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Re: mocking paranoia
On 29 Jun 96 at 5:58, [email protected] wrote:
> Earlier, someone mocked someone else for being paranoid. Sorry, but
> this is a mistake. By definition, you have a non-empty threat model
> when you set out to encrypt; therefore you must be paranoid to use
> encryption. [..]
Depends. If you're paranoia is irrational, then you may do irrational things
that will hurt...
For instance, there are people who believe that the NSA has control
over every C compiler on the planet which inserts a back door into
any version of PGP, and therefore the only 'safe' PGP is v1.0.
Rob.
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