It has been labelled the ‘sting of the century’ by law enforcement with encryption playing a major role. You bet we need to write about this!
Operation Ironside / Trojan Shield: The AN0M Encryption Sting
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The Five Eyes watching
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Since the Snowden revelations the scale of surveillance on ordinary citizens by the intelligence agencies of democratic western governments has been in the news and regularly debated. The Five Eyes alliance is arguably the biggest holder of the data gathered by the various surveillance programs and thus it’s worth knowing how the alliance is spying on you.
Encryption 101
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It’s time for another instalment of our 101 series where we explain concepts and tools related to privacy and security in an introductory format and in plain English, avoiding all the technical jargon. Today we look at encryption!
Virtual Private Network (VPN) 101
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Our 101 series of introductions into key concepts relating to protecting privacy continues today. VPNs are considered the go-to for the privacy conscious with many advantages and few disadvantages. If you only do one thing to protect your privacy, using a quality VPN should be that one thing.
