Re: [perpass] Cops hate encryption but the NSA loves it when you use PGP

Paul Wouters <paul@nohats.ca> Mon, 01 February 2016 12:24 UTC

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From: Paul Wouters <paul@nohats.ca>
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Subject: Re: [perpass] Cops hate encryption but the NSA loves it when you use PGP
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On Sat, 30 Jan 2016, Dave Crocker wrote:

> Weaver, who has spent much of the last decade investigating NSA techniques, 
> said that all PGP traffic, including who sent it and to whom, is 
> automatically stored and backed up onto tape. This can then be searched as 
> needed when matched with other surveillance data.

That is only true when SMTP works without TLS.

Still, all the more reason for running OPENPGPKEY records and
openpgpkey-milter :)



Paul