Encryption should be considered non-existant when it comes to the NSA or GCHQ. It is still recommended for the smaller fry.
Think of it this way I suppose, just because you can get cancer doesn't mean you should think your immune system worthless. But if you expect your immune system to stop cancer, you're kidding yourself.
Well, I was dangerously wrong, but now I wish I still was wrong...
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/05/nsa-gchq-encryption-codes-security
I hate being right sometimes--
Encryption should be considered non-existant when it comes to the NSA or GCHQ. It is still recommended for the smaller fry.
Think of it this way I suppose, just because you can get cancer doesn't mean you should think your immune system worthless. But if you expect your immune system to stop cancer, you're kidding yourself.