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I said it then, and I say it now: - Encryption is our webcam tape. That tape cannot be thwarted by any remote attacker, legally warranted or not. It's perfec
by white-flame 10y ago
I said it then, and I say it now:
- Encryption is our webcam tape.
That tape cannot be thwarted by any remote attacker, legally warranted or not. It's perfect, unbreakable security from webcam visuals being exfiltrated, exactly the security features that Comey says we shouldn't be allowed to have for our data.
- pdkl95 10y ago"What if everyone believed that law-abiding citizens should use postcards for their mail? If a nonconformist tried to assert his privacy by using an envelope for his mail, it would draw suspicion. Perhaps the authorities would open his mail to see what he's hiding. Fortunately, we don't live in that kind of world, because everyone protects most of their mail with envelopes. So no one draws suspicion by asserting their privacy with an envelope. There's safety in numbers. Analogously, it would be nice if everyone routinely used encryption for all their email, innocent or not, so that no one drew suspicion by asserting their email privacy with encryption. Think of it as a form of solidarity." ~ Philip Zimmermann, "Why I wrote PGP" https://www.philzimmermann.com/EN/essays/WhyIWrotePGP.html https://www.philzimmermann.com/EN/essays/WhyIWrotePGP.html
- drvdevd 10y agoA brilliant point and a salient quote. Why must we continue to live, collectively, with our heads in the sand?
- alanwatts 10y agoIt's not perfect if your endpoints are compromised.