The Sudden Policy Change In Truecrypt Explained

X10 (186866) writes "I use Truecrypt, but recently someone pointed me to the SourceForge page of Truecrypt that says it's out of business. I found the message weird, but now there's an explanation: Truecrypt has received a letter from the NSA." Anyone with a firmer source (or who can debunk the claim), please chime in below; considering the fate of LavaBit, it sure sounds plausible. PCWorld lists some alternative software, for Windows users in particular, but do you believe that Microsoft's BitLocker is more secure?

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Re:Speculation

[marcello_dl]

Is it a fact that they said "use bitlocker instead, it's safe"?
If it is, your BS detector should be blaring at full volume.

What you call speculation is only the most obvious explanation. It might not be the correct one, and the bloggers you refer to could all be al qaeda operatives on russian mafia hardware, but it still is the most obvious explanation, with a string of documented precedents. So you should come up with some other interpretation, or your doubt is not very productive, IMHO.