Re:At the RSA Security Conference, Things Get Testy
by a3n on Saturday March 01, 2014 @10:00AM
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> imposing a cost on RSA provides an incentive
Exactly. And that's the potential effectiveness of boycotting US businesses, and infrastructure like undersea cables. Of course the NSA can get at data almost anywhere in the world. You can't stop their technical ability.
But you can hurt US business by not using them. If that loses US business serious money, then the "heavily lobbied" Congress will change the NSA. Harumphs will be heard throughout the halls of Congress.
Re:At the RSA Security Conference, Things Get Testy
by zmanian on Saturday March 01, 2014 @10:23AM
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Simply raising awareness and suspicion of the American government's attempt to subvert the security features of US products is step in the right direction.
Exactly. And that's the potential effectiveness of boycotting US businesses, and infrastructure like undersea cables. Of course the NSA can get at data almost anywhere in the world. You can't stop their technical ability.
But you can hurt US business by not using them. If that loses US business serious money, then the "heavily lobbied" Congress will change the NSA. Harumphs will be heard throughout the halls of Congress.