Tag archive 'Online Privacy'

Best Jabber clients for Linux, Mac OS, and Windows

Words by Daniel Aleksandersen on 2007-02-26

This is my personal list over best XMPP/Jabber instant messaging client for KDE, and Gnome on Linux, Mac OS, and Windows:
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Emailing lists are spam traps

Words by Daniel Aleksandersen on 2007-02-16

Posting a message to emailing list with a public archive is just like handing over your email address to spammers! As most of these archives includes the poster's name and poorly protected email address. More than enough raw material to increase the amount of spam you receive

To avoid unwillingly giving your email address away when posting to emailing lists, consider the following:
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Instant communication and the lack of privacy

Words by Daniel Aleksandersen on 2007-02-10

I cannot understand why people do not care more about their privacy! Instant messages, emails and the like are sent trough the Web. Often on insecure connections with no sort of encryption nor means of preventing anyone with the right tools to tap into the conversation.
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Online privacy, a joke?

Words by Daniel Aleksandersen on 2007-01-25

More and more frequently we learn about companies, mostly digital content providers and hardware manufactures, trying to gain control over as much as possible about out computing and consumption habits. Digital rights management is a well know phenomenon which is designed to limit consumers rights with their own, purchased media. Having spy software that track every keystroke you make and forwards a copy of every email you receive to an unknown, third party…

These are all things we are aware of and are struggling to battle every day. But what about the enemies within? Are they not the ones we really should fear?
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