How to Encrypt Your Computer: Part 1
One day I found myself wondering, “Could I encrypt my whole computer?” I had already encrypted a folder and a flash drive with VeraCrypt. You can encrypt your hard drive with VeraCrypt (something I haven’t tried yet), but I wanted…
What is Military Grade Encryption?
What comes to mind when you hear the phrase “military grade”? Something strong and tough? Protection against disaster and destruction? That’s why marketers use it. So many products – from smartphone cases to notebooks – are labelled as military grade….
The Potential Perils of OpenPGP
About a year ago, I wrote this post on PGP. I showed you the basics of how PGP works, what software uses it, and how it is used to protect your emails and your files. I also told you that…
How to Use VeraCrypt: Part 1
header image courtesy of WOCinTech Chat Have you ever thought about encrypting a flash drive or your whole computer? There’s lots of software out there that can do that, but which one should you pick? Many of them are for…
A Week With Tails
I never expected to see a reference to a Linux-based operating system in USA Today. But there it was, in the middle of an article about uses for old flash drives. The author called Tails one way “to protect your…
How to Use Tor
Note: This post is a beginner’s guide to the use of the Tor browser. It is not intended as a complete guide to the use of Tor. To learn more about potential risks, please read Tor is Good But It’s…
Introducing Signal – Updated
Note: this is an updated version of my previous post about Signal. After the last U.S. presidential election and the repeal of privacy protection laws regarding Internet use, many consumers became interested in keeping their communications private. The phrase “Use…
Securing Your Google Account
Updated September 2023 Google is no longer just a search engine. It is a tech company with all sorts of projects and products. Your Google account is a precious thing. Why should you protect it? Because it contains multitudes of…
Introducing Signal
There is now an updated version of this post. Read “Introducing Signal – Updated.” After the last U.S. presidential election and the repeal of privacy protection laws regarding your Internet use, many consumers became interested in keeping their communications private….
What is PGP?
Update (November 2018): Please my related post on OpenPGP, the free, open-source version of PGP. Ever since the last presidential election, there’s been a lot of talk about online security and privacy. I’m sure many of you heard words like…
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