On: Don't Even Think of Using Encryption Software to E...

[ianstallings]

Start by using HTTPS-Everywhere plug in: https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere

[kamjam → ianstallings]

Except it will make no difference when Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Facebook etc just hand over your data anyway.

Nice plugin though, installed.

[sp332 → ianstallings]

I combine this with the HTTPS Finder https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/https-finder/ which detects when a HTTPS version of a site exists and redirects you. It also writes a rule for HTTPS Everywhere so you don't visit the HTTP version again.