Comments on: News from North of the Border

By: Nevada newspaper delivery listings

Nevada newspaper delivery listings — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 06:46:26 +0000

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By: Bruce Moomaw

Bruce Moomaw — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:08:52 +0000

On the bright side: it's a lot harder to carry out drive-by stabbings.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 13:52:20 +0000

If anyone believes that using commercial encryption will protect your data, I have a bridge to sell you. If the government REALLY wants to see what you're hiding, they can break any encryption software you use. It's just a matter of time needed.

Hell, I can break any commercial encryption algorithm, it's just a matter of time. But if it's going to take the government 100 years to brute-force my 2048 bit encryption key, that's enough protection for me.

By: DC Loser

DC Loser — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 13:03:29 +0000

If anyone believes that using commercial encryption will protect your data, I have a bridge to sell you. If the government REALLY wants to see what you're hiding, they can break any encryption software you use. It's just a matter of time needed.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:17:42 +0000

and in addition to any electronic media you are carrying, they can take any papers you are carrying

Your body cavities will be next, so be careful what you eat for lunch before crossing.

By: RWB

RWB — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:11:21 +0000

Just read more about this - and in addition to any electronic media you are carrying, they can take any papers you are carrying; in other words, you can no longer safely carry private or confidential information over the border. Maybe we can get some unemployed ex-Stasi to show us how to do it.

By: RWB

RWB — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:08:57 +0000

So what moral high ground will we have when the Chinese start copying all of the data from computers carried by business travelers or turists?

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:51:45 +0000

First, if you are crossing a border into the USA you are a suspect. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will investigate every last word on your laptop.

That's why God made encryption.

By: Triumph

Triumph — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:55:03 +0000

I hope this brutal attack makes the US press

It was in the Times this morning.