On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 8:51 PM, Jacob Appelbaum <[email protected]> wrote: > The problem is that the little bit is effectively zero. > > What's the difference between Facebook chat over SSL and Cryptocat over SSL? > > Without a browser extension/plugin - there is little to no difference. > > You have to trust the server and the server operator to not be a bad > actor in both cases.
Except you're trying to solve a resource and environmental OPSEC problem while effectively reducing the available exfiltration surface (as it were) to a point where the adversary Nation-State (one use case) can shut it down even easier. And you're still not addressing the whole of the problem set an end-user in these hostile environments will face. I think a "step back" needs to be taken and look at the sum of problems the various tiers of activists encounter - and which ones we can truly solve remotely. Unfortunately almost none of them start w/ technical solutions. -Ali _______________________________________________ liberationtech mailing list [email protected] Should you need to change your subscription options, please go to: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech If you would like to receive a daily digest, click "yes" (once you click above) next to "would you like to receive list mail batched in a daily digest?" You will need the user name and password you receive from the list moderator in monthly reminders. You may ask for a reminder here: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech Should you need immediate assistance, please contact the list moderator. Please don't forget to follow us on http://twitter.com/#!/Liberationtech
