The problem being is when you do have a provider that appears to be
secure
and out of reach, think lavabit, that provider will not survive for
long.
The CALEA requirements, and Patriot Act provisions will force them into
compliance.
There only options are to:
Disobey the law, unacceptable in my opinion
Close down services, noble but I need to eat and you probably want to
keep getting email
Compromise your principles and obey the law, the path often choosen.
Sam Moats
On 2013-09-06 13:20, Nicolai wrote:
On Fri, Sep 06, 2013 at 02:27:32PM +0000, Naslund, Steve wrote:
If everyone cancelled their gmail accounts, stopped using Google
search,
and stopped paying for Google placement and ads, their stock would
go to
zero nearly overnight. Again, no one seems to care about the issue
enough to do this because I have seen no appreciable backlash
against
these companies.
I think Joe 6mbps sitting at home reads that everything he uses has
been
subverted. He doesn't know what alternatives exist, and doesn't have
the technical knowledge neccessary to find them on his own. And
faced
with a false choice -- stop using the Internet, or continue using it
as
he knows how -- he chooses the one that retains his ability to
communicate with family and friends and keep up on the things he
cares
about.
Schneier is saying we need to build better options for Joe 6mbps,
competing with the PRISM-compatable services, so that
privacy-respecting
services become known and commonplace.
Nicolai
