[free-sklyarov] Re: Why don't the subscribers of this mailing list use gpg og pgp?

[David Haworth]

On Fri, Sep 14, 2001 at 07:02:58PM +0200, DeBug wrote:
> I can't agree with that. I am always free to say everything i want
> though i my be brought to prison for what i say, but i am always free
> and i do not need encryption for doing any statements

Encryption technology gives you 2 things:

1. The ability to say what you like, in private, to someone, without
fear that others are eavesdropping

2. The ability to not say what you don't want - i.e. not to have
statements falsely attributed to you.

The second is perhaps the most important for public discussion. With
digital media, it's far too easy to impersonate someone else.


Dave

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David Haworth
Baiersdorf, Germany
david.haworth at altavista.net
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