"Cryptography could give us data privacy today. Only no one's asking for it."

Xerox PARC scientist Tom Berson laments the current state of the research community in cryptography. He seems to oversimplify things a bit, though. I can't wait for Bruce Schneier to dig into this. The article wraps up with gems like this:

"When enough of us understand how easy it is to make truly secure systems, and refuse to buy anything that offers us less, we will give companies the economic incentive they currently lack." (emphasis added)