What I see and understand, I like from a technical aspect. However, it seems specifically designed to defeat Yamatai's security and legal systems while hiding in plain site, implying a potential IC effort to undermine a faction's security.
Not sure how it undermines their security. It isn't a penetrative thing, it just lets my characters talk in peace with no risk of being evesdropped by SAINT. It'll be our IC actions that get their attention.
I do see IC justification in Lazarus attempting to do such a thing, so it is plausible.
Neat.
Is this intended? If so, will it be done in a way that enriches RP rather than the classical 'hate on Yamatai' stance seen in the past?
Yeah, a lot of the coordination I want to do across multiple locations and communications can't actually happen successfully if any of the bigger governments (not specifically Yamatai) or their security forces can see what we're saying.
Our downfall will be people making mistakes, not people listening in on them, until SOMEONE defects or they capture one of our people and play ball with the plot -- which is entirely doable. A lot of our people are open to persuasion. They're not flawless -- that's the point.
You just have to provide a better offer without anyone else knowing.
I'm also unsure of a 'perfect' data defense, something should be hard to hack but still attainable.
If you want to break this, you need to capture a construct, undamaged. Since most are designed to self-destruct, you'd have to take the person willingly -- and even then, you can only snoop on THEIR communications -- but that is valuable, since there's often two or three of the same person -- and the others won't know if that particular instance of the person doesn't want to share it.
In short? Powers of persuasion will work IF you can offer something they want. And every member of both Laz and Lagrange ALL have a vice. A specific weakness written into them.
Interrogation will not succeed.
Brute-force computing don't stand a chance.
You'll need a human approach - which is better for roleplay.
EDIT: Luca contacted me on IRC about this matter and informed me that there are specific plot reasons for this. My curiosity is satisfied.
Yay!