Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Encryption Is the Way to Travel

It's called Road Warrior.  Well, it's definitely suited for the Road Warrioress, too.  It's an encryption service from Cryptohippie, and considered the top of the line for encrypting the long-haul traveler's computer, email, communications, etc.

It's not cheap.  What do you expect for military-grade technology in easy-to-use form?  But Cryptohippie gives you a money-back guarantee if you are not satisfied with their encryption and secure email account included in the Road Warrior package. 

Cryptohippie says: It creates a strongly encrypted connection from your computer to the Cryptohippie anonymity network. From there, your traffic passes through at least two national jurisdictions, loses all association with your identifiers and emerges from our network at a distant location. But, even with all of this going on, you can surf, check your email, use Skype, and everything else exactly as you have been. Unless you reveal it yourself, no one can see who you are or what your data may be.

Features of Road Warrior include, according to Cryptohippie:
  • Easy to install and use software
  • Available for Windows, MacOS X, Linux
  • Works in almost any environment
  • High speed (3.5Mbit/s median)
  • All protection methods enabled
  • Protects websurfing, email, VoIP
  • Closed group network access
  • Includes secure email account
  • Includes secure network disk
  • Includes secure instant messaging
  • Install on multiple computers allowed
  • 25 GB of monthly traffic included
  • Telephone and email support

  • And the cost is USD275 per year. 

    I'm no techie.  Don't ask me to explain all the technology.  While I've had and used my own computers for three decades now, and consider myself fairly proficient, I still use my 'puter like a toaster: I put in my "bread" and expect to get out "toast."  You're better off researching this one yourself to get whatever details you need.

    But you certainly want to take a look at this.

    And if you have any suggestions for other top-notch encryption services, pass them along here so we can all take advantage.  After all, most of us Road Warrioresses are working, running computer-based businesses while we play Perpetual Traveler, and need to protect ourselves and our data.  Certainly everyone deserves to be able to say "I love you" to Pop, Hubby, Darling Daughter or Whoever without half the rest of the world listening in.

    May your road rise to meet you (without spies stalking you!)
    Ann

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