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Contact: Sandra Song Communications Director SafeWeb, Inc. (510) 601-8855 x108 [email protected]

STEPHEN HSU, CEO OF SAFEWEB, ADDRESSES TECHNOLOGY’S ROLE IN INTERNET FREEDOM AT ANNUAL DEF CON HACKER CONVENTION

Emeryville, CA - July 11, 2001 - Dr. Stephen Hsu, CEO and co-founder of SafeWeb, will speak at the DEF CON hacker convention in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday, July 13 at 6:00 p.m. DEF CON, now in its ninth year, is an annual gathering of hackers and others interested in computer security issues. Dr. Hsu’s presentation is entitled, “Triangle Boy: IP spoofing and strong encryption in service of a free Internet."

Dr. Hsu will discuss SafeWeb's goals and technologies, its involvement with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency through its venture fund, In-Q-Tel, how the Internet is serving as a catalyst for social transformation in China, and future trends in the IT industry. His presentation is available online at www.safewebinc.com.

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SafeWeb is an SSL-encrypted anonymous proxy service that is currently used approximately 100 million times per month by hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. Triangle Boy is an Open Source program that lets volunteers turn their PCs into gateways into the SafeWeb network, thereby foiling attempts of restrictive governments to censor the Internet. Triangle Boy uses IP spoofing and packet routing technology to minimize the load on volunteer machines.

Dr. Hsu is currently on leave from his position as a professor of theoretical physics at the . Previously, he was an assistant professor at , and a research fellow at Harvard University. His research specialty is quantum field theory and its applications to , astrophysics and . He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. from the University of California at Berkeley and a B.S. from the California Institute of Technology.

Held every summer for the past eight years, DEF CON is the world’s largest hacking convention. Its aim is to create an environment where people from different backgrounds who share one common interest - computer security - can freely interact. The event will run from July 13 to July 15, 2001. Those interested in attending must pay $50 at the door. More information is available at: www.defcon.org/html/defcon-9-pre.html; press registration guidelines can be found at: www.defcon.org/html/defcon-9-media- sponsors.html.

About SafeWeb Based in Emeryville, California, SafeWeb was founded in April 2000 to create innovative privacy and security technologies for individuals and businesses. Our consumer service (www.safeweb.com) lets Internet users surf the Web anonymously and protect themselves against intrusions into their online communications. Due to its effectiveness

-- more -- and ease of use, it has quickly grown to become the most widely used online privacy service in the world. SafeWeb is now applying its technology to address a variety of corporate security issues. Our enterprise security products define a new class of secure, inexpensive and simple intelligent network security appliances for VPNs, HIPAA compliance, financial auditing and other applications. For more information on SafeWeb, please visit the company's Web site at www.safewebinc.com.

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