Re: Anonymity on mobile devices

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Subject: Re: Anonymity on mobile devices

From: Matt Thorne <mlthorne@xxxxxxxxx>

Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 11:31:10 -0300

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Mobile comunication anonymity is good, and probably something that is needful as well. I don't personally think that I would be comfortable broadcasting wirelessly any information that I was trying to keep personal. Not to knock SSL and TOR or any other encryption scheems, but any code can be broken given time. (Maybe not easily, but in theory it can be done) Overall the scheme is probably secure, but the biggest potential weakness probably lies in the wireless broadcast of information. At the very least it makes it much easier for "the man" to watch both ends of the connection.

but this is all theoretical, odds are that you are more than secure with this scheme.

On 9/20/05, Christian Beil <christian.beil@xxxxxx> wrote:

I just want to ask for some more opinions. What do you think of
anonymity on mobile devices and of this architecture? Who would you try
to solve the problem?
- Christian