Keep it Like a Secret

It's hard to find privacy in the Matrix. Short of jumping out of your pod and moving to an organic farm in New Zealand, you're going to be communicating a lot via e-mail. If you want to make it hard(er) for Big Brother to read over your shoulder ("Move your arm!"), consider encrypting your e-mail. New, free software makes it easier than ever to fix your e-mail so only the intended recipient can read it. Which is great, because as-is, your e-mails are like postcards, only less private.

I use software I downloaded from GnuPG. It'll take a little geeking out to install it, but once you do, the fun begins.

Most folks, like me, hardly ever need to send secret e-mail. So what? Right now there's few enough people using encryption that those who do stand out like sore thumbs. If we all do it, even a few times a month (or year), it'll be way too many sore thumbs to keep track of.

And that way, no one will realize when you're actually sending that super secret message...


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