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How to take back your privacy

It’s almost 1984 and big brother is maturing ever more. Data retention is in effect in ever more countries and most security agencies can tap anything with the push of a button and often even locate you through your mobile phone. Governments even put spying software on your computer (!) if they can’t film you on the streets with one of their 1,500,000 cameras. It’s not only that they can do all this and admit it, but they do so ever more! So what can we do to protect our privacy when big brother is trying to find out what takes places in the comforts of our home?


Privacy is an amazing thing. It’s just incredible how fast it can disappear when everybody has started to rely and assume it. It’s a thing that has long since interested me. It’s got a whole lot to do with security, which is another thing that has long since interested me. Now that privacy is disappearing ever faster and security is getting better, but with no serious notion of privacy, I think it’s about time that I start writing on this subject. I have a fair amount of knowledge on all related subjects and a big interest. Now that’s why I’ve opened a new category: Privacy

In this category I intend to write practical articles, guides and how to’s concerning privacy. One of my goals is to make it useful to all average users and not just experienced. Some subjects are just very complicated, but it’s my goal to make it understandable. A lot of information is off course all ready available in the documentation of tools, tutorials, how to’s and many other sources, but I have not yet found a source that nicely combines this all into a package easy useable. A preliminary list of subjects I intend to write about is (in no particulair order):

  • Anonymus internet through Tor
  • Firewall
  • Anti-Virus
  • Anti-Spyware
  • Anti-keylogger
  • Root-kit defender
  • File Encryption/Drive Encryption/Hidden encryption
  • Secure Browsing/Secure Browser
  • Drive Clean-up
  • Virtual Machine
  • PEBCAC (Problem Exists Between Computer And Chair) a.k.a. good behaviour
  • Private E-mail
  • Updates and the importance of
  • Anonymous web-search
  • Secure chat and VoIP
  • Back-up
  • Hardware Recommendations
  • Secure settings for windows
  • Probabily more…

A lot of work to do!

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2 Responses to “How to take back your privacy”

  1. Ruud Says:
    May 19th, 2008 at 23:46

    Nice idea, can’t wait to read more. You always post @ half past three in the morning? :D

  2. Paul Says:
    May 30th, 2008 at 02:18

    Somewhere around that time mostly, Yes. :P

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