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====**Privacy**====
>>Privacy, right of:
Right of a person to be free from intrusion into matters of a personal nature. In tort law, privacy is a right not to have one's intimate life and affairs exposed to public view or otherwise invaded. [[http://www.merriam-webster.com/concise/privacy Encyclopædia Britannica Concise]]>>
[[http://rt.com/news/nsa-privacy-snowden-stallman-130/ 'Join the fight for privacy now!']] R. Stallman




Privacy enhancements:
- Abstain from products and services of corporations (including their subsidiaries) that violate privacy, notably Apple, Facebook, Google (Motorola) and Microsoft (Skype)
- Use encrypted Wed search engine: https://www.startpage.com
- Use encrypted, anonymous network connections: [[Tor]], OpenSSH
- Use encryption and sign your data and communication: [[gnupg GNU Privacy Guard]]
- Use particular extensions with Mozilla-based Web browsers: [[noscript]], [[priv3]], [[httpseverywhere]], [[https://www.requestpolicy.com/ requestpolicy]]
- Use partition encryption: TrueCrypt
- Use secure file deletion: SecureErase

Block unwanted network content by appending to ///etc/hosts//:
127.0.0.1 www.googleadservices.com
127.0.0.1 www.google-analytics.com
127.0.0.1 www.googletagservices.com

[[http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=58859 forum link]]

==See also==
~[[http://podcast.gcnlive.com/podcast/k_albrecht/pcast.php Dr.Katherine Albrecht Show]]
~[[Security]] - Keep the Operating System Secure
~[[WatchDog]] - Secure your home