On Fri, 9 Aug 2013 08:03:55 -0500 "Edward K. Ream" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 7:37 AM, Jacob Peck <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > In light of recent government-sponsored programs in the US (not > > that I wish to start a political debate here), perhaps it's not a > > terrible idea to write a plugin that hooks into the loading and > > saving code, encrypting/decrypting your data? > > > > Relying on encryption looks hopeless. Today's story: > http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/08/09/silent-circle-follows-lavabit-in-closing-its-encrypted-email-service-because-it-cannot-be-secure/ > > and the announcement from silent circle: > http://silentcircle.wordpress.com/2013/08/09/to-our-customers/ > > The only wise course of action, imo, is to assume the NSA is spying on > *everything* we do. Hi Edward, Without taking any stand on whether Leo should or shouldn't have a feature to encrypt on save, decrypt on load, I'm wondering why 4096 bit gpg encryption wouldn't go a long way toward making spying eyes go elsewhere? Sure, they can decrypt it, but it in the time they take to decrypt it, they could read 10,000 unencrypted emails. Reminds me of my bicycle chain. It was 3/8 inch thick. They sell 1/2 inch thick chain, but 3/8 made my chain thicker than almost everyone else's, so mine had an opportunity cost making it almost impervious. Jacob Peck -- I'm pretty sure that right now today, you could keep your files at home, and while on the road hit them with a VPN. Or even an ssh tunnel. Thanks, SteveT Steve Litt * http://www.troubleshooters.com/ Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "leo-editor" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/leo-editor. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
