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Should have followed up with: Do you think having a lock on your front door is bad?

• 3pt14159 7y ago
  Eh. Locks can be picked and doors can be rammed. Layered encryption is really hard to break and one time pads are impossible.
  • choward 7y ago
    So locks are only good because they don't actually work? And encryption is only good if it doesn't work too? That logic kind of makes sense. However, locks at least delay intruders and make it harder for someone to go undetected if the break into your house. The intruder is either at your door for a little while, makes noise trying to break in, etc. If the police bust into my house there will probably be witnesses and I will know about it. If they steal my data, how is anyone going to know? This gives them way too much power.
    • 3pt14159 7y ago
      They already have a great deal of power. Technological progress gives us all more power.
• panic 7y ago
  I think locks are a bad analogy. Going online without encryption is like living in a house without walls or windowshades. It's less about physical access and more about people being able to see what you're doing. Even if you're not doing anything "wrong", the lack of privacy still feels uncomfortable.