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Posted by Ken (Member # 10082) on :

I recently came upon a secure message service called xchangey. http://urlmover.com/L9

How secure is this service?

And if it is really as secure as they claim, how does this fit in with the USA PATRIOT Act?

I am not a fan of the USA PATRIOT Act and it would seem this to go totally against it. I mean terrorists could be using it to plan a "24" style attack on the U.S. [Wink]

Posted by SoaPiNuReYe (Member # 9144) on :

Generally anything on the internet isn't secure when it comes to the government snooping around.

Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :

Ken, why do you use urlmover for all your links, even when they're not very long? I've noticed it a couple of times now, and I'm just curious. [Smile]

Posted by Ken (Member # 10082) on :

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Originally posted by ElJay:
Ken, why do you use urlmover for all your links, even when they're not very long? I've noticed it a couple of times now, and I'm just curious.

Sometimes links I post on various forums are long, sometimes they are short - I just made a habit of using it.

Posted by Zevlag (Member # 1405) on :

Well, I wouldn't recommend anything that you want to secure to allow the encryption to be done be done by a third party. Use something like PGP (GnuPG is the free replacement) if you want something that will be secure.

Posted by Zevlag (Member # 1405) on :

Oh, and it's kinda strange how URLMover completely doesn't exist in Google.

Posted by Euripides (Member # 9315) on :

I'd recommend using PGP or GPG. They're about the most secure encryption methods available to private citizens who aren't connected or rich, or so I'm told.

(Oh, right. What Zevlag said. You can use Thunderbird with the Enigmail extension to encrypt and decrypt mail.)

Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :

Regarding the Patriot act, I believe that there is no stipulation that says you must MAKE your information available to the federal government for inspection. They might have a right to go at it (although I don't think they should) but you certainly have a right to make your messages secure even from their interception.

Ironically, the really dangerous messages being passed among terrorists could be easily encrypted in such a way that no government agency could get at them. Its us casual communicators who are now exposed.