U.S. officials urge Americans to use encrypted apps amid unprecedented cyberattack
U.S. officials urge Americans to use encrypted apps amid unprecedented cyberattack
Officials from the FBI and CISA said it was impossible to predict when the telecommunications companies would be fully safe from interlopers.
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End-to-end encryption is indispensable. Our legislators (no matter where we live) need to be made to understand this next time they try to outlaw it.
“So it’s like a filter on the tubes?” - Our legislators
"you wouldn't put a dump truck full of movies on a snowy road without chains on the tires would you?"
I'm a cryptographer in Florida, and now I'm more confused
Ew.
Think of it like this:
- no encryption - sending a postcard
- client to sever encryption - dropping off the postcard at the post office instead of the mailbox
- end to end encryption - security envelope in the mailbox
- read receipts - registered mail
Hopefully you're less wrong now Mr/Mrs legislator.
"I didn't have my pills today. Can you explain that to my staffer? They'll make a note of it."