HI,
TD wrote- that, increased use of crypto implies increased cost of monitoring.
If a larger population starts using cryptography, we can compare it to U.S mail. The govt. any way can't go through all the snail mails due to its sheer volume. They rely on other methods to detect and nullify terror threats. Even if every one started using encryption, the govt will not spend any money to decrypt all the messages. The govt will use other mechanisms(intelligece) to detect which cipher text is worth breaking. More people using cryptography is good for the crypto community, in terms of dollars,interest and development in this particular area. Sarath. --- Tyler Durden <camera_lumina@hotmail.com> wrote:
Tim May wrote...
"But silliness about "if everybody used encryption, then..." is just that, silliness."
You seem to miss my point here (and in general), and since this is probably the closest area in which we agree, I'd suggest it's worthwhile examining this.
Let's first of all agree that the proliferation of crypto is a good thing. If crypto is rarely used, then MY usage of it is actually almost worse (depending on context) than using it. More than that, increased use of crypto implies increased cost of monitoring. The $$$ nature of the assymmetry is mirrored precisely by the calculational assymetry. Ideally, it seems to me that this should be exploited.
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