One thing I find interesting is that these terrorists could have just as easily used cleartext email to distribute their logistic plans. Couldn't they have just have a predetermined language and the actual emails would have looked as innocuous as someone writing their friend to meet somewhere.
Let's meet at 7:45 in front of the Arthur Anderson school on the 11th Translation: You will overtake American Airlines flight 745 on the 11th
That would look totally benign, yet be the actual trigger to the event. No crypto needed!
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One thing I find interesting is that these terrorists could have just as easily used cleartext email to distribute their logistic plans. Couldn't they have just have a predetermined language and the actual emails would have looked as innocuous as someone writing their friend to meet somewhere.
Let's meet at 7:45 in front of the Arthur Anderson school on the 11th
Translation: You will overtake American Airlines flight 745 on the 11th
That would look totally benign, yet be the actual trigger to the event. No crypto needed!