[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Saturday 25 October 2003 04:27 pm, Tyler Durden wrote: >> secure (every ask anyone if they believed there was such a thing as >> effectively 'unbreakable' encryption? Reglar folks always believe >> SOMEBODY'S got the technology to break what scheme you use, so "why >> bother"). > I have a few friends like this....anyone have suggestions for ways to > change their minds? > Basically they say things like "If you think the government can't > break all the encryption schemes that we have, you're nuts." This > guy was a math major too, so he understands the principles of crypto. Simpler solution there then is to say "well, good - that means that the Government can still monitor terrorists, but that the minimum-wage employees answering the helpdesk at AOL can't read though your mail while they are bored."
> I feel pretty confident that 2048 bit encryption is reasonably safe > for now, but how can I convince others, and how safe should I really > feel in that opinion anyway? You don't need to - just convince them that it is safe against casual snoopers (and to be honest, most "sensitive" email the government couldn't give a damn about, but your neighbours would find very interesting indeed :) As long as you get the desired end result (them using crypto) do you really care what they think?