{"id":4847,"date":"2016-10-08T10:30:12","date_gmt":"2016-10-08T14:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/?p=4847"},"modified":"2016-10-08T11:11:05","modified_gmt":"2016-10-08T15:11:05","slug":"dont-be-john-encrypt-your-email","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/2016\/10\/08\/dont-be-john-encrypt-your-email\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t be John. Encrypt your email"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DontBeLikeJohnEncryptYourEmails.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DontBeLikeJohnEncryptYourEmails-785x1024.png\" alt=\"dontbelikejohnencryptyouremails\" width=\"115\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DontBeLikeJohnEncryptYourEmails-785x1024.png 785w, https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DontBeLikeJohnEncryptYourEmails-230x300.png 230w, https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DontBeLikeJohnEncryptYourEmails-768x1002.png 768w, https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DontBeLikeJohnEncryptYourEmails.png 801w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" \/><\/a>This is John.<\/p>\n<p>He didn&#8217;t <a href=\"https:\/\/emailselfdefense.fsf.org\/en\/\" target=\"new\">encrypt the text of his\u00a0email using GnuPGP<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He didn&#8217;t insist that all of the email sent to him be encrypted.<\/p>\n<p>He didn&#8217;t use secure communications free from malicious hackers, the NSA or friends of the NSA, such as\u00a0Yahoo.<\/p>\n<p>Now <a href=\"https:\/\/wikileaks.org\/podesta-emails\/\" target=\"new\">his emails are up on Wikileaks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ClintonPublicPrivatePositions.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ClintonPublicPrivatePositions.png\" alt=\"clintonpublicprivatepositions\" width=\"599\" height=\"193\" class=\"wp-image-4849 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ClintonPublicPrivatePositions.png 1012w, https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ClintonPublicPrivatePositions-300x97.png 300w, https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/ClintonPublicPrivatePositions-768x247.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>John is embarrassed and his friend Hillary has to answer lots of questions.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t be like John.<\/p>\n<p>Learn to encrypt your emails.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Everyone needs to know their private communications are actually private. \u00a0Private from abusive ex-lovers, phishers, malicious hackers or the NSA.<\/p>\n<p>There are many ways you can learn to protect your email and your privacy on-line:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tutorials from the <a href=\"https:\/\/emailselfdefense.fsf.org\/en\/\" target=\"new\">Free Software Foundation<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/ssd.eff.org\/\" target=\"new\">Electronic Frontier Foundation<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li><span>Attend the Boston Public Library cryptoparty on October 22nd from 1-4pm. It will be at their\u00a0<\/span><a data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.bpl.org\/branches\/grove.php\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bpl.org\/branches\/grove.php\">Grove Hall Branch<\/a><span>,\u00a041 Geneva Avenue, Dorchester;<\/span><\/li>\n<li>The monthly Somerville Cryptoparty on the last Wednesday of the month at <a href=\"http:\/\/thesprouts.org\/\" target=\"new\">The Sprouts<\/a> at 339R Summer St, Somerville;<\/li>\n<li>Ask questions at our <a href=\"https:\/\/lists.mayfirst.org\/mailman\/listinfo\/cryptoparty_masspirates.org\/\">cryptoparty mailing list<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>Email us at <a href=\"mailto:info@masspirates.org\">info@masspirates.org<\/a>\u00a0to setup a cryptoparty\u00a0for your organization, neighborhood or group of friends.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Protect yourself. \u00a0Be sure you aren&#8217;t the next John.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Image of John Podesta from Wikipedia\u00a0licensed under the <a target=\"new\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/en:Creative_Commons\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"w:en:Creative Commons\">Creative Commons<\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/deed.en\">Attribution 2.0 Generic<\/a> license.<\/p>\n<p>Image of email from <a target=\"new\" href=\"https:\/\/wikileaks.org\/podesta-emails\/emailid\/927#efmAZGAdj\">Wikileaks<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is John. 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