From: Steve Massey (massey@loop.com)
Date: Wed Jun 20 2001 - 23:06:15 MDT
On Wednesday, June 20, 2001, at 02:01 AM, Samantha Atkins wrote:
> Harvey Newstrom wrote:
>>
>> Kennita Watson wrote to a regional list,
>>> I don't subscribe to the main extropians list -- someone may want to
>>> echo this to it if it hasn't already appeared.
>>>
>>> http://www.newscientist.com/dailynews/news.jsp?id=ns9999881
>>>
>>> Private life
>>> New software could automatically encrypt email and instant
>>> messages, and add a smoke screen of fake data ...
>>
>> I'll gladly forward this to the main list. I wish they had more
> details
>> about what this does and how it does it.
>>
>> (Also check out the vegetarian T-Rex in one of the side stories!)
>>
>> --
>> Harvey Newstrom <http://HarveyNewstrom.com> <http://Newstaff.com>
>
> If the encryption is reasonable there is no need to clog the
> internet with a bunch of flak to fake out eavesdroppers. This
> thing sounds fishy to me. It is not too difficult to do what is
> suggested without the flak.
>
> -samantha
>
(Delurking...)
The fake data is used to obscure the flow of packets between parties: a
lot of information can be gleaned by examining who is sending stuff to
whom, and when the stuff is sent, even if the actual stuff being sent is
unreadable.
Steve.
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