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First, the bill has a major(?) exception. Second, they don't need to mandate it. They can just "ask" for it.
by pdknsk 12y ago
First, the bill has a major(?) exception. Second, they don't need to mandate it. They can just "ask" for it.
- tptacek 12y agoA law prohibiting executive branch agencies from asking for backdoors might actually have some utility. But unless there's a law (other than CALEA, which is indeed a major exception) that currently enables the USG to demand backdoors --- and I don't think there is --- this bill is a no-op. Anything that enabled the USG to make such a demand would have to come from Congress, which would simply override Wyden's bill.