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These "issues" are critical in thwarting PRISM. More security snake oil.

• rdl 13y ago
  Well, we don't control iOS, so to support better quality VPN on iOS, you need to have a custom client, which we don't yet have. I was optimistic iOS 7 would have some SSL VPN standard built in, but it doesn't. You can use OpenVPN, which is pretty robust (SSL-based) on any platform where it's supported. We're working on an SSL VPN option for mobile. The PPTP and L2TP vulnerabilities aren't purely passive attacks, so they're not likely to be used by NSA for general users. They are a risk for individual targeted users.
• mpyne 13y ago
  If enough people make it difficult enough to beat those implementation "issues" then you still have security in the aggregate. The Soviet soldier was almost always outclassed on a 1:1 basis by the German soldier in WWII, but the Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe combined still were unable to defeat the U.S.S.R.