5 Ways to Improve Your Privacy Online

5 Ways to Improve Your Privacy Online A A  Text Size Print Version E-Mail Article By Dietrich T. Schmitz TechNewsWorld 07/30/13 5:00 AM PT In this post-PRISM era, it's only natural to assume your Internet activity is an open book -- and you may just be right. "Always assume anything you put into a computer can be read by someone else and act accordingly," said John Simpson, privacy project director at Consumer WatchDog. How to...

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Pick Your Reality: Sunshine, Rainbows and Lollipops or U.S. Economic Collapse?

by Dietrich Schmitz You may think I am over-reacting or you may think I am a 'nut', or, you might actually begin (hopefully) to see things my way. We, Americans, are going to hell in a handbasket.  There are simply now way too many trending indicators that all converge and show what is happening -- an economic collapse is underway.  It's a frightening thought, but what is being talked up outside of mainstream media is that we are going...

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Role Reversal: How the U.S. Became the U.S.S.R.

by Dietrich Schmitz As an American, and over and above my advocacy for Linux, I feel obligated to share with you a major issue which I feel is vital for you to know that has not reached mainstream media. I believe that our country is nearing the point of a serious economic downturn.  You may read the story below from former Assistant Treasury Secretary Dr. Paul Craig. Also, please watch the video at the end of the story of an interview with...

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Your Privacy and How Not to be Surveilled on the Internet

by Dietrich Schmitz Now that the dust has settled over the disclosure that the NSA has been actively engaged in a surveillance program called PRISM for several years, we can now get down to the business at hand. (Image credit: www.techinasia.com) Namely, this post highlights some of the ways you, the general public, can exercise your right to privacy on the Internet all on your own and for free.  The discussion is limited to Desktop systems...

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