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Privacy Equals Freedom – Support the Freenet Project

by John P.

Freenet ProjectFreedom. It’s nice, right? It ought to be… the freedom we enjoy was paid for with the blood of our forefathers, and is maintained by the blood of our siblings. And no freedom is more precious than that of speech. From it all other freedom flows.

Unfortunately there are still many oppressive regimes that do not offer the luxury of free speech, and people are being tortured and killed for speaking out against injustice. (As I’ve often noted.) This is why I have decided to put my money where my mouth is and provide financial support for the Freenet Project.
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Windows Update for FireFox and Opera Users

February 24, 2007
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There are a lot of people that have migrated to alternative Web browsers such as Firefox and Opera; the problem is, for most people, it’s been impossible to fully abandon IE because it’s the only option they have to get Windows Updates. But, if you really despise IE and wish you never had to open [...]

Disposable Phone Numbers May Protect Your Privacy

December 29, 2006

There is a fascinating new service which was just released for general Beta testing 12 days ago that allows you to create a disposable phone number which will redirect calls to your real number – but only for a predetermined amount of time. I first encountered the site the day it went live, but for [...]

Stop Junk Mail and Save 1 Million Trees Annually

November 19, 2006

Junk mail is more than a nuisance: unsolicited mail has a tremendous negative impact on the environment. At least 100 million trees are destroyed each year to produce junk mail, and 28 billion gallons of water are used to produce the paper. All of these resources are wasted to produce items many people don’t even [...]

The “Bad Date” Registry

November 3, 2006

I’ve been married all of my adult life, and boy am I glad. Being a nice guy, hopefully I’d never have the misfortune to show up on Don’t Date Him Girl, but I kinda feel a little pity for guys that do. This site is basically designed for women to let other women know who [...]

Technology vs. Privacy – Our Orwellian Future

October 4, 2006
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Those who know me, know that I support the unrestricted development of all new technology. I don’t care if it’s medical, computational, military or any other. Almost all new technology can be used for good or evil, so it’s up to society to determine what is or is not acceptable, and what does or does [...]

Investigate Yourself for Free with ZabaSearch

October 2, 2006

A site called Zabasearch.com has stirred up a controversy by offering for free what you used to have to pay for. Using their site, you can search for a person’s name, address, date of birth and known addresses – and currently it’s all free. You can also pay for a full background check on your [...]