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gerberkon
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question arose. I do not like that on the Internet everything is publicly available. How can information be protected?
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stealthyeliminator
Regular Member
You can't put anything on the internet that isn't true.
OC for ME
Regular Member
I Googled this question and the top answer came back that all stuff on the Interwebz is true.
mustangkiller
Regular Member
Except fake boobs.
Primus
Regular Member
No they are really there and really do exist. "Fake" is just the descriptor. Like "red' cars. They still exist just are red.
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sudden valley gunner
Regular Member
I'm a French model.
Primus
Regular Member
That explains ALOT.... viva LA resistance.. lol
Damn frogs
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davidmcbeth
Banned
Abe Lincoln disagreed with that statement.
2AFriendly
Regular Member
Protected against normal folks? Easy.
Protected against the NSA? Hard - unless you just don't use the internet at all. Then it's dead simple.
Assume nothing is private though.
sudden valley gunner
Regular Member
Bon Jour.
TheQ
Regular Member
Not everything on the Internet is publicly available. You can limit your privacy settings on Facebook. That being said, Facebook and the NSA still have access to the things she marked private.
As others have pointed out, encryption to meet used to secure your transmissions. Including emails. Google GnuPG.
Google: TOR (the onion router)
OC for ME
Regular Member
I'm quite confident that the NSA is very concerned with expense.
stealthyeliminator
Regular Member
This forum doesn't support https.
Disappointing
Disappointing
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OC for ME
Regular Member
Any expense.....but I think you know this.
TheQ
Regular Member
To be clear: native TOR doesn't secure the payload, it just protects the identity of the sender.
TheQ
Regular Member
This forum doesn't support https.
Disappointing
HTTPS requires the server use a dedicated IP. Most hosting places charge extra for a dedicated IP. There are done technical considerations here!
What would HTTPS but you anyhow? Protection of your user ID/password? Aside from PMs, it's a public forum!
stealthyeliminator
Regular Member
There are a multitude of reasons to offer HTTPS, even on a site such as this one. You named two already, and I bet you didn't even have to think that hard
Cost is cost. If it's important, it should just be considered part of the cost of running a website. I can't recall ever being solicited for donations on this website. If money is an issue, first of all they should ask for help from their member base, and secondly I'd personally cover the cost of the SSL certificate for 1 year.
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