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PET - CyberWiki

PET - CyberWiki
Thanks for visiting the CIS PET wiki. This is meant to be a list of free technologies aimed at empowering Internet users to gain better control over their data. It's very simple to add an entry---just click the "edit" tab, copy and paste the previous entry, and substitute the name, description, and address. Abine - A Firefox / Internet Explorer plugin that blocks third party advertising networks, manages HTTP, DOM, and Flash cookies, and securely manages site logins. Currently in private beta, but invites aren't hard to get. Abine Privacy SuiteAd Blockers for Browsers - Firefox: Adblock Plus Chrome: AdBlock Safari: AdBlock Anon email services - Send anonymous email awxcnx.de Email drop drop.ioAnonymouse - A Web search portal hosted on an island off the coast of Somalia. There are also a variety of resources describing or otherwise devoted to privacy enhancing technology.

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How to Think Like a Computer Scientist — How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python 3 Version date: October 2012 by Peter Wentworth, Jeffrey Elkner, Allen B. Downey, and Chris Meyers

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