On 05/21/2018 02:31 AM, Ben McGinnes wrote: > On Sun, May 20, 2018 at 01:43:07PM -1100, Mirimir wrote: >> On 05/19/2018 11:44 PM, Aleksandar Lazic wrote: >>> >>> I do not want to create a conspiracy theory but it's wiggy that >>> EFF favors *NO* security ,pgp or s/mime, instead to fix the current >>> possibilities and promote signal. >> >> I read the EFF warning as a temporary measure, to prevent >> adversaries from sending cyphertext, and getting plaintext >> back. Until these exploits were blocked. And if necessary, to use >> Signal in the interim. > > I could have given them that benefit of the doubt on the initial > article too, but the FAQ they now have on the Surveillance > Self-Defense website does rather eviscerate any hope of that: > > https://ssd.eff.org/en/blog/pgp-and-efail-frequently-asked-questions > > “What if I keep getting PGP emails? > > You can decrypt these emails via the command line. If you prefer not > to, notify your contacts that PGP is, for the time being, no longer > safe to use in email clients and decide whether the conversation can > continue over another end-to-end encrypted platform, such as Signal.” > > Because that couldn't possibly create a Chinese Whispers style > situation of self-perpetuating FUD … 🤦 > > > Regards, > Ben
I hadn't seen that. Pretty stupid :( _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users