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I think the parent is trying to highlight an attack vector that most people are unaware of. Most people are happy to see the green lockbox and do not know that
by pradn 8y ago
I think the parent is trying to highlight an attack vector that most people are unaware of. Most people are happy to see the green lockbox and do not know that it's possible for their browsing habits to be cracked in 30 years when they run for congress.
- est31 8y agoYeah, that's the point that I wanted to make. Doubt that you want someone to reveal the private sexting images you sent thirty years ago before you even thought about wanting to run for governor or similar. Content like that still has value decades down the line, but it's only protected with encryption that might be considered offline-attackable at a certain point in time. This affects browsing habits as well as end-to-end stuff like Snapchat, Whatsapp, Signal, ...