[CLUE-Tech] Security - Is this any good?

[Tim Russell]

Well, it would seem to be a good idea if your employer insists on knowing,
tracking, logging, and reporting on every web site you visit during the
workday - from a general security standpoint, I would say it's not much
good, since the data from any HTTP site you visit still goes over the
Internet in the clear from that site to the SafeWeb system, but from the
standpoint of getting around "big brother" workplaces, I'd say it would be
decent.

I was in Seattle last week at a Microsoft bootcamp for ISA server, the new
Microsoft firewall, and at the end, there were presentations from partner
companies making plug-ins for ISA.  This little librarian-type got up and
started extolling the virtues of their blocking/logging product and how it
limits company liability and raises employee productivity, and I was just
sickened.  I got up and left.  Something like this is great to stick it to
those types, because the most they can say is "you've been hitting this
safeweb site an awful lot..." rather than "you've been hitting site X and
that's a bad site".

Tim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cyberclops [mailto:Cyberclops at hawaii.rr.com]
> Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2001 15:11
> To: Denver CLUE Group; Linux & Unix Advocates & Users
> Subject: [CLUE-Tech] Security - Is this any good?
> 
> 
> >KEEP IT ON THE QT:
> >The Digital Goddess brings you tips and news about privacy.
> >
> >BROWSE SO NO ONE KNOWS WHERE YOU'VE BEEN
> >You already know that Web sites gather information about you as
> >  you browse the Internet.
> >
> >If you want to keep your identity and personal information
> >hidden from everyone -- including employers, government
> >agencies, advertisers, Web sites, hackers and ISPs -- then
> >navigate to SafeWeb. This free service encrypts all the data
> >you send and receive, making it tough for anyone to see
> >what you're doing online.
> >
> >You simply enter a URL in the SafeWeb address bar, and
> >SafeWeb then retrieves your requested page, encrypts
> >and compresses it, and sends it to your browser where it's
> >opened in a new window. Everything you access through the
> >secured window is encrypted with 128-bit SSL (Secure Sockets
> >Layer), and a SafeWeb toolbar appears at the top of your
> >browser that allows you to customize your security settings.
> >
> >To use SafeWeb, go to:
> >http://www.safeweb.com
> >
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