Privacy Solution of the Year

jeremy · 01-03-2018, 12:23 PM

The Privacy Solution of the Year category was split into browser and non-browser options this year.

--jeremy

ChuangTzu · 01-03-2018, 05:12 PM

Keepassx

gilead · 01-03-2018, 07:11 PM

I use Truecrypt (hard drive), GnuPG (mail) and KeepassX every day - that's a tough call

ondoho · 01-04-2018, 05:00 AM

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Originally Posted by jeremy

The Privacy Solution of the Year category was split into browser and non-browser options this year.

so which one is this?

also, i don't understand the choices.
how does keepassx compare to tor-browser?
i use both, and imho their purpose doesn't even overlap.

jeremy · 01-04-2018, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by ondoho

so which one is this?

The nominees and category descriptions should make this very clear.

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Originally Posted by ondoho

also, i don't understand the choices.
how does keepassx compare to tor-browser?
i use both, and imho their purpose doesn't even overlap.

This is explained very well in the MCA intro post, and you've been a member long enough to know the answer.

--jeremy

lm8 · 01-04-2018, 11:17 AM

I like the keepass compatible options. I found an Open Source program that will display keepassx compatible databases using a ncurses/pdcurses front end for those who prefer a console mode option or don't have X installed.

Crippled · 01-04-2018, 04:41 PM

Astrill VPN.

Mr. Macintosh · 01-05-2018, 06:51 PM

Hasn't TrueCrypt been discontinued?

hydrurga · 01-05-2018, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Macintosh

Hasn't TrueCrypt been discontinued?

Yes, but the penultimate version 7.1a should still be fine and in fact has been audited (http://istruecryptauditedyet.com/) so people will still be using it.

Personally I've moved my encrypted containers on to VeraCrypt, which essentially took TrueCrypt 7.1a and continued developing it.

JZL240I-U · 01-23-2018, 05:51 AM

CryFS is possibly a little unknown for non KDE/Plasma users. There it just became integrated in the bottom menu bar with the latest updates (careful, there is momentarily no deleting test cases).

A teaser from their site (https://www.cryfs.org/)

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To hide file sizes, CryFS splits the content of a file into same-size blocks and encrypts these blocks individually. A tree structure is used to remember how the blocks belong together to form a file. This tree structure has very little overhead and itself is also stored using encrypted same-size blocks. To hide file metadata and directory structure, they are also represented using encrypted same-size blocks.
...

Disclaimer: I am not part of the team or in any which way connected with them...

nikhil32 · 02-02-2018, 12:03 AM

Voted for Tor.
Why duckduckgo not listed here??that is good search engine.

Crippled · 02-02-2018, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by nikhil32

Voted for Tor.
Why duckduckgo not listed here??that is good search engine.

Duckduckgo is a search engine. There is a better search engine called StartPage.

Mr. Macintosh · 02-02-2018, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by nikhil32

Voted for Tor.
Why duckduckgo not listed here??that is good search engine.

I second that motion for adding duckduckgo to the list.

Mr. Macintosh · 02-02-2018, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Crippled

Duckduckgo is a search engine. There is a better search engine called StartPage.

I've never heard of that one. I'll have to check it out.

VamosBaby · 02-03-2018, 08:44 AM

I voted for GnuPG.

I also use loop-AES.