The Internet Is Broken

摘要

During the Office of Personnel Management hack last summer, the government-arguably the world's most well-resourced actor-was compromised. They weren't even using encryption. There's a great paper called 'Keys Under Doormats.' It says if you weaken security for an individual or for a class of individuals, you weaken it for everyone. Security based on trust is, by its very nature, insecure. Trust isn't permanent. It changes based on situations and administrations. And this is not just an American thing; this happens in every country worldwide. Think about the governments you fear the most, whether it is China, Russia, or North Korea. These spying capabilities exist for everyone.