Scroogle is a front end to google that encrypts the connection to google and prevents google from recording personally identifiable information.

Check it out:  https://ssl.scroogle.org/

Hey, it’s “your privacy” after all.  And it is nobodies damn business what you search for on the Internet.

A few posts back, we introduced you to ixguick.com.  We have been using it and are very pleased with the quality search results provided.

Well, we have found another search engine that does not keep a search history.  Named Cuil, after an old Irish word for knowledge.

Find it at http://www.cuil.com/

Go to https://privnote.com/

1. Write a private note (add a return receipt if desired).
2. Past the link to the note in an email and send.
3. It can only be read once and will self-destruct.

Maxwell Smart couldn’t do any better.

The 4th amendment of the US Constitution states:

“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”

The 5th amendment states:

  ”No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.”

Adobe Flash Player is one of the apps that we recommend that users upgrade to the latest version ASAP, because of security vulnerabilities.

Check to see if you have the latest version at the following link:

http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_15507

Jeremiah Grossman is the founder and Chief Technology Officer of WhiteHat Security.  His blog site is a good resource for security related knowledge, therefore we are adding his blog to our official Blogroll.

To see why it is  so very important to secure your wireless network with WPA security, as well as taking some other simple precautions, such as naming your network in a way that is not personally identifiable, check out this YouTube video:

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A88XB7_Jz7s

Hey, it’s your life anyway, and finally there is a search engine that respects your privacy. 

We advise our readers to switch to ask.com because they add an easy way to erase your search history, and keep it erased.

Just go to ask.com, and click on AskEraser in the upper right corner of the screen.  Your searches will be erased within a few hours. 

Everybody who uses the Internet uses  DNS servers.  DNS servers translate the familiar web site names to the numerical code of IP addresses. 

Think of DNS as the phone book of the Internet.  With a phone book, you look up a name and it gives yo a number.  Well, this is what the DNS system does for the Internet.  Only, it automatically looks up the numerical address for you, and tells your browser where to find that web site that you are after.

The DNS server address is actually entered in Network (TCP/IP Protocol) properties.  Most people use the address provided by their Internet Service Provider.  And most of the time these properties are set to ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’.

Moat uses don’t realize that you are not required to use the DNS servers that your ISP provides.  You can enter any DNS server you choose.  But finding alternate servers is a problem.   We recommend that you consider using Open DNS.  This company is independent of any specific ISP and provided enhanced DNS services, some of which you may find valuable, such as correcting common misspellings.

 For more information and specific instructions, visit http://opendns.com