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In terms of effectiveness: Boycotting all EMC subsidiaries > boycotting just RSA > doing nothing Nothing wrong with keeping it small scale and only boycotting
by ZoFreX 13y ago
In terms of effectiveness:
Boycotting all EMC subsidiaries > boycotting just RSA > doing nothing
Nothing wrong with keeping it small scale and only boycotting RSA, if the alternative is doing nothing at all.
- ballard 13y agoMy bad, the parent comment's logic contains multiple fallacies: False dichotomy of a slippery slope all-or-nothing boycott with the all option there is another false dichotomy of "limited alternatives." Sounds like rationalization BS for doing nothing to me. If the options were so "limited," why isn't there more crowdfunding of open source hardware &| software security modules?
- fintler 13y agoSince you feel there are other alternatives, do you know of any hardware tokens that haven't been influenced by the NSA? A device with a broken usage model (USB or writable SmartCard interface) isn't acceptable since it defeats the entire purpose of using it in the first place.
- jessaustin 13y agoWould you care to further explain how USB or writable smartcards are "broken" for this application? ISTM that with stingy enough trust models (i.e. the device shouldn't trust the host nor should the client trust the host or the device...) something could be done.