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It's kind of hard to take the article seriously... This topic - government held keys for encryption services - is an old debate. If I remember, some countries e

It's kind of hard to take the article seriously... This topic - government held keys for encryption services - is an old debate. If I remember, some countries even implemented key escrow. The He-Man picture lets you filter out the article pretty quickly.

sarciszewski 12y ago
I'm pretty sure everyone who isn't grossly incompetence realizes that it's a bad idea, too. :)
TillE 12y ago
I cringe at image macros and other internet memes, but I'll tolerate any marginally original silliness.
sbarre 12y ago
Every heard of the concept of "a picture is worth a thousand words"? Here's my take on it and why I think you dismissed it too quickly (but of course you are free to do what you want): He-Man is a cultural theme that everyone understands and can relate you. If you watched it as a child, you know what he represents. So the author is making the point that a "magic tool that only the righteous may wield" is about as realistic as a saturday morning cartoon. He does this in one line and with one image, instead of in many more lines of text that would have sidetracked his main points.
sp332 12y ago
If it's an old debate, why are we still having it? http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-09-30/u-dot-s-dot-seeks-to-reverse-apple-android-data-locking-decision http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-09-30/u-dot-s-dot-seek...
- wahern 12y ago
  The debate over Key Escrow was shut down by Clinton through unilateral executive action. The political viability and constitutionality of the myriad issues mandatory escrow systems would give rise to were never tested. Furthermore, by the time key escrow was dropped the existing CALEA legislation was already a huge win for the FBI and DoJ. And given that it's 2014 and opportunistic/pervasive encryption is still more a pipe dream than a reality, the FBI and DoJ didn't care to expend more political capital pressing their case. But now that we're potentially on the cusp of more pervasive encryption, we should all be prepared for some major PR battles going forward.

sarciszewski 12y ago

I'm pretty sure everyone who isn't grossly incompetence realizes that it's a bad idea, too. :)

TillE 12y ago

I cringe at image macros and other internet memes, but I'll tolerate any marginally original silliness.

sbarre 12y ago

Every heard of the concept of "a picture is worth a thousand words"? Here's my take on it and why I think you dismissed it too quickly (but of course you are free to do what you want): He-Man is a cultural theme that everyone understands and can relate you. If you watched it as a child, you know what he represents. So the author is making the point that a "magic tool that only the righteous may wield" is about as realistic as a saturday morning cartoon. He does this in one line and with one image, instead of in many more lines of text that would have sidetracked his main points.

sp332 12y ago

If it's an old debate, why are we still having it? http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-09-30/u-dot-s-dot-seeks-to-reverse-apple-android-data-locking-decision http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-09-30/u-dot-s-dot-seek...

wahern 12y ago
The debate over Key Escrow was shut down by Clinton through unilateral executive action. The political viability and constitutionality of the myriad issues mandatory escrow systems would give rise to were never tested. Furthermore, by the time key escrow was dropped the existing CALEA legislation was already a huge win for the FBI and DoJ. And given that it's 2014 and opportunistic/pervasive encryption is still more a pipe dream than a reality, the FBI and DoJ didn't care to expend more political capital pressing their case. But now that we're potentially on the cusp of more pervasive encryption, we should all be prepared for some major PR battles going forward.