internet safety

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A new campaign to promote safe use of the internet has been launched today. Too many young people are unaware of the level of surveillance that they are subjected to whilst they are file-sharing and the team behind this initiative is keen to push the message that you can never be too careful.

"Always make sure you cover your tracks as effectively as possible because you never know when the government will covertly intercept your communications" said one of the team. "Long key encryption is the best way to prevent the government from accessing your personal information. They hate that. Although you'll probably get a visit from special branch at 3am one morning."

"Young people are particularly trusting of authority and this can give them a false sense of how secure their files really are. If they take a few simple precautions against the ever increasing powers that the state keeps grasping for itself they will be a little bit safer. For a while, anyway."