[ExI] Revealed: how Microsoft handed the NSA access to encrypted messages

[Eugen Leitl]

On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 11:47:32AM +0100, BillK wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 3:43 AM, Andrew Mckee  wrote:
> <snip>
> >
> > I'm almost tempted to ask what sort of hardware / software setup do you have
> > that instills such happy confidence that you are in fact outwitting the
> > worlds most technically capable spying agencies.
> >
> >
> 
> Sorry, my lips are sealed. The NSA have asked me (in that special tone
> of voice) not to reveal such information. ;)

I'm afraid you're trying to blow off a serious issue with a joke.
I can't let you do that, Dave.
 
> But remember to keep your main computer disconnected from the internet
> and nothing of value on the Raspberry Pi (non-Windows) that you use on

I'm sorry, Raspberry Pi is not an open system. As far as I know
there is no open source hardware on the market, so you would
be limited to soft CPU DIY from http://opencores.org/projects 

Of course, you'd need the open source equivalent of seL4 and
a fully hardened, sandboxed application stack. I'm afraid you're
a bit SoL here.

We're making progress, but we're not nearly there yet.

> the internet.
> 
> What really worries me is my theory that when the house is asleep, all
> the children's toys come out to play by themselves. How else can you
> explain the mess in the morning?

I'm sure this explains exactly the bug in the Equadorean embassy.
And these keyloggers on suspects' computers? Why, they walked in
there on their tiny wire legs, and plugged in themselves, your Honor.
Yes, this is exactly how that shit went down.
 
> And does the fridge light *really* go out when you close the door?

You forgot to add the charge of wearing a tinfoil hat. 
Oh, right, it's too early for that still.

We must wait until this Assange/Manning/Snowden/perjury to 
Congress thing gets forgotten. 3... 2... 1... Oh, look!
A bright and shiny tinfoil hat! We now must post that on
Facebook, and Twitter about it.