Re: Rise of the Dark Nets   
     By: Poindexter Fortran to S/370 on Sat Aug 17 2013 08:06:03   
      
   I agree with this for the most part. I already encrypt my aim and IRC sessions.   
   I'm still going to encrypt email anyway, but there's one problem: The   
   government has been monitoring emails on-site at the ISPs for years. Once it   
   gets decrypted at the endpoint, the government gets a copy. Back when ISPs were   
   fighting in court over this, noone seemed to pay attention. Wonder why the NSA   
   came as a huge shock...   
      
   To be honest, I still don't understand the concept of VPNs. I find them very   
   useful for bypassing region lockout on websites, but never understood the   
   protection it could provide (besides wireless sniffing). But I may pursue this   
   idea simply for friends overseas.   
      
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