I think Wired is losing me, Greg. The article is far too complex. We are aware that maturated tools tend to be more secure than new approaches. That experience and open review matters. That there is no absolute security. Or in Prussian army terms: "cleaned", not "clean".
Brave HIV testing won't protect you from other sexually transmitted deseases. You don't present at HOPE to reach out at naive activist audiences but hackers and technologists interested in innovative solutions. We all started as junior knights slaying dragon and bathing in their blood gave us illusions about our own invulnerability. I also feel reminded of mountaineer Reinhold Messner (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinhold_Messner) who is an outspoken critics of the well-organised, technology supported Himalaya mass expeditions. He believes the technology support adds a false impression of security while you can't control the mountain. Edgar Whymper famously wrote that fear of risk is more threatening than the risk itself. Best, André Am 08.08.2012 09:19, schrieb Greg Norcie: > I am interested in what the list thinks of this recent Wired article: > http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/08/security-researchers/all/ > > I have written a few paragraphs, but I'll sit on them until morning and > see if I am still as unhappy w/ Wired tomorrow morning as I am now > before posting them publicly. > _______________________________________________ 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
