Re: anonymous surfing

Notan wrote:

>> The US is actually one of the most protective countries when it comes to
>> your privacy. Some places are absolutely horrible, and SOME places make
>> logging your activity MANDATORY. But bashing the US is a popular thing
>> these days, so the snake oil peddlers jump all over it.
>>
>> <snip>
>
> Protective?
>
> Oh, you must be referring to all of the companies that currently
> outsource, overseas. Be confident that all you personal data is protected,
> huh?

No, I was referring to the law and the relative difficulty of getting
warrants in the US, as opposed to some appointed bureaucrat thinking it
might be a good idea to just walk in and install black boxes, logging, or
confiscate equipment all together. Or even places where it's illegal NOT
to keep logs and records. There's numerous examples of both, and some of
these so called "anonymity" services maintain servers in these
jurisdictions. Servers not under their control by the way, which means
there's every chance they wouldn't even KNOW if they were being monitored,
logged, or even if their data was being copied in total.

What private companies do with your data is another matter all together,
and unrelated to the topic at hand. But thanks for your input anyway.


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