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Don't count on it. Trump will likely put someone very right wing into the position and the attack on encryption will intensify.
by Sargos 9y ago
Don't count on it. Trump will likely put someone very right wing into the position and the attack on encryption will intensify.
- briandear 9y agoSo the right wing wants to reduce encryption? And the left doesn't? Republican Senator Rand Paul has been at the forefront of fighting for privacy protections. Chuck Schumer sure hasn't.
- tacomonstrous 9y agoWell, change 'right wing' to 'Trumpist' and the statement becomes basically accurate.
- Sargos 9y agoRand Paul is not what many would be referring to when they say right wing. Rand and Ron Paul are both libertarians that are pro-individual-liberty and clash with the rest of the GOP routinely. They are anomalies.
- LyndsySimon 9y ago> Rand and Ron Paul are both libertarians that are pro-individual-liberty and clash with the rest of the GOP routinely. I strongly believe the average libertarian would disagree with this statement. Rand has made it clear that he is a Republican first.
- s73ver 9y agoTrump has proven he doesn't give a damn about privacy, either.
- hendersoon 9y agoYou're right. The Democrats have been much more aggressive at attacking our privacy over the past 10 years or so. But it isn't really a partisan issue (yet).
- neuronexmachina 9y agoIt's not a matter of right-wing vs left-wing, it's a matter of authoritarian/security-above-all vs personal freedom. I mean, we're talking about a President who advocated to "boycott Apple" in response to them not decrypting the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone. * http://gizmodo.com/trump-calls-for-boycott-of-apple-products-1760159905 http://gizmodo.com/trump-calls-for-boycott-of-apple-products... * https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/700795170023825408 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/70079517002382540...
- ianamartin 9y agoYou're correct that this is an issue that tends to cross party lines. Franken tends to be pro-encyption, so does Rand Paul. It's not a right-left issue. It's a bipartisan issue that speaks to almost every U.S. citizen. And it's equally bipartisan when people hate this. This is not a right-left issue. It's a pro/against law enforcement at the expense of constitutional rights issue. There are many on both sides of the aisle who can legitimately support this idea.
- ratmice 9y agomaybe we haven't explained it to their constituents appropriately, lets protect our 2nd amendment rights to encryption.