The Tube Warriors: The silent battleground on the net.

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Just how much do we have to worry about IT and/or computer specialists who are politically motivated? All of us are already convinced about the electronic hacking of voting machines, but are there other secret battlefields that we non masters of cyber-space need to know about?

The answer is obviously, yes, and those of us who are not experts in the IT field or are not computer specialists should make an effort to pay attention when our side of experts reveal something about the hacking world. For example, this video is a must see:


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x3197

But I have an important question for our DU computer experts: How easy would it be for an IT specialist neighbor to identify us through the net? What kind of contacts would be needed to trace that kind of information?

[Mist]

1. If you use wireless, it should be password accessed and encrypted. Then

no one can "piggyback" on your wireless connection, and I would think they couldn't therefore identify you.

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2. Are there levels of encryption which are not legal in the US?

Many years ago I read about encrypted e-mails, but I also read that the US did not allow them, where the rest of the world did.

[Mist]

3. That might be for messages or e-mail. There should be an encryption

program in your wireless set-up. (If you're using wireless). It's designed to prevent others jumping on your service.