Recent Email and Privacy News

2012 February 04

7 Privacy Threats the Constitution Can't Protect You Against

When it comes to a spate of new technologies, our privacy protections are wildly outdated. (more...)

2012 February 03

FBI call gives clues into Anonymous, LulzSec probes

"The assumption has to be that an Anonymous hacker had access to one of the recipients' email accounts, and thus had secret access to the confidential call," Cluley wrote in a blog post. According to a New York Times report, which quoted an unnamed FBI official, one of the email recipients forwarded the message to his personal email account, which was then accessed by hackers. (more...)

2012 February 02

Google changes its privacy policy: Another reminder to use offshore email

f you’re like almost every single Internet user on the planet, you probably use Google for something. Maybe Gmail, maybe Google search, maybe Google Docs, maybe Google Voice… or maybe all of the above. (more...)

2012 January 29

The worst Internet privacy scandals of all time

In honour of National Data Privacy Day, we've put together a list of the 15 worst Internet privacy scandals of all time. (more...)

2012 January 28

That EU Privacy Directive? It's a Gag-order Killer Too

Thank Goodness for the Europeans, privacy advocates must be saying to themselves this week. What with all the setbacks in the U.S. lately—Google’s new it’s-all-one-giant-picture privacy policy, Facebook’s now mandatory time line—the draft data law is at least one clear victory. There is the “right to be forgotten” clause, a stunningly powerful tool for consumers, to say nothing of the hefty fine companies will be hit with if they don’t comply with the myriad requirements. (more...)

2012 January 27

Be Prepared To Sell Your Soul If You Use Google

Yes, I admit I use Google (GOOG) products. Much has recently been written about the new privacy policy from Google. The discussion in media did not bother me as I thought I would easily deal with privacy issues. Then I, too, received my Dear Google User email. (more...)

US cybersecurity efforts trigger privacy concerns

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government’s plan to expand computer security protections into critical parts of private industry is raising concerns that the move will threaten Americans’ civil liberties. (more...)

2012 January 23

Hackers-for-Hire Are Easy to Find

Sitting in his Los Angeles home, Kuwaiti billionaire Bassam Alghanim received an alarming call from a business associate: Hundreds of his personal emails were posted online for anyone to see. (more...)

2012 January 19

Harold Shipman's son 'horrified' at NoW email intercepts

Christopher Shipman – the relatively unknown son of one of Britain's most notorious serial killers who has fought to maintain his privacy despite intense media interest since 1998 – has told the high court he was horrified to learn that the News of the World was privy to his confidential emails in August 2004, less than a year after his father's death. (more...)

2012 January 18

Police ‘scrambling’ to justify lawful access laws

Canadian law enforcement officials have never been hindered by having to abide by the country’s current privacy laws, say documents revealed Wednesday, yet Ottawa remains adamant police need more online surveillance powers. (more...)

News

2011 August 19:
Novo Ordo upgrades its server to new and more powerful hardware. All software is also upgraded to the latest release.

2009 September 25:
Novo Ordo upgrades its server and moves to a more reliable ISP.

2008 December 06:
Novo Ordo adds an anti-keylogging virtual keyboard for message creation to our Sub Rosa Private Email subscription service.

2008 November 02:
Novo Ordo adds an anti-keylogging virtual keyboard for password protection to our Sub Rosa Private Email subscription service.

2008 March 30:
The domain ProtectedSpeech.us is now available as an address for users of our Sub Rosa Private Email subscription service.

2008 February 17:
Novo Ordo announces Sub Rosa Private Email, our new secure email subscription service.

2008 January 13:
Novo Ordo announces NoName Free Anonymous Email, its first product offering.

2008 January 05:
Novo Ordo moves its servers to Panama in preparation for new product offerings.

2007 November 10:
Novo Ordo begins alpha testing anonymous email service.

2007 October 16:
Novo Ordo goes live!