February 2012
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Maximizing privacy on Lockbin with TOR
Tor is free software and an open network that helps you defend against a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships, and state security known as traffic analysis.
Using TOR browser can help preserve your privacy. Users of Lockbin who are have any concerns about our logging of your...
Anonymous asked: So, really, the security of our message is really only as secure as OUR method of delivering the password to the intended recipient. But therein lies the problem -- aren't webmasters everywhere a pack of camouflage-loving, voyeur creeps? What's to stop any webmaster on ANY IM system from simply using our password? And can't phone calls be listened in on, by tech-savvy creeps?
Anonymous asked: I'm trying to send a message, but it's asking me what my email address is. Aren't I assigned an email address? Do I make up my own address or something? What address do I use?
Anonymous asked: Are there file size limit restrictions ?
Anonymous asked: If i want to donate some money for the development of it, how can i? i am an Indian.
January 2012
4 posts
Q&A: How private is Lockbin?
At Lockbin we believe in transparency. Today we wanted to respond to some questions that have been on the minds of our users.
HOW PRIVATE IS LOCKBIN?
Pretty damn private.
First let me clarify: Lockbin is to be used only for legal purposes. Of course that doesn’t mean that someone who uses Lockbin is up to no good. On the contrary, governments require that we take action to protect...
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Lockbin featured on PC Tips & Tricks blog
Thanks to the writers at pctipstricks.net for the unsolicited writeup of our Lockbin Free Email encryption service. We appreciate you helping us spread the word that email encryption can be free and easy. We noticed the traffic!
Click here to read the article, How to send password protected email messages.
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Thanks, Technobita, for mentioning Lockbin
Gracias to our amigos at Technobita for the unsolicited writeup about Lockbin en Espanol, entitled:
Encriptar correos electrónicos
November 2011
2 posts
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Lockbin Featured On GuidingTech.com
Thanks to the people at GuidingTech for sharing the news about Lockbin with their readers. We really appreciate it.
To read this well written story about Lockbin and also Sendinc click here.
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Lockbin version 3 launched today!
Lockbin finally has a new look! We hope you enjoy it, and that it makes your experience on Lockbin feel a bit more… contemporary.
Now you can connect with Lockbin on Facebook, Twitter, and via RSS. Signup for (rare) Lockbin email updates and be among the first to know when our new tier of services launches in early 2012.
Lockbin is a free online email encryption service for sharing...
October 2011
4 posts
Lockbin featured as an "excellent web app you may...
Thanks to our friends at Webtun.com for the article featuring Lockbin.com as an “excellent” web app that you may not know about. We appreciate you helping us spread the word! Here’s the article, in Russian.
Anonymous asked: We would like to use this service. We would not mind to use it as a paid service, if you would sign the "Business Associate Agreement" which is required by HIPAA. It is simply saying that none of your employess will use any patient information.
Anonymous asked: Are any health care companies using Lockbin to send out encrypted messages?
September 2011
2 posts
Lockbin Dekstop App update released
Version 1.1 of the Lockbin java desktop application has been released. It resolves an annoying error that prevented using capital letters when typing email addresses.
Click here to download this free email encryption app from Lockbin, please click here
Anonymous asked: Is Lockbin HIPAA compliant?
July 2011
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May 2011
1 post
Anonymous asked: when creating a message i'm asked to choose a password. when the person opens the email are they going to need to enter the same password i entered when creating the message or do they choose their own?
April 2011
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“Privacy is not something that I’m merely entitled to, it’s an...”
– Marlon Brando
Anonymous asked: I sent an encrypted email through the Lockbin web interface, but the recipient never received it. I sent one to myself as a test, and I never received it. What could be the problem?
Anonymous asked: Can my ISP still see my emails?
Anonymous asked: I sent some sensitive material to someone and used Lockbin to encrypt. However, now that the person has downloaded the form, it is still showing as available and I am unable to delete. I tried clicking the "delete message" button and leads to my browser freezing. Tried several times but to no avail. Any help with this would be appreciated.
Anonymous asked: Hello I have problem to retire my e-mails ?
Anonymous asked: How long should it take for the recipient of a message sent through lockbin to receive it?
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Recaptcha Implemented
The Lockbin website has implemented Recaptcha, effective today. We have had just a few reports of abuse, where someone was apparently sending unsolicited encrypted emails. We don’t understand the point of that, really — why send someone an email that they can’t be read? It just goes to prove that spammers have no brains or sense.
Anyway, Recaptcha should help to discourage...
February 2011
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Decryption Bug resolved
Today, Feb. 8, our engineer fixed a bug that manifest itself after a php update that caused a variable to return the wrong value. The error prevented some messages from decrypting properly. It has been resolved, and messages may now be retrieved with the correct password.
January 2011
4 posts
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Lockbin.com featured on ILoveFreeSoftware.com
To our friends at ilovefreesoftware.com, thanks for the Tweet and the write up. We certainly appreciate the press. Lots of other good things to read on ilovefreesoftware.com. Check it out!
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Lockbin featured on LivingOnlines.com
Thanks to the people at LivingOnlines.com for featuring Lockbin’s web service and desktop app recently. Read it here.
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Strange But True Facts about Lockbin
Fact: If you search Google today for “securing email messages in Iran,” Lockbin ranks #1.
Fact: If you type into your browser, www.freeemailencryption.com it will take you to Lockbin.
Fact: Lockbin ranks #3 on Google today for “Free email encryption,” #2 for “Online email encryption,” and #1 for “Free online email encryption.” How’s that for...
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Thanks Hacker10 for mentioning Lockbin
Thanks to the security enthusiasts at Hacker10 for mentioning Lockbin and turning their visitors on to us. Read it here.
December 2010
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Thanks, MeridaUnida
A Big Muchas Gracias to the nice people at MeridaUnida.com blog, for featuring the Lockbin service. We appreciate the help spreading the word en Espanol. If you habla, then head over and read the article at http://www.website.meridaunida.com/blog/mensajes-cifrados-para-brincar-resortes
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Are Password Protected Files Secure?
Adam wrote to us today to ask about “password protected” files. He said that he been using a free file transfer service that provided password protection, and wondered how that was different from the Lockbin service?
Does Password Protection mean that a file is encrypted?
First of all, it is important to realize that the term “password protection” in no way suggests that...
Lockbin.com is growing
Just a quick note to let you know that we’re still here. Lockbin.com has enjoyed steady growth in 2010. Then number of regular users of the system has increased 10x since the introduction of the Lockbin Desktop application and improvements to the Lockbin web application that included an upgrade to 256-bit AES encryption and file attachments.
More improvements to the Lockbin service...
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Lockbin Free Desktop App Now Available on CNET...
Lockbin users can now send encrypted emails and files directly from their desktop with the free Lockbin Uploader. The Lockbin Uploader is written in Java, so it will run on Windows, Mac, Solaris and Linux computers that have Java 6 or later.
Lockbin has been added to the CNET Download.com Library. To download from CNET, click below.
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Lockbin.com makes Hacker10 Security Tips list
Thanks to Hacker10.com for including Lockbin.com on its list of internet Security Tips. We appreciate the extra traffic. Check it out!
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November 2010
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Thanks for the post at @Vizhiyepesu
Thanks to Vizhiyepesu@Blogspot for this post mentioning Lockbin. Sorry we couldn’t read the post; I couldn’t find a translation program for my browser. It must be good though, because we’ve been getting a lot of traffic.
September 2010
3 posts
Thanks to PillolHacking.com, for spreading the... →
Lockbin selected as "Top Ten" online service for...
Lockbin, the free online email encryption service, was recently selected for inclusion in the “Top 10 Online Services for encrypting text messages” over at the Technically Personal blog. Read it here.
The writer noted that, “(Lockbin) was quite popular when it was introduced but had its own share of problems later on. It is still useful to encrypt the message and mail it...
Lockbin desktop client coming soon
We got a peek today at the new Lockbin desktop client. Written in java, we hope to make it available eventually for non-Windows OS’s, including Android and Blackberry platforms. Stay tuned!
August 2010
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Lockbin API now available for developers
Lockbin API is now available for developers who wish to incorporate secure email and file sharing into their web or desktop applications.
Contact us to discuss your project and to receive an API code We just need to be sure that our servers can scale with your project.
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Lockbin Version 2.0 Improvements Completed
We’ve been busy at Lockbin, tinkering under the hood.
Here is a short overview of some of the new improvements to the Lockbin service.
1. Removed proprietary encryption method and replaced with it with stronger AES-256.
2. Added the ability to upload file attachments, up to 50 mb. After upload via ssl the file is immediately encrypted and unencrypted file is immediately deleted from...
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Lockbin selected as one of "3 email encryption...
Lockbin was recently featured in an article by writer Greg Wendland, “3 email encryption methods to protect yourself.”
Greg writes, “Fortunately, there is a third option that provides a compromise between the basic encryption methods and the convoluted digital id methods. Lockbin is a free service website that will encrypt an email message and store that message on secure...
Welcome to Lockbin notes
Greetings Lockbin users. We have established this blog to keep you updated on the Lockbin website.
Lockbin is the free online email encryption and file storage system, allowing you securely share messages through a simple method that combines AES-256 bit encryption with SSL.
Check back here often for updates on the Lockbin service.