http://www.andrewlih.com/blog USC professor and author of The Wikipedia Revolution Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:18:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/securitytips/comment-page-1/#comment-472756 Zae Makhrus Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:08:02 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/securitytips/#comment-472756 Thank for security tips, i like this :) Thank for security tips,
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]]> http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/securitytips/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Andrew Lih » Blog Archive » Internet filtering in US newsrooms Wed, 21 Jun 2006 04:15:54 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/securitytips/#comment-166 [...] Boingboing has a story about how some newsrooms in the United States have restricted Internet access using filtering such as Smartfilter or Surfcontrol. Among the newsrooms mentioned - LA Times and CBC (Canada). Goes to show you - tools for getting around censorship are not just for folks in China, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia or Tunisia. I gave a talk earlier this year at the Foreign Correspondents Club about practical security tools, and I emphasized it even then - these are tools for all journalists, not just for those working in locales that are non-democratic or have a weak rule of law. There is a reason why medical, legal and journalistic work are clinical professions - practitioners require complete access to “direct observation” of evidence to perform their jobs. [...] [...] Boingboing has a story about how some newsrooms in the United States have restricted Internet access using filtering such as Smartfilter or Surfcontrol. Among the newsrooms mentioned – LA Times and CBC (Canada). Goes to show you – tools for getting around censorship are not just for folks in China, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia or Tunisia. I gave a talk earlier this year at the Foreign Correspondents Club about practical security tools, and I emphasized it even then – these are tools for all journalists, not just for those working in locales that are non-democratic or have a weak rule of law. There is a reason why medical, legal and journalistic work are clinical professions – practitioners require complete access to “direct observation” of evidence to perform their jobs. [...]

]]> http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/securitytips/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Andrew Lih » Blog Archive » Google Mail via Secure Connection Mon, 29 May 2006 03:38:48 +0000 http://www.andrewlih.com/blog/securitytips/#comment-28 [...] If you use Google Mail, you should ALWAYS take advantage of a great feature - accessing mail over a secure connection via https. It’s easy. Just access Gmail using the address https://mail.google.com. Not only is your password not passed over the Internet in the clear, the entire session is encrypted and untappable. This will prevent anyone from snooping on your email as it travels from Google’s server (likely in California) to where you are. Gmail is so quick, you’ll never notice the difference in speed. This is a not very well publicized, but it’s an excellent feature. Is it only for the paranoid? No. Reasons for using this feature - you’re using a Wifi hostspot where Internet traffic can be snooped; you’re using a broadband connection in a hotel where others can read your mail; you don’t want a  government agency snooping on your messages; you’re in China and don’t want your incoming/outgoing mail to be filtered; you don’t want your contacts viewed by others; and it’s just a good idea. If you are not a user of Google Mail, it really is the best one around. And Yahoo, Hotmail and other free Web-based email systems don’t offer this feature. They may securely transmit your password, but the rest of your session is in the clear. If you can, make the move. (For other security tips, see the page here called Security Tips for Journalists.) [...] [...] If you use Google Mail, you should ALWAYS take advantage of a great feature – accessing mail over a secure connection via https. It’s easy. Just access Gmail using the address https://mail.google.com. Not only is your password not passed over the Internet in the clear, the entire session is encrypted and untappable. This will prevent anyone from snooping on your email as it travels from Google’s server (likely in California) to where you are. Gmail is so quick, you’ll never notice the difference in speed. This is a not very well publicized, but it’s an excellent feature. Is it only for the paranoid? No. Reasons for using this feature – you’re using a Wifi hostspot where Internet traffic can be snooped; you’re using a broadband connection in a hotel where others can read your mail; you don’t want a  government agency snooping on your messages; you’re in China and don’t want your incoming/outgoing mail to be filtered; you don’t want your contacts viewed by others; and it’s just a good idea. If you are not a user of Google Mail, it really is the best one around. And Yahoo, Hotmail and other free Web-based email systems don’t offer this feature. They may securely transmit your password, but the rest of your session is in the clear. If you can, make the move. (For other security tips, see the page here called Security Tips for Journalists.) [...]

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