On Sat, 2012-05-12 at 08:59 +0300, Jari Fredriksson wrote: > the question is not why we should encrypt our communication, > but why we should /not/
I encrypt some of my communication by openPGP too. No doubt about it, there are valid reasons to encrypt some emails. But signing emails to an open mailing list to make people aware that you know how to encrypt mails IMO is improper. And btw. the question still is "Why should we encrypt communication?" and not "Why shouldn't we encrypt communication?". I hope PGP fetishists are aware about other security issues, such as the possibility to read a tube monitor by using an antenna, from a neighboring house. I won't make all security gaps public. Cracking encryption takes 20 years with a super computer. The most common gap is to keep the personal key on the computer, since cracking the passphrase does take some minutes. Btw. I keep the personal key on my computer. For me PGP is just a way to ensure a low level security. PGP becomes useful for anonymous mailing etc.,when several servers are involved, but it's less secure for private mails. My mailer is able to display HTML, should I format in HTML to make people aware, that I'm able to read HTML formated text? For those using a 56k modem traffic might be important. I don't think that storage of emails is an issue for anybody. It might be more considerate to quit signing by default. Conspiracy regards, Ralf PS: A poster from a German high-rise bunker: "Feind hört mit denk immer dran, vertrau nicht blind dem Nebenmann" I try to translate: "The enemy is always listening, don't trust the person beside you" We should create a world of trust, instead of hanging on conspiracy theories. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1336805504.2741.26.camel@precise