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The irony is that bad crypto like this is worse than no crypto. It is probably more valuable to specifically target users of this phone because they "have somet
by VMG 13y ago
The irony is that bad crypto like this is worse than no crypto. It is probably more valuable to specifically target users of this phone because they "have something to hide".
- StavrosK 13y agoI don't know, Phil Zimmermann, Jon Callas et al are hardly known for bad crypto. Full disclosure: I work for Silent Circle and it's pretty damn secure. It's also open-source: https://github.com/SilentCircle https://github.com/SilentCircle
- davexunit 13y agoAre all of the silent circle applications free software? Do any of these applications depend on proprietary software to run?
- StavrosK 13y agoThey aren't developed in the open (they're opened up in certain releases), but the protocols themselves are open. The server software is proprietary, but the servers don't see any plain-text data.
- davexunit 13y agoAh. Proprietary servers are a dealbreaker for me.
- jessaustin 13y agoEven if the protocol guarantees that they don't see unencrypted data? Do you feel the same way about all the internet relay servers between your client and the server?