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[Discuss] Mr Robot



On Wed, Sep 02, 2015 at 12:56:31PM +0000, Edward Ned Harvey (blu) wrote:
> > From: Discuss [mailto:discuss-bounces+blu=nedharvey.com at blu.org] On
> > Behalf Of Eric Chadbourne
> > 
> > I don't think either of us are going to
> > be beaten by the CIA tomorrow.
> > 
> > Criminal gangs with rubber hoses probably
> > aren't going come hunting for you if you try to write or implement good
> > crypto on your backup project.
> 
> That's what everyone says. It's nothing more than willful, sheepish ignorance, akin to blindly accepting all the Terms of Service on every app. 


For most people in most places,  blindly clicking "yup" on the
terms of service is exactly what they should do.

99% will not get into legal trouble.

For the rest, they should go into court and testify:

Q: Did you accept the terms of service?

A: I don't recall.

Q: Did you click on the button that said you accept the terms of
service?

A: I don't specifically recall, because I never read those
things, but if there was a button, I probably pressed it.

Q: You don't read contracts?

A: Those aren't real contracts.


-dsr-



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