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It is absolutely not "too abstract" to address in a speech. He could have said something like, "This administration regards the technologies of public cryptogr
by aetherson 13y ago
It is absolutely not "too abstract" to address in a speech. He could have said something like, "This administration regards the technologies of public cryptography as a crucial piece of modern life, and an underpinning of liberty on the internet. As such, I am directing the NSA to under no circumstances attempt to weaken such standards."
If JFK could say, "We're gonna go to the moon, I have no idea how," then Obama can say, "The NSA will not undermine cryptography standards."
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- sliverstorm 13y agoIf JFK could say, "We're gonna go to the moon, I have no idea how," then Obama can say, "The NSA will not undermine cryptography standards." You don't see the difference between those two statements? Every American can dream about traveling to the moon and the ambition that represents. There's probably not 1% of the country that even understands what cryptography is, let alone how it might be undermined.