Interesting idea for pushing universal crypto: public APs that introduce random bitflips in all non-encrypted traffic.
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@RichFelker You're now in the "people who try to punish end users en masse until get their way" bucket along with stallman. -
@landley It's more of a thought experiment, not something I'm implementing or doing. I don't run APs. -
@landley The realization that this can (and might) happen should be a wake-up call, though. Somebody might decide to implement it. -
@RichFelker Wow, if you think that's even in the top ten of nasty things APs already do, you are way out of touch. -
@landley Maybe so. Just a random thought that got a lot more publicity that it probably deserved. -
@landley But I do think the lack of casual detectability or explicit "useful" malice makes it different from existing attacks.
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@RichFelker Because of this suggestion, I'm not attempting to add encryption support to _anything_ anymore. I'm done.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@RichFelker There are already APs that introduce viruses and adware, and you think being an asshole will make a difference?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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