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Submission + - Debian going insane! (phoronix.com)

Submitted by quantic_oscillation7 on Thursday December 20, 2018 @11:28AM

quantic_oscillation7 writes: thought police strikes again!

"The latest notes from the Debian anti-harassment team on Wednesday caught my attention when reading, "We were requested to advice on the appropriateness of a certain package in the Debian archive. Our decision resulted in the package pending removal from the archive." Curiosity got the best of me... What package was deemed too inappropriate for the Debian archive? "

Submission + - "PGP founder, Navy SEALs uncloak encrypted comms biz" (theregister.co.uk) 2

Submitted by quantic_oscillation7 on Sunday June 17, 2012 @12:03PM

quantic_oscillation7 writes: "Phil Zimmermann and some of the original PGP team have joined up with former US Navy SEALs to build an encrypted communications platform that should be proof against any surveillance.

The company, called Silent Circle, will launch later this year, when $20 a month will buy you encrypted email, text messages, phone calls, and videoconferencing in a package that looks to be strong enough to have the NSA seriously worried."

(...)
"While software can handle most of the work, there still needs to be a small backend of servers to handle traffic. The company surveyed the state of privacy laws around the world and found that the top three choices were Switzerland, Iceland, and Canada, so they went for the one within driving distance."

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