Point of view regarding LISA 2002

[Alexandre Dulaunoy]

I have seen that :

"The Promise of Privacy

Len Sassaman, Consultant

More than ten years have passed since the release of the controversial
encryption program  PGP, which  proclaimed itself "encryption  for the
masses".  In this  presentation,  I  will discuss  how  PGP and  other
privacy-enhancing technologies  have failed  in their mission.  I will
examine   the   different   problems  that   companies,   governments,
implementers,  and individuals  face  when attempting  to harness  the
benefits of  privacy-enhancing technologies, using PGP  as the primary
example of these failures. 

Among  the  issues:  the  importance of  usability,  reliability,  and
interoperability,  the  role of  government  interference, and  public
misconceptions." 
http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa02/tech/techonefile.html

Did you know the presentation ? the speaker ? 

I  don't think  that  GnuPG have  failed  in their  mission. GnuPG  is
usable,   there   is   more   and  more   user-interface   integration
with GnuPG/OpenPGP and the use is increasing quite well. (Just see the
message signing in mailing-list and so on...) 

What is  your opinion about  that ? or  just another hype  summary for
a talk ? 

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