Re: The importance of secrecy

[John Wiegley]

>>>>> "SM" == Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:

SM> BTW, I think using "porn" as a humorous justification for secrecy is
SM> detrimental since it promotes the view that secrecy is only used for
SM> objectionable activities, along the lines of "I don't need secrecy because
SM> I have nothing to hide".

Indeed. As someone whose wife's friends in Iran are actually being imprisoned
on religious groups, the ability to promote education and other activities
deemed "subversive" by the current regime depends entirely on one's ability to
maintain private communications. This is what I think about when these issues
come up.

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