Thank you for all the input. I never dreamt what avalanche i could start with my original question. I also support the idea that my pub ring is my business, and noyb! The old saying is: Show me your acquaintances and i tell you who you are.
I don't want to be categorised like this, having all kind of scoundrel and scamsters on my keyring :-) Who else uses encryption these days :-)? John On 05/15/2015 12:03 AM, Robert J. Hansen wrote: >> You mean like this? >> >> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranoia> > Some people need to keep their public keyrings secure. > > Imagine the authorities are interested in Alice and Bob. They think the > two of them might be colluding but they don't know how. Now imagine > your keyring holds the certificates for both Alice and Bob. Now imagine > the police see your keyring. You just became a principal target of the > investigation, because you're the possible communications cut-out. The > next few weeks of your life get filled with rubber hoses, waterboarding, > and sustained beatings. > > Alice's certificate is public knowledge. So is Bob's. But the > knowledge that *you communicate with both of them* may be enough to land > you in a whole lot of hot water, especially if you live in a place > without a strong tradition of human rights. > > I, myself, do not need to keep my public keyring private. But I'm not > going to denounce those who do have such needs as paranoid. Unless I > know the person's specific situation, I'm just not in any place to make > that judgment. > > Neither are you. > > > > _______________________________________________ > enigmail-users mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or make changes to your subscription click here: > https://admin.hostpoint.ch/mailman/listinfo/enigmail-users_enigmail.net
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