Stop Calling It “Military-Grade Encryption”

Re:Stop Calling It “Military-Grade Encryption” by dominicr on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @04:37AM (#20817966)

While we're at it, can products stop using the phrase "aircraft grade aluminium" to sell trivial items such as forks, wallets and, I kid you not, Post-It note holders.

Yes, there are differences in quality possible with aluminium, as there are with most materials, but to make "aircraft grade" a main selling point for your sunglasses case is snake oil marketing nonsense.

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Re:Stop Calling It “Military-Grade Encryption” by TheSpiceIsLife on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @04:41AM (#20817983)

Never know when you’ll need to whittle yourself a new aircraft component with you’re genuine hand forged pocket whittler after you’ve crashed your handmade single seater in the Tasmanian highlands.

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Re:Stop Calling It “Military-Grade Encryption” by na85 on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @07:10AM (#20818624)

Unfortunately there are specific alloys of aluminum that are used for aircraft, and some that are totally unsuitable for aircraft.

So there actually exists "aircraft grade" aluminum. It's not a quality thing so much as a question of physical properties.

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