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The landscape changed. More people use the internet, more spy agencies from multiple countries siphon traffic en bulk, information of higher value is exchanged
by the8472 7y ago
The landscape changed. More people use the internet, more spy agencies from multiple countries siphon traffic en bulk, information of higher value is exchanged over the internet, more untrusted parties are involved (e.g. wifi hotspots).
I mean go ahead, do everything unencrypted. But I surely won't entrust data to you if you're leaking like a sieve.
- pmlnr 7y ago> I mean go ahead, do everything unencrypted. That is not what I wrote. I wrote "encrypt everything". There is valuable and useful use of encryption, I'm just not certain everything everywhere needs it or benefits from it.
- the8472 7y agoIt's a sensible default since the developers don't know when users will need it and users don't want to bother to choose for every single action they take. And they may not even know in advance that they will need it. An innocent conversation can quickly turn into something confidential or private. That said, I do agree that p2p is preferable since it cuts out a central party that can be strongarmed by government being in control