On 09/01/15 20:45, rysiek wrote:
> stf, can you please post your snakeoil tell-tale signs? I think they might be
> useful here. ;-)

Quoth Stef:

> exactly this prompted me to come up with the seven rules of thumb to detect
> snakeoil:
>
>     not free software
>     runs in a browser
>     runs on a smartphone
> the user doesn't generate, or exclusively own the private encryption keys
>     there is no threat model
>     uses marketing-terminology like "cyber", "military-grade"
>     neglects general sad state of host security

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