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/* Lesson 2 – Privacy! On the Internet? */
==Lesson 2 – Privacy! On the Internet?==
The Internet is a network of networks passing data through numerous intermediary computers and routers. Data typically travels the Internet in a readable (insecure) format. Your search query on Google or your Yahoo email message is accessible to your local Internet service provider as well as the body monitoring the national telecommunications infrastructure. By default, there is no privacy in Internet communications and many become victims of random and targeted network surveillance and traffic analysis. There are however, certain steps and measures you can take, some easier than others, to ensure a level of privacy in your Internet communications.
* [[Encrypted connections]]
The open - we can see everything that you send and receive - Internet could not become a powerful medium for business nor could it ensure a general users' expectation of privacy.
* [[Instant Messaging and VoIP]]
Instant messaging tools such as MSN Messenger and Yahoo Chat also use open channels for communicating your information. Everything you send or receive using these programs is liable to surveillance.
* [[Using a VPN for Secure Internet Browsing]]
