How did the DEA read my E-mail?

[msam76]

Always delete your temp internet files. I do mine daily and run windows washer.

 

[bearfx]

Deleting your temp Internet files is rarely sufficient, escpecially with Internet Explorer.

Internet Explorer created a file called index.dat and stored your browsing history there, it is not deleted when you clear the temporary internet files. Further, deleting doesn't really delete.

If you delete files, run cipher.exe /W:<Drive Letter> so that the files are really overwritten.

Always delete your temp internet files. I do mine daily and run windows washer.

 

[kufungster]

It seems that every1 (consciously) runs the risk of getting caught when ordering online after having read alot of this thread. From what I've seen throughout the posts there's just NO way around it. Getting away with it I think comes down to the fact that law enforcement doesn't have the numbers and time to pursue every single last person.

 

[bearfx]

Their is definitely risk in ordering online, but as with anything else, their are steps to reduce the risk.

A few simple steps, which I have outlined in other posts, can reduce your risk from electronic sources.

In most cases, it is not the electronic trail that leads them to you, however. Before they make a grab for your email, they will already be watching you for other reasons.

 

[kufungster]

palehorse - Yes, everything above is for the practical paranoid, but their are some things I believe everyone should do. Namely
- Encrypted email for anything and everything you don't want uncle sam reading
- VPN through Relakks (or similar) for all web surfing you don't want uncle sam snooping through
- Use portable firefox so no temporary files are written to the computer
- routinely wipe free space and swap file on your computer.

A little paranoia is a good thing.

explanation of portable firefox plz...
n what is VPN short for?

 

[jochensa]

yeah bros you have to physically destroy the drive to prevent it from being read, nature of the digital beast. those tech geeks are good at what they do

 

[enacer420nj]

I got arrested. The DEA seized my computers.
I did a 'disk cleanup' and 'defrag' before they took my computers.
They found incriminating E-mails and internet forms. They claim it was in the Temporary Internet Files on my PC.
How can I be sure shit is off my computer.. like this post?
(I'm using hushmail).

Your defrag made their access to your computer faster....dude you have NO idea how stupid you sound right now....

 

[goaler]

Your defrag made their access to your computer faster....dude you have NO idea how stupid you sound right now....

Dude,he says sarcastically, that thread is from Dec. 2002. You have no idea..I guess

 

[blut wump]

Never do your incriminating browsing from your normal OS. Always boot from a Live CD and keep everything in RAM or encrypted, ideally in some innocuous fashion. There is nothing to recover lost ram contents if you have the chance to switch off. Of course, technology does exist to read your monitor through walls.

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu

 

[Wrongun]

How good is Evidence Eliminator when you run that does anyone know?

Wrongun!