LinuxPower: Security, Privacy, and Encryption on Linux | Linux Today

LinuxPower: Security, Privacy, and Encryption on Linux

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 5, 1999

“Why Do I Want to be Secure and Encrypted? Isn’t Privacy Only
for Criminals?”

“Maybe you’re a criminal. Maybe you’re just a concerned citizen.
For some reason, many Americans tend to feel like if someone wants
to retain their own privacy, that person must be some sort of
criminal. It’s amazing how quickly we can throw away thousands of
years of historical precedence and just assume our government is
benign.”

“Some things you can’t do anything about. Some things you can.
I’m here to tell you what you can do about keeping your data as
private as possible, from both crackers and big brother. Let’s
begin…”

Complete
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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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