January 21, 2009 at 9:45 am
What would be the point of cyphering messages that very clever enemies couldn't break? You'd end up not knowing what they thought you thought they were thinking...
Lord Vetinari to Leonard of Quirm from the Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett
January 21, 2009 at 10:55 am
Pretty much. Defeats the purpose of owning one.
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January 21, 2009 at 10:59 am
Karma (1/21/2009)
What would be the point of cyphering messages that very clever enemies couldn't break? You'd end up not knowing what they thought you thought they were thinking...Lord Vetinari to Leonard of Quirm from the Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett
One of my favorite books!
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January 22, 2009 at 3:08 pm
C'mon, Steve. Do you really think NSA wants you to have a cellphone that can't be scanned or eavesdropped on? 🙂
January 23, 2009 at 6:26 am
samkaplan (1/22/2009)
C'mon, Steve. Do you really think NSA wants you to have a cellphone that can't be scanned or eavesdropped on? 🙂
Sam,
Do you really believe that the NSA can't scan or eavesdrop on encrypted calls?
January 23, 2009 at 6:46 am
No, I don't believe that at all--what I believe is that that is the reason they would not transfer the technology to create secure phones to the private sector--unless they believed it was already compromised.
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