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  • vga@sopuli.xyztoMemes@lemmy.mlICE: Wrench = We don't need a warrant
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    20 days ago

    I’m not encrypting my stuff because of people who can legally punch me in the face if I don’t comply. I’m encrypting them against some dude who steals my backpack when I’m commuting.

    I’m not saying that all authorities are great but if your biggest risk is your local authorities, you need to change something in your life. Possibly your place of residency.





  • Simplicity in all the good and bad ways. They also claim to be more secure but I’m not sure if that really applies anymore.

    Many security-related things started as an OpenBSD project, like openssh. They don’t shy away from making drastic decisions for the sake of quality. For instance, in 2014 when they noticed their bluetooth stack or bluetooth as a concept sort of sucked, they didn’t rewrite it. They removed it. I don’t think it has been rewritten yet.