[Cryptography] encryption is /normal/ : iOS 8 and Google and ...

[John Denker]

On 09/17/2014 10:30 PM, I wrote:
> Apple has no way to decrypt iMessage and FaceTime data ....

One more thing I forgot to mention about the new iOS 8: The crypto is
turned on by default.  In an indirect way, that is more important than
it might sound.  There are (or soon will be) millions of people
running around with encrypted data.  That means that those of us who
use crypto no longer stick out like a sore thumb glued to a lightning
rod.

In a related matter:  Google has announced that when both http: and
https: versions of the same document exist, the secure version will be
favored in search results.  This policy has not yet taken effect
AFAICT, but it sounds promising.  It helps in the obvious direct way,
and also in the indirect way mentioned in the previous paragraph.

We seriously need to create an ecosystem where the use of crypto
cannot result in "probable cause" or even "reasonable suspicion".