@uanews that is genocide.

@uanews that’s probably the most support I’ve seen Israel offer Ukraine so far.

Man, I just read a paper that came out when I was 8 years old—and not reading about encryption—about the Clipper Chip. While the PC version was flawed, if it actually became a standard, we might have an option for more secure communications baked into a lot more devices. I see the flaw only affected the PC version, and not the IC used for voice and analog data, and it’s an interesting flaw that actually let the users set a _more secure_ session that couldn’t be tapped LOL. Instead we have completely unencrypted hard lines, cell towers that negotiate client encryption (or not) and rouge SSL rootCAs/ state controlled CAs. 1995-2010 was like the dark ages for encryption.

@GossiTheDog yeah this was one that got me blocked for an opinion on country controlled rootCAs…: @mattblaze Clipper chip was certainly not bulk collection either, and rouge CAs are always around, ie. Wosign, Qaznet. Since no normal user keeps track of what root CAs are signing certs and devices trust all kinds of state owned or influenced CAs, PKI is much more of a risk than the Clipper ever was, and I can’t think of one commercial site using SSL or TLS mutual authentication, so it is inherently being used for encyption only. User trust comes from a green padlock.

@GossiTheDog yeah, #mastadon does seem overly weighted towards “I only want my version of free speech, and a safe space” which is totally cool! I think that’s what private instances and communities are for. People on Mastadon do seem pretty fragile and prone to rage-quit-blocking more so than other platforms that are better for actual discourse.

@GossiTheDog @aj_vicens when I think of RSA, this is what comes to mind.