If the goal of the hypothetically-compromised Bruce Schneier is to reinstate public trust in weak crypto, he's doing an exceptionally bad job.
To the extent that he maintains crypto is still a plausible defense, there's a huge asterisk next to 'crypto' that boils down to: you really can't know whether you've actually got strong crypto. [1]
For anyone who doesn't have a burning interest in privacy or security, for the regular joe on the street, Schneier's collected reporting reads: they won, it sucks, we need to fight back at the ballot box.
[1] Due all his reporting on the NSA: tapping every wire; injecting vulnerabilities and backdoors, whenever possible, in crypto libraries, crypto programs, services, operating systems and hardware; by hook or by crook, having access to just about every vendor and service providers keys and internal data. And if they want into your computer, specifically, Schneier maintains they're basically in. Hardly a reassuring word among them.
To the extent that he maintains crypto is still a plausible defense, there's a huge asterisk next to 'crypto' that boils down to: you really can't know whether you've actually got strong crypto. [1]
For anyone who doesn't have a burning interest in privacy or security, for the regular joe on the street, Schneier's collected reporting reads: they won, it sucks, we need to fight back at the ballot box.
[1] Due all his reporting on the NSA: tapping every wire; injecting vulnerabilities and backdoors, whenever possible, in crypto libraries, crypto programs, services, operating systems and hardware; by hook or by crook, having access to just about every vendor and service providers keys and internal data. And if they want into your computer, specifically, Schneier maintains they're basically in. Hardly a reassuring word among them.