On Jan 15, 2015, at 11:55 PM, Anne-Marie Eklund-Löwinder <[email protected]> wrote: > Isn't this some of the usual gibberish and misunderstandings put on a website?
No, for the reasons Dan gave in his initial message. Thomas Ptacek is well-regarded in parts of the security community, and the article has been picked up and repeated in fora that are influential with technology adopters. > There are more like this on the internet. There is more like *anything* on the internet. :-) > Like there probably are sites where people claim the earth is flat. :) If you wish to dismiss the article that way, fine, but do note Ptacek has a reasonable record for discussing the cost/benefit tradeoffs of other security technologies. I often disagree with his choices where on the spectrum to pick, and his title on this article is clearly link-baity, but he is popular in many circles. > I don't know if it is worth the effort to try to straighten it up, the sender > is probably not in the receiving mode. As Dan said in his initial message, a response would not meant for the writer, but for the larger community. And, as Dan said, some of the points in the article are valid, even if they are mixed in with hyperbole. --Paul Hoffman
