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I think there are two sides to this, but for the most part neither side will admit the negative aspects of their stance. Any "golden key" backdoor that is imple

I think there are two sides to this, but for the most part neither side will admit the negative aspects of their stance. Any "golden key" backdoor that is implemented, no matter how emphatic the promises, will be abused. On the other hand, having truly inaccessible data, no matter how much it enables the our valid right to privacy, will also make communication between criminals, including terrorists, easier.

avn2109 12y ago
Ben Franklin (allegedly) said, "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." The old guy is seeming more and more prescient nowadays. Pretty clear that BF wouldn't have supported backdoors (especially not with the grim Orwellian doublespeak name "Golden Key.")
- krapp 12y ago
  Although, it is entirely possible that what Ben Franklin actually meant was not what many believe[0]... But who knows? I think it's a bit silly to presume what the Founding Fathers would have thought about modern concepts like cryptographic backdoors, when they[1] would have probably been far more appalled by all of the black people and women running around unattended than at the existence of a standing army or laws governing interstate commerce or whatever. [0]http://www.lawfareblog.com/2011/07/what-ben-franklin-really-said/ http://www.lawfareblog.com/2011/07/what-ben-franklin-really-... [1]generally speaking... i'm not implying all of the Founding Fathers supported slavery, obviously, just that their political and social priorities would not necessarily be what we might expect.