Parenting and PGP

[Tom Buskey]

There are some interesting thing in Corey Doctrow's Little Brother
<http://craphound.com/littlebrother/download/> about a practical
application of PGP and avoiding authorities.  I'd read the book 1st as some
might not want to give it to their kids.

On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 10:31 AM, <roger.levasseur at comcast.net> wrote:

>
> Joshua Judson Rosen <rozzin at geekspace.com> writes:
> > So, here's a `fun' question for other people raising little hackers....
> >
> > What's the right age or developmental milestone at which to introduce
> > (or help them learn about--or _let_ them learn about, depending on your
> > perspective...) strong crypto like GnuPG?
>
> I've had some discussions with my son Matt (13) about crypto in general
> when he had some current events questions regarding Snowden's NSA
> revelations when it was front page news.  Since that time he's asked
> follow up questions.  For examples, I've told him things such as the
> history of DES, RSA Security's DES Challenges, and EFF's Deep Crack, or
> older history such as Enigma.  So far he sees it all as historical facts,
> which naturally is how I've presented it all, but that's OK by me as it
> builds a context to learning more.  Given that he still asks questions
> about it from time to time tells me that he thinks about it.  My telling
> him about the DES Challenges and Deep Crack really intrigued him.
>
> I haven't spoken of GnuPG or PGP to him; I think the next time he asks
> about crypto or the NSA, I'll bring it up.
>
> While I don't have the full answer to your question, curiosity to learning
> about it is key.
>
>      -roger
>
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