On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 8:49 AM, <sungpae@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Neither of these things would stop a truly determined government-level > attacker (unencrypted mail is still vulnerable in-flight for instance), > but it would be useful if you have not yet been identified as someone of > interest. > > guns Being ON the Internet in itself means you cannot truly stop a 'determined government-level attacker', unfortunately. Especially true in some countries (China, for instance). My own government, for instance, probably has more reason to snoop on my communications than most criminals, all other governments, and Google/Microsoft/Apple/Facebook. Obligatory slightly-related xkcd ref - http://xkcd.com/538/ In the end, the price of being connected (and convenience) is a loss of privacy and anonymity. You could always do a John Conner and live off-the-grid, though.
