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Encrypt your Email with VPN4ALL the Chrome Extension! (Chrome OS Also)

Paul

 

VPN4All does It again!

Since VPN4ALL is a Sponsor, any links in this article supports my efforts in blogging!  They told me about this new product they developed.   At first it was on their website and I liked it but I am glad they made it to where you can use it with any Chrome web browser or even the Chrome Net books!  I installed it on my Chrome OS laptop and it works just as easily on it as on my Windows 7 system.

It was easy and very easy to encrypt your emails to prevent people who don’t know the password.   I had no problems with it encrypting or decrypting emails.   I tested this with two different email addresses and each one sent and receive the email.   I just had to right click and either encrypt it or decrypt it.   

A Simple Test!

I have thought hard and long and here is the easiest way to tell if your extension is working right.  Send an email to a friend or family and see what they see or say.   It seemed to work really well for my purposes.  I used Google mail web site with my this extension and it worked like a charm.   Just highlight what you want to encrypt and it and past the encrypted text in place of the text your are wanting to encrypt.

The Meta Data!

This however will not stop people from getting the meta data as some would say.   This is simply the normal stuff like:

  • Name and Email address
  • IP of where it was sent from and to
  • the Route the email went (Headers show all this stuff)
  • Anything else outside of the encryption such as signatures!

As you can tell VPN4ALL has proven time and time again that they want to protect your privacy.   They even allow you to have your own password to prevent NSA or any others from getting the emails and decrypting them.   The only ones who can decrypt the email is those who have the password and you have to tell those who you are intending to send email to with this encryption the password and a way for them to decrypt it.

Last thought is that you need to remember to have the password pretty strong and a way to commnicate that password through another channel other than email to prevent someone from grabbing that email very easily.

What I have learned from Person of Interest Show!

Paul

Person on Interest!

When I first started watching this show, I thought it was unique but then last year we had the revelation of the Snowden contraversy and how the government was collecting all sorts of information.  Then this became so relevant to the government and how they are collecting my information.   You will see in this show so much talk about how they are collecting it.   It is scary and I am sure the Government has put this out to help have a plausible deniability factor to it.   I know I am going to have conspiracy theories tell me all sorts of stories, and frankly I am not interested.  This is my take on the show and here it is!

Bluetooth Force Pairing

To some this is impossible, and to some like me it is possible but highly unlikely.   I however tend to be more paranoid than most and think this is probably happening more than most would care to admit.   People have shown how to pair without confirmation in many situations and thus that I why I believe this is happening in today’s society without your knowledge.   Again this go back to the Plausibility factor, so who really knows this is after all I good reason to keep your cellphone secure as you can by turning off Bluetooth when not in use!

There will Always be a FINCH!

This is self evident in the series, he can hack and do all sorts of things that makes your head spin.   We have hackers and crackers who do this sort of stuff all the time but in much less detail and much less exposure.   I am sure they do not do all this stuff but they do some of it without your knowledge and without much publicity.   They probably have gotten into people’s Facebook accounts without your knowledge also!

Only the Paranoid Survive!

This is a quote from FINCH also, the geek humor of it is what struck me as funny.  Those who are paranoid have good reasons to worry and be cautious of what everything we do online.   It is good to be asking questions about what is going on and trying to keep our personal information safe.  It is sometimes hard to fight for your rights.   That was one reason I tell people to use a VPN service like VPN4ALL and that way you can keep your bank information and your identity from those who could do the most damage! 

As you can see I have been watching this show for the past few weeks going back and starting from Season 1 of Person of Interest and it is quite interesting and somewhat scarey what they do on the show.   It keeps me wondering just how much of this is true and how much of it is made up.   Only time can tell what really is true but you have to wonder and ask questions.   Could this be true?

Chrome OS really needs some VPN providers like VPN4ALL!

Paul

Chrome OS Has No major VPN players!

I’ve been digging through the internet the last few weeks trying to find a VPN service that would work decently with Chrome.   Most of the options we have are either L2TP/IPSec + Shared Or L2TP/IPSec + User Certificate.   So we really don’t a whole of options in the past few weeks.   I do knwo we also have an OpenVPN option but am unsure on how to use that with what information I was given when I set up my account.   I sent a email to technical support about thsi and am waiting around.   I did a awesome revew of VPN4ALL and still believe they are one of the ones you should use when it comes to protecting your privacy and security.   

I Only found one so far!

I found one VPN that I don’t trust HidemyA**, Sorry I will not cuss on my blog.  So that was the only one I could find and really don’t like a service that is free for all.   You don’t know how they are using your information.   They have to be making money somewhere while your on their free service and thus that is why I will not use their service.   

Petitions

I did happen to find a Peition for TunnelBear, and that is when I decided I would create my own!  I created The VPN4ALL : App for Chrome OS and would like you to sign it and tell some of these VPN providers we are looking for an Openvpn solution that will keep us safe a secure.  If you think Chrome OS should have better ways to keep us safe this would be a good start.   You could sign both if you are that passionate about it.   I however would ask my readers to sign mine for right now.   Takes less than a minute to sign them and put your name to show them you like their service and would love to see it come to more Operating Systems like Chrome.  

Please Consider doing One or Both Petition to help keep our privacy and security from prying eyes!

Top 5 Android Apps to install for Streaming Shows and Movies!

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The Low Down!

I’ve recently been looking to to stream all my favorite shows on my Android device and thought this would be a good chance to help others in the same process.   So here they are!

CBS Interactive, INC

I can watch several of my all time favorite shows like How I met your Mother, NCIS, CSI, Big Bang Theory, Under the Dome, The Good Wife, and even an old Favorite the Original Series Star Trek!  Everything you Might need to watch and more from one of the Biggest I’ve seen yet.   The Streaming part of this can be questionable, but I am hoping this is a WORK IN Progress, since they released this recently for the Android, IOS, and Window 8.   I can only hope!

Crackle — Movies and TV

Crackle, is constantly changing and adding some new and old series to their lineup.   I can’t give tell you who is going to be on their but they have some great Anime Series and Science Fiction Series that you might like to check out!

The Discovery Channel

The Discovery Channel has several that you might want to add to your favorites.  The Ones that I am quite happy with are Mythbusters.   There are a ton of other series you should check out but I just love the Mythbusters episodes and they are my main pick right now!

The History Channel

This has some great Shows and topics that you will want to check out including The Bible, Only in America With Larry the Cable Guy, and The Universe!   Although I don’t watch all these, it has some great shows and specials and stuff that is constantly being added.  I am constantly checking to see what else is being added on each month.

Hulu Plus (Download the App)

You will need a Subscription to Hulu Plus for $7.99 a month to use this on you tablet or even your phone but The main reason I am considering this is because of Doctor Who and Maybe a few others but that is the main reason.   Hopefully Hulu will be getting new episodes in fall but only time will tell! oh And on a side note, you should also install Netflix if you decide to go that route also.   They have some great streaming episodes and movies that you might want to watch on your android device also!  

These are USA Streaming only but you can obviously get around that by using a VPN service like VPN4ALL.  You can stream these and other sites or Apps with the free VPN4ALL app that you can get from the Google Play Store!

Know of any Android Streaming apps you recommend, leave a comment and tell everyone which ones you think are best!

Do VPN’s keep my private information private or does it really work?

Paul

Catching up on e-mail...

NSA tells all sorts of tales!

With the current level of people worry about their security and privacy,  I’ve found people wanting to know just how much privacy do they really have on a VPN’s like Vpn4all, which is a sponsor to this blog.  When even more leaked documents that show that the NSA was involved in encryption formulas, people stopped buying VPNS because they were told a lie!   The truth of it is that we can Trust the Math, a great quote from Bruce Schneier.  When I first heard about this blog post, I ran to it to see what it says.   Most of it I believe and some stuff I questioned.  In the end I believe he is right about how the can not possibly break encryption in anything bigger that 256 bit encryption.  There is no super computer that I know of that can do the calculations to break the encryption.  

NSA will eventually see it!

Just know that no matter what you do online securely even if its encrypted that eventually it will be broken and they will see what you did.   I am just trying to keep my privacy until I die.   Hopefully after I die nothing will matter what NSA finds out about me.   I have nothing to Hide but I do not trust the NSA.

Truth about VPNS

The common idea that since VPNS are basic encryption tunnels made people think the NSA either has all keys or can easily get in through a back door.  I would be telling a untruth if I told you I didn’t at least suspect some providers to give all access to their servers just to keep their license’s and other legal stuff!

Vpn4All is a partner to OpenVPN and they use OpenSSL Library, so everyone can see the code and keep others safe from prying eyes.   So you see NSA would be hard pressed to break the encryption.   The other truth of the mater is that most of the time the keys get thrown away and we may never know if they are thrown away or given away!

Something to Consider!

When I first started this journey into encryption, I never knew it would be so hard to grasp it.   I will however tell you why I chose VPN4ALL for my site:

  • Their Business is outside of the US.  Doesn’t mean the NSA can get the key to your encryption just makes it harder.  If someone really ones something, they find a way to do it.
  • AES-256 RSA 2096 Bit Encryption.   We even see RSA making a change from unlinking to the NSA Algorithm.  So it should be safe for the time being.
  • Ultra Fast Connections.   Unlike other VPNS I have tried VPN4ALL made great strides in speed and privacy.
  • Got Over 1,000 IPS to chose from!  Let’s face it we have can choose any one ip we want and keep the NSA guessing!

The Truth of the matter is that VPNs are my friends and they shall always be used in any situation I deem necessary to keep my privacy safe and secure!