On Aug 26, 2011, at 10:24 AM, Tim Bray wrote: I'm increasingly coming to think that *everything* should be done with You're not alone. I think one reason this discussion suddenly flared up so dramatically is that this is at least as much a political issue as a technical one, and therefore not exactly the IETF's bailiwick. EFF certainly seems to think so: Nowadays the only reason I can see for not wanting to use any form of encryption you can, anywhere and anytime you can, is a desire to make it easier for governments to snoop on you. Even flawed or partial schemes can provide some protection if deployed widely enough -- it's the same principle as steganography, more or less. -- Nathaniel |
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