[liberationtech] Opt out of Prism

[Guido Witmond]

On 12-06-13 19:21, John Adams wrote:
> I like that you're promoting free and open tools, but your title is
> misleading.
>
> You offer people false hope here. By listing the tools and not listing
> what level of security they offer, people will assume they can just
> switch and be protected. This is one of the reasons why the EFF does not
> recommend tools. The issues associated with each tool are myriad and vast.
>
> What's sad is that the media picked up on this, amplifying the false
> hope you offer. A+ for effort, though.
>
>

Although I can agree that many of these tools do not offer (significant) 
protection against unwanted data gathering. It's good that such a list 
comes to the attention of the people who are worried about their privacy.

Even with false hope, a society without hope is doomed...

I hope some people will take time to switch to some tools and spread 
that knowledge further.


Guido.