[FairfieldLife] Re: Helsinki-wizard on NSA Backdoor

[turquoiseb]

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb  wrote:
>
> Card writes:
> >
> > NSA Backdoor
> > Torvalds was also asked if he had ever been approached by
> > the U.S. government to insert a backdoor into Linux.Torvalds 
responded
> > "no" while nodding his head "yes," as the audience broke into
> > spontaneous laughter. - See more at:
> >
http://www.eweek.com/developer/linus-torvalds-talks-linux-development-at\
-linuxcon.html#sthash.bs7prTog.dpuf
 
  >
> Thanks for posting this. It reminded me of a great article from a few
> days ago that I wanted to share with the group. Linus is replying this
> way because he *has* to -- those who are approached by the US
government
> and requested to supply them with information about their users are
> *legally enjoined* from saying even that. He's employing the
"deadman's
> switch" defense/offense described in this article:
>
>
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/sep/09/nsa-sabotage-dead-mans\
-switch


OK, I'm no big fan of online drug sites, but as a followup it looks to
me
as if this company's demise, and the way they announced it, is the
result
of the same "We get to ask you for all of your user data, but you don't
get to say in public that we even asked you" strategy.

http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/09/silk-road-competitor-atlantis-ma\
rket-shuts-down-for-security-reasons
 

[FairfieldLife] Re: Helsinki-wizard on NSA Backdoor

[turquoiseb]

Card writes:
>
>
NSA BackdoorTorvalds was also asked if he had ever been approached by
the U.S. government to insert a backdoor into Linux.Torvalds  responded
"no" while nodding his head "yes," as the audience broke into 
spontaneous laughter. - See more at: 
http://www.eweek.com/developer/linus-torvalds-talks-linux-development-at\
-linuxcon.html#sthash.bs7prTog.dpuf


Thanks for posting this. It reminded me of a great article from a few
days ago that I wanted to share with the group. Linus is replying this
way because he *has* to -- those who are approached by the US government
and requested to supply them with information about their users are
*legally enjoined* from saying even that. He's employing the "deadman's
switch" defense/offense described in this article:

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/sep/09/nsa-sabotage-dead-mans\
-switch