Re: Let's talk about HTTPS Everywhere

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On Wed, 2011-01-19 at 22:09 -0800, Hiisi wrote:
> ke, 2011-01-19 kello 20:40 -0700, James McKenzie kirjoitti:
> <--SNIP-->
> > And Facebook does NOT use https:// except on it's login page from what I 
> > can gather.  You might be able to force it on the profile pages, but 
> > elsewhere it is considered 'public' information, even if there are 
> > privacy controls in effect.  What is the OP doing that s/he is so 
> > concerned about?  If is bad-mouthing the 'Boss', don't do it there....
> > 
> > James McKenzie
> > 
> > 
> 
> The OP probably should also take a look at other cool anti-spy features
> like privoxy and tor. There's an addon called 'tor button' for firefox.
> Respectfully,
> Hiisi

A VPS with a nice fast connection and an SSH tunnel is just as effective
and a heck of a lot more responsive.

It's as simple as 'ssh -D 9999 yourvpsdomain.com' and then setting your
browser to use a socks5 proxy @ localhost on port 9999.

> 
> P.S. And never trust google! ixquick is your friend (c)
> -- 
> Are Linux users lemmings collectively jumping off of the cliff of
> reliable, well-engineered commercial software?
> 	-- Matt Welsh
> 


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Todd Edwards

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