[Discuss] Encrypt Everything?

[Richard Pieri]

Jay Kramer wrote:
> Google claims that they are going to encrypt gmail with a scheme that
> will be very difficult to decrypt.

Google claims. But Google haven't demonstrated a strong aversion to 
providing data to authorities when served with court orders to do so.

I actually care less about the algorithms used and how those algorithms 
are implemented than I do about their key management. If the key holders 
make copies for federal agencies, or the key holders unlock the data on 
demand from those agencies, then Google's "encrypt everything" strategy 
is nothing more than a publicity stunt.

-- 
Rich P.