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mknits··on Epic Browser – Chrome fork focused on privacy
Absolutely stunning. No browser comes close to what you offer. Great work.

Your tagline should be - The Most Privacy-Conscious Browser On the Earth.

mknits··on Bitcoin in India: Drivers and Barriers to Adoption
It's very easy if you join the Congress party. You won't need anyone's permission and no one will ever try to investigate you.
mknits··on Review my site: SecretShare.net - Stop sharing passwords in emails & chat
How different this is from other pastebin-type sites which allows password-protected sharing and expiration feature?
mknits··on Ask HN: How can a country defend itself from cruise missiles?
So you are from England. Are you afraid that your country might be attacked? This is not a forum to ask such questions.
mknits··on Your Facebook profile picture may be going into a facial-recognition database
Still want to use Facebook to remain connected, never like/comment anything, never post a picture or a status update. If you want to chat, tell the user to use one of the apps listed on https://prism-break.org
mknits··on China Conducted Nuclear Blasts in Tibet to Divert Brahmaputra River
Fuck China. What the hell do they want? They already have all the resources, a very big landmass, world largest workforce and what not...
mknits··on Is it worth buying a MacBook Air?
Personally, I feel that most Apple products are over-hyped and over-priced items, nothing more. I know I'm going to be downvoted but I think it's the truth.
mknits··on Ask HN: I want to take a no-tech retreat for 6 months straight. Where?
You need to love the sun. Without it there is no life. Go to India.
mknits··on What Happens to the Brain When You Meditate
Practice Preksha Meditation http://preksha.com

It's free to learn.

mknits··on Hive: A BitTorrent-Enabled Unlimited Cloud Storage Sharing Network
You can't signup using custom email ids, you have to link either yout fb account or twitter, gmail and linkedin. That's a big turn off. Otherwise the app is fine.
mknits··on Ask HN: What has the NSA changed about your daily life?
1. I've stopped using Facebook. although my account is still active. 2. Completely stopped using Chrome, it's a privacy-hazard. 3. Installed some of the software mentioned on https://prism-break.org and telling friends to do the same. 4. I've stopped uploading files to Dropbox. For backup, I've purchased an external hard disk of 1GB capacity. 5. I've switched and donated to Autistici mail for personal purposes.

Any more suggestions? You're welcome.

mknits··on Help HN: Dear Apple, why do you sell products in India?
Why the hell you purchased an over-priced and over-hyped product. There are far better and cheaper options available.
mknits··on Which should I leave first, Twitter or Facebook?
Facebook
mknits··on India: the Story You Never Wanted to Hear
As if such things never happens in US or other countries.
mknits··on Ask HN: What are some of your favorite documentaries?
Earthlings is by far the best documentary I have ever watched. Must watch it. Probably available on youtube and torrents.
mknits··on Ask HN: So which email service does provides privacy?
OpenMailBox: http://openmailbox.org

Autistici: https://autistici.org

mknits··on Ask HN: Given the Lavabit case should we trust LastPass?
LastPass has been compromised by hackers before; I think this incident happened last year. Since then, I stopped using LastPass and now I use KeePass, whose database rests on my desktop.
mknits··on Ask HN: List of alternate and secure email providers.
OpenMailBox:

https://openmailbox.org

mknits··on Two Providers of Secure E-Mail Shut Down
It's a victory of NSA-US govt. over the efforts of EFF and similar organizations. We must continue this fight to safeguard our future.

Here are two free and secure email providers who keep themselves up only by donations:

1. https://openmailbox.org

2. https://autistici.org

mknits··on OpenMailBox: An alternative to Gmail based on free software
Very good initiative. How do you earn money to keep up its costs?
mknits··on Ask HN: If you only had 40 hours to learn a new IT based skill what would it be?
Either Python or Ruby. Photoshop is also a good choice.
mknits··on How to get away from cookie and ad
Use separate browsers for gmail, fb etc.

Use Firefox, install these extensions: AdBlock Edge, Ghostery, DuckDuckGo, Cryptocat, HTTPS Everywhere and Self-destructing cookies.

mknits··on In India, Prism-like Surveillance Slips Under the Radar
Rightly said. If citizens don't raise such issues soon enough, politicians and other bad guys will make India fall.
mknits··on Ask HN: How do you manage your photos?
New kid on the market: http://photographer.io has better features than Flickr.
mknits··on Google login now requires Google+ Account
It's time to dump Google. Alternatives: http://prism-break.org
mknits··on An easy way to share files P2P, and how it works
Sorry. Here's mine:

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mknits··on Prism Break
I've signed up for their email service and will now use it as my primary email id.
mknits··on An easy way to share files P2P, and how it works
I've added you as a friend on Retroshare. Don't forget to approve me.
mknits··on Google paid AdBlock Plus to get its ads whitelisted
Use AdBlock Edge instead of the normal ABP, you'll have no further worries.
mknits··on We need a simple ad free youtube alternative
Use AdBlock Edge instead of AdBlock Plus. ABE is open-source and consumes much less RAM than ABP.
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