Encrypted communication is such an important part of the good fight…
But, I think that maybe the problem is that almost every end user is compromised….
You can secure a tunnel all day long, but if there’s a swat team (hiding and waiting) on either end, you’re just trapped in a tunnel
Then it ain't secure, that's where a firewall comes in handy.
Just use an encrypted device, harden all the policies and set your device password to password123, then you’re good 😁
Security is a process, not an end goal. We're drawn towards absolutes as humans, but this can distract from easy wins like doing best practices, threat modeling, and good operational security.
The beautiful part of a decentralized network like Nostr and Bitcoin is that it spreads the risk across a wider group so your chance of being individually targeted is diminished. Like a school of fish.
This is a good information security primer from EFF for those interested:
