Re: Barcode Email

From: Joe Peschel (jpeschel_at_no.spam.org)
Date: 07/26/05 

Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 17:17:51 -0000

Ari Silversteinn <abcarisilverstein@yahoo.comxyz> wrote in
news:b4geqken9wp2.1rnri2c9f93gw$.dlg@40tude.net:

> On Tue, 26 Jul 2005 03:36:45 -0000, Joe Peschel wrote:
>
>> Ari Silversteinn <abcarisilverstein@yahoo.comxyz> wrote in
>> news:1s33hf6jxl5jy.qruu69fs7g93$.dlg@40tude.net:
>>
>>> The point is that there is a market for low level "encryption" that
>>> is easily understood by the general public who sees barcodes every
>>> day of their lives. They really don't understand how a barcode is
>>> made or read, necessarily, but they trust them. Remember, we are
>>> looking at a business concept, saleability is key.
>>
>> It's a terrible idea. It wouldn't take much more effort to offer good
>> encryption such as AES.
>
> Joe, have you ever sold anything to the public? I don't mean this in a
> condescending sense, but have you?

Anything? Yes. Have I sold software to the public? No. I have reviewed
software, however, including security and privacy software. Some of the
programs were awful.

> I have and I can tell you that they
> could care less about AES or XYZ or whatever initials you want to
> throw around. Sure, I could go for it with 512 AES but to what reason?
>
> The barcode represents, bad or good, stealth to the public, it
> represents data hidden.
>
>>> I could care less if Bruce Sheiner likes the
>>> concept or not. lol
>>>
>>> Think outside of your box.
>>>
>>
>> That cliché is old. Think of something fresh.
>>
>> J
>
> That cliché works, fresh isn't necessarily better.

No, clichés don't work. They may have been useful once when they were fresh
figures of speech, but now they're stale.

J 

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