diff --git a/doc/sample-ngircd.conf.tmpl b/doc/sample-ngircd.conf.tmpl
index fc903cd2..7cd8afe0 100644
--- a/doc/sample-ngircd.conf.tmpl
+++ b/doc/sample-ngircd.conf.tmpl
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@
 	# Do IDENT lookups if ngIRCd has been compiled with support for it.
 	;Ident = yes
 
+	# Enhance user privacy slightly (useful for IRC server on TOR or I2P)
+	# by censoring some information like idle time, logon time, etc.
+	;MorePrivacy = no
+
 	# Normally ngIRCd doesn't send any messages to a client until it is
 	# registered. Enable this option to let the daemon send "NOTICE AUTH"
 	# messages to clients while connecting.
diff --git a/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl b/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl
index 13c5452b..d25f1ebc 100644
--- a/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl
+++ b/man/ngircd.conf.5.tmpl
@@ -246,6 +246,15 @@ If ngIRCd is compiled with IDENT support this can be used to disable IDENT
 lookups at run time.
 Default: yes.
 .TP
+\fBMorePrivacy\fR (boolean)
+This will cause ngIRCd to censor user idle time, logon time as well as the
+part/quit messages (that are sometimes used to inform everyone about which
+client software is being used). WHOWAS requests are also silently ignored.
+This option is most useful when ngIRCd is being used together with
+anonymizing software such as TOR or I2P and one does not wish to make it
+too easy to collect statistics on the users.
+Default: no.
+.TP
 \fBNoticeAuth\fR (boolean)
 Normally ngIRCd doesn't send any messages to a client until it is registered.
 Enable this option to let the daemon send "NOTICE AUTH" messages to clients
diff --git a/src/ngircd/channel.c b/src/ngircd/channel.c
index 6e8851b6..a36131c0 100644
--- a/src/ngircd/channel.c
+++ b/src/ngircd/channel.c
@@ -263,6 +263,9 @@ Channel_Part(CLIENT * Client, CLIENT * Origin, const char *Name, const char *Rea
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	if (Conf_MorePrivacy)
+		Reason = "";
+
 	/* Part client from channel */
 	if (!Remove_Client(REMOVE_PART, chan, Client, Origin, Reason, true))
 		return false;
@@ -331,6 +334,9 @@ Channel_Quit( CLIENT *Client, const char *Reason )
 	assert( Client != NULL );
 	assert( Reason != NULL );
 
+	if (Conf_MorePrivacy)
+		Reason = "";
+
 	IRC_WriteStrRelatedPrefix( Client, Client, false, "QUIT :%s", Reason );
 
 	c = My_Channels;
@@ -961,6 +967,9 @@ Remove_Client( int Type, CHANNEL *Chan, CLIENT *Client, CLIENT *Origin, const ch
 				Client_Mask( Client ), c->name, Client_ID(Origin), Reason);
 			break;
 		default: /* PART */
+			if (Conf_MorePrivacy)
+				Reason = "";
+
 			if (InformServer)
 				IRC_WriteStrServersPrefix(Origin, Client, "PART %s :%s", c->name, Reason);
 
diff --git a/src/ngircd/client.c b/src/ngircd/client.c
index e01c4240..d038fd24 100644
--- a/src/ngircd/client.c
+++ b/src/ngircd/client.c
@@ -335,8 +335,10 @@ Client_SetID( CLIENT *Client, const char *ID )
 	
 	strlcpy( Client->id, ID, sizeof( Client->id ));
 
-	if (Conf_CloakUserToNick)
+	if (Conf_CloakUserToNick) {
 		strlcpy( Client->user, ID, sizeof( Client->user ));
+		strlcpy( Client->info, ID, sizeof( Client->info ));
+	}
 
 	/* Hash */
 	Client->hash = Hash( Client->id );
@@ -351,9 +353,9 @@ Client_SetUser( CLIENT *Client, const char *User, bool Idented )
 	assert( Client != NULL );
 	assert( User != NULL );
 
-	if (Conf_CloakUserToNick) return;
-
-	if (Idented) {
+	if (Conf_CloakUserToNick) {
+		strlcpy(Client->user, Client->id, sizeof(Client->user));
+	} else if (Idented) {
 		strlcpy(Client->user, User, sizeof(Client->user));
 	} else {
 		Client->user[0] = '~';
@@ -390,7 +392,10 @@ Client_SetInfo( CLIENT *Client, const char *Info )
 	assert( Client != NULL );
 	assert( Info != NULL );
 
-	strlcpy(Client->info, Info, sizeof(Client->info));
+	if (Conf_CloakUserToNick)
+		strlcpy(Client->info, Client->id, sizeof(Client->info));
+	else
+		strlcpy(Client->info, Info, sizeof(Client->info));
 } /* Client_SetInfo */
 
 
diff --git a/src/ngircd/conf.c b/src/ngircd/conf.c
index 3be4eba1..4991918d 100644
--- a/src/ngircd/conf.c
+++ b/src/ngircd/conf.c
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ Conf_Test( void )
 #ifdef IDENT
 	printf("  Ident = %s\n", yesno_to_str(Conf_Ident));
 #endif
+	printf("  MorePrivacy = %s\n", yesno_to_str(Conf_MorePrivacy));
 	printf("  NoticeAuth = %s\n", yesno_to_str(Conf_NoticeAuth));
 	printf("  OperCanUseMode = %s\n", yesno_to_str(Conf_OperCanMode));
 	printf("  OperServerMode = %s\n", yesno_to_str(Conf_OperServerMode));
@@ -689,6 +690,7 @@ Set_Defaults(bool InitServers)
 #else
 	Conf_Ident = false;
 #endif
+	Conf_MorePrivacy = false;
 	Conf_NoticeAuth = false;
 	Conf_OperCanMode = false;
 	Conf_OperServerMode = false;
@@ -1460,6 +1462,10 @@ Handle_OPTIONS(int Line, char *Var, char *Arg)
 		WarnIdent(Line);
 		return;
 	}
+	if (strcasecmp(Var, "MorePrivacy") == 0) {
+		Conf_MorePrivacy = Check_ArgIsTrue(Arg);
+		return;
+	}
 	if (strcasecmp(Var, "NoticeAuth") == 0) {
 		Conf_NoticeAuth = Check_ArgIsTrue(Arg);
 		return;
diff --git a/src/ngircd/conf.h b/src/ngircd/conf.h
index 1f9bd122..afc0afaa 100644
--- a/src/ngircd/conf.h
+++ b/src/ngircd/conf.h
@@ -175,15 +175,18 @@ GLOBAL bool Conf_DNS;
 /** Enable IDENT lookups, even when compiled with support for it */
 GLOBAL bool Conf_Ident;
 
+/** Enable "more privacy" mode and "censor" some user-related information */
+GLOBAL bool Conf_MorePrivacy;
+
+/** Enable NOTICE AUTH messages on connect */
+GLOBAL bool Conf_NoticeAuth;
+
 /** Enable all usage of PAM, even when compiled with support for it */
 GLOBAL bool Conf_PAM;
 
 /** Disable all CTCP commands except for /me ? */
 GLOBAL bool Conf_ScrubCTCP;
 
-/** Enable NOTICE AUTH messages on connect */
-GLOBAL bool Conf_NoticeAuth;
-
 /*
  * try to connect to remote systems using the ipv6 protocol,
  * if they have an ipv6 address? (default yes)
diff --git a/src/ngircd/irc-info.c b/src/ngircd/irc-info.c
index 22c65aa2..301da533 100644
--- a/src/ngircd/irc-info.c
+++ b/src/ngircd/irc-info.c
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ IRC_WHOIS_SendReply(CLIENT *Client, CLIENT *from, CLIENT *c)
 			return DISCONNECTED;
 
 	/* Idle and signon time (local clients only!) */
-	if (Client_Conn(c) > NONE &&
+	if (!Conf_MorePrivacy && Client_Conn(c) > NONE &&
 		!IRC_WriteStrClient(from, RPL_WHOISIDLE_MSG,
 				    Client_ID(from), Client_ID(c),
 				    (unsigned long)Conn_GetIdle(Client_Conn(c)),
@@ -1163,6 +1163,10 @@ IRC_WHOWAS( CLIENT *Client, REQUEST *Req )
 	assert( Client != NULL );
 	assert( Req != NULL );
 
+	/* Do not reveal any info on disconnected users? */
+	if (Conf_MorePrivacy)
+		return CONNECTED;
+
 	/* Wrong number of parameters? */
 	if (Req->argc > 3)
 		return IRC_WriteStrClient(Client, ERR_NEEDMOREPARAMS_MSG,
@@ -1389,6 +1393,10 @@ IRC_Send_NAMES( CLIENT *Client, CHANNEL *Chan )
 	if( Channel_IsMemberOf( Chan, Client )) is_member = true;
 	else is_member = false;
 
+	/* Do not print info on channel memberships to anyone that is not member? */
+	if (Conf_MorePrivacy && !is_member)
+		return CONNECTED;
+
 	/* Secret channel? */
 	if( ! is_member && strchr( Channel_Modes( Chan ), 's' )) return CONNECTED;