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> You mean, you'll bet money that a government can eventually technically defeat any cryptography? Or do you mean that a government will do an end-run around E2
by Nitramp 5y ago
> You mean, you'll bet money that a government can eventually technically defeat any cryptography? Or do you mean that a government will do an end-run around E2EE?
Hard crypto is hard, no debate there. My point is that the government will find a way around, e.g. by coercing you to give up keys, coercing an intermediate to backdoor your device(s), hacking your device etc. You're facing an APT that also has physical power of you. The only winning move is getting control over the APT/your government through the rule of law.
- denton-scratch 5y agoI've never been much of a fan of legislation that touches the internet, because it's invariably bad law, drafted by people who are afraid of the internet because they don't understand it. You're right, cryptography isn't a solution to all privacy problems; you also need to conceal from your government/APT the very fact that you are communicating. OPSEC in general, really.
- Nitramp 5y agoConcealing doesn't work if you communicate in public or semi-public settings (e.g. a WhatsApp group). I think that's a deal breaker for many if not most people.