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Browsing Privacy - Off With Your Headers!
andyo writes: "Incredible assertion in this Wired article that 'Americans have no reasonable expectation of privacy in the identities of their e-mail correspondents, or the addresses of Web pages they visit.' Cites two senators who I'd thought to be more clueful (Orrin Hatch and Chuck Schumer)." Sure, the FBI should be able to check out every URL I visit without a warrant. They'll never abuse that power.
How'm I supposed to run my Anonymous Zombie business if you've got a tracking chip in there!?
It doesn't mean much now, it's built for the future.
THIS IS A CLEAR CALL TO BEGIN THE UNIFORM USE OF ENCRYPTION *FOR ALL 'NET COMMUNICATIONS*.
I'm with you! I just wrote a small utility to encrypt all my email and ip headers before they leave my computer. Now I wonder why my traffic isn't being routed correctly?
Stupid like a fox!
First thing we do, get Natalie to represent us in the tv spots. She could prove very effective at getting apathetic geeks to show up at our first political convention.
I will bring this idea up over and over again until it happens
Samsung took back my unlocked bootloader because Google wants me to rent movies. They're both evil.
``Liberty may be blind, but she has some sophisticated listening devices.''
I think the Slashdot "Post Comment" page should have a button to auto insert that quote, to save the 60% of posters who have cited it in the last few weeks from getting carpal tunnel syndrome.
...that they can login to my porn accounts and get free porn while I foot the bill? I hope not.
-HobophobE
Nothing laughs forever.
Proposed New Headers:
X-IntendedPriv: Yes
X-EncryptionMethod: ROT27
X-PrivacyNotice: This message is intende to be private and shall be considered as such.