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Cyber-Rights.Net Re-launched – 29 November 2002 LEEDS – Cyber-Rights.Net project (http://www.cyber-rights.net) powered by the Hush Encryption engine™ has been re-launched by Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties (UK) in collaboration with Hush Communications on 29 November, 2002. The Cyber-Rights.Net system has been upgraded successfully to Hush engine version 2.2 during the past few weeks and the initial testing has been completed. This up-to-date version of Hush uses industry standard algorithms as specified by the OpenPGP standard (RFC 2240) to ensure the security, privacy and authenticity of your email. With Cyber-Rights.Net mail, users need only create and remember their own passphrases, and the secure Hush server does the rest. Encryption and decryption are transparent to the user. In version 2.2 the following changes and additions were made:
Users of the Cyber-Rights.Net system will also be able to use the Hush Tools service (https://www.hushtools.com/) which allows powerful encryption and digital signature operations to be performed from any computer on the Internet, anywhere in the world. The Hush Tools allows users to sign in and encrypt, decrypt, sign, and verify text and files. It also allows users of OpenPGP systems to upload and download public keys, providing an easy means of secure communication between Cyber-Rights.Net/Hush users and all other OpenPGP users. From Friday, 29 November, 2002 Cyber-Rights.Net will modify its services and start offering both free and Premium accounts and services. Therefore, there will be two different accounts (1) FREE Cyber-Rights.Net Accounts
(2) PREMIUM Cyber-Rights.Net Accounts
The users will have four different payment options for upgrades:
The following charges would apply in relation to the premium service:
A percentage of the paid upgrade charges will be received by Cyber-Rights.Net and by upgrading you will be supporting the existence and maintenance of both the Cyber-Rights.Net project and Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties (UK) as an organisation. Dr. Yaman Akdeniz, the Director, Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties (UK) stated that: "We launched Cyber-Rights.Net in November 2000 with the intention of raising public awareness of issues surrounding the security and privacy of online communications, and to encourage Internet users to use and rely on secure communications. With the assistance of Hush Communications, the Cyber-Rights.Net system has now been upgraded and is OpenPGP compliant. States and state bodies continue to interfere with the privacy of communications over the Internet. More and more surveillance powers are being introduced by nation-states and the legislation of numerous states fail to comply with international human rights standards on privacy. Cyber-Rights.Net will continue to promote privacy of communications especially in the absence of clearly defined conditions and safeguards protecting the privacy of communications in homes and in working environments. Cyber-Rights.Net will remain as an additional tool for concerned Internet users when securing their communications." According to Mr. Benjamin Cutler, the Chief Executive Officer for Hush Communications, "Hush has always strongly supported grass-roots and other organisations promoting privacy and security as tools of ensuring Human rights and civil liberties. The goal of our company has always been to bring the privacy benefits of strong encryption to the widest possible user-base and we are very pleased that this new partnership arrangement with Cyber Rights will enhance our ability to do just that. By offering a wider choice of account options, Hush and Cyber Rights will address the needs of a greater number of potential users and maximise the use of our privacy solutions World-wide."
Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties (UK) (http://www.cyber-rights.org) is a non profit organisation established to protect the interests of all honest, law-abiding Internet users with the aim of promoting free speech and privacy on the Internet. It was founded in January 1997 and has been actively involved with the Internet policy-making processes of the UK Government, the European Union, Council of Europe, OECD, and the United Nations. It has also been an active member of the Global Internet Liberty Campaign (http://www.gilc.org) since March 1997, and was involved with the formation of the UK Internet Users Privacy Forum ("IUPF") in March 1999. The organisation also launched the Cyber-Rights.Net project (http://www.cyber-rights.net) in association with HushMail in November 2000. For HushMail v2 System Requirements, v2.1 FAQ, and signup visit http://www.cyber-rights.net/signup_v2.htm
Hush Communications Hush Communications is the leading global provider of managed security solutions and encryption key-serving technology. It was awarded the maximum five stars for secure messaging product by Secure Computing Magazine, the Best Internet Security Freeware Award from Firewallguide.com and voted best Webmail service for travelers' e-mail by The Net Internet magazine. Hush distributes its solutions to the financial, medical and legal markets, as well as to general portals, communities and enterprises. These solutions include encryption products and management services in the secure communications industry for personal, SME and corporate enterprises. Hush has strategic alliances with NetNation Communications (www.netnation.com) (Nasdaq:NNCI), and Foreshore Limited (www.foreshore.net). Hush Communications Corporation is incorporated in the U.S. with operating subsidiaries in Dublin, Ireland, Austin, Texas, Vancouver, Canada and Anguilla, BWI. Hush is the provider of HushMail and HushMail Private Label, the worldwide standards in secure messaging. For more information, visit the corporate site at www.hush.com. Contact Dr. Yaman Akdeniz, Mr. Benjamin
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