Re:What should I be teaching my students, post NSA revellati...
by Hyrum_Graff on Monday June 10, 2013 @03:08AM
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I like the idea of teaching GPG as I can fit that into a general scheme on cryptography.
There are problems with one of your suggestions however. If I teach students how to use a VPN, I'm potentially giving them the skills to access pirated material anonymously and/or attempt to circumvent the school's safety filters. Their parents might have issue with this.
Re:What should I be teaching my students, post NSA revellati...
by bifrost on Monday June 10, 2013 @04:07AM
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Using a VPN for piracy is no different than using open wifi for piracy. Most children over the age of 10 can circumvent a "safety filter" on a computer. IMHO these are non-issues.
There are problems with one of your suggestions however. If I teach students how to use a VPN, I'm potentially giving them the skills to access pirated material anonymously and/or attempt to circumvent the school's safety filters. Their parents might have issue with this.