Re:More Encryption Is Not the Solution
by bhaak on Wednesday July 31, 2013 @03:47AM
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Encryption is not the silver bullet, I agree with that.
All the points he makes are possible scenarios. After Snowden, almost nothing that can be done seems unlikely to have been done. Heck, even the movie "The Net" looks like prophecy come true now.
It's weird to think that encryption is not as secure as we all believed but it still makes it more difficult for the Big Brother to watch over all of use.
In the end, encryption is only completely useless if each and every provider reports to the government. It's a shame and disgrace for the western world that we even assume that this could become a reality.
All the points he makes are possible scenarios. After Snowden, almost nothing that can be done seems unlikely to have been done. Heck, even the movie "The Net" looks like prophecy come true now.
It's weird to think that encryption is not as secure as we all believed but it still makes it more difficult for the Big Brother to watch over all of use.
In the end, encryption is only completely useless if each and every provider reports to the government. It's a shame and disgrace for the western world that we even assume that this could become a reality.