Re: FTP Service Discontinuance Under Consideration; Input Requested

Hi,

On 4/4/15 3:38 AM, Stephen Farrell wrote:
> My suggestion is to forget about how 7258 might or might not
> relate to the subject line here, and deal more with the subject
> line itself. Let's save our energy for arguing about privacy
> when accessing public information for discussing situations
> where it matters much more and where users know less, both of
> which are more typical and more important.
It seems that we're conflating two issues: privacy and protection
against pervasive surveillance.  What we have discussed in the past, and
in fact it was part of what Bruce presented in Vancouver, was that in
order to mitigate a pervasive surveillance attack, *all *information –
not just that which we might consider sensitive – should be encrypted. 
This is especially the case when multiple services run on the same
infrastructure.

Going further, the IAB has said that communications should be
encrypted.[1]  If we as a community wish others to encrypt their
traffic, we should of course do what we can to encrypt our own.  In the
alternative, let's have a deeper exploration of encryption and
confidentiality and the tradeoffs so that more specific advice can be
given to the broader community that we ourselves can follow.

Eliot
[1]
https://www.iab.org/2014/11/14/iab-statement-on-internet-confidentiality/

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