"People believe that you perform due diligence on matters critical to their lives and safety."
And at the bottom of the open letter many security experts have signed in support. That is, "signed" in the colloquial sense.
Small digression-- let's say a person tasked with reviewing a story in the Guardian is not an expert in security. They would really love some way to start with one or two security experts they know and trust and "fan out" to other experts based on their relationships.
Is there a quick and easy way for the journalist to do that by looking at the names of cryptographers listed at the bottom of a webpage?
Also: can someone explain what "due diligence" means? Is it the expectation here that a journalist not only report what would look reasonable to a non-journalist reader, but also use their considerable skill to ensure that they present their readers with verifiable facts, to the best of their ability? Even if it takes a considerable amount of time and effort on their part? Even if verifying the evidence relies on clunky, cumbersome tools that no one wants to spend time using?
"People believe that you perform due diligence on matters critical to their lives and safety."
And at the bottom of the open letter many security experts have signed in support. That is, "signed" in the colloquial sense.
Small digression-- let's say a person tasked with reviewing a story in the Guardian is not an expert in security. They would really love some way to start with one or two security experts they know and trust and "fan out" to other experts based on their relationships.
Is there a quick and easy way for the journalist to do that by looking at the names of cryptographers listed at the bottom of a webpage?
Also: can someone explain what "due diligence" means? Is it the expectation here that a journalist not only report what would look reasonable to a non-journalist reader, but also use their considerable skill to ensure that they present their readers with verifiable facts, to the best of their ability? Even if it takes a considerable amount of time and effort on their part? Even if verifying the evidence relies on clunky, cumbersome tools that no one wants to spend time using?