How to Protect Your PC From PRISM Surveillance

CIO ^ | Fri, June 07, 2013 | Mark Hachman

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FYI

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Nut-job Conspiracy Theory Ping!

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[listenhillary]

We all just need to increase our electronic information flow 1000 times the current volume. See if we can clog the drain.

[1_Rain_Drop]

"protect your email by encrypting it"

I read someplace that the encrypted emails were given special attention by the gov spies.

[dynoman]

“but the PCWorld’s review of the Tor browser shows it to be a slow but anonymous way of browsing the Internet”

TOR was invented by the US Navy!

“As of 2012, 80% of the Tor Project’s $2M annual budget comes from the United States government.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_(anonymity_network)

“No Conspiracy Theory Needed: Tor Created for U.S. Gov’t Spying” “The TorFAQ clearly states that exit nodes can eavesdrop. “Yes, the guy running the exit node can read the bytes that come in and out there. Tor anonymizes the origin of your traffic, and it makes sure to encrypt everything inside the Tor network, but it does not magically encrypt all traffic throughout the internet.”

http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/no-conspiracy-theory-needed-tor-created-us-go

So think about that: The government was heavily involved in TOR, it seems to be a spy network within the internet which is itself a giant spy network. As if the people with the most to hide are deliberately manipulated to use TOR where their activities can be monitored. I don’t know if TOR deserves trust either.

[count-your-change]

To protect your PC, unplug it, drag it to back of the garage and cover it with it with an old blanket your dog used to sleep on. No one will want to go near it.

Also get inside the thing and clip a few of those wires hackers use. Your PC is now safe from intrusion.

[RC one]

I wonder if they’re able to identify individual freepers and store our posts and messages? I always assume they do. I was advised a long time ago (before PCs actually) to never say or write anything that I didn’t want shared with the entire world.

[Buckeye McFrog]

All things any hard-core terrorist has certainly known for a few years now.

[AppyPappy]

My experience has been that this normally results in a lot of lost data.

[DBrow]

Thanks!

[ryan71]

If I was a spy that’s the first place I would look.

[ShadowAce]

It currently takes two separate passwords for my laptop to even boot up. Then it takes a third to log in. My data is on an encrypted partition, so even if they took the drives out, they couldn't read it.

[smoothsailing]

[ronnie raygun]

We are thier terrorists

[ronnie raygun]

We are thier terrorists

[atomic_dog]

For email get Bitmessage
Cons: Sender and recipient have to have the software and sender must know recipients address. The addresses are complicated. For example mine is: BM-GuQ3CsAJXEKeZD7wrWs3RopWBbhxBMUT.
Pros: unreadable, untraceable

For browsing get the Tor Browser Bundle
Cons: Something of a learning curve. URLs are complex. For example the URL for The Silk Road marketplace is: http://silkroadvb5piz3r.onion/
Pros: untraceable, complete anonymity.

N.B. Never, ever log into a web service such as Yahoo email while using TOR as all your anonymity can go up in a puff of smoke.

If these are more than you want to bother with, start using Ixquick for your web searches and use the anonymous proxy links.

Regardless of the excellent job their PR firm has done with the MSM, do not ever use Duck Duck Go and think you have achieved anonymity.

[null and void]

I wonder if they’re able to identify individual freepers and store our posts and messages? I always assume they do.

In my case:

You've posted a total of 1,186 threads and 116,868 replies.

Every post potentially provides a clue. You talk about cities you've lived in, places you've visited, people you've met, cars you've driven, schools you've attended, letters you've written to your elected representatives, rallies you've attended, vacations you've taken, etc.

Every bit of information narrows down the number of people you could possibly be.

A determined investigator can fairly quickly know who you are.

We have very determined enemies.

I was advised a long time ago (before PCs actually) to never say or write anything that I didn’t want shared with the entire world.

Sage advice.

[marron]

I read someplace that the encrypted emails were given special attention by the gov spies...
If I was a spy that’s the first place I would look...

If I was a spy I would establish an internet encryption service. The operation would be self-funding after a point.

[GOPJ]

When I clicked on the Duck duck go link in the story I got this:

http://www.dnsrsearch.com/index.php?origURL=

When I google it I get this:

https://www.google.com/search?q=duck+duck+goose&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

Is this a research site? On our side or not? Kinda strange ...

[VRW Conspirator]

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