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From: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
To: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>
Cc: larsi@gnus.org, eggert@cs.ucla.edu, wyuenho@gmail.com,
	emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: A couple of questions and concerns about Emacs network security
Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2018 18:44:14 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <E1fbCz0-00085Q-Bv@fencepost.gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20180705093346.071e6970@jabberwock.cb.piermont.com> (perry@piermont.com)

[[[ To any NSA and FBI agents reading my email: please consider    ]]]
[[[ whether defending the US Constitution against all enemies,     ]]]
[[[ foreign or domestic, requires you to follow Snowden's example. ]]]

I don't know what this issue concretely involves, so I don't have
an opinion about what concretely we should do.  But I'd like to suggest
a possible avenue for choosing a good response.

The idea is that we make sure users see a chance to choose between the
alternatives (convenience and safety) early enough that they won't be
unsafe.  The choice should come with an explanation of each option,
first stating what situations it is recommended for, then what it does.



-- 
Dr Richard Stallman
President, Free Software Foundation (https://gnu.org, https://fsf.org)
Internet Hall-of-Famer (https://internethalloffame.org)





  parent reply	other threads:[~2018-07-05 22:44 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 221+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-06-22 22:00 A couple of questions and concerns about Emacs network security Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-06-22 22:43 ` Paul Eggert
2018-06-22 23:21   ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-06-22 23:33     ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-06-23  1:35       ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-06-23 10:23         ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-06-23 10:34           ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-06-23 10:48           ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-06-23 11:32             ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-06-23 11:55               ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-06-23 12:05                 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-06-23 12:13                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-06-23 12:15                     ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-06-23 12:26                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-07  9:57                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-08 14:01                           ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-07-08 14:53                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-08 15:06                               ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-07-08 15:23                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-06-23 12:45                   ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-06-24 12:53                     ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-07-05 13:33           ` Perry E. Metzger
2018-07-05 13:49             ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-05 15:29               ` Perry E. Metzger
2018-07-05 18:55                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-05 19:26                   ` Paul Eggert
2018-07-05 19:35                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-05 20:01                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-06 17:03                       ` Paul Eggert
2018-07-06 17:36                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-06 18:15                           ` Paul Eggert
2018-07-07  7:04                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-07 10:30                               ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-07 11:35                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-05 20:46                     ` Perry E. Metzger
2018-07-05 20:45                   ` Perry E. Metzger
2018-07-06  6:29                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-06 23:08                       ` Richard Stallman
2018-07-07 12:18                         ` Perry E. Metzger
2018-07-07 13:19                           ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-07 13:46                             ` Perry E. Metzger
2018-07-07 14:17                               ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-07 15:25                                 ` Perry E. Metzger
2018-07-07 16:08                                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-07 23:46                                   ` Richard Stallman
2018-07-08  0:25                                     ` Perry E. Metzger
2018-07-08  2:44                                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-08 22:55                                       ` Richard Stallman
2018-07-07 14:32                               ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-07 15:15                                 ` Perry E. Metzger
2018-07-07 15:39                                   ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-07 18:16                                     ` Paul Eggert
2018-07-07 23:03                                       ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-07 15:57                                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-07 23:45                           ` Richard Stallman
2018-07-05 13:50             ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-05 15:30               ` Perry E. Metzger
2018-07-05 15:36                 ` Stefan Monnier
2018-07-05 16:05                   ` Perry E. Metzger
2018-07-05 22:44             ` Richard Stallman [this message]
2018-07-06  6:01               ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-06-23  0:00     ` Paul Eggert
2018-06-23  0:10       ` Stefan Monnier
2018-06-23  9:57         ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-06-23  2:17   ` Noam Postavsky
2018-06-23  6:40     ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-06-23 10:21       ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-06-23 11:26         ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-06-23 22:28       ` Noam Postavsky
2018-06-24 14:23         ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-06-24 14:34           ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-06-24 14:48             ` Noam Postavsky
2018-06-24 15:30               ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-06-24 16:57                 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-06-24 17:10                   ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-06-24 17:39                     ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-06-24 18:29                       ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-06-24 18:51                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-06-24 21:30                         ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-06-25  1:25                           ` Van L
2018-06-25  2:28                             ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-06-25  2:38                               ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-06-25 17:16                           ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-06-25 17:25                             ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-06-25 18:06                             ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-06-24 20:58             ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-06-24 21:07               ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-06-24 22:47                 ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-06-25  0:04                   ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-06-25  0:33                     ` Noam Postavsky
2018-06-25  0:36                       ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-06-24 21:28               ` Noam Postavsky
2018-06-24 21:57                 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-06-25 16:06               ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-06-25 16:29                 ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-06-25 16:58                   ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-06-25 17:08                     ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-06-25 17:18                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-06-30 17:40                         ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-06-30 18:04                           ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-06-25 17:09                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-06-25 17:17                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-06-25 16:55                 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-06-25 17:06                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-06-25 17:20                   ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-06-25 17:33                     ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-07-05 15:52                       ` Perry E. Metzger
2018-07-05 15:58                         ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-05 16:36                           ` Perry E. Metzger
2018-07-05 16:51                             ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-05 18:25                               ` Perry E. Metzger
2018-07-05 18:32                           ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-05 18:43                         ` Noam Postavsky
2018-07-05 20:31                           ` Perry E. Metzger
2018-07-08 11:43                   ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-07-08 14:48                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-06  9:01                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-05 15:33       ` Perry E. Metzger
2018-07-05 18:58         ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-06  8:36           ` Robert Pluim
2018-07-06  8:49             ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-06  9:35               ` Robert Pluim
2018-07-06 12:32                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-06 12:52                   ` Robert Pluim
2018-07-06 13:31                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-06  9:45               ` Stephen Berman
2018-07-06 12:41                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-06 13:50                   ` Stephen Berman
2018-07-07  7:15                     ` martin rudalics
2018-07-07 12:22                       ` Stephen Berman
2018-07-07 13:22                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-07 13:47                           ` Stephen Berman
2018-07-08  8:11                         ` martin rudalics
2018-07-05 15:10     ` Perry E. Metzger
2018-06-23  6:45   ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-06-23 10:34     ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-05 15:58     ` Perry E. Metzger
2018-07-05 19:20       ` Paul Eggert
2018-07-05 20:46         ` Perry E. Metzger
2018-07-05 22:44       ` Richard Stallman
2018-07-06  6:42         ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-06  8:16           ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-06  9:28             ` Robert Pluim
2018-07-06 13:18               ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-06 18:06               ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-06 18:48                 ` Perry E. Metzger
2018-07-07  7:02                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-07  9:36                 ` Robert Pluim
2018-07-07  9:59                   ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-07 10:01                     ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-07 21:44                     ` Ted Zlatanov
2018-07-07 21:59                       ` Paul Eggert
2018-07-07 22:11                         ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-09 23:09                           ` Ted Zlatanov
2018-07-10 18:20                             ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-10 18:36                               ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-10 18:40                                 ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-10 18:58                                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-13 20:50                                     ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-14  6:37                                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-14 17:18                                         ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-14 18:25                                           ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-07 22:13                       ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-09 13:09                     ` Robert Pluim
2018-07-09 13:33                       ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-09 13:43                         ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-07-09 13:49                           ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-09 17:15                           ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-09 17:24                             ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-10  0:06                               ` Perry E. Metzger
2018-07-10  0:03                           ` Perry E. Metzger
2018-07-10  0:02                         ` Perry E. Metzger
2018-07-06 13:03             ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-06 14:06               ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-06 21:24                 ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-07  7:55                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-08 14:06           ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-07-08 14:54             ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-08 15:13               ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-07-08 16:56                 ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-08 17:06                   ` Paul Eggert
2018-07-08 17:25                     ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-08 17:53                       ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-07-08 18:54                         ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-08 19:30                           ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-07-08 19:32                             ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-08 22:56                     ` Richard Stallman
2018-07-08 17:47                   ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-07-08 18:10                     ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-08 18:12                       ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-08 18:26                         ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-08 18:39                           ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-07-08 18:53                             ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-08 19:22                               ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-09 16:57                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-09 17:17                                   ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-09 17:36                                   ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-09 17:38                                     ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-09 18:04                                       ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-09 18:10                                         ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-09 18:33                                           ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-09 18:47                                             ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-10 16:10                                               ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-08 19:28                               ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-07-08 19:31                                 ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-09 17:04                                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-09 17:02                                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-09 17:09                                   ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-09 15:29                               ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-09 16:35                                 ` Robert Pluim
2018-07-08 18:31                     ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-08 18:42                       ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-07-08 19:28                         ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-08 17:53                   ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-08 19:16                     ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-08 14:55             ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-08 14:58               ` Jimmy Yuen Ho Wong
2018-07-08 15:18                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-07-08 15:16               ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-07-06 16:53         ` Paul Eggert
2018-07-06 23:11           ` Richard Stallman

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