This video tutorial demonstrates how to delete cookies from Safari and Firefox in order to protect your privacy online. The forthcoming Machacks.TV audio podcast will discuss cookies in greater detail. In the meantime you can read the Wikipedia entry for cookies.

A video of private investigator Steve Rambam discussing privacy in the modern world of computing and databases. Serious questions about the aggregation of private data are posed. Enjoy.

Up till now OS X users have pretty much had no option except to use Disk Utility for their file and folder encryption needs. No more! Trucrypt 5.0 has finally been released on Mac OS X. This encryption software offers many more advanced features and ciphers than Disk Utility. And it’s free! Download it here.