> Incrementing the entropy counter based on externally observable
> values is dangerous.
How do you want to collect any entropy with such a requirement in
place? Computers tend to send out a lot of information on the air.
BTW, I still think that the entropy estimate for mouse movements is
much too high. And the compression function used probably doesn't
have the intended property.
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