You live in a private community…
shouldn’t your network be private too?
Viruses and spam are becoming a scourge on the Internet. But the real problem isn’t the viruses or spam themselves but rather the lack of privacy that is inherent in large public networks. When you use a public network or email account like the ones provided by the telephone or cable companies or by one of the large Internet email providers, the bad guys and the hucksters know where to find you. Their Internet scanning software probes groups of addresses that are publicly known and then sends out malicious or obnoxious communication.
By owning your own private network, your chances of suffering from these problems are greatly reduced if not eliminated entirely. In fact over 95% of all unsolicited spam will be eliminated immediately. While going private can’t stop a well-intentioned friend from sending you a virus in an email, it will allow your community to become invisible to those who mean you harm.
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