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This article is from the PGP mini FAQ, by Andre Bacard abacard@well.sf.ca.us with numerous contributions by others.

17 Anything else I should know? (PGP)

YOUR privacy and safety are in danger! The black market
price for your IRS records is $500. YOUR medical records
are even cheaper. Prolific bank, credit and medical
databases, the Clipper Chip Initiative, computer matching
programs, cordless & cellular phone scanners, Digital
Telephony legislation, and (hidden) video surveillance
are just a few factors that threaten every law abiding
citizen. Our anti-privacy society gives criminals and
snoops computer data about YOU on a silver platter.

If you want to protect your privacy, I urge you to join
organizations such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation
<membership@eff.org>.

 

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