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FBI Director Comey at cyber conference: 'You're stuck with me'
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- tptacek 10y agoThis is basically a political story. "You're stuck with me" is in reference to his conflicts both with the Obama administration last year and with the Trump administration this year; he's saying he intends to serve his full 10-year term. Bear in mind, the "10 year term" the FBI Director serves is mostly enforced by norms. The FBI Director can be fired by the President or removed by Congress.
- sandworm101 10y agoOr sidelined, put out to pasture, by revoking his clearances. He can be reduced to a figurehead if, perhaps, he was implicated in something that warranted a multi-year investigation. That would be more humiliating than being simply fired.
- kyleschiller 10y agoCan we please not let "cyber" become short for cyber security?
- tptacek 10y agoNo, that's what it's called now.
- oculusthrift 10y agobarrons really good at the cyber... cyber means something different to me though.
- sandworm101 10y agoThe use of "cyber" is good. It draws a bright line between the informed and ignorant, between the dolts who spend all day playing with powerpoint and the people actually running the show.
- kyleschiller 10y agoThat's a good point.
- Analemma_ 10y agoThat's certainly the kind of attitude that will warm people to his pleas for crypto backdoors /s
- droopybuns 10y agoThis kind of foolish quip is further evidence that this clown is not qualified to lead the FBI. Leaders don't broadcast how people are "stuck" with them. This is what a dysfunctional middle manager burps out when their mouth is moving faster than their brain. Fire this idiot.
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- komali2 10y ago>Comey also reiterated a plea for technology companies to enable authorities to access encrypted data on mobile devices and in messaging apps. At a "cyber" conference, whatever that means, but I assume it's the sort of place technology leaders will be hanging out. Aka, exactly the sort of people who would predictably react to his news that the FBI was unable to crack half of the devices they acquired through warrants with "oh, you were able to crack half? That's not good, we should increase security." What's with the government's thick skull when it comes to what the technology community wants? I think the majority has been quite clear.