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We need more experts like Matt Blaze (or Bruce Schneier) that do understand technical side of the problem, but can also communicate with non-technical people wi
by kbart 11y ago
We need more experts like Matt Blaze (or Bruce Schneier) that do understand technical side of the problem, but can also communicate with non-technical people without going too deep to win this "crypto war". A very good point:
"MB: It may be true that encryption makes certain investigations of crime more difficult. It can close down certain investigative techniques or make it harder to get access to certain kinds of electronic evidence.
But it also prevents crime by making our computers, our infrastructure, our medical records, our financial records, more robust against criminals. It prevents crime. On balance, the use of encryption, just like the use of good locks on doors, has the net effect of preventing a lot more crime than it might assist."