# Hackers Beg Boring People to Stop Encrypting Emails

- Author: Joichi Ito
- Date: 2002-08-25T06:21:27Z


A pretty funny article in Satirewire. What is particularly amusing is that I sometimes think this. I know it is best practice to encrypt everything. (Otherwise it is obvious that encrypted messages are important.) But I've been having problems with PGP on my PC and sometimes I spend a great deal of effort to decrypt a message that just turns out to be some silly email that didn't NEED to be encrypted. ;-)

Of course, this is exactly the wrong position to take. We really should encrypt everything. This is not meant as a message for people to stop sending me stuff in encrypted form. It is just very funny because I often FEEL the same way.Surprisingly, computer security experts agree. "I get this all the time: 'Should I encrypt? I don't want anyone to steal my identity,'" said LockUpOnline President Bing D'aahl. "The textbook answer has been 'Yes,' but now we are advising people to first ask themselves, 'Do I have an identity that anyone would really want to steal?'" 

If you answer truthfully, D'aahl said, chances are you'll forego the digital ID and save everyone a lot of trouble. 

"Remember, the Internet wasn't built just for you," Haxor added.The full Article - SatireWire | HACKERS BEG BORING PEOPLE TO STOP ENCRYPTING EMAILS





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