On 25 Oct 2006 23:32:18 -0700, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Tom Shelton wrote:
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>> On the issue of privacy and the need for Linux/PGP...
>>>
>>> Too many tools can be planted in Windows, for spying purposes, as H-P
>>> recently proved, e.g. screengrabbers, keyloggers, E-mail client mods...
>>>
>>> Is My Boss Reading My Personal E-mail?
>>>
>>> ,----[ Summary ]
>>> | Your employer can monitor all electronic communication
>>> | to and from work equipment, especially when it's sent
>>> | over the corporate network
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://yahoo.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2006/tc20061025_457356.htm
>>>
>>
>> Running Linux on the desktop at work is not going to stop the boss from
>> reading your email, Roy. This stuff is normally cached on the mail
>> server - on purpose, and periodically reviewed. If you don't want your
>> boss to read your email, don't send it through the corporate network.
>> This isn't a windows issue at all.
>
> Very true. That's why I referred to PGP encryption---that which
> everybody can use.
But how does WINDOWS jeopardize your email security, as the subject of your
thread claims? PGP is multi-platform.
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