You're missing the point. I already am thinking of it as broken, even without evidence, because I want to look ahead. This doesn't mean I don't use cryptograp

You're missing the point. I already am thinking of it as broken, even without evidence, because I want to look ahead. This doesn't mean I don't use cryptography "because it's broken", it means I don't trust it as if it wasn't broken. Also, to be a bit unfair, I have no idea who you are, but I know who Simple Nomad[1] is. If Simple Nomad told me the government had definitely owned PGP, AES, or anything else of that nature I'd be very concerned, no evidence necessary. The implication is that he already has the evidence, but maybe can't share it with me. Or he's really drunk and messing with me.... either way, good times ahead! [1] http://www.soldierx.com/hdb/Simple-Nomad http://www.soldierx.com/hdb/Simple-Nomad > He has spoken at DefCon, BlackHat, ^Shmoocon^, and ToorCon, and he is known for his somewhat paranoid mindset.