Author:
Frank | Category:
anonymous surfing
The DNS leakage problem explained
Whenever you type a domain name, your Internet browser contacts a DNS server and makes a DNS Query.
Most Virtual Private Network providers fail to mention that while your connexion is encrypted using a VPN there is a high chance that a DNS leak will occur and your ISP will still be [...]
Author:
Frank | Category:
webhosting
I have been with NearlyFreeSpeech webhosting for three years (not this blog) and this review is based on that experience. The fact that I have been with them for so long already indicates that I am happy with their services, although there isn’t too much competition in the free speech webhosting field and that also [...]
Author:
Frank | Category:
other
I came accross this offer at Softpedia today and I thought about sharing it with all of you. Valid until 31st January 2010, you can download a free full licensed version of East-Tec Eraser 2009.
I just downloaded and registered it and so far so good, it works fine with Windows Vista 64 bit. East-Tec Eraser [...]
Author:
Frank | Category:
encryption
By default email is insecure, there are many risks to email messages, unauthorized modification or viewing and sender impersonation of a message is something that Governments and crooks carry out on a daily basis.
PGP/GnuPG encryption of emails provides confidentiality and allows for digitally signing a message giving the recipient a method of verifying the identity of the sender as well as making sure the message has not been tampered with.
PGP/GnuPG solutions for [...]
Author:
Frank | Category:
webhosting
It is only now that the subpoena has been fought off successfully in court that it can be know how the FBI attempted to get all the IP addresses of people visiting Indymedia.us, an independent news website. The subpoena also imposed a gag order and demanded the recipient’s silence under threat of being prosecuted for [...]
Author:
Frank | Category:
other
The recent testimony of Richard Schaefer’s to the Senate Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security reveals that the NSA tinkered with Windows 7 before its release, it looks like one of the biggest voyeur agencies in the World is not missing a single opportunity to get its filthy pawns all over people’s operating system.
Richard [...]
Author:
Frank | Category:
other
A general look at World privacy, from Google maps to European biometric passwords, this video makes you think if privacy is an achievable target or a thing of the past that will never come back.
Author:
Frank | Category:
anonymous surfing
I have been using AceVPN for three months now and this review is based on this length of time. Before getting into a Virtual Private Network for anonymous internet surfing purposes, you should understand that a VPN will make it more difficult for TLA agencies such as the CiA and Mi5 to spy on you, [...]
Author:
Frank | Category:
encryption
Most of you will have heard of Truecrypt, a free an open source hard disk encryption product, there are only another free and open source software for full disk encryption in Windows that I am aware of, DiskCryptor. You can download a 32bit or 64bit version of Diskcryptor depending on your OS.
I tested DiskCryptor using [...]
Author:
Frank | Category:
anonymous surfing
I have been using Cotse for private internet surfing for over a year and I think this is an accurate review of Cotse based on that. This privacy provider also gives you access to private email, IRC Chat via web interface, web based remailer, SSH tunneling and webhosting.
The first thing to understand is that Cotse [...]