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CryptoCat Developer Questioned At US-Canadian Border

Posted by timothy on from the algorithms-please dept.

Dangerous_Minds writes "ZeroPaid is documenting some comments made by an encrypted chat developer who was interrogated at the U.S. border recently. According to the CryptoCat developer, border guards confiscated his passport and interrogated him about the application he developed. Most notably, he commented, "The interrogator (who claimed 22 years of computer experience) asked me which algorithms Cryptocat used and about its censorship resistance.""

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  1. DHS CS Expert. by Lumpy · · Score: 5, Funny

    He holds 3 certifications in Word, Minesweeper, and Internet Explorer. Dont try and pull a fast one over him.

    This is elegant proof that DHS is a waste of taxpayer money. 30 seconds on google would have given him more detail than any interrogation would have revealed.

    Hey DHS, I'll take Director of IT position for only $290,000 a year. I cracked the secret of CryptoCat for you....

    https://github.com/kaepora/cryptocat

    Everything is right there, and I did not have to waterboard anyone.

    --
    Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
    1. Re:DHS CS Expert. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      In all fairness, that Minesweeper cert is a hard one. I'm not going to tell you how many times I failed that exam before finally passing. I mean, you never really know where to start, and often you just end up guessing and hoping you get it right.

      -- AC, MCMS, Pinball Wizard

    2. Re:DHS CS Expert. by DocSavage64109 · · Score: 5, Funny

      That is so paranoid. DHS would never stoop to such methods, and I'm sure it would take longer than an hour to get a judge to authorize such monitoring.

  2. Re:Confiscated the Passport for an Hour by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Mace doesn't hurt as much as a $20,000 fine and it's more fun to watch.

  3. Re:Helpful Explanation and Anecdote by ultranova · · Score: 1, Funny

    They'll treat you like any Allied nation would treat a Nazi war criminal.

    They hire you?

    --

    Forget magic. Any technology distinguishable from divine power is insufficiently advanced.

  4. Re:Confiscated the Passport for an Hour by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    That average might depend on whether were talking about mace the spray, or mace the club.