Ok HN. With all the NSA leaks we've seen some very negative effects. As many of you know even websites and email services closed it's doors.<p>So I'm curious, what are the positive effects you see? What important initiatives and projects have emerged so far? Are you working on a project that returns privacy to the people? Tell HN about it.
To answer your questions: "What important initiatives and projects have emerged so far? Are you working on a project that returns privacy to the people? Tell HN about it."<p>We started working on a project a couple of years ago that would allow users to run their own private servers that will talk to their trusted friends and family and allow search and share without leaking data. Its not impossible to spy on, but the hope is that it will not allow mass surveillance. Currently it allows PDF ebooks and photo albums, + an interface to the file system that users can use to store any files, and access it from anywhere. The connection from the browser to their own servers is encrypted end to end.<p>Project Homepage Link: <a href="https://register.blib.us" rel="nofollow">https://register.blib.us</a>
Taking a very selfish approach, it could be argued as positive that websites/services that sell themselves as secure but have been shown to be fundamentally flawed in that security are shut down. Losing a false sense of security isn't necessarily a bad thing. Also the fact this debate is even happening is a positive thing, the government wouldn't have been in a rush to let us know without a leak.<p>That said, I highly doubt anything will emerge to really combat this - cryptography is illegal in the US if you don't provide the keys when requested I believe?<p>If you're sending in plain text, or if Eve has the keys, and Eve can intercept the message, you can't keep it secret.