On: Feds put heat on Web firms for master encryption keys

[tptacek]

By "militant" I don't simply mean strong-held beliefs, but also unquestioning acceptance of stories that reaffirm those beliefs. I don't think strong opposition to NSA surveillance automatically makes one "militant".

[ferdo → tptacek]

Apply the concept of "unquestioning acceptance of stories that reaffirm beliefs" to those people that rationalize receiving a salary from some aspect of the Surveillance State.

[tptacek → ferdo]

I have no trouble doing that, either.

[ferdo → tptacek]

Then I don't understand your ambivalence.