“I am not a cryptographer.”

These H.R. and pop-psychology-management type people are online and they want the rest of us to walk on eggshells all the time in mortal fear of doing something or saying something “inappropriate” such as speaking above a whisper at a county library.

Define “cryptographer”

I often encounter the phrase “I am not a cryptographer”. Is there a generally accepted definition for who is a cryptographer? What qualifications would be expected? For instance, should that per…

Cryptography Stack ExchangeTim McLean

I would think you’d have to know what you’re doing, and it would be a contract position or a consultancy, not something you would hire on as part of the team and ride around in the truck for. But see now we have small towns and small business managers getting together with private investigators and insurance creeps and cracking hard crypto with nation-state-level intelligence and cryptanalytic resources.

Would it be considered inappropriate or impermissible ex parte communication if no legal procedure has yet been initiated on the discussed matter?

The NYC Civil Court’s glossary defines “ex parte”: ex parte: a proceeding, order, motion, application, request, submission etc., made by or granted for the benefit of one party only; done for, in…

Law Stack Exchangeesqew

And that’s a lot of small town lawyers recognizing themselves on that site. I look for uncanny coincidences.