Quote from: BurtW on April 27, 2015, 08:27:12 PM

Quote from: R2D221 on April 27, 2015, 08:09:23 PM

Quote from: no-ice-please on April 27, 2015, 08:06:25 PM

Quote from: R2D221 on April 27, 2015, 07:59:26 PM

OK, if you were in control of the hashing algorithm used by Bitcoin, which one would you use and why?

I would use one that was not the product of the nsa, for reasons already given.

Which one? Give a concrete answer.

Also, please describe in detail exactly what you mean by a "broken" secure hash algorithm? What, specifically, would be able to be done with the broken hash algorithm?

I other words, given that the NSA has some sort of "back door" into the hashing algorithm, what would they be able to do with this back door? In what way could they harm Bitcoin with it?

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Is it not enough that I do not want to use an algorithm that was developed for and promoted by an intelligence gathering agency that for decades has used its data mainly for overseas repression?

I am not a cryptographer.

I am a person who does not want to support cryptography that will be used to target innocent people.

Are there really no options other than using an nsa algorithm?

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Is the mystery really why I do not support using an nsa algorithm?

Or is the mystery why so many of you do?