Yaron Greenwald <ygwald@brandeis.edu> writes:
Why is it that everyone here rocks at threat models as long as they get to own a computer. Why is it that everyone here can consider everything from if a Global Passive Adversary is directly targeting you to if your next door neighbor is doing, I dunno, Van-Eck Phreaking or something like that, but can't *possibly* consider the use case of "my government can break into any computer it wants, and I'm running from netcafe to netcafe, and just need them to not be able to find me for the next one or two weeks".
This is why we have cryptography, it provides us with a precise mathematical framework for debating the implications of various paranoid delusions. No matter how the gubmint is trying to get you, there's bound to be some cryptographic pixie dust of some form that you can sprinkle to help you feel better. Peter.