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Re: [LUG] Snoopers' Charter

 

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On 04/11/15 12:36, Neil Winchurst wrote:
> There is much talk at the moment about the so called Snoopers'
> Charter. One thing the powers that be want is to force all ISP's
> etc to store all emails  for one year so that they can be read
> should the government think they have a need to. Grrr!! Also they
> want Firefox, Opera etc to store details of all the sites visited.
> 
> I know that using the Tor browser, which I do have installed,
> should avoid all that nonsense about visited web sites.  But I am
> wondering what effect, if any, would result from using a PVN of
> some sort. Would that help in any way? and, apart from encryption,
> what can anyone do about keeping emails private?
> 
> Neil
> 
> 

I don't know much about PVNs but on a similar note What about using a
live cd for internet banking and carry out either balance checks or
other tasks.

As you are using read only media for that,  you can't store details,

I am sure usb media can be used for the same thing, as in live sessions.

Paul



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