| reply to TheMG
Re: They can't stop encryption. With encryption, there will always be an arms race, but, for the most part, the encryption programs will outpace those trying to crack it. HTTPS is hard enough to crack at 128 bits, and there's much more secure encryption tech than that out there. Hell, PGP was doing 1024 bits back in the '90s, I think, so let's see your average ISP try to crack that. Also, you can encrypt individual files, the data stream, or both. So, if someone transfers an encrypted file over an encrypted VPN connection, that will be next to impossible to analyze and filter. The only option would be to ban all encrypted traffic, and, not only would companies with employees using VPN's to connect remotely scream bloody murder, but all secure Web access would also be affected, and this would kill e-commerce.
There have been folks out there saying we need to encrypt all Internet traffic, and it seems they might finally get their way. And, from a security and privacy standpoint, I have to agree with them. |
