Archive for the 'Web privacy' Category

Oct 11

Google Subpoenaed for IP Addresses to Expose Identity of Anonymous Bloggers

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

Distinguishing the Skanks in New York case with the TCI Journal Case is something that the press has not yet fully tackled. In case you have not been following, there are two big news stories involving lawsuits against Google issuing subpoenas to expose the IP addresses of anonymous bloggers. (more…)

Oct 11

Scientology Seeks to End Internet Anonymity

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

Following an ongoing Internet-organized campaign against Scientology launched in January 2008, the controversial organisation seeks an end on internet anonymity.

In response to the efforts, the anonymous protesters state that “Due to Scientology’s Fair Game policy, we put ourselves at risk socially, politically, and financially when we speak out against this dangerous cult.” (more…)

Aug 19

How to encrypt your Gmail Email!

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

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. (more…)