-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- On Wed, 12 Mar 1997, Sergey Goldgaber wrote:
On 12 Mar 1997, Pez Dispenser wrote:
-> Think before you write. I suppose paranoia about terrorist threats -> is in the cypherpunk spirit? Perhaps paranoia about those evil criminals -> with the big guns coming and hurting us? Gosh, I'm a cypherpunk, I need -> to be paranoid about these things! Let's give up all our rights so the -> government can protect us!
Obviously, government intervention is not always the best solution. However, stepping up security is in the cypherpunk spirit.
Indeed. There seems to be a frequent misconception that security == government intrustion. Security provides solutions that can be voluntarily accepted or rejected and which exist to specifically thwart attacks on a system. Government intrustion provides solutions that benefit government agencies and not non-LEA types. Comparing the constant releases of security advisories and patches to knee-jerk legislation just doesn't work. As for the point about "evil criminals with big guns", the libertarian/cypherpunk solution to such a problem would be to carry a bigger gun and not prohibit the ownership of guns.
And save the patronising tone.
............................................................................ . Sergey Goldgaber <sergey@el.net> System Administrator el Net . ............................................................................ . To him who does not know the world is on fire, I have nothing to say . . - Bertholt Brecht . ............................................................................
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