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The argument that "security is pointless unless it can prevent <nation-state> from obtaining the data" is a really tiresome strawman. If you force an adversary
by yborg 9y ago
The argument that "security is pointless unless it can prevent <nation-state> from obtaining the data" is a really tiresome strawman. If you force an adversary to have to keylog for data of interest you already have substantially increased the complexity of bulk attacks, which is the real threat for most users - mass password farming sweeps that can provide easy access to people's entire digital presence in one go.
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- staticassertion 9y ago> The argument that "security is pointless unless it can prevent <nation-state> from obtaining the data" is a really tiresome strawman. This sentence is a strawman as you've invented the opponent's argument (literally no one has mentioned the NSA), just for what it's worth. Your assertions that: a) An attacker would have to rely on keylogging b) Keylogging is a substantial barrier for attacker are unfounded.