techoncrack.blogspot.com — Technology On Crack once again provides a Top 10 countdown focusing this time on keeping your information from prying eyes. What makes these freely available applications interesting is that 9/10 of them may be strong enough to help you avoid serious government organizations.
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syneoSep 24, 2006
> Surely with a TrueCrypt hidden volume it's easy to tell that there is another layer of encryptionWrong. The outer volume looks like just free space and there is no indication whatsover whether the free space of the outer disk contains a hidden disk. Read this, so you don't spread misinformation: <a class="user" href="http://www.truecrypt.org/hiddenvolume.php">http://www.truecrypt.org/hiddenvolume.php</a>PS - But if you still think "it's easy to tell", then come to my house and tell me if my TC volume contains a hidden volume.
trediciSep 24, 2006
It may be useless but at least it has a use.
Closed AccountSep 24, 2006
I'd be more interested in seeing top 9 applications to help avoid the RIAA.
moviespoSep 24, 2006
What if you use somthing like this: <a class="user" href="http://www.anonymizer.com/">http://www.anonymizer.com/</a> and store all your encrypted data on a free webhost provider . Then when the CIA comes to your house to seize your computer and bring it back to the lab they won't find anything.
moviespoSep 24, 2006
Little snitch is good but I think it works great together with <a class="user" href="http://www.opendoor.com/">http://www.opendoor.com/</a>and <a class="user" href="http://macscan.securemac.com/">http://macscan.securemac.com/</a>
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zankySep 24, 2006
If you have NO idea of what the NSA is, watch the movie "Enemy of the State".Sure it's a MOVIE, but it's not far that off ;)And as mentioned in the article, Steganography leaves a lot of white noise and tall-tell signs of its implementation. It's only useful to pass along other computer users. NSA/CIA/ANY professional could spot a Steganographied picture with the right software, easily.
cryptographerSep 25, 2006
As an academic cryptographer, I'm inclined to agree. I recently spoke with Phil Zimmermann, the father of PGP, seeking his commentary to incorporate into an article draft I'm preparing. He stated, "Design as if making a mistake will cost someone's life." That level of cryptographic competence, as evidenced by PGP's design philosophy, is nonexistent in the majority of cryptographic software that the market has to offer. Phil's attitude is what spawns good cryptography.Oh, and for those who are on the higher end of the paranoia spectrum, in regards to alphabet soup agencies - there are almost always easier ways to get at plaintext, as opposed to cryptanalyzing the cryptography within an infrastructure. Having said that, it's safe to conclude that, in any good system, cryptography is rarely ever the weakest link. In fact, I'd be mighty impressed to see a system so secure that its developers touted the contrary.(Also, keep in mind that whenever a cryptographic system does fail, it's usually not even because of the cryptography itself. A cryptographic implementation must be simplistic, correct, and secure, for the cryptography to have a chance at doing its job; the rate at which it isn't is alarmingly high. If it's not complexity that ruins the day, it's ridiculously lax policies for proper design.)