Ben Scott <dragonh...@gmail.com> writes: > > On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 6:24 PM, <virgins...@vfemail.net> wrote: > >> http://xkcd.com/538/ > > > > But really, in this day and age, our personal data can be protected > > beyond all practical means to obtain it. > > Again, <http://xkcd.com/538/>. The weakest link in security has > always been the human element. Advances in crypto or other technology > don't change that.
My friend-of-a-friend story for this is that a friend of mine who knows a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy in the FBI or NSA or something (even if I could remember which group it's supposed to be, what's the certainty at 5 degrees?) says: Nobody in the secrets-business bothers *cracking encryption*--the just break into your house and install bugs. If the data in your computer is of an interest, they can open your computer and install keyboard-sniffers and whatever other sorts of bugs are relevant there, too. -- Don't be afraid to ask (Lf.((Lx.xx) (Lr.f(rr)))). _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/