On Nov 27, 2007 12:17 PM, Dave Cridland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Once all this is done, simply count the power stations in the target > area (Google Maps, or simply go and look - you can certainly drive > around the Doughnut in Cheltenham).
Here's another take on this: As it turns out, most people don't encrypt their IM traffic. If you're Evil Big Brother of Choice (EBBOC), picking out encrypted IM streams from the unencrypted haystack makes finding interesting needles much easier. At that point, you use some other exploit (undisclosed, unpatched vuln in OS of choice, for example) to install a keystroke logger. Much simpler, and fewer greenhouse gases emitted. "[I]t would be nice if everyone routinely used encryption for all their email [and IM activity], innocent or not, so that no one drew suspicion by asserting their email [and IM] privacy with encryption." [1] It would be nice, but unfortunately, that's not currently the case. -David [1] http://www.philzimmermann.com/EN/essays/WhyIWrotePGP.html -- David Eisner http://cradle.brokenglass.com
