Google's coup – a call to arms!

[Oldandeasilyconfused]

Oh, I love the ones that show up in Gmail and all that. And I actually like that on websites they actually direct me to clothing stores similar to ones I buy from. I'm not against it - I might not find the places otherwise! I'm just trying to figure out what the actual problem is.

I don't have any special problems with Google.

The Internet IS NOT ANONYMOUS. If say a government agency wants to hack my computer,it will,or simply seize it.

I have the best security I can get my hands on.However,I leave NOTHING on my hard drive I don't want others to see. Any sensitive stuff is deleted using 7 pass overwrite.

[Nebuloso]

I saw this on the news and it seemed like the media was making a bigger deal out of this than needed to be.

[KichigaiNeko]

As usual the media have taken a news item and hyped it up to scare the bejebus out of every one so that you will watch that news channel for any follow up stories....meh.

Like pad I leave NOTHING on the hard drive that I don't want anyone to see, and certainly do not leave sensitive ID information on any of my online accounts.

[Tiberius]

I don't have any special problems with Google.

The Internet IS NOT ANONYMOUS. If say a government agency wants to hack my computer,it will,or simply seize it.

I have the best security I can get my hands on.However,I leave NOTHING on my hard drive I don't want others to see. Any sensitive stuff is deleted using 7 pass overwrite.

Few corrections:

1) The Internet can be anonymous; it's one of the reasons why hacktivist groups can do what they do and remain largely uncaught. At the moment, Tor is the most common (and popular) tool for giving you anonymity online.

2) It is a myth that governments have the power to hack anyone's laptop. If you use a decent firewall, and some form of full disk encryption, there isn't much they can do, even if they seize the device itself.

3) Most security gurus recommend the 35-pass Gutmann method for secure deletion. Storing the information in an encrypted format is a valid alternative.

[Oldandeasilyconfused]

The Internet can be anonymous; it's one of the reasons why hacktivist groups can do what they do and remain largely uncaught. At the moment, Tor is the most common (and popular) tool for giving you anonymity online.

. The key word is 'largely'. I'd suggest it's a matter of interest and resources, rather than technology.Tor does NOT guarantee full anonymity and does not claim to.

It is a myth that governments have the power to hack anyone's laptop. If you use a decent firewall, and some form of full disk encryption, there isn't much they can do, even if they seize the device itself.

Bollocks. There is no such thing as perfect internet security.

Most security gurus recommend the 35-pass Gutmann method for secure deletion. Storing the information in an encrypted format is a valid alternative.

Technically true,but misleading. Data deleted with a seven pas over write is impossible to recover for all practical purposes, although technichally feasible.


I guess we will need to differ.I will continue being paranoid, you continue being naive.



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