I think what you're missing is that the comment you replied to never suggested OTPs are a replacement for e2e encryption. He only said that we can't take OTPs away from the bad guys.
I've mentioned this before, but I'd like to write a children's book that teaches one-time-pads. The book ends with little Jimmy getting hauled away by the feds for doing illegal math. Fun for children and parents!
The point of course, is to make clear how futile encryption restrictions are, and to perhaps make people wonder if it's really "the land of a free" when a child can commit a crime by doing some math. Fortunately, I think we're still a ways off from encryption being a crime.
> I've mentioned this before, but I'd like to write a children's book that teaches one-time-pads. The book ends with little Jimmy getting hauled away by the feds for doing illegal math. Fun for children and parents!
I absolutely love this. Animal Farm comes to mind.
Please write this, our descendants need those echoes from the past.
I've mentioned this before, but I'd like to write a children's book that teaches one-time-pads. The book ends with little Jimmy getting hauled away by the feds for doing illegal math. Fun for children and parents!
The point of course, is to make clear how futile encryption restrictions are, and to perhaps make people wonder if it's really "the land of a free" when a child can commit a crime by doing some math. Fortunately, I think we're still a ways off from encryption being a crime.