power, even, to the extent of steering the country on a one way course to suicidal ruin, literally.
For example, is the average TV viewer & Newspaper reader sufficiently aware that, particularly in the case of TV, such things as news broadcasts are clinically doctored and choreographed to portray the news in the light that their particular company and/or financial backers wish them to.
The most obvious illustration of that is the BBC, who from a brainwashed liberals viewpoint, are impartial and fair but in any intelligent observation, are utterly and divisively biased because the EU pays them millions every year so why would they want to promote any anti-EU cause. The same goes very much for ITV & Channel4. I used to enjoy watching news broadcasts before I realised how unashamedly biased they are.
There is an unprecedented dirty fight going on now until May Elections during which you can expect anything and everything. There are factions within UK who want a certain party to win which will offer them the best chances of success for their destructive aims. Effectively though, any of the existing well known three will be equally as bad as the other in that sense.
Anyone at all interested in that topic, I would urge to get involved on Twitter and learn more about the multi-faceted reasons why it is vital that every voter must be more aware of the devious tactics employed by Government to paint a deceptively obtuse picture of things for their own ends. A classic example of that being the reports that the elderly are responsible for the NHS crisis. I have NEVER in my life heard such a wicked distortion of the truth and I've heard a few.
Owing to the nature of the political activity on Twitter whereby one is not obliged to use personal information (random usernames etc) to identify oneself but at the same time, often posting information that is highly inflammatory to others of opposing views, it is widely accepted and recognised that sadly, there are vicious minded people out there who are actually in the business of identifying agitators of opposing views for later reprisals. Sounds extreme but it is widely accepted/suspected.
Not a pleasant thought but unfortunately a very real and present danger. I expect you can guess the type of people I'm referring to by the nature of the activity I mention. It is well known that tracking I.P. addresses and infiltration of ISP data by staff sympathetic to such nefarious causes is a worrying possibility. Hence the ideal of wanting anonymity. I have spoken to others on Twitter who recommend www.hidemyass.com but then Bob has made it clear on here that Tor & Tails is much preferable...........?
What are honeypots in relation to VPN's anyway ?
I should apologise for abusing this thread and deviating from the topic but it seems relevant.
Thanks for your patience James.