• Shawn
  Some excellent references to tools and utilities here Randy - thanks for the post. Forgive the cheesy plug, but for those that are interested (and would love a review Randy, since you're clearly interested in the topic) we've created a portable version of Firefox that's wrapped in various security and encryption methods to provide an easy to use privacy-friendly browser. It's called Lockfox and you can find out more at www.lockfox.com
  
  Would love to know what you all think -
• Question
  I already installed TOR. So All these programs you sent me protect me from my ISP? My ISP can`t spy on my anymore?
  Can they spy what I send on my email if I use TOR?
  
  Thank you for your response!
• randyjensen
  Just installing TOR isn't enough. You must tell your traffic to be routed through it. As long as you're in Firefox, you can just use Torbutton.
  
  As far as your email, that would be sent through your VPN or TOR network.
  
  Also, if you're using Gmail, you can go into "Settings" --> "General" tab --> at the very bottom, look for "Browser connection:" and choose "Always use https". This will make sure that your entire session in Gmail is always encrypted with SSL.
• Question
  ISPs are also spying on people... Is there such a plugin for Firefox or program to encrypt all data uploaded and downloaded so that you don't get spied by the ISP?
• randyjensen
  Sure. You could use something like OpenVPN (or any VPN) http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source.html . This will basically tunnel your traffic through the VPN, therefore annonomizing it. This is probably the best way to do it, but it can be difficult to setup for some people.
  
  Hotspot Shield does make the process of setting it up pretty easy. http://hotspotshield.com/
  
  You could also use something like TOR, but this is going to slow down your browsing quite a bit. You can use TOR http://www.torproject.org/ along with Torbutton for Firefox https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/...
• Question
  I have installed , I got this error:
  I have installed Hotspot Shield but it doesn't work for me, when I press on the HSS Turn On/Off it says:
  
  Hotspot Shield New user?
  Download here
  or send us email: hss_win@anchorfree.com
  
  As if it is not installed... but it was installed together with the plugin for Firefox and with the Toolbar...
  Maybe you know a fix for Hotspot Shield?
  
  
  How about OPEN VPN? Does that protect me from my ISP? All VPNs protect from ISP spying or just SOME VPNs?
  
  
  Do you use Yahoo Messenger? If so please leave me your ID here, I will add it. After I add your ID, you can delete your comment so that not all people get your Yahoo ID.
  Or maybe you use MSN Messenger or Skype? I use all of them.
  
  Thanks for your support!

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