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16.01.2003 Yaman Akdeniz - netyorum.com / Sayı: 118
CYBER-RIGHTS.NET RE-LAUNCHED
LEEDS – Cyber-Rights.Net project (
http://www.cyber-rights.net ) powered
by the Hush Encryption engine™ has been re-launched by Cyber-Rights &
Cyber-Liberties (UK) in collaboration with Hush Communications on 29
November, 2002.
The Cyber-Rights.Net system has been upgraded successfully to Hush engine
version 2.2 during the past few weeks and the initial testing has been
completed. This up-to-date version of Hush uses industry standard algorithms as
specified by the OpenPGP standard (RFC 2240) to ensure the security, privacy and
authenticity of your email. With Cyber-Rights.Net mail, users need only create
and remember their own passphrases, and the secure Hush server does the rest.
Encryption and decryption are transparent to the user.
In version 2.2 the following changes and additions were made:
Cyber-Rights.Net and HushMail are compliant with the OpenPGP secure email
standard
There is a great new look and feel to Cyber-Rights.Net
The menu commands are now context sensitive
It's now easy to manage your storage space with graphical display of quota usage
It's now easy to archive your emails and organise your folders
It's now easy to manage, save or delete attachments
You now have online document storage integrated with your Cyber-Rights.net
account
It's now easy to print your emails
There are new Spam fighting features included with your Cyber-Rights.net account
Users of the Cyber-Rights.Net system will also be able to use the Hush Tools
service ( https://www.hushtools.com/ )
which allows powerful encryption and digital signature operations to be
performed from any computer on the Internet, anywhere in the world. The Hush
Tools allows users to sign in and encrypt, decrypt, sign, and verify text and
files. It also allows users of OpenPGP systems to upload and download public
keys, providing an easy means of secure communication between
Cyber-Rights.Net/Hush users and all other
OpenPGP users.
From Friday, 29 November, 2002 Cyber-Rights.Net will modify its services and
start offering both free and Premium accounts and services. Therefore, there
will be two different accounts
(1) FREE Cyber-Rights.Net Accounts
Cyber-Rights.Net will continue to provide free email to Cyber-rights.net users,
but will make the following service changes:
In-active accounts will be disabled after 3 weeks. The accounts can be
re-activated by upgrading to premium status.
New accounts created will be created with a 2 megabyte quota.
Existing account quotas will be dropped to 2 megabytes. Existing users will be
given three weeks to manage their quotas down to 2 megabytes, after that time,
the users email in excess of quota will be bounced.
There will be one popunder advertisement a session advertising the premium
service.
Hush will provide the Cyber-rights users with secure online storage, both free
and paid users will have access to this new facility from Hush.
Free users will continue to be able to change their preferences and will be able
to use the Hushtools.
(2) PREMIUM Cyber-Rights.Net Accounts
The premium paid service will have the following characteristics:
Paid accounts will have a 32,64,96,128 megabyte storage quota depending on the
service upgrade chosen
There will be no account disabling
There will be no advertising
There will be access to customer support provided by Hush.
There will be access to all of the user preferences
The users will have four different payment options for upgrades:
Credit Card (online and automatic upgrade)
Pay Pal (online and upgrade effected within 48 hours, usually within 6):
E-Gold (online and upgrade effected within 48 hours, usually within 6)
Money Order.
The following charges would apply in relation to the premium service:
32 megabyte premium account US$29.99
64 megabyte premium account US$49.99
96 megabyte premium account US$69.99
128 megabyte premium account US$89.99
A percentage of the paid upgrade charges will be received by
Cyber-Rights.Net and by upgrading you will be supporting the existence and
maintenance of both the Cyber-Rights.Net project and Cyber-Rights &
Cyber-Liberties (UK) as an organisation.
Dr. Yaman Akdeniz, the Director, Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties (UK)
stated that: "We launched Cyber-Rights.Net in November 2000 with the intention
of raising public awareness of issues surrounding the security and privacy of
online communications, and to encourage Internet users to use and rely on secure
communications. With the assistance of Hush Communications, the Cyber-Rights.Net
system has now been upgraded and is OpenPGP compliant.
States and state bodies continue to interfere with the privacy of communications
over the Internet. More and more surveillance powers are being introduced by
nation-states and the legislation of numerous states fail to comply with
international human rights standards on privacy. Cyber-Rights.Net will continue
to promote privacy of communications especially in the absence of clearly
defined conditions and safeguards protecting the privacy of communications in
homes and in working environments. Cyber-Rights.Net will remain as an additional
tool for concerned Internet users when securing their communications."
According to Mr. Benjamin Cutler, the Chief Executive Officer for Hush
Communications, "Hush has always strongly supported grass-roots and other
organisations promoting privacy and security as tools of ensuring Human rights
and civil liberties. The goal of our company has always been to bring the
privacy benefits of strong encryption to the widest possible user-base and we
are very pleased that this new partnership arrangement with Cyber Rights will
enhance our ability to do just that. By offering a wider choice of account
options, Hush and Cyber Rights will address the needs of a greater number of
potential users and maximise the use of our privacy solutions World-wide."
Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties (UK) (
http://www.cyber-rights.org ) is a non
profit organisation established to protect the interests of all honest,
law-abiding Internet users with the aim of promoting free speech and privacy on
the Internet. It was founded in January 1997 and has been actively involved with
the Internet policy-making processes of the UK Government, the European Union,
Council of Europe, OECD, and the United Nations. It has also been an active
member of the Global Internet Liberty Campaign (
http://www.gilc.org ) since March 1997, and was involved with the formation
of the UK Internet Users Privacy Forum ("IUPF") in March 1999.
The organisation also launched the Cyber-Rights.Net project (
http://www.cyber-rights.net ) in
association with HushMail in November 2000.
For HushMail v2 System Requirements, v2.1 FAQ, and signup visit
http://www.cyber-rights.net/signup_v2.htm
Hush Communications
Hush Communications is the leading global provider of managed security solutions
and encryption key-serving technology. It was awarded the maximum five stars for
secure messaging product by Secure Computing Magazine, the Best Internet
Security Freeware Award from Firewallguide.com and voted best Webmail service
for travelers' e-mail by The Net Internet magazine. Hush distributes its
solutions to the financial, medical and legal markets, as well as to general
portals, communities and enterprises. These solutions include encryption
products and management services in the secure communications industry for
personal, SME and corporate enterprises. Hush has strategic alliances with
NetNation Communications ( www.netnation.com
) (Nasdaq:NNCI), and Foreshore Limited (
www.foreshore.net ). Hush Communications Corporation is incorporated in the
U.S. with operating subsidiaries in Dublin, Ireland, Austin, Texas, Vancouver,
Canada and Anguilla, BWI. Hush is the provider of HushMail and HushMail Private
Label, the worldwide standards in secure messaging. For more information, visit
the corporate site at www.hush.com .
Contact
Dr. Yaman Akdeniz,
Director, Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties (UK)
URL: http://www.cyber-rights.org
E-mail: lawya@cyber-rights.org
Tel: +44 (0)7798 865116
Mr. Benjamin Cutler,
the Chief Executive Officer for Hush Communications
URL: Http:// www.hush.com
E-Mail: contact@hushmail.com
Tel +1 604 685 6937
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