From: grarpamp <[email protected]> >http://www.metzdowd.com/pipermail/cryptography/2016-August/030002.html>Insecure > email might be an even bigger problem than we suspected >Email... still the same old story. Quoting Phillip Hallam Baker from that url:"Which is why we absolutely must stop worrying about the 'terrorist' threat if the NSA is unable to read all the email on the Internet and insteadstart worrying about the threat posed by Putin's minions being able to read all the email on the Internet.[end of quote]
Generally, I agree with both points, above. However, I think the real danger is if it turns out thatONLY Russia (for example) is able to read "all the mail". If Russia, alone, possessed the email, thatwould certainly be dangerous, because of the blackmail possibilities. Those possibilities are veryalleviated if somebody else, other than Russia, has same and is willing to leak it elsewhere. I, forone, think the world is far better off being able to read Hillary Clinton's and the DNC's email, if they release them promptly and to the entire world. Jim Bell
