True Crypt hacked ( a bit) and OnLine Privacy

Couple of links with some implications:

http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=159469

http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=159192
No it may not be an immediate problem, but that 'thin end..' keeps poking in.

 

Hello,

Well, after reading the article, if you don't use Vista, Google Deskto Search or Word, then there's no reason why there should be any leak.

Besides, I thought encryption was mainly against theft ... at least, for most of us.

Mrk

 

1 of 3, sometimes

 

Hello,

Well yea, "deskto" is hard to get, you're more likely to have "desktop"

But if you're into ultra-paranoid setups, I can hardly see why you'd be using any of the three mentioned... kind of self-defeating.

Mrk

 

yers , it's kind of typical really: Truecrypt doing it's job but backdoors via Vista
Put a huge padlock and steelsecurity on the front door, ....what about the backdoor...??

I was interested in th etone of the post rePrivacy...kind of wistful really...almost a lost cause already