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> "this should be illegal" Governments define legality, and governments are likely to be some of Mitnick's best clients. Funny thing is, if I were Iran's gove
by dmethvin 12y ago
> "this should be illegal"
Governments define legality, and governments are likely to be some of Mitnick's best clients. Funny thing is, if I were Iran's government I would be concerned about buying exploits there because for all I know Mitnick has double-crossed me and given the US government info on the exploit and how to neutralize or detect it.
Pervasive encryption only helps if the endpoints doing the encryption aren't compromised, and this type of service is aimed at those endpoints.
- andrewljohnson 12y ago* Governments also enter into treaties to define international law. * We need less endpoints in general. You can imagine a blockchain-based encrypted email system, which could not be tapped, pen-registered, and the government would have to issue a subpoena to actual users to see data.
- apetresc 12y agoThat's irrelevant. Governments are in the habit of doing lots of things that would be illegal for me and you to do. For example, jail systems can exist while it's still illegal for me to keep people locked up in my basement.