Wary of Privacy Issues? Ditch Dropbox and Avoid Google, Says Edward Snowden.

American former CIA employee Snowden said in an interview recently, the importance of individual privacy users should stay away from the mainstream network services, no longer use Facebook, Google, Dropbox and other sites, but iOS8 added data encryption feature, but the investigation warrant holders law enforcement officers to key suspects still obtain information on a mobile device.

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Snowden at the New York Festival accepting online interviews, and talk about privacy concerns of Internet users, he believes Facebook, Google, Dropbox and other sites to improve the safety, but the user is still a dangerous service, the user should more use of encrypted network services such as SpiderOak, many effective privacy protection technology has not been widely used.

Mobile phone users send text messages unencrypted is quite dangerous, even if already provides encryption technology and security of the phone, you can avoid a third-party monitor, but in the face of law enforcement investigation, or carriers, manufacturers are investigation, as long as the user profile search warrant holders can be freely adjusted to take, Snowden recommended that you use Circle and RedPhone encryption service to send messages.

Snowden clear that it would not return to the United States in the short term, until his case can be considered similar to a fair public trial. Fled to Russia's approach was not his original plan, but went on his way through Russia in Latin America, his passport was to freeze the American government, leaving him stranded in Russia, most recently he was helping some of the reports in the sensitive areas of reporters to promote privacy development.