[liberationtech] Cryptography super-group creates unbreakable encryption

[Nadim Kobeissi]

On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 4:11 AM, Christopher Soghoian <chris at soghoian.net>wrote:

>
> It is clear that you seem to have developed a foaming-in-the-mouth,
> irrational hate of Silent Circle. As such, anyone who fails to denounce
> Phil Zimmermann as the great Satan is, in your eyes, some kind of corrupt
> shill.
>

Chris,
You have repeatedly stood up asking VoIP software to be more transparent
about their encryption. You have repeatedly stood up when the media
overblew coverage into hype.

However, Silent Circle remains *the only case* where you remain mentioned
regularly in articles on the company, where you make a point to completely
ignore that they are posting everywhere on their social media that they are
developing "unbreakable encryption", and marketing it, closed-source,
towardsactivists. When I confront you about this, you publicly accuse me of
"soliciting a hit piece" (!!) against Silent Circle.

That is what I have a problem with: A huge, clear, obvious double standard
strictly made available for Silent Circle.


>
> I proudly stand by every single statement quoted in that Verge story.
>
> Chris
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 8:56 PM, Nadim Kobeissi <nadim at nadim.cc> wrote:
>
>> Chris Soghoian gives Silent Circle's unbreakable encryption an entire
>> article's worth of lip service here, it must be really unbreakable:
>>
>> http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/6/3950664/phil-zimmermann-wants-to-save-you-from-your-phone
>>
>>
>> NK
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 10:49 PM, Brian Conley <brianc at smallworldnews.tv>wrote:
>>
>>> I heard they have a super secret crypto clubhouse in the belly of an
>>> extinct volcano.
>>>
>>> Other rumors suggest they built their lab in the liberated tunnels
>>> beneath bin ladens secret lair in Pakistan...
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>> On Feb 6, 2013, at 19:42, Nadim Kobeissi <nadim at nadim.cc> wrote:
>>>
>>> Actual headline.
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.extremetech.com/mobile/147714-cryptography-super-group-creates-unbreakable-encryption-designed-for-mass-market
>>>
>>>
>>> NK
>>>
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