Dnia poniedziałek, 14 kwietnia 2014 22:08:29 tpb-crypto@laposte.net pisze:
Message du 14/04/14 02:01 De : "Linux User"
So. Are the NSA guys good guys? Well. They're the enemy of the people, as they invade their privacy and therewith their safety. If you can be blackmailed, studied, influenced, etc. you are weak and vulnerable. Preaching to the choir, I guess.
Well, I get the impression that some of the voices of this choir still need some preaching directed at them =P
I noticed something interesting in digital 'security' circles. People who deal with 'security' are, at first sight, technical people and are concerned with issues such as factoring integers, permutations, routing protocols, etc. etc. etc.
However, all their technical expertise exists to achieve some political goals. And when you look at the political beliefs of these people, you see that they suck big time. As engineers they may be competent, but there's a step above engineering, and there, they fail.
Since when politics is a "step above" anything? Politicians are the lowest of the low thugs and thus so is their art of thievery.
There are two main meanings of the term "politics". The one you are referring to is the "pardon-less, dirty fight for power", and is the reason many describe themselves as "apolitical". The other is the classical "of, for, or relating to citizens": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics This is the one I and the parent spoke about. It is not about the temporary/current power struggle, but about the general *policies* regarding... well, anything, really. For example, the fact that Deric Lostutter faces more jailtime than rapists he exposed: http://politicalblindspot.com/he-exposed-steubenville-now-what/ ...is a direct effect of hackers not engaging in politics (in the second sense). And a great exemplification of the good old "regardless of whether or not you are interested in politics, politics *will* get interested in you, eventually" rule. I despise the first version of "politics"; I firmly stand on the position we have to start engaging in the second version, though. -- Pozdr rysiek