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It's not ridiculous. First, it requires the NSA to actually do what you propose, as opposed to just reading broadly all traffic going through. That is a big dif
by travisp 13y ago
It's not ridiculous. First, it requires the NSA to actually do what you propose, as opposed to just reading broadly all traffic going through. That is a big difference because it gives the possibility of Wikipedia fighting back. Jimmy Wales has suggested that if he's ever given a FISA gag order, he might disobey it: https://twitter.com/jimmy_wales/status/362596285469044737 https://twitter.com/jimmy_wales/status/362596285469044737)
- codex 13y agoHe might disobey a personal gag order, but I can assure you that as long as PRISM exists, U.S. companies will comply if targeted. There are also plenty of other attack vectors for the NSA even with HTTPS; obtaining the private keys of the common certification authorities is perhaps the most straightforward.