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www.celticbear.com/weblog/2008/06/27/on-the-issue-of-privacy-and-protecting-civil-liberties/

"(…) enables you to enter plain text and then encrypt it with the password of your choosing."

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"The software uses 256-bit AES encryption, which is considered by the US government to be suitable protection for information classified as 'Top Secret'. The algorithm has never been cracked."