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More to the point though, is that forcing the NSA to work on a specific message is computational power that they can't use to oppress the populace at large. I
by mpyne 13y ago
More to the point though, is that forcing the NSA to work on a specific message is computational power that they can't use to oppress the populace at large.
I know PJ is quite private (and probably rightfully so after the private investigators that were sicced on here during the SCO trials), but I was still shocked to read about this. Imagine if the New York Times and Washington Post had shut down in the 1940s, 50s, 60s when phone wiretapping was completely legal for the government to do.
Not only did they not shut down, but they didn't even have encryption to use back then. The people are far better armed today to be able to protect their communications.
- ef4 13y ago> More to the point though, is that forcing the NSA to work on a specific message is computational power that they can't use to oppress the populace at large. This, precisely. Too many people throw up their hands because it's impossible to be 100% surveillance proof. But you don't need to be. If we can make surveillance orders of magnitude more expensive, we win.