I’d be remiss if I didn’t remind you of today’s Reset The Net efforts to increase privacy and security on the internet.
It’s an interesting campaign, with many ways to participate. The basic goal is to plug up holes that have been exploited by the NSA and nefarious types to illegally access your personal information.
So, check out Reset The Net. You’ll see ways to spread the word, but also be given tools and instructions (a “privacy pack”) for increasing your personal privacy and security. There are freebies to encrypt email, chats, and browsing. They have hints for encrypting your personal computer. They have tips for professionals and suggestions of where to lend coding skills.
Organizers say “We can’t stop targeted attacks, but we *can* stop mass surveillance, by building proven security into the everyday Internet.”
The idea is pretty simple. If Congress won’t reign them in, we’ll do it ourselves by plugging holes and being more secure.
Take a moment today and tighten things up, if even a little bit.
