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diff --git a/content/entry/encryption-is-a-timer-not-a-lock.md b/content/entry/encryption-is-a-timer-not-a-lock.md index 01b4b4d..b4cae01 100644 --- a/content/entry/encryption-is-a-timer-not-a-lock.md +++ b/content/entry/encryption-is-a-timer-not-a-lock.md @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ We all have a reason to resist mass surveillance[3], but how can we do that when Avoiding using the internet entirely isn't practical nor desirable, but it can be practical to avoid the internet for things that really need to stay private. For instance, maybe you partake in certain activities/meetings that your current or possible future government wouldn't approve of. You know the kind. If that's you, you'd be wise to avoid using the internet for that. -I don't care if you use Signal. How do you know for certain those messages won't be decrypted in the future? Have your meetings in person, not online. Intelligencies agencies aren't made of magic. They cannot break secure protocols. But they will bug your hardware. They will use zero-day[4] exploits. And if you're really interesting, they'll use a bruteforce attack straight to your knees. +I don't care if you use Signal. How do you know for certain those messages won't be decrypted in the future? Have your meetings in person, not online. Intelligence agencies aren't made of magic. They cannot break secure protocols. But they will bug your hardware. They will use zero-day[4] exploits. And if you're really interesting, they'll use a brute force attack straight to your knees. Have your private meetings in the middle of a field without any cell phones. Prefer in-person communication over PGP[5] or Signal. Prefer conducting private transactions with cash, not Monero[6]. Despite all of today's fancy encryption, real life is still the most secure option. |