One of the new features in Ubuntu 8.10 is the ability to create an encrypted directory for content you do not want others to access. Oh, by the way, did you know that anyone can read your files that are in your home directory? Do you want to know how you can protect the privacy of your data on Ubuntu 8.10? Check out this article which tells you alternative ways to do this including a cryptographic filesystem package.

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