I downvoted you, although I now regret doing so because of the sincerity of your argument. (dang: can we maybe get the ability to undo ratings if you get a chan

I downvoted you, although I now regret doing so because of the sincerity of your argument. (dang: can we maybe get the ability to undo ratings if you get a chance?). Prefacing a post with "Pure speculation" especially on HN, invites a negative response by default. I would recommend providing a bit more "meat" in support of your argument, or at least provide enough detail so that commenters can assume good faith. These are only my opinions, however. In response to your argument, I would suggest you investigate some of the specific vulnerabilities, such as in DUAL_EC_DRBG. There is evidence that particular components of certain encryption schemes have been compromised, but at least to my knowledge, use of appropriate libraries with common schemes like AES are still considered secure.