> In message <43632D40.7090502@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Brian E Carpenter writes: > >Eduardo Mendez wrote: > > > >> What IETF discuss may hurt thir people, peace, culture. > > > But I am sure IETF Member do not realize this? > > > If they were told they would understand. > > > >What people do with technology may have good or bad effects. > >That is well understood by all technologists, I think. > >But this is not the place to discus the social impact > >of our technology. > > > I don't think I agree with that statement. In fact, I'm fairly sure I > do not. I certainly hope that neither you nor anyone else in the security area would agree with it. The only way to get security right is to consider the broader context of a particular technology, including the effects of its use. Failure to consider such effects when designing security has to be one of the biggest mistakes we make on a regular basis. Ned I'm certain arguments can be made for non-security aspects of the technology we produce - but security is the place where the point is glaringly obvious. _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf