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On Wed, 4 Nov 2015 14:52:09 +0000 Martijn Grooten <martijn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, Nov 04, 2015 at 12:48:14PM +0000, Paul Sutton wrote: > > 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 assume Neil meant VPN. Oops. Yes, that is what I meant, a typo, sorry. > > Using a live CD for online banking defends against an entirely > different threat model. The mere fact that you use your bank means > that they can see how much money you have, where you send it to and > where you get it from. The government can easily access this data and > the Snooper's Charter doesn't change that. > > Using a live medium for web browsing still means all your traffic goes > through your ISP, so it doesn't solve Neil's concerns. > > Using Tor would, as would a VPN to a country with better privacy > regulations (especially if the Snooper's Charter becomes law, that > would be almost any country). It doesn't mean that you can't be > tracked, but your web browsing activity shouldn't leave any traces > within the country. > > Martijn. > > What about Duckduckgo, a search engine which claims not to keep any records? That should help, yes? Neil -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq