Being a canuck and noticing a similar headline in our local news rag, I am not surprised by this. Stats Canada is very thorough in its data collection and analysis. And since goverment is just another form of business, who also keeps databases on their clientel, it doesnt shock me. Canada has always had socialist tendancies in its politics and in order to maintain / run such a system, it requires that it gathers information on all its people. I would not be surprised if the US goverment does do the same. Isnt there a census going on down south ? There will always be database on people out there, no matter what laws are in place and who is enforcing them. If you wish to maintain some form of privacy, you have to control what type of data goes in there. It is much harder to trace someone's spending habits if they only use cash. You can withhold certain information from a census. You can always lie too, morals and beliefs permitting. Remember, it is about you and you have a say. Use it wisely.
Quick thought on SRP vs SSH. From the quick glance at the SRP web site, it seems to me that SRP only offers secure password transmission and forgoes on packet encryption, offered by SSH. The two solutions differ very much. Therefore I could still be able to sniff yyour traffic and possibly gleam other important info, after the login ( su anyone ??? ). Note, I did only glance at the site while munching my lunch at my desk while troubleshooting a networking issue and chatting on IRC.
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Being a canuck and noticing a similar headline in our local news rag, I am not surprised by this. Stats Canada is very thorough in its data collection and analysis. And since goverment is just another form of business, who also keeps databases on their clientel, it doesnt shock me. Canada has always had socialist tendancies in its politics and in order to maintain / run such a system, it requires that it gathers information on all its people. I would not be surprised if the US goverment does do the same. Isnt there a census going on down south ? There will always be database on people out there, no matter what laws are in place and who is enforcing them. If you wish to maintain some form of privacy, you have to control what type of data goes in there. It is much harder to trace someone's spending habits if they only use cash. You can withhold certain information from a census. You can always lie too, morals and beliefs permitting. Remember, it is about you and you have a say. Use it wisely.
Quick thought on SRP vs SSH. From the quick glance at the SRP web site, it seems to me that SRP only offers secure password transmission and forgoes on packet encryption, offered by SSH. The two solutions differ very much. Therefore I could still be able to sniff yyour traffic and possibly gleam other important info, after the login ( su anyone ??? ). Note, I did only glance at the site while munching my lunch at my desk while troubleshooting a networking issue and chatting on IRC.