Forums: encryption headaches, iPhone health risks and more

This week in the MacNN forums, members discuss iPhone health risks, encryption headaches and more. Mac Elite "jeff k" has been having trouble with encryption on an external hard drive. Yesterday one frightened Fresh-Faced Recruit turned to the forums looking for answers after reading about health risks involved with iPhone use, and wondered if it was a problem for someone who uses the phone for four hours a day.

Today Dedicated MacNNer "gregfripp" has been having problems with Vidx on their iMac and turned to the forums looking for some advice. Late last week one Mac Enthusiast asks if it is OK to use 1/8" mono plug with an iPhone 4 and 5, an answer has yet to be found. One long time forum member is looking for a good way to store hashes as raw binary data of up to 6TB and asks fellow forum goers.

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Against NSA Spying, Privacy Groups Urge Participation in “Reset the Net” on June 5th

Against NSA Spying, Privacy Groups Urge Participation in Reset the Net on June 5th

May 5, 2014

Amanda Marie

On its website, "Reset the Net" describes the problem as, "The NSA is exploiting weak links in Internet security to spy on the entire world, twisting the Internet we love into something it was never meant to be: a panopticon."

June 5th happens to be the anniversary date that the public first found out the news about the NSA spying, as leaked by Edward Snowden.

The organized groups say, "We can't stop targeted attacks, but we can stop mass surveillance by building proven security into the everyday Internet."

They have a solution to the problem and plan to, "get hundreds of sites & apps to add proven security (like SSL). Then on June 5, we'll run a splash screen everywhere to spread NSA-resistant privacy tools. The website lists what you can do right now to help.

The website also includes a video in which the groups say, "Governments are building a "prison" around the Internet, and it also mentions, "But government spies have a weakness."

If youre trending on Twitter, you can follow #ResetTheNet.

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