Technology Shields German Government from Spies

“German politicians are considering a return to using manual typewriters for sensitive documents in the wake of the US surveillance scandal.

The head of the Bundestag’s parliamentary inquiry into NSA activity in Germany said in an interview with the Morgenmagazin TV programme that he and his colleagues were seriously thinking of ditching email completely.”

More:

“Germany ‘may revert to typewriters’ to counter hi-tech espionage,” Philip Oltermann, The Guardian

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Typewriters

At the BBC News Magazine, Gerry Holt identifies five reasons to still use a typewriter.

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Typewriters in India: A Matter of Form(s)

Among the many antiquities preserved in India is the manual typewriter. No artifact, it remains a vital part of daily life. While lack of rural electrification is a factor, this is chiefly a result of the Raj, the era of British colonial occupation. When the British withdrew, they left behind an entrenched bureaucracy and an ocean of official paper forms. The only way to legibly fill in paper forms: typewriters.

The Typewriter: Dead?

The typewriter is dead:

 “Last Typewriter Factory in the World Shuts Its Doors,” Nicholas Jackson, The Atlantic

“The end of the line: Last typewriter factory left in the world closes its doors,” Daily Mail

…or is it?

“Contrary to Reports, Typewriter Industry ‘Far From Dead,'” Justin Rohrlich, Minyanville

 

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