You mean like how Google got ECC forward-secure TLS deployed across the whole Internet?
Did you finish reading the article?
Facebook’s WhatsApp has brought end-to-end encryption to more people – over 800 million – than any other service; and Google’s engineering team has been a leader in securing much of the web in the post-Snowden era.
And then they go on saying:
But this is much more than an engineering fight – it’s a political one where public opinion is crucial.
Do you think the average voter knows what ECC forward-secure TLS is? Heck, I'd like to think I kind of know a little about the subject but I know _nothing_ compared to you and a bunch of other HNers.
But unfortunately, we live in a society where people who can vote are really scared of terrorism and lack an understanding of how technology works. If a politician tells them we need to decrypt "all the things" for their safety they'll happily vote for them[0].
We need the celebrities of the tech world to reach out and explain why we need crypto in a way they can understand.
[0]: No link really, just watch any of Donald Trump's rallies and tell me if you think those people care about encryption.
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Did you finish reading the article?
And then they go on saying:
Do you think the average voter knows what ECC forward-secure TLS is? Heck, I'd like to think I kind of know a little about the subject but I know _nothing_ compared to you and a bunch of other HNers.
But unfortunately, we live in a society where people who can vote are really scared of terrorism and lack an understanding of how technology works. If a politician tells them we need to decrypt "all the things" for their safety they'll happily vote for them[0].
We need the celebrities of the tech world to reach out and explain why we need crypto in a way they can understand.
[0]: No link really, just watch any of Donald Trump's rallies and tell me if you think those people care about encryption.