These are a collection of links noted in the Appendix, “Privacy and Security on the Internet and the Web”, in the upcoming 5th edition of Searching and Researching.
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For more information on viruses, check the hyperlinks at “Virus Bulletin: Independent malware Advice,†http://www.virusbtn.com.
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That high-speed connection is always (unless the power is off) connected to the Internet, and so your home computer or network is a possible target for others who look for systems they can use for other purposes or systems from which they can steal information. Microsoft offers some good advice about installing and using a firewall at home. It’s available at “Microsoft Online Safety,†http://www.microsoft.com/protect/default.aspx.
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“We believe that privacy is a personal right, not a consumer good that needs to be bought. We want to base our decisions on matters of privacy and security only, not commercial gain. We also believe in free choice.
Spybot-S&D is maintained by a team of people very dedicated to privacy issues, many of which are working fulltime on analyzing masses of new threats each week, and the response time from our support team is better than that of many a commercial vendor. Sometimes we even have to defend our decision to protect your privacy in court. All these things are not without cost to us.”
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spyware
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“Anonymous surfing allows you to surf the web without leaving a trail of particulars about your browser, your computer system, your country, IP address, list of fonts installed on your computer (yes, shockingly, websites can find that out from your browser too, if they want to), etc. This is usually done by entering the address (URL) of the site you wish to go to at the proxy the free anonymous surfing proxy site, and that site will retrieve the page for you and present it to you. The site you visit will not receive any particulars about your system or your IP address because the proxy will not have transmitted such particulars to it. “
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Information and latest news about cookies & security
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Focusing public attention on emerging privacy and civil liberties issues
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privacy readings
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Readings for a course at MIT
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sources for PGP
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“The video is a lot easier to watch with sunglasses on, I’ll say that much. Or just dim the backlight on your screen because it’s all mental on the high contrast. It’s also – as ever – the sort of track which heightens the ever-present ringing in your ears. Some say this is a good thing.”
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“The protection of electronic mail from unauthorized access and inspection is known as electronic privacy. In countries with a constitutional guarantee of the secrecy of correspondence, e-mail is equated with letters and thus legally protected from all forms of eavesdropping.”
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“Email may feel like a private, one-to-one conversation safe from prying eyes, but email is about as confidential as whispering at the White House. Your messages can be intercepted and read anywhere in transit, or reconstructed and read off of backup devices, for a potentially infinite period of time. “
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