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GUADEC: Danny O'Brien on privacy, encryption, and the desktop

GUADEC: Danny O'Brien on privacy, encryption, and the desktop

Posted Aug 6, 2010 21:23 UTC (Fri) by spender (subscriber, #23067)
In reply to: GUADEC: Danny O'Brien on privacy, encryption, and the desktop by gmaxwell
Parent article: GUADEC: Danny O'Brien on privacy, encryption, and the desktop

That Forbes article should be taken with a grain of salt. The following posts and comments should help illuminate the situation a bit:
http://taosecurity.blogspot.com/2010/08/project-vigilant-...
http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/cx2t8/iama_voluntee...
(check out the Forbes journalist asking on reddit for input; that's quality)

I don't mean to devalue your point when applied to the existence of private companies who may be engaging in the same or similar behavior, I'm just speaking to this specific instance.

-Brad


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