Internet Privacy
To keep you safe, QuickCrypto can erase all traces of your online activity that are normally left behind on your PC.
Deleting "Internet Cache and History" will NOT protect you! There are many operating system files that are not touched by this or similar 'delete' activities.
And even those that are able to be deleted by you are not securely deleted, so even those files that you do think you have deleted can be recovered.
QuickCrypto doesn't just tell you it has deleted these internet traces, in many cases it lets you examine and view these first!
For example using QuickCrypto, you can examine Internet Explorer hidden "index.dat" audit files. These files track and record all web site visits with details of dates and times and are usually not cleared down as expected.
Currently QuickCrypto supports the removal of Internet Explorer and Firefox browser activity.
Secure Removal of Internet Activity
QuickCrypto will remove by a secure over-write shredding mechanism (not just a simple delete) the following Internet audit files:
- Temporary Internet Files
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Internet 'Cookie' Files
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Internet Explorer Cookie Files
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Internet History File Cache
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'Flash' Cookies
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Internet Explorer index.dat files (Content, Cookie and History)
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URLs typed into Internet Explorer
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Firefox History File
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Firefox Content Files
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Firefox Cookies
The System Cleaning function can be quickly configured, so just a few mouse clicks starts the cleaning process:
Once the Power Shredder is configured (see above) for the items you wish to routinely clean, then one click of the Power Shred button cleans the system as desired.
OR, the history files and audit items can be viewed and/or shredded individually using the other features of the Data Forensics module:
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The "Data Forensics" feature allows the user to see the contents of, and securely remove if required, the many hidden operating system audit and history usage files, that are created when browsing the internet or from day to day use of a Windows-based PC.
QuickCrypto Data Forensics provides the following:
- Recover deleted files. Those files that have been removed from the recycle bin or thoese that have not been securely deleted by QuickCrypto. These may have been deleted by mistake. Often these can be recovered. QuickCrypto will search the chosen hard drive and list files for recovery. Works with NTFS or FAT file systems
- Prevent the recovery of deleted files. Files that you have already deleted (without using QuickCrypto's shred capability) could be recoverable. There will be times when you don't want these files to still be recoverable by anyone. Works with NTFS and FAT file systems.
- Examine Internet Explorer hidden "index.dat" audit files. These files track and record all web site visits with details of dates and times.
- Securely empty the recycle-bin. Once you are sure that recycle-bin files are no longer needed, use QuickCrypto to securely delete (digitally shred) the files whilst emptying the recycle bin and freeing up space.
As in many aspects of life, with Privacy and Cryptography there are two clear polarised points of view, with shades of grey in between ... forces for 'good' compete with those for 'bad', with the 'average joe' in between ... read the info and visit the sites below and form your own point of view!
Governmental Concern
Governments have long restricted export of cryptography for fear that their intelligence activities are hampered by the crypto use of foreign states and villains. Since the rise of crypto use over the past decades, governments increasingly worry about criminals using cryptography to thwart law enforcement. Thus, many countries are considering laws focusing on maintaining law-enforcement and national-security capabilities through regulation of cryptography.
CryptoRights Foundation
The CryptoRights Foundation (CRF) is a human rights security organization which brings expertise in the science of cryptography to bear on the security and safety of the social justice community and the general Public.
CRF is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization with two primary and strongly related tasks:
First, CRF promotes global justice through the protection of human rights workers, journalists and humanitarian workers. This is achieved through educational, research and development projects focussed on protecting their privacy and the security and integrity of the critical information they collect, transmit and communicate for the public good.
Second, CRF works to protect and promote freedom of speech for security professionals who do open research in the Public's interest on how to enhance personal privacy and safety in responsible, socially justifiable ways.
US Department of Justice - Encryption and Computer Crime
The USA's policy on encryption must carefully balance important competing interests. The Department of Justice has a vital stake in the country's encryption policy because encryption may be used not only to protect lawful data against unauthorized intruders, it may also be used to conceal illegitimate materials from law enforcement.
While we support the spread of strong encryption, we believe that the widespread dissemination of unbreakable encryption without any accommodation for law enforcement access is a serious threat to public safety and to the integrity of America's commercial infrastructure.
Our goal is to encourage the use of strong encryption to protect privacy and commerce, but in a way that preserves (without extending) law enforcement's ability to protect public safety and national security.
Accordingly, the Administration has promoted the manufacture and use of key recovery products, aided the development of a global key management infrastructure ("KMI"), and liberalized United States restrictions on the export of robust cryptographic products.
We anticipate that market forces will make key recovery products a de facto industry standard and thus preserve the balance of privacy and public safety that our Constitution embodies.
The Center for Democracy and Technology
The Center for Democracy and Technology works to promote democratic values and constitutional liberties in the digital age. With expertise in law, technology, and policy, CDT seeks practical solutions to enhance free expression and privacy in global communications technologies. CDT is dedicated to building consensus among all parties interested in the future of the Internet and other new communications media.
Data Protection Act (UK)
The Data Protection Act contains eight Data Protection Principles. These state that all data must be: Processed fairly and lawfully; Obtained & used only for specified and lawful purposes; Adequate, relevant and not excessive; Accurate, and where necessary, kept up to date; Kept for no longer than necessary; Processed in accordance with the individuals rights (as defined); Kept secure; Transferred only to countries that offer adequate data protection.
Protection of Client & Employee Data - Ethical Concerns
The ethical obligation to, for example, guard the privacy of client data, is clear. But the specific implementational details of how one might do that are a different matter altogether, and fall outside the domain of ethics per se.
In the corporate world, whilst at work using company systems, all employee communication (including emails used for personal reasons) is the property of the company.
The disclosure of electronic and telephonic communications, at any time, is reserved by all companies (Telecommunications (Lawful Business Practice) (Interception of Communications) Regulations 2000)
No one advocates time wasting at work, but the right to 'snoop' should be balanced by the right to privacy. Company bosses should not be allowed to read personal emails if they so choose?
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