[Hackupy-discuss] Dovetail protester communications system

[Eleanor Saitta]

On 2012.01.10 16.44, Shannon Lee wrote:
> Yes, like BitTorrent, which is very public but which people use as
> though it were sekrit sekurity. Nevertheless, BitTorrent remains a good
> way to download stuff.
> 
> It's OK for functionality like this to run ahead of security, so long as
> that fact is very public.  In this case, if the "how it works" page is
> accurate, there are some big holes -- for example, it seems as though a
> couple of sniffers could get a *lot* of data -- but it also seems like
> an interesting product, if you strip out the security claims and make
> the risks public.

Bittorrent was never intended for use by activists dealing with hostile
governments.  If it had been, it would have been an irresponsible and
unacceptable design.  This is intended for use by people who may be shot
if their messages are read.  Not protecting those messages is not
acceptable.

This isn't hard: It doesn't matter if it's new or shiny, do it right or
don't do it at all.  This *can* and *is* being done right by other
projects, and coordination and cooperation can ensure the best of both
worlds here.

E.

-- 
Ideas are my favorite toys.

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