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How annoying that Alex Stamos deleted both tweets when it became apparent to others he was talking nonsense. > >We're not talking about some NSA-built crypto p
by randompwd 6y ago
How annoying that Alex Stamos deleted both tweets when it became apparent to others he was talking nonsense.
> >We're not talking about some NSA-built crypto processor installed on an SSBN, but an old $50 piece of consumer kit. There is no way it's hardened against the last ten years of USENIX papers that have never been used in practice
I don't have much hope for his twitter byline:
> Trustworthy tech at the Stanford Internet Observatory
Obviously not trustworthy if he's deleting tweets which show him in a negative light - i.e. talking authoritatively out of his arse on subjects which more informed people call him out on. And then deleting any evidence of it.
- ryanmercer 6y ago>Obviously not trustworthy if he's deleting tweets which show him in a negative light Or, you know, maybe gobs of people crawled out of the woodwork harassing him and/or begging him to get into their wallets that they can't access. Both of which are extremely plausible and valid reasons for deleting the tweet. Even the individual with the wallet going "sure, let's talk offline" is a valid reason to remove tweets.
- randompwd 6y agoMaybe re-read my comment. He deleted multiple tweets including the one I quoted: > We're not talking about some NSA-built crypto processor installed on an SSBN, but an old $50 piece of consumer kit. There is no way it's hardened against the last ten years of USENIX papers that have never been used in practice