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Online services like Facebook are inrceasingly taking control of your data. They give you little control over who gets to see data you post and when. And even when you delete the data, copies of the data may continue to be accessible on their site.

We have designed a system for posting messages where you retain control. This system, called NOYB, allows you to password protects your messages so only other users who know the password can see it. We have built a prototype of our system. If you are a Firefox user, you can try NOYB by installing the addon below. Both you and your intended recipients must be using the NOYB addon to be able to exchange secret messages.

The addon is part of a broader study on the privacy issues in Internet advertising being conducted at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems. See here for details.

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