[BillingsLUG] Questions re: this email; FW: Five tools to protect your privacy online

[Shawn A. Wilson]

Hi Mike,

The reasoning looks right for these and I have at least heard of them
except I have not heard of Silent Circle or Cryptocat before. I think I
used HTTPS Everywhere in the past. They are probably all worth checking
out! Perhaps we should try them in a meeting sometime... eh?

-shawn

On Sat, March 2, 2013 00:09, mb wrote:
> Hello everyone, I haven't been to meetings in a long time, but I was
> wondering if I could get some input from anyone who has heard or knows of
> the following email I was forwarded. i.e. is it reputable? Good, bad, or
> ugly?
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> Thank you in advance, and looking forward to when I can get back to the
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> Sincerely,
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> Feburary 15, 2013
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> We've discussed many times before--hardly a month goes by without some
> major
> action against Internet users... from Obama's 'kill switch', to ACTA, SOPA
> and PIPA, to stasi tactics against people like Kim Dotcom.
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> Online privacy is becoming more important by the day. And nobody is going
> to
> give it to you, you have to take steps yourself to secure it.
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> Below are five different tools and services that will get you started:
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> 1. Tor Browser
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> Tor is a great weapon in the fight for online anonymity as it allows you
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> surf the web without giving up your location and other personal data to
> the
> websites you visit.
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> The Tor Browser Bundle is the easiest and most secure way to get started;
> simply download it, and start surfing the web with the Tor Browser. It's
> available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
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> 2. Duck Duck Go
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> If you want privacy, don't search with Google.
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> Google store all of your searches to customize ads for you, but even
> worse,
> they can hand over the whole list of searches to any government agency
> that
> are curious about what you've been looking at for the last couple years.
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> A better alternative is Duck Duck Go, a completely anonymous search engine
> that does not store any information about you or your searches. The search
> results are essentially identical to Google's, so there's no loss of
> quality.
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> <https://iman.infusionsoft.com/app/linkClick/25011/c3a0269447acc040/95705427
> /97fa773611fef813> Search with Duck Duck Go here
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> 3. HTTPS Everywhere
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> HTTPS Everywhere is a plug-in for Firefox and Google Chrome that tries to
> force a website to connect in secure mode, thus encrypting your traffic
> with
> the website you are visiting. This makes your browsing more secure because
> it prevents eavesdropping thieves or state-mafia from intercepting your
> unencrypted Internet traffic.
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> <https://iman.infusionsoft.com/app/linkClick/25013/752e760394d14dc6/95705427
> /97fa773611fef813> Download HTTPS Everywhere here
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> 4. Cryptocat
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> Cryptocat is an encrypted chat that beats Facebook and Skype when it comes
> to security and privacy. If you want to chat in private then this is one
> simple solution. It's also open source, which means you can see the full
> code and be sure there are no government "backdoors" built in.
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> <https://iman.infusionsoft.com/app/linkClick/25015/ef7b0218986e055a/95705427
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> 5. Silent Circle
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> Silent Circle is a new player on the market, but it is founded by "old"
> players in the security and encryption industry. One of the founders, Phil
> Zimmerman, is also the creator of PGP, one of the most-used encryption
> platforms in the world.
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> Silent Circle is a suite of products offering:
> - Encrypted email
> - Encrypted video chat
> - Encrypted phone calls
> - Encrypted text messaging
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> Silent Circle is the only service on this list that is not free. But
> having
> the gold standard of encryption may be worth it for you. It is for me.
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> <https://iman.infusionsoft.com/app/linkClick/25017/9bb4f57439d752b1/95705427
> /97fa773611fef813> Read more about Silent Circle here
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> Bottom Line
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> You can set up most of the tools we discussed in 5 minutes. Each of them
> will go a long way in securing your privacy online.
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> Do you have a recommended tool or service that should be on the list? If
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