4 ms·
This will make you laugh.. The President just formed a commission to make Americans safe in cyberspace [1] His Press Secretary says "Issues related to encrypt
by studentrob 11y ago
This will make you laugh..
The President just formed a commission to make Americans safe in cyberspace [1]
His Press Secretary says "Issues related to encryption will not be considered by the commission" [2]
[1] https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/04/13/announcing-presidents-commission-enhancing-national-cybersecurity https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/04/13/announcing-presid...
[2] https://youtu.be/FCx2uJWfyao?t=1h4m20s https://youtu.be/FCx2uJWfyao?t=1h4m20s
- 0xcde4c3db 11y agoI'm not really sure what the problem is with that. I feel like the broader infosec situation is bad enough that having them debate encryption would be like arguing over what lock to put on your cardboard door.
- studentrob 11y agoThe commission is going to have to talk about encryption if they're to address information security. It might not be the same debate as the iPhone case, but encryption is central to cybersecurity. So, to say they won't talk about encryption is a non sequitur.
- alanwatts 11y agoIf they can't consider "issues related to encryption" then that shows how superficial the committee is. Encryption is the foundation of IT security, without it, there is no such thing. It's like making a band-aid committee for people with gunshot wounds.