After months of speculation, T-Mobile finally ditches cellphone contracts T-Mobile has finally done the unthinkable—it’s killed off its contracts entirely. The German-owned carrier has historically struggled as America’s number four provider. Since its merger with number five carrier MetroPCS (whose entire business model is prepaid), the newly resurgent T-Mobile said it planned on eliminating carrier subsidies. T-Mobile's offering, dubbed “Simple Choice,” makes the company the first of the big four US-based carriers to drop one-year or two-year contracts in favor of purely month-to-month-based arrangements. Customers can bring their own device or can pay an additional fee to buy a new phone—essentially shifting the carrier subsidy entirely to the consumer. Presumably, on a month-to-month contract, if a customer wanted to switch carriers before the two years, she would have to either buyout the remainder of the contract or return the phone. It’s likely the company is staying mum in light of its New York launch event planned for Tuesday.
Guest Post: “The Ultimate Guide for Anonymous and Secure Internet Usage” Wednesday, April 11th, 2012 at 7:29 pm. another fine guest post by some random pastebin-using entity on the internet(s): This is a guide with which even a total noob can get high class security for his system and complete anonymity online. But its not only for noobs, it contains a lot of tips most people will find pretty helpfull. Table of Contents: 1. By the time you are finished reading and implementing this guide, you will be able to securely and anonymously browse any website and to do so anonymously. In order to prepare this guide for you, I have used a computer that is running Windows Vista. I have written this guide to be as newbie friendly as possible. It is highly recommended that you close *ALL* applications running on your computer before starting. 1 : Obtaining Tor Browser The first step to becoming secure and anonymous online is to setup and install something called “TOR”. However, TOR by itself is not enough. The second issue is that of human error. So then, let’s begin. 1.
Google hires frequent Chrome leaker François Beaufort Leaks relating to Google's Chrome browser and Chrome OS desktop projects could soon be coming to an end, after the company snapped up frequent leaker François Beaufort to become its new open-source Chromium evangelist. Sharing the news on Google+, Beaufort says that he will still provide news on upcoming features — albeit in a more official capacity — as well as frequent updates on the "Chrome team and its culture." Early feature leaks may soon become a rarity Before his appointment at Google, Beaufort became well known for his early insight into what the company might be adding to future versions of its software. For Google, it's a win/win situation; not only does it bring on board one of its most vocal Chrome supporters, it also stems the flow of information disclosed by Google engineers in nightly Chrome code reviews.
Part II: How to Be Anonymous Online (for Beginners) | AstroEngineer's Blog If you have significant reason to be concerned about your anonymity online, this installment will not be for you; please wait for the next installment. The methods described in this section are intended only for those who want to add a thin layer of anonymity on top of what they currently have (which is likely almost no anonymity). Off the Shelf Solutions There are quite a few excellent free and paid off the shelf solutions intended to protect your anonymity. The following are some of the popular and common options: JonDonymTor Browser BundleSSH Tunnel (free/paid ssh tunnels)VPNOpen ProxiesXero Bank I’ll attempt to briefly describe each and their role in your protection. JonDonym JonDonym is a brilliant approach to solving much of the problem of anonymity and access. To use JonDonym you download and run JonDo, formerly and sometimes still referred to as Java Anonymous Proxy (JAP). The basic idea behind JonDonym is that you cannot place all your trust in any one entity. Download JonDo XeroBank
Is there a better way to upgrade the internet? BitTorrent’s CEO says there is If we persist in thinking of the internet as an information superhighway, then we’ll continue to handle congestion by adding more lanes, via expensive upgrades in the core network, at the edge and at the last mile. The end result of our love affair with connectivity is a losing proposition for ISPs who are forced to upgrade their networks to meet the ongoing demand for broadband without taking enough of a share from the growing internet economy to meet their margins. Or so writes Eric Klinker, in the Harvard Business Review blog, in a solid post about how we’re going to manage the growth of the internet. While Klinker sounds like many a telco-funded astroturfer in his worries about ISP profits, he’s actually the CEO of file sharing site, BitTorrent. And his arguments are worth listening to on both sides of the internet divide — the ISPs and the content companies looking to ride those pipes. Distributed computing systems work with unprecedented efficiency.
Defensive Technology If you are looking for basic technical information on how to protect the privacy of your data — whether it's on your own computer, on the wire, or in the hands of a third party — you've come to the right place. Although we hope you'll have the time to review all of the information in the SSD guide, if you're in a hurry to get to the technical details, this is where you can read articles that will explain: the basics of the relevant technologies, such as the Internet Basics and Encryption Basics articleshow to improve the security of different communication applications, such as your web browsers, email systems and IM clientshow to protect your privacy by using defensive technologies such as Secure Deletion software, File and Disk Encryption software, and virtual private networksthe overarching security threat posed by malware, how to evaluate that threat, and how to reduce it Just remember: technology changes quickly.
I am a man in the US who regularly sleeps with prostitutes and would recommend it to anyone who is interested AMA : sex Anonymous Internet surfing with Liberté Linux Liberté Linux is a small (220MB) Gentoo based secure oriented distribution available as a live CD, live USB thumbdrive, installable or Open Virtualization Bundle (.ova) compatible with Virtualbox and VMWare. This operating system enables people to anonymously communicate with others via chat (Pidgin+OTR, XChat) or email and browse the Internet using tor, it supports new and old hardware, including 3G modems, Bluetooth and experimental UEFI booting. Openbox is the default window manager, from there you can configure your mouse, keybindings, timezone, etc. You will find security software like the open source Figaro password manager and GNU Privacy Assistant (GPA) to manage encryption keys together with tools to read text (ePDFViewer, FBReader), listen to audio (Audacious), watch videos (Movie Player), edit images(Geeqie) and a task manager displaying CPU and RAM. Liberté Linux Anonymous operating system Liberté Linux Florence virtual keyboard Visit Liberté Linux homepage
Oral sex as a cure for morning sickness? Psychologist says dad’s sperm could help nauseated pregnant moms David De Lossy/Getty Images A psychologist at SUNY-Albany, suggests that ingesting sperm may help a woman combat morning sickness. One academic is proposing a cure for morning sickness that some moms-to-be might find in bad taste — sperm. Gordon Gallup, a psychologist at SUNY-Albany has a theory that pregnant women who are continually exposed to the father’s semen are less like to suffer from AM nausea. Gallup, who specializes in human reproductive competition and behavior, offers the theory that expectant women become ill and vomit because their bodies are rejecting the semen’s genetic material as something foreign and unfamiliar. The theory could feasibly quell their queasiness by ingesting the same sperm in order to allow the body to build up a tolerance. The idea, while likely appealing to dads, is only a hypothesis and has yet to be tested. Dr. After all, she said, there’s no medical rhyme or reason to morning sickness. LGoldwert@nydailynews.com