At 01:06 PM 11/27/01 -0500, Sunder wrote:
But one has to consider several factors in building a threat model including: Why do I want to encrypt my hard drive? Why do I want to encrypt my emails? How much attention am I attracting by starting to use PGP now versus pre 911? Can I communicate securely by means other than
email?
Of course the cypherpunk answer is you should always encrypt everything
all the time, but if you haven't do so up until this point, is it worth
getting probed by the Feds? Maybe it is if they have nothing on you or you expect them to have little reason for fucking with you.
I have had success with some populations by pointing out that folks have been busted for their pr0n collection by nosy computer-repairmen. And when the machine is down its too late to remove (wipe) or encrypt the naughty bits. Good argument for encrypted volumes.