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Snake oil salespeople may use "technobabble" to sell their product since cryptography is a complicated subject. [2] "Unbreakable" Claims of a system or cryptographic method being "unbreakable" are always false (or true under some limited set of conditions), and are generally considered a sure sign of snake oil. [1] "Military grade"
Snake oil (cryptography) In cryptography, snake oil is a term used to describe commercial cryptographic methods and products which are considered bogus or fraudulent. The name derives from snake oil, one type of quack medicine widely available in 19th Century United States. [224] [225] Subtle body [226]
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Clark Stanley's Snake Oil. Snake oil is a term used to describe deceptive marketing, health care fraud, or a scam.Similarly, snake oil salesman is a common label used to describe someone who sells, promotes, or is a general proponent of some valueless or fraudulent cure, remedy, or solution. [1]
“There's a lot of snake oil out there,” University of Maryland professor of computer science Hal Daumé told Yahoo Finance. “Companies are selling how the technology works rather than what ...
Snake oil is a fraudulent marketing allusion to the selling of fake medicines. Snake oil may refer to: Snake oil (cryptography), a fraudulent cryptographic method; Snake oil method for generating functions; Snakeoil, a 2012 album by Tim Berne; Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 1: Snake Oil, a 2020 album by Thomas Wesley
One of my favorite scenes in Man on the Moon occurs near the end: Andy Kaufman, played by Jim Carrey, is in the Philippines, awaiting a miracle treatment for the cancer that is killing him.
Former President Donald Trump received bad advice from "snake oil salesmen" who falsely told him Vice President Mike Pence had the authority to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential ...