what keeps you up at night?
18:47 | 15-08-2012 | Internet, Privacy, Security | 1 Comment
о доверии:
Trust, Mr. Schneier writes, is the glue that binds our societies. Over centuries we have invented various means of ensuring it: moral codes, reputation within a certain community, laws and of course security tools, from embankments, the most primitive kind of defense, to facial-recognition technology.
The liars he worries about most these days are not cyberwarriors or even cybercriminals but private companies and government agencies advancing their own interests, whether for surveillance or commerce. Apple controls the memory on our iPhones. Google keeps tabs on what we search for, and whom we write to, when we use Gmail. We unknowingly pledge allegiance to the companies we do business with.
“Now we have to trust all these entities,” Mr. Schneier warned. “Google has great customer service. Problem is, you’re not the customer.” He added later: “ ‘Security’ is now a catchall excuse for all sorts of authoritarianism, as well as for boondoggles and corporate profiteering.”
и с другой стороны:
Stewart Baker, who has also written about cryptography, served as the National Security Agency’s chief lawyer, and debated Mr. Schneier on occasion, sees an inherent conflict among some of Mr. Schneier’s ideals. Mr. Baker argues that you can’t insist on anonymity and simultaneously expect to enforce a system of trust.
your choice?
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