[ilyanep]

Do we think that Google (which boasts among current and former employees: Joshua Bloch, Guido van Rossum, Sebastian Thrun, Luis von Ahn, and that's just off the top of my head) might have some superstar cryptologists in there with equal or greater talent than people working for the Russian government? Why would that be so unbelievable?

[packetslave]

I'd add folks like Adam Langley, Damien Miller, and Michal Zalewski to that list.

[saalweachter]

Don't forget Vint Cerf.