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This sounds like the beginning of a bad joke... Getting Obama to understand doesn't really matter though at this point. The power is in congress and the suprem

by lvspiff 11y ago

This sounds like the beginning of a bad joke... Getting Obama to understand doesn't really matter though at this point. The power is in congress and the supreme court. Laws are passed by congress then either overturned or ruled just by the supreme court it seems like lately. While the role of president looms large as the next one will likely appoint a new member or two to the bench, the current president will have no real say in the encryption battles. This seems more like a moral victory for the EFF and a face saving one for Obama and his legacy and wont really affect any change.

doctorshady 11y ago
Couldn't the Whitehouse just find some 200 year old law that sounds like it applies to encryption, and issue an executive order? From the sound of it, they want to keep any sort of draconian measures as quiet as possible, and that'd probably be the quietest way to do it - especially now. The Obama administration said they'd clarify their stance on encryption "by the holidays".
- lvspiff 11y ago
  That is possible but what is to stop the next one to reverse it for "national security purposes"?
- rpgmaker 11y ago
  They would if they wanted to but they don't. The FBI really thinks that the WH fucked them on this issue with Obama's statement a couple of months ago so I doubt he will go further on this. Hillary Clinton has already hinted that online companies should open up to law enforcement and Trump has gone even further than that so it's not looking good in that respect. The federal courts and the supreme court are a sucker for natsec so it's not looking very good.
benevol 11y ago
> This sounds like the beginning of a bad joke... I'll give it a try: EFF and the White House Sat Down to Talk About Encryption. The White House says: "EFF, we want Access, Now."

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This sounds like the beginning of a bad joke... Getting Obama to understand doesn't really matter though at this point. The power is in congress and the suprem

by lvspiff 11y ago

doctorshady 11y ago
Couldn't the Whitehouse just find some 200 year old law that sounds like it applies to encryption, and issue an executive order? From the sound of it, they want to keep any sort of draconian measures as quiet as possible, and that'd probably be the quietest way to do it - especially now. The Obama administration said they'd clarify their stance on encryption "by the holidays".
- lvspiff 11y ago
  That is possible but what is to stop the next one to reverse it for "national security purposes"?
- rpgmaker 11y ago
  They would if they wanted to but they don't. The FBI really thinks that the WH fucked them on this issue with Obama's statement a couple of months ago so I doubt he will go further on this. Hillary Clinton has already hinted that online companies should open up to law enforcement and Trump has gone even further than that so it's not looking good in that respect. The federal courts and the supreme court are a sucker for natsec so it's not looking very good.
benevol 11y ago
> This sounds like the beginning of a bad joke... I'll give it a try: EFF and the White House Sat Down to Talk About Encryption. The White House says: "EFF, we want Access, Now."