Comments on: Leak control! http://ascher.ca/blog/2008/04/14/leak-control/ Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:34:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: David Teller http://ascher.ca/blog/2008/04/14/leak-control/comment-page-1/#comment-61237 David Teller Wed, 14 May 2008 18:01:03 +0000 http://ascher.ca/blog/2008/04/14/leak-control/#comment-61237 @lang: Actually, our approach is not to prevent any MLS-breaking communication (which is not possible anyway, unless we can plant TPM chips in people's brains) but only to issue warnings whenever a communication violates the MLS. We're waiting for feedback to know if this is convenient enough. In addition, this extension is actually part of a work related to our DoD. So, yes, they do need MLS. @lang: Actually, our approach is not to prevent any MLS-breaking communication (which is not possible anyway, unless we can plant TPM chips in people’s brains) but only to issue warnings whenever a communication violates the MLS.

We’re waiting for feedback to know if this is convenient enough.

In addition, this extension is actually part of a work related to our DoD. So, yes, they do need MLS.

]]> By: Iang http://ascher.ca/blog/2008/04/14/leak-control/comment-page-1/#comment-61093 Iang Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:43:27 +0000 http://ascher.ca/blog/2008/04/14/leak-control/#comment-61093 MLS is for military, where incentives are somewhat more fierce. For the rest of us, it is in general too expensive to use, because it creates a drag on communication, interoperation, sharing, etc. Even if the technical implementation is perfect (never happens!) the result is too slow for people to work with. It's far better to accept the risk of an occasional leak than place a drag on all communications! MLS is for military, where incentives are somewhat more fierce. For the rest of us, it is in general too expensive to use, because it creates a drag on communication, interoperation, sharing, etc. Even if the technical implementation is perfect (never happens!) the result is too slow for people to work with. It’s far better to accept the risk of an occasional leak than place a drag on all communications!

]]> By: Adam Dempsey http://ascher.ca/blog/2008/04/14/leak-control/comment-page-1/#comment-61087 Adam Dempsey Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:45:30 +0000 http://ascher.ca/blog/2008/04/14/leak-control/#comment-61087 Another extension similar to the first one is Attachment Reminder, which scans the message for text such as attached, file etc and warns you if you haven't got a file attached. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/5759 Another extension similar to the first one is Attachment Reminder, which scans the message for text such as attached, file etc and warns you if you haven’t got a file attached.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/5759

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