Eva will speak for herself but because I have known her for many
years I am quite certain that she is not advocating SECURITY THROUGH
OBSCURITY. It certainly DOES NOT WORK.
>Hi,
>
>>I think you may be confusing free software with open source software.
>
>I think Thom said everything I wanted to say on that matter. It's
>brilliant this time difference - I go to bed and Thom effectively
>writes the email I was gonna do, if not a better one ;-)
>
>Ed, can I reaffirm an earlier point that open protocols to not
>necessarily breed trust.... how many times have open protocols been
>badly implemented?
>
>However Eva said:
>
>>The current security model in public elections is based on security through
>>obscurity and the principle of confinement; we play in one (private) sand
>>box
>>and it's the best one. Trust me.
>
>And it scared me.... I hope I've misunderstood but if you're
>advocating an obscure and private security paradigm then I'm
>seriously concerned about the future of this industry.
>
>SECURITY THROUGH OBSCURITY DOES NOT WORK.
>
>Thank you,
>Jason
>
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