On Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:41:33 -0400, Ezekiel wrote:
> SomeBloke wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:28:55 -0400, Ezekiel wrote:
>>
>>> SomeBloke wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:54:49 -0400, Ezekiel wrote:
>>>>
>>>> <snippage>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> <quote>
>>>> "It's not an NSA key so they can secretly install weak cryptography
>>>> on
>>>>> the unsuspecting masses," said Schneier. "There are just too many
>>>>> smarter things they can do to the unsuspecting masses."
>>>> </quote>
>>>>
>>>> That's Windows all over, far too many easily accessible entrypoints
>>>> into the basic system.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Yeah... the article is honest and direct and the security experts are
>>> rightfully harsh on Microsoft.
>>>
>>> Yet these same people who are harsh against Microsoft conclude that
>>> there is no secret backdoor in Windows which disproves the asinine
>>> claim of "several NSA backdoors" that exist in Windows.
>>
>> Yes indeed, the paranoid are with us always, as are 'security experts'
>> who peddle 'solutions' to the gullible in the hope of turning a
>> dishonest quid. Antivirus360 anybody?
>>
>>
>>
> You appear to be thoroughly confused. Security experts like Bruce
> Schneier don't peddle any sort of antivirus solutions. They are
> cryptographers who work primarily with mathematics and encryption
> algorithms. If you don't know what encryption is you should look it up
> before spouting more nonsense about how they want to sell you antivirus
> software.
...and you appear to have misunderstood me. Sad.
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