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If you want to be sure that your email can be read by no one but you, then it needs to be encrypted. You’d be surprised to find out who might want to read your email. I was.

One of the best encryption systems is called GPG encryption which is an open-source version of PGP encryption. PGP stand for Pretty Good Privacy and is actually an understatement made by a programmer who didn’t want to be too optimistic about how secure it is. However, as it turns out, PGP is has actually proven itself to be extremely good. It’s been around for many years, being maintained by the best coders in the world and it hasn’t been cracked. Continue reading…

Many people on the Internet display their real names. Other people refrain from doing so. The people that display their real names on the Internet rarely are trolls, as they have an identity to keep up. Those that are anonymous on the Internet area almost always the group with the trolls, spammers, and so forth. Why? Because the best part about being anonymous is that you can change your identity. Being more mobile allows you to be a troll and then change your nickname. There are those that don’t like anybody that is anonymous on the Internet because of this reason. Continue reading…

People love the internet because they perceive themselves as anonymous when surfing and posting content. Tabling the entire discussion on how anonymous you really are on the internet, I wanted to to talk about the double edged sword of anonymity.

It’s great; you can join a forum on photography, get answers to your questions, and help teach others without ever revealing any real information about yourself. For example, I use Yahoo! Answers frequently to get answers to random questions in my life. I love it because I get quick access to large pool of knowledge without any substantial effort on my end. It’s free and all I need is a Yahoo! account, which is free. I can walk away from Yahoo! without any concern, as well. Continue reading…