On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 2:39 PM, Mark <wolfmane@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > As I said, sometimes I *don't* care about sending my credentials in > plaintext, because there's no possibility of anyone using them against > me in any way that matters. I just don't use credentials that I use > anywhere else. In fact, that can be a *good* thing, as in > misdirection... > > I can lug my wallet around in a safe if I'm that paranoid, but > personally I think I have bigger things to worry about than my wallet > if I'm being mugged, and someone can still take the whole safe and > crack it at their leisure. Overkill is overkill, and paranoia is > seldom useful. > > I can understand being careful about preventing ID theft/fraud (I am > myself), but being paranoid about every little thing is absurd. I > mean, really, why do you care if somebody reads your emails or > overhears your conversations, unless you're doing something you > shouldn't? There's a big difference between being reasonably careful > and being paranoid. > > And if you live somewhere that you're being oppressed for things that > are perfectly acceptable, that's you're fault. You have options: > either take an active role in changing things, or move somewhere else. > Bitching, moaning and complaining to people who can't do anything > about it and being paranoid all the time isn't going to solve anything > and in fact only makes things worse. Mark, I will print your comment, frame it, and hang it on the wall. Just to have it ready to be copied the next time I run into one of those security zealots with cold war mindset. Kudos for the common sense. FC _______________________________________________ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
