"Humans vs. Algorithms" and Trust - Thought for the Day https://plus.google.com/+LaurenWeinstein/posts/bKSmXrK3EWt
There are many aspects of life where I trust humans much more than algorithms per se. One of these is *not* encryption. Once you introduce any sort of backdoor to an encryption system, no matter how noble its motives, no matter how intricate and supposedly "foolproof" its design, you're entrusting fundamentally weak and easily pressured humans not to subvert your communications. And that's an aspect of life where I have far, far more faith in faceless algorithms than in human foibles. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: http://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com I have consulted to Google, but I am not currently doing so -- my opinions expressed here are mine alone. _______________________________________________ pfir mailing list http://lists.pfir.org/mailman/listinfo/pfir
