> but it doesn’t actually work as a serious communication tool.
Say more. Plenty of people use Signal as a serious communication tool.
> Openwall are certainly practicioners, and they use PGP-over-email: are they commiting malpractice?
They, and other communities that use GPG-encrypted emails are LARPing, and it’s only fine because their emails don’t actually matter enough for anybody to care about compromising them.
It’s not malpractice to LARP: plenty of people love getting out their physical or digital toys and playing pretend. But if you’re telling other people that your foam shield can protect them from real threats, you are lying.
Say more. Plenty of people use Signal as a serious communication tool.
> Openwall are certainly practicioners, and they use PGP-over-email: are they commiting malpractice?
They, and other communities that use GPG-encrypted emails are LARPing, and it’s only fine because their emails don’t actually matter enough for anybody to care about compromising them.
It’s not malpractice to LARP: plenty of people love getting out their physical or digital toys and playing pretend. But if you’re telling other people that your foam shield can protect them from real threats, you are lying.