> Presumably secure computer is right. Take, for example, a feature as > innocuous as keeping my time in sync. Apple can pretty much track where in > the world because I'm connected to their time server. Crazy, right. If you don't use another NTP Server (as I do) or have your own.
Patrice Am 19.02.2011 um 20:57 schrieb Roberto Aguilar: > On Feb 19, 2011, at 3:28 AM, Raphael 'kena' Poss wrote: >> On Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:05 -0800, "Curtis Ward" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> I beg you for one now. >> >> You seem to be confused about security. Your stated needs for >> confidentiality conflict with your desire for an out-of-the-box >> solution. Do you realize that any phone manufacturer / mobile carrier >> can sell phones that can be remotely controlled? This risk exists even >> more for iOS than Android, since neither the operating system nor device >> specification are open for scrutiny. Even with a GPG-aware mail client >> someone could well monitor your key presses or screen remotely. > > You made an excellent choice in phones if you were looking for out-of-the-box > simplicity and cookie cutter experience. Encryption, security, and privacy > are not cookie cutter; they usually require roll-your-own solutions. Android > may be better for that; one solution for that platform I found is from > Whisper systems: > > http://www.whispersys.com/ > >> In short, don't use your mobile phone directly for secure communication. >> The best you can get is tethering, ie connect your computer to a network >> using the mobile phone as a network interface. Then you can tunnel >> secure channels on top of this using your (presumably secure) computer. > > Presumably secure computer is right. Take, for example, a feature as > innocuous as keeping my time in sync. Apple can pretty much track where in > the world because I'm connected to their time server. Crazy, right. > > -Roberto. > >> -- >> Raphael 'kena' Poss >> >> _______________________________________________ >> gpgtools-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> FAQ: http://www.gpgtools.org/faq.html >> Changes: http://lists.gpgtools.org/mailman/listinfo/gpgtools-users >> Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.gpgtools.org/mailman/options/gpgtools-users/[email protected]?unsub=Unsubscribe&unsubconfirm=1 >> >> This email sent to: [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > gpgtools-users mailing list > [email protected] > FAQ: http://www.gpgtools.org/faq.html > Changes: http://lists.gpgtools.org/mailman/listinfo/gpgtools-users > Unsubscribe: > http://lists.gpgtools.org/mailman/options/gpgtools-users/[email protected]?unsub=Unsubscribe&unsubconfirm=1 > > This email sent to: [email protected] _______________________________________________ gpgtools-users mailing list [email protected] FAQ: http://www.gpgtools.org/faq.html Changes: http://lists.gpgtools.org/mailman/listinfo/gpgtools-users Unsubscribe: http://lists.gpgtools.org/mailman/options/gpgtools-users/[email protected]?unsub=Unsubscribe&unsubconfirm=1 This email sent to: [email protected]
