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I can’t tell from this - is Wyden also against back doors for the purpose of FBI/law enforcement use?
by atty 6y ago
I can’t tell from this - is Wyden also against back doors for the purpose of FBI/law enforcement use?
- boomboomsubban 6y agoQuote from Wyden in the article >Secret encryption back doors are a threat to national security and the safety of our families – it’s only a matter of time before foreign hackers or criminals exploit them in ways that undermine American national security
- pulse7 6y agoIn other words: NSA paved the way for foreign hackers and criminals...
- duxup 6y agoIt's certainly possible, but I suspect just traditional bugs and poor software is more likely the cause for such events. Software / hardware industry is PLENTY good at paving the way all on its own.
- boomboomsubban 6y agoThe article presents an example where we basically know that it happened with Juniper Networks. As you say, the hardware/software industries have enough difficulties with security acting on their own. They don't need the NSA purposely making more holes.
- pulse7 6y agoMaybe they "need" many such "holes" (which are treated as "bugs") just to make sure that if they disable some of those "holes" (because hackers/public found it out) whey still have others ready for the same purpose...
- bitxbitxbitcoin 6y agoAnd likewise, foreign hackers and criminals may have paved the way for the NSA - which is considered a foreign hacker and criminal in other jurisdictions.
- AndrewUnmuted 6y agoHe was the one who got James Clapper to lie and state to Congress that he was "not wittingly" collecting American phone records in bulk. Though I do not believe he has ever come out and explicitly stated his views on the matter, his actions do suggest that he is against backdoors in all circumstances. EDIT: Another reply has provided a quote that shows Wyden's views on backdoors. He appears pretty strongly against them.