For all the talk of surveillance and spying I thought I'd post some links to some open source tools you can use to ensure online privacy and anonymity.
Tails (or The Amnesic Incognito Live System) is used by a lot of journalists, including those involved in reporting the Snowden leaks. It's a sort of uber mobile computer that you install on a portable memory drive that functions independent of you computers operating system. It comes with several preconfigured applications including a web browser, IM and email clients, office suite and image and sound editor. You can use it with a Mac or PC.
If you just want a protected browser you can download a TOR browser here.
Open Whisper Systems has free tools for private messaging and calling from your iPhone or Android. (Thanks Kate!)
And here is an article on how encryption was used by the US founding father and throughout history not just as a military tool but as a tool to protect the privacy of those fighting for democracy including by James Madison, author of the Bill of Rights.
As in industry, PureVPN is one of very few tools that I would trust if its about my privacy and security online.
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