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Why is anonymous messaging so important in modern society?

April 16th, 2011

Do we still have the right to speak, be heard and say what we think without revealing our true identity? The simple answer is YES, for now. Our First Amendment rights actually provide us with the ability to have a voice without a face. Oddly enough, as we witness the never ending erosion of our freedom of speech rights; there is an inevitable trend of holding people accountable for what they say and applying punitive measures should your statements not be politically correct.

Heaven forbid you speak out of turn and offend someone with “better senses”. It’s situations like this that have brought not only civil litigation but also criminal prosecution.

It is anyone’s guess what the government or our society in general will do or how they will take it as going forward people refuse to bow down and relinquish their right to speak freely. It is clear that it is getting risky to say the least, to speak ones mind openly about subjects that have political contention.

The Silent Sender team, and community, believes you should never fear speaking-up. It is up to you whether you decide to speak but we believe it should be whenever possible. Never forget that you are guaranteed a voice. If you aren’t sure though that what needs to be said can be said safely let SilentSender.com’s anonymous messaging service say it for you.

We want you to be empowered to use your voice- speak out, speak up and do it with confidence, knowing The Silent Sender team is working to bring you new technology and new methods of protecting your identity while giving you the confidence to come forward with information that could change the lives of the people you care about or the community you dearly cherish. We are here for you, because we understand how important it is to exist without living in fear.

If you believe something needs to be said about a potential harm, follow your heart and speak out. If you feel that you will be in danger yourself by speaking out directly then let us help. Allow SilentSender.com to deliver your concerns while truly protecting your identity. Whether you simply need quick and easy anonymous messaging to alert a loved one or telegraph a concern you have about a friend or you need to send an anonymous letter with greater detail and a picture – we are here to help. We truly care, because we are passionate about helping people, saving lives and giving you the tools to empower you to bring change now.

Silent Sender lets you send an anonymous message and is designed to help empower you to blow the whistle without blowing your cover. Stay anonymous and go silent by using free anonymous messaging to any one, anywhere, anytime.


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Anonymous Social Networking – Formspring, Tumblr and Ask taking more heat

April 15th, 2011

It has been a frequent topic in the media lately that young adults and teens and even some adults are using the internet as a means to bully each other. It appears that a concerted effort is being made to educate children and their parents on the dangers of online bullying. The shortcoming seems to be the lack of focus on the potentially deadly threat of internet predators.

World wide there has been an outcry of anger at the practice of anonymously attacking others on forums and social sites. There have been efforts made to dissuade people from using these sites and at the very least to convince people to “play nice.” These types of attacks, also known as flaming, are generally directed at a single individual who simply voiced a differing opinion. It is being looked at as very severe abuse. This is because of the massive audience and possibility of far more serious repercussions than typical schoolyard bullying.

Not everyone believes cyberspace itself to be the source of these antisocial tendencies. Silent Sender takes the view that bullying stems from the home and school environments rather than the internet itself. The root issue is not with the medium that teens and young adults express themselves through. The emotional conflict and social anxieties of our youth are not caused by having friend-count jealousy. It is far more likely that it is a byproduct of normal emotional growth.

A new study suggests that Facebook may actually “cause” depression amongst emotionally vulnerable users because they may perceive a lack of on-line contacts as a failure on their part (or, believe that nobody likes them). The same doctors also admit that social networking sites may not “cause” new occurrences of depression but may be an extension of an ongoing depressive state. More about the Facebook story can be found here.

There is no doubt that social networking sites create an opportunity for abuse. Even non-anonymous forums still allow anonymity because anyone can create a fake email address and setup an account with false credentials. Demonizing social networking sites and “Question” forums because they encourage cyber-bullying is a big reach. Doing away with such sites will just open up new opportunities for teens to socialize in other digital venues that let them express themselves- and the potential for abuse will still exist.

Maintaining anonymity during chat and while sending mail is an integral part of the online experience and a valuable tool to maintain our safety from the far more dangerous types of online predators, the ones the bullies are keeping out of the spot light.

Silent Sender has taken strides through research and information gathering to improve the quality of the online experience. Taking into account the voices and opinions of anonymous users to identify and improve the usefulness and quality of anonymous networking. Their preliminary research has thus far produced some surprising findings.

Silent Sender lets you send anonymous email and is designed to help empower you to blow the whistle without blowing your cover. Stay anonymous and go silent by sending a free anonymous email to any one, anywhere, anytime.


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Anonymous emails no longer anonymous?

April 15th, 2011

There are a lot of legitimate and legal reasons to want to send an anonymous email. It is obvious that with anonymity comes the potential for misuse but it can also be used to prevent harm. If for example a person was in hiding from an abuser and was fearful for their life being able to send an anonymous email could help insure it would not be intercepted by the one they are hiding from before the situation could be properly resolved by the authorities. Anonymity is integral with free speech, it is not something that to be taken lightly. It is important to remember it is not a tool designed to do wrong it is designed for defense against being wronged for your opinions and beliefs.

A recent claim from researches at Montreal’s Concordia University promises a new method that can determine an emails author. Using digital profiling techniques similar to criminal forensics. A sample batch of emails can be compared and analyzed to reveal a “signature” in the writing style. The “signature” can then be compared to known authors and an identification made. This technique can basically works of by revealing consistencies or inconsistencies and uses pattern recognition.

Combating cyber crime was the main drive for performing this research. In 2010 identity theft was a very common consumer complaint. One of the primary methods used by cyber criminals is to try to dupe unsuspecting consumers using anonymous or forged emails. The main technique used to track criminals down is to identify the IP address that leads back to the residence along with capturing the Media Access Controller address which is an integrated static address in the Network Interface Card which is one of several components that can specifically ID a computer remotely. By matching those up with company records from service providers and possibly manufacturers they can do a lot to track down domestic criminals. It doesn’t help with anyone in many foreign countries though. By using the email signature they have a digital “fingerprint” of the operator and not just the machine.

If you are worrying if this means the end of anonymous communications then be consoled. With a simple solution you can get past that little speed bump. There are tools that a lot of content copywriters and SEO professionals use every day to “spin” articles as part of their service. The way this works is you write some content and assign variables to the structure and syntax of the content. You provide replacement words and phrases that are randomly replaced each time you “spin” the article. With enough variants a large amount of spun content could be generated. A similar process could be used with the content of emails (kind of like money laundering for content) the end result would be a randomly generated variant of the original email, removing any identifying signatures that might reflect the senders identity.

Those not involved in criminal activities and who are only concerned with protecting themselves and their privacy have nothing to fear even if they are stumbled upon by authorities. The criminals however will be much worse off as demonstrated by the arrests made for US citizens foolish enough to run spam and criminal phishing operations inside the United States. A good many criminal operations are run out of the Eurasian and Asian continents but not exclusively. Even South America has a fair number of these operations going on at a given time. There are unfortunately jurisdictional issues with a majority of the persons running these criminal endeavors. For the most part persons with a legitimate and legal need for anonymous emailing will have very little to worry about from this new technology.

So in closing if you have any trepidation about your identity being revealed or being reported to the federal government based off of your writing style, let it go. Once you run the content through a spin app or a similar content rewriting process, the message will remain intact in spirit even if it is changed in body. This will allow you to say your peace without revealing your own “fingerprints”

Silent Sender lets you send anonymous email and is designed to help empower you to blow the whistle without blowing your cover. Stay anonymous and go silent by sending a free anonymous email to any one, anywhere, anytime.


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Law Of Attraction – Change Your Lives

November 14th, 2010

If you want to change your life and also want to make it easier to live then there is some thing good for you which is law of attraction. By using the law of attraction, you can fulfill your dreams. You can also know different possibilities in your life by using the law of attraction.

There are different things included in this law and it is necessary for you to learn these things if you want to change your lives by using the law of attraction. You can get idea from different law of attraction tips for the successful implementation of this law in your life.

First and most important tip is that you have to make clear about the goal which you want to achieve in your life. This will be good for you if you don’t think about different doubts. You just have to think about the task which you want to achieve. Trust in law is also necessary and you should not talk or think negative about this law because if you do this then will not be able to accomplish your goal. Always think in positive manner if you want to see success in your life.

There should be a proper technique which you have to follow for the manifesting your goals. If you are lacking in something and facing troubles in the achievement of tasks then you have to change your technique.

Rules of this law are also very important and you have to follow each and every rule of this law but with these rules combination is also necessary and without it you can’t get succeeded. Suppose if you are visualizing about money and there is no action from your side then how can you get success? So, you should be careful of it. These are some important law of attraction tips by which you can complete your desires.

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Stefan Matschiner Sentenced, Announces Book

October 26th, 2010

Stefan Matschiner’s trial has come to a close. The Austrian court has dealt the former manager of Bernard Kohl a fifteen-month prison sentence, though the time he has already served covers one month and the remaining 14 months have been suspended.

“I will never come back, because it is so disgusting,” said Matschiner. “Rather, I am happy that it has happened and that I can finish it off. This chapter is closed for me.” Matschiner was found guilty for violating Austrian anti-doping laws, but will only serve the remaining 14 months of his term if he does it again. He was charged with attempted blood doping and distributing illegal products. He began helping Kohl and other cyclists dope while based at a blood bank in Vienna but his cyclists eventually helped him to purchase his own equipment.

“I don’t regret anything because I can’t say I put anyone’s health in danger,” said Matschiner. The defense of the accused was based on the fact that Austria hadn’t formalised any anti-doping laws until August of 2008. While Matschiner claimed that he had not participated in any doping program after that date, Kohl testified that his manager had performed a transfusion for him in September of that year, one month after the law was put into effect.

Kohl himself is serving a lifetime ban when he admitted to having been a part of sophisticated, career-long doping programs after testing positive for banned blood-booster CERA at the 2008 Tour de France. Kohl’s doping history is going to be one of the subjects of a planned book by Matschiner, titled ‘Borderline,’ in where he plans to detail how he helped his riders dope without risking anybody’s health.

He referenced the amount of red blood cells that would be present in a rider’s blood. Part of his doping prodedure would be to inject his riders with red blood cells, which would cause their hematocrit score to be elevated. Any rider with a score above 50 is barred from riding.

“You’re doing your body a service. It’s nothing anybody could cry about,” he said. “With the performances they have to bring every day in a three-week race it’s really not an issue. You go in with 45 and come out with 37. Don’t tell me that’s healthy. But if you substitute a little blood, you go from 45 and 43.”

The manager said that doping is as important to elite sports as breakfast. He explained that transfusions are not only healthier than using EPO, but are healthier than not using anything because it allows your body to minimize the harm done by racing a Grand Tour.

“It’s not a lot of blood, but it gives you a lot of boost,” said Matschiner. “Usually the effect comes a day later, supplying the muscle cells with oxygen. It’s like you have 10 percent more inside. There are some athletes that can immediately go out and feel it.”

His book will detail his work with Kohl, Michael Rasmussen and at least twenty other high-profile athletes. Rasmussen was removed from the 2007 Tour de France by his team Rabobank for missing doping tests. Rabobank fired Rasmussen and he was eventually served with a two-year ban by the Monaco Cycling Federation.

His removal from the Tour was immediately after he took his second stage win of the event and was heading into the final stages as the overall leader. In his absence, Alberto Contador was given the opportunity to take control of the race and ultimately win the Tour for the first of three times. Contador has recently been caught with banned substance Clenbuterol in his blood and has himself been provisionally suspended while the matter in investigated.

Buy Clenbuterol in general is something that is quite common in the world of cycling,” said Matschiner. “It’s usually orally consumed on a pretty frequent basis. It’s just a guess on my side, but hypothetically, if an athlete takes a very small dose it would help him breathe. The half life is so short that my only guess for a positive case for such a small amount is that he took a little too much.”


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Regulators Clamp Down On Incorrect Wills

October 2nd, 2010

Over the last year or so it seems there has been an increase in reports of wills which are not legally binding, and cases where changes in wills are not upheld, as well as there being hundreds of cases where the money or assets left in a will is stolen or under played, meaning the true beneficiaries miss out on money which is legally theirs.

Now the Scottish government are creating new legislation which will offer those making wills more protection, and this has prompted suggestions that the governments in England & Wales should also review their wills legislation to ensure those making wills are more thoroughly protected. As a reaction to this the Legal Services Board of England and Wales (LSB) have decided that they will begin to review the current process.

These problems appear to have arisen as a direct consequence of will writing firms or professionals being used rather than the traditional solicitors, and as solicitors are governed in a way that will writers are not, more mistakes (whether deliberate or accidental) have been made.

Solicitors obviously have a wealth of experience, knowledge and qualifications, but they also have in place a professional indemnity scheme so that any clients are protected.

However if you use another type of will writer this may not be the case, and there are unscrupulous firms who will take advantage of this lack of regulation for either financial or professional gain.

One recent investigation into wills reported cases where the fees for a will were quoted as exceptionally low, but then once the person passes their loved ones must pay higher fees to gain access to the will, meaning they have an unexpected bill at a difficult time. There were also reports of funds being stolen, wills being lost and charities being told they were left mch less money than they actually were.

Scotland’s new regulations are expected to come into force next year, with a full investigation from the LSB expected in England and Wales over the coming months.

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Trademarks Public Search

September 17th, 2010

Trademark can be termed as a distinctive sign in the form of a word, symbol, label etc. The term distinct is the main keynote as any trademark must give a proper indication about the product. To make sure that the mark created by the person is distinct it is very important that a public search is made to make sure that no infringement made in future.

The trademark public search can be made by visiting the Indian Patent and Trademark Office website and can make the search by first making the registration and making the payment on-line. The cost for the trademark search is Rs 400/- (Rupees Four Hundred Only) for every specific class.

The trademark search can be done by two ways: 1. at intellectual property office along with the payment for search. 2. On-line payment

The public registration form should be filled for public search with on-line payment , the form consist of user name, user address, user e-mail id, state, the class in which the search is going to be made, the bank through which the on-line payment is being made. The on-line payment for the trademark public search can be made by the prescribed bank which are SBI (State bank of India) and Axis Bank. The mode of payment is another column in the registration which is made through the bank transfer. It is necessary to fill the entire appropriate column and then make the payment on-line.

In the search with payment made in the TMR office can be done by making the payment at the TMR office prior to the trademark search. After making the payment, the user can fill in the registration form by entering the name, address and the password. In this type of public search, the search can be made for multiple searches for which the prior payment has been made.

The Search ID and the password will be provided after the payment is made in the TMR office. The search has to be done within 7 days from the date of issue of the search ID and password. Whereas the payment through on-line receives the search ID and password through e-mail.

The search is can be made only for fifteen minutes and after the specified time the process will be automatically logged off. It is necessary to make the relevant searches for all the necessary class within the prescribed time.

The time limitations is fifteen minutes for both the options i.e., on-line and offline payment and the cost is also the same. The page should not be refreshed or closed until the trademark public search is completed.

The trademark public search can also be made by filling the Tm Form – 54 which is for the Search Report with a prescribed fee of Rs 500/- (Rupees Five Hundred Only) to make a search in a specific class by requesting the registrar. If the search has to be made for many classes a respective amount of Rs 500 /- has to be made. The form should contain specific name and address for further communication.

The trademark search for a single word can be made in many different formats, for example: if one would like to make a search for trademark which contains two words for instance “Titanic” then he can make a search for many keywords like titanic, titan, nic, etc.

A proper search should be made with a possible number of keywords to get a proper search report and to make sure that there are no other marks or service which follow the same name or logo for the same class of service as yours.

To be more specific, more the number of keywords used for search the more correct are the trademark search results. The search results can be stored on the personal system.

There are other sites which provide search reports for trademarks. www.tmpsearchers.com provides this service for trademark search. The search can be made by typing the keywords with Boolean marks to get a precise search.

The public search which is made properly which the above said website can receive results that are correct and one can come into end if your logo, mark, name can be registered for trademark or if it will be likely to cause an breach into any other company trademark.

Thus trademark public search gives you a proper vision as to go ahead with the registration of trademark or may be make a change in the or mark made by you so that the mark made by you will be a distinctive mark when compared to the other competitors in the field of work.

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Intellectual Property Copyright

September 17th, 2010

Among varies forms, copyright is one form of Intellectual Property. The concept of intellectual property is distinguished as a creative work from that of physical property. After the invention of printing in the 15th century that enabled the reproduction of books in large numbers practicable, the importance of copyright was recognized

The copyright has a general role, which is:

Each person has the privilege to enjoy the arts and share in scientific advancement and its advantages.

Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from literary, artistic etc.

Copyrights can be termed as multiple rights as it consist of bundle of different rights in the same work. These rights can be assigned or licensed either wholly or separately. In literary work, the rights of reproduction can be done in hardback or on paperback editions. Copyrights consists of the rights to work derived from the original work and not merely the rights of reproduction.

Copyright protection is essential to encourage use of copyright work for the benefit of the public. There is no copyright in an idea as such. But once is written down, the writing is the subject of copyright and no one is entitled to copy it.

The right given to derived works is copyrights. Copyright is not a right in the novelty of thoughts. The work is based on the right of a creator, artist or composer to prevent any other person copying an original work which may be a book, tune or picture, which he himself had created.

Like the patent right, copyright is a monopoly right. But the patent is different from that of copyrights. Any two independent people can produce the same invention. But the person who first made the patent application can have his work protected and not the second person. The law is not same in copyrights as that of patents. There is no infringement even if there is similarity or identity in the works. In case, two people work independently and produce identical and similar information for literary, musical or artistic works which are similar, each will have a copyright for his work.

The major creative works under the copyright act are literary, cinematograph film dramatic, musical, artistic, and sound recording etc. Tables, computer database, instructions expressed etc come under the literary work. Recitation choreography, semi arrangement, acting etc comes under the dramatic work. Music and graphical notations which does not include words comes under the musical work. Painting, sculpture, drawing, photograph, engravings, architectural work, and works of artistic craftsmanship etc come under the artistic work. Visual recordings in any medium, sound recording accompanying visual recording and video films etc comes under the cinematograph films work.

The term of copyright is sixty years which varies according to the nature of the work. Copyright has international protection such as Berne convention, universal copyright convention, World Intellectual Property Organization copyright Treaty, Rome convention, Brussels convention etc.

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Various Types Of Copyright

September 17th, 2010

Copyright Intellectual Property consists of many types of creative work. They are Literary works, musical works, artistic works, maps and technical drawings, photograph works etc.

The copyright guards the manifestation of the perception and not the perception alone. The story of a book shall be an expressed in a different way from others by using creative method. It may comprise of words, pictures, colors used in and the method in writing story.

Any story or action which is communicated by means of picture or illustration in a form suitable as book or in a paper or in a journal can be termed as literary work. Computer program also comes under literary work. Set of instructions expressed in words, codes, schemes or any other readable form is termed as a computer program. The script of the dialogue, choreography, music, lyrics, sound recording used in the drama including performance moral rights falls under dramatic work.

Musical work also falls under the copyright which includes the written music which does not consist of any words. Song lyrics are protected as a literary work under copyright where the words of the song are protected and the rights are owned by the lyricist. The graphical notation is a written music which will be protected in the literary work. The rights of written music will be owned by the composer of the music. A person who composes music is called as a composer.

A sound recording is something where and when the sound recording was made. The owner of the sound recording owns the recording company. The rights of the performer are assigned to the recording company. The recording company owns the copyright sound recording ownership. The performers should give permission when their performance is made. The performers are the creators of sound recordings as they have the moral right. Performer’s right means a performance made by live performers. Musician, dancer, entertainer, actor, singer, a person delivering a lecture or any other person who makes a performance are called as performers.

Work of architecture means architectural designs of any buildings which has an artistic work or design. Artistic work means a sculpture, a painting, a drawing or a photograph, buildings which posse’s artistic quality. In case of photograph, the copyright will be owned by the photographer who takes the photograph.

Cinematography film defines a copy of the movie formed by any medium. Producer means any person who takes the steps to create the work. movie includes TV programs, cinema and animation where the privileges will depend on the script, the visual images and the sound track. Communication to the public means any work available to the public directly or by means of display or through satellite or cable. Broadcast means communication to the public by means of wireless diffusion.

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