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How come so many people are just ignoring all the Snowden files altogether? How come so little people use encryption, after more than a year that we have been t
by zz1 12y ago
How come so many people are just ignoring all the Snowden files altogether? How come so little people use encryption, after more than a year that we have been told "the good news is, encryption works".
Please advocate for change, actively, with the people you interact. GPG, OTR, TextSecure, Redphone, Signal, decentralized services…
If they are complicated, set them up yourself.
And please, urge your representatives to act!
- pdkl95 12y agoUnfortunately, some people still don't believe the scope or that the "good guys" would violate the constitution like this ("Just-World Hypothesis"). Others are still using various permutations of the "If you're not doing anything wrong..." nonsense. And at least a few... are collaborators. As PHK cautioned, the NSA/GCHQ/etc can submit patches or comment in development discussions just like everybody else, and at least some of the suggestions against using proper crypto are intended to keep the internet in plaintext.