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bathroommonkey76

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20. Text Now seems to work on pcs

Reply to TygrBright (Reply #17)

Wed Feb 1, 2017, 07:56 PM

Feb 2017

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/textnow/9wzdncrfhzlk

There are 7 others in the Windows Store to choose from.

Sorry, You'll probably have to upgrade to Win 10.

Did you ever get a free upgrade notice from Microsoft? Win 10 is much better than 7.

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Do you have a VPN? A PGP key? 2 factor authentication? [View all] politicat Feb 2017 OP

Indeed. drray23 Feb 2017 #1

Does TOR work on this site? bathroommonkey76 Feb 2017 #2

TOR and paid VPNs can work together. politicat Feb 2017 #4

Which countries have the strongest privacy laws? suegeo Feb 2017 #32

We use a very highly rated paid VPN dixiegrrrrl Feb 2017 #11

Thanks- I'll look into those bathroommonkey76 Feb 2017 #12

Thinking about it... physioex Feb 2017 #3

Good news -- LastPass is great for that. Bad news... it's never fun to lose a device. politicat Feb 2017 #6

Two Factor Authentication is a nightmare unless you have multiple devices NoGoodNamesLeft Feb 2017 #5

There are strategies around it. politicat Feb 2017 #7

Trust me on this NoGoodNamesLeft Feb 2017 #9

And that's your choice. politicat Feb 2017 #13

All I know is that at least 25% of the calls I take NoGoodNamesLeft Feb 2017 #15

Again, that's your choice. politicat Feb 2017 #21

My point is...no one should enable Apple's Two Factor Authentication UNLESS NoGoodNamesLeft Feb 2017 #25

If you don't have text messaging on your stupid phone, what's the best 2-factor option? n/t TygrBright Feb 2017 #8

There are free texting apps available on Apple and Google Play. nt bathroommonkey76 Feb 2017 #10

Will they run on a Windows 7 machine? n/t TygrBright Feb 2017 #17

Text Now seems to work on pcs bathroommonkey76 Feb 2017 #20

I prefer Win7, so I'll have to find something that works with that. Thanks! TygrBright Feb 2017 #24

Authy -- it's a chrome app politicat Feb 2017 #14

That looks fairly do-able, thanks. n/t TygrBright Feb 2017 #18

Check with your service to see if they offer an RSA token n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2017 #19

The Opera browser has a free VPN; also ad blocking built in. hunter Feb 2017 #16

I've always wondered about Opera's VPN service bathroommonkey76 Feb 2017 #22

And it sounds like you've made a reasoned choice that works for you. politicat Feb 2017 #23

My wife and my brother-in-law both work with HIPPA files. hunter Feb 2017 #30

I just read up on Opera's VPN bathroommonkey76 Feb 2017 #33

"Browser VPN" is honest enough. hunter Feb 2017 #34

I think the definition of VPN should be explained a little more clearly ffr Feb 2017 #26

All the encryption and personal security measures in the world mean nothing if EvolveOrConvolve Feb 2017 #27

63 million reds would gave their okay to taking away those liberties too. ffr Feb 2017 #28

In the spirit of the OP, back up files twice with one copy off-site. Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2017 #29

Suggest downloading Tails or Arch Linux Best_man23 Feb 2017 #31