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I'm glad I wasn't alone in finding it ridiculous/annoying. The version in the post isn't even a joke anymore...
It is concerning that the IETF is moving forward with a proposal that weakens security and is of questionable technical merit, with the most reasonable explanation being that this is the result of efforts by government surveillance agencies to enable or potentially enable monitoring of encrypted communications supposedly protected by this standard; additionally, it is concerning that disagreeing with this decision is being met with censure and outright hostility by leaders of the IETF.
This is quite concerning, and respect to DJB for fighting against it. However, I have to wonder...who would this actually compromise that matters to NSA?
* Targets with sufficient technical understanding would use hybrids anyway.
* Average users and unsophisticated targets can already be monitored through PRISM which makes cryptography moot.
So...what's their actual end game here?