Safer Hex in public places and at home
Tools, that make you aware you're vulnerable
- dsniff, dnsspoof, mailsnarf, sshmitm, webspy
- driftnet
- ethereal (can safe VOIP streams as .au files)
Tools, that can help you protect your privacy
- crytofs for /home, /var and swap. crypto rootfs also doesn't hurt
- ssh, ssh port forwarding, openvpn, ipsec
- gnupg
- SILC or encrypted jabber for IM
- encrypted backups
- tor
- ctrlproxy / screen+irssi/bitchx - but the problem of people keeping irc logs forever remains
- mixmonion (for email)
- smartcard crypto usbsticks are becoming almost as cheap as normal usbflashdrives (33euro, ask on #debian.de)
Tools, that you shouldn't use
gpg-plugins for IRC & IM clients
- gmail (read the EULA)
- orkut (read the EULA)