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Re: [LUG] Bloody politicians! Rant.

 

> On 13 Jan 2015, at 18:48, Mark Evans <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> On 13/01/15 15:49, Anthony Williams wrote:
> 
>> Criminals will still use secure crypto; they just won't use the software
>> with the backdoor, and the government will be no better off.
> 
> Actually they may not need to use software or even cryptography.
> You can't build a cypher machine using "stone knives and bear skins".
> But it's highly possible that stone age versions of Alice, Bob and Eve
> existed :)
> 
> Alternatives such as codes can easily be a better option, where only
> limited messages are needed.
> 
> Pity no government appears to realise that spam is a possible way for
> criminals to send covert messages though…
> 

its still common to hid instructions in images, a hand held high vs low or looking 
left vs right can mean a lot. 

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