Mike Dhani

5 October, 2006

The Portable Virtual Privacy Machine

Filed under: Computer
  • Carry your entire Internet communication system on a tiny USB drive.
  • Contains a complete virtual Linux machine with privacy-enabled Open Source Internet applications.
  • Carry your Internet applications, email, bookmarks, history, web cookies, download files in your pocket.
  • Perfect for travellers - nothing to be scanned, started, poked, or prodded at the airport.
  • Get English keyboard support no matter what computer you use.
  • No installation needed - just plug the drive into any Windows or Linux computer, and click on the Virtual Privacy Machine icon and you’re ready to go.
  • The VPM’s network connection will auto configure and run seamlessly on any machine with a working internet connection..
  • All Internet session data (cookies, history, downloads, etc.) are stored on the VPM, not the host computer.
  • Runs on any rewriteable media (USB drives, Flash Memory cards, Secure Digital devices, iPods, etc.)
  • This PR1 release runs on Windows and Linux - final release version will also run on OS X.
  • Runs in full screen mode (press SHIFT-CTRL-F. SHIFT-CTRL captures and releases focus.)
  • Includes Mozilla Firefox browser, Mozilla Thunderbird News/Email client (with Enigmail plugins for PGP email encryption), persistent Home directory, a demo version of the MetroPipe Tunneler.
  • Created from 100% Open Source GPL code and binaries.

Download:
http://pvpm.metropipe.net/metropipe.net-portable-virtual-privacy-machine-PR1.0.zip

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