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Encryption is a necessity

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Re: Encryption is a necessity

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Post by tdrd »

userbinator wrote: post #11

Companies should be encouraged to aggressively strengthen the security of their products, rather than undermine that security. On the other hand, I think they should most certainly not be encouraged to secure products against their users: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.en.html What worries me the most about this seemingly frantic push for more encryption is that it will accelerate the proliferation and a…

One of my old co-workers said it best: "Dear @SpaceX and @NASA security teams: please don't sign your firmware, in case a space gardener ever needs to bust out a hex editor."

[0] https://twitter.com/nathanmccauley/status/650450050724708356

Re: Encryption is a necessity

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Post by saganus »

aban wrote: post #40
saganus wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I could definitely use one. Thanks in any case!

Sure, but I don't see any emails on your profile (the 'email' field is not public, if you want others to see your email, put it in the 'about' section as well).

Awesome. I did that.

Thanks. I hope you can still see this message.

Thanks again!

Re: Encryption is a necessity

#43

Post by newman314 »

mynewtb wrote: post #3

Well, why not massively fund Thunderbird with a focus on usability and end-to-end encryption then? :-( Or maybe invest in Signal to they can finally start to fix and improve at a remotely competitive pace?

Your comment about Signal threw off some thoughts :)

I've said before that I think Signal's UX is not great esp compared with other messaging apps.

The following just came to me so I'm going to digress for a bit into stream of consciousness.

* Signal allows for calling now so why not require a first call to verify the other party. I would think people are pretty good at recognizing voices.

* Or send an image and video call to verify?

Still looking for a Signal+Ricochet+Burner type app...

Re: Encryption is a necessity

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Post by aban »

saganus wrote: post #42
aban wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sure, but I don't see any emails on your profile (the 'email' field is not public, if you want others to see your email, put it in the 'about' section as well).

Awesome. I did that. Thanks. I hope you can still see this message. Thanks again!

Done!

You're welcome :)

Re: Encryption is a necessity

#45

Post by blaenk »

aban wrote: post #17
mattkrea wrote: post #12

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You don't have another do you? I've been waiting for my invite for over a year now. :-/

Sorry I just saw your reply. Glad you got one. I still have a bunch more, if anyone else wants them.

If it's not too late and you still have some, any chance you can send me one? would appreciate it!

Re: Encryption is a necessity

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Post by aban »

blaenk wrote: post #45
aban wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sorry I just saw your reply. Glad you got one. I still have a bunch more, if anyone else wants them.

If it's not too late and you still have some, any chance you can send me one? would appreciate it!

I tried but looks like someone else already sent you one.

P.S. Great looking Hakyll site!

Re: Encryption is a necessity

#47

Post by blaenk »

aban wrote: post #46
blaenk wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If it's not too late and you still have some, any chance you can send me one? would appreciate it!

I tried but looks like someone else already sent you one. P.S. Great looking Hakyll site!

I was invited many months ago but I messed up the username. After investigating I realized that there's no way to fix it, and keybase staff says the only way is to delete the account and get re-invited [1].

I forgot to delete the account, but I did so now, so if you're still willing and would be so kind as to try again, I would greatly appreciate it! If not, no problem!

Thanks for the compliment!

[1]: https://github.com/keybase/keybase-issues/issues/803

Re: Encryption is a necessity

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Post by blaenk »

aban wrote: post #46
blaenk wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If it's not too late and you still have some, any chance you can send me one? would appreciate it!

I tried but looks like someone else already sent you one. P.S. Great looking Hakyll site!

Received! Thank you very much!!

Re: Encryption is a necessity

#49

Post by aban »

blaenk wrote: post #47
aban wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I tried but looks like someone else already sent you one. P.S. Great looking Hakyll site!

I was invited many months ago but I messed up the username. After investigating I realized that there's no way to fix it, and keybase staff says the only way is to delete the account and get re-invited [1]. I forgot to delete the account, but I did so now, so if you're still willing and would be so kind as to try again, I would greatly appreciate it! If not, no problem! Thanks for the compliment! [1]: https://github.…

I tried again as you said, but it still complained. What I ended up doing was to send the invitation to your gmail address without the two dots (as it's an alias for your original address), and apparently it worked.

I also emailed you the invitation code they generated, from my personal email.

Re: Encryption is a necessity

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Post by harry8 »

newman314 wrote: post #43
mynewtb wrote: post #3

Well, why not massively fund Thunderbird with a focus on usability and end-to-end encryption then? :-( Or maybe invest in Signal to they can finally start to fix and improve at a remotely competitive pace?

Your comment about Signal threw off some thoughts :) I've said before that I think Signal's UX is not great esp compared with other messaging apps. The following just came to me so I'm going to digress for a bit into stream of consciousness. * Signal allows for calling now so why not require a first call to verify the other party. I would think people are pretty good at recognizing voices. * Or send an image and vide…

I find the signal user interface just great. No really, it's fine. Just use it and recommend it to your friends and contacts.

Full disclosure, I have no association whatsoever with signal, it's just good.

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