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Encrypting the message content sounds sensible. But as far as I'm aware you can't encrypt the to/from fields. As we've seen recently, this kind of metadata is

by dhotson 13y ago

Encrypting the message content sounds sensible. But as far as I'm aware you can't encrypt the to/from fields. As we've seen recently, this kind of metadata is often just as revealing as the content. Encryption for email is probably giving you a false sense of security. If you care about privacy, email feels inappropriate to me. So then the question is, what is the alternative? Honest question—I feel kind of helpless about it.

gnosis 13y ago
You might find it interesting/useful to read about: steganography[1], anonymous remailers[2] (particularly the Mixminion[3] type), the Paranoid Security Guide[4] (which was on HN today[5]), and a nice talk on privacy and anonymity options[6][7] There were also a couple of lists of darknets on HN recently, but I can't find them right now. [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steganography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steganography [2] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_remailers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_remailers [3] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixminion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixminion [4] - http://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=24722 http://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=24722 [5] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6040381 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6040381 [6] - Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHoJ9pQ0cn8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHoJ9pQ0cn8 [7] - Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9fByRmAHgU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9fByRmAHgU
- emhs 13y ago
  Alternative Internet: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6006393 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6006393 Prism Break: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6010803 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6010803
- DanBC 13y ago
  Is there any steganography product that helps hide communications metadata? Also, is there any serious steganography product that correctly hides plain text? (I know there are many proof-of-concepts and experiments and toys)

by dhotson 13y ago

gnosis 13y ago

You might find it interesting/useful to read about: steganography[1], anonymous remailers[2] (particularly the Mixminion[3] type), the Paranoid Security Guide[4] (which was on HN today[5]), and a nice talk on privacy and anonymity options[6][7] There were also a couple of lists of darknets on HN recently, but I can't find them right now. [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steganography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steganography [2] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_remailers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_remailers [3] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixminion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixminion [4] - http://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=24722 http://crunchbang.org/forums/viewtopic.php?id=24722 [5] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6040381 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6040381 [6] - Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHoJ9pQ0cn8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHoJ9pQ0cn8 [7] - Part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9fByRmAHgU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9fByRmAHgU

emhs 13y ago
Alternative Internet: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6006393 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6006393 Prism Break: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6010803 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6010803
DanBC 13y ago
Is there any steganography product that helps hide communications metadata? Also, is there any serious steganography product that correctly hides plain text? (I know there are many proof-of-concepts and experiments and toys)