Hey Doug, PLEASE, I’d like a simple example of, not even the plural you used, but a single one: “governments [that] are all acting on our behalf, which may actually be true in some locations in the world!!!"
Besides, there is a huge difference between “planning in secret” (BTW, the usual rule in ALL of the FIRST WORLD) and issues of encryption..😈 Best Regards | Cordiales Saludos | Grato, Andrés L. Pacheco Sanfuentes <[email protected]> +1 (347) 766-5008 > On Apr 9, 2020, at 12:21 PM, Doug Schuler <[email protected]> > wrote: > > This is in no way to argue against security and the ability to keep organized > crime from going where they don't belong — especially for financial > transactions and private information. On the other hand the line "Our > governments and their officials should plan in secret" seems to strengthen > the hand of despotic governments. It seems to imply that these governments > are all acting on our behalf, which may actually be true in some locations in > the world. I believe that government is absolutely necessary but without > transparency things are hopeless. In fact, maybe the new emphasis on > conferencing *could* help open things up. I'm in a foul humor because I > live in the US and yes, "our" government does try very hard to "plan in > secret." > > — Doug > > > > On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 9:58 AM Tim McNamara <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Hi all, keen to receive any feedback on this blog post I'm drafting... > > Billions of reasons why officials should not trust Zoom > > This year has seen governments take unprecedented action to defeat the > world's most significant public health threat in over a century. Much of that > action involves money. Lots of money. > > Officials and politicians deciding on economic stimulus packages around have > a problem: they can't talk face-to-face behind closed doors like they're used > to. Instead, they're turning to technology. Many of these services have > unproven security credentials. Using insecure tools will allow the worst > elements in our societies to benefit from the crisis. > > Starting now, there is an increased financial incentive to break into video > conferencing systems. Billions, perhaps trillions, of dollars of subsidy > money will be provided by governments around the world. That money will be > unevenly spread. Many companies will fall. Some will not. > > Organised criminals and hostile nation-states have significant technological > resources. They are well placed to exploit misplaced trust in computer > systems. Our governments and their officials should plan in secret. > Guaranteed secrecy while decisions are being made is the best way to keep > economies alive. > > Governments should consider hosting their own video conferencing platform. > Open-source tools such as Jitsi Meet, BigBlueButton and Apache OpenMeetings > can all be deployed cost-effectively and securely behind a firewall. Perhaps > most importantly, they don't require meeting participants to install anything > onto their computer. > > Deploying these open source video conferencing technologies provides multiple > benefits. The security within the system can be validated. Staff managing the > service can be vetted. Data can stay local. Most importantly though, secrets > can stay secret. > > > > > Original https://cloud.nzoss.nz/s/F2r3rDZsEaypKNf > <https://cloud.nzoss.nz/s/F2r3rDZsEaypKNf> > > > Tim McNamara > Vice President, New Zealand Open Source Society > Author, Rust in Action > https://tim.mcnamara.nz <https://tim.mcnamara.nz/> | @timClicks > <http://twitter.com/timClicks> > > -- > Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable from any major commercial > search engine. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: > https://lists.ghserv.net/mailman/listinfo/lt > <https://lists.ghserv.net/mailman/listinfo/lt>. 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