The Divine Comedy is an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri in the 14th century. In this poem Dante describes his journey through Hell, Purgatory and finally Paradise. During his journey he is accompanied by Virgilius. The Divine Comedy is one of the great works of world literature.
A parallel can be seen in the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance and current developments on the internet. While during the Middle Ages it was the church who dictated how people thought, the Renaissance brought individuality. On the internet a similar transition can be observed. A growing number of people are using their individual voice to create content on the internet. This development is also known as Web 2.0. On these websites it is not important what cultural products are created but that people are creating something.
Virgilius is safe. Firstly all letters will not be sent in the order that they have been typed. Virgilius waits until he has received 32 letters after which he shuffles and sends them. This makes it practically impossible to know what you have typed. Besides this it is not the makers' interest what you are typing but that you are typing. Secondly this package of shuffled letters will be sent with RSA encryption through the internet. This is the same communication protocol used by banks for internet banking. Virgilius has been examined by an independent security company and established to be safe.